Vera-Ellen in "So In Love" Scene

[Geoffrey2410]

I could just fall in love with her. She was soooooo cute! And talent? God she was awesome. She could do anything. A real perfectionist like so many others of the 40's era. Like the big band musicians that practiced 10 to 12 hours a day! I think the extra effort put out was created by the very hard times these kids grew up in. Truly. Give kids an easy row and you ruin them for life.

[violethill]

Whoa!

[Calucifer13]

Anyone here loves the song and the beautiful dresses? I want them all! :-))

[IllianaJerk29]

Anybody else think the lady in red sounds like Ethel Merman

[grothenberger]

@IllianaJerk29 I was really thinking it was Rosalind Russell. Probably wrong, though.

[IllianaJerk29]

@grothenberger You have a point I could be wrong ;)

[FlyingSquarePancakes]

:O

[freetobeme03]

Man, I haven't seen this one!

[tapdancegirl88]

i bet alot of guys love to tap her

[jonesybee33]

HOW DID SHE TAP SO RAPIDLY!?

[PiecesOfRainbow7]

@jonesybee33 I dont know!! But in tap class when we do rapid taps I always thing "What would Vera Ellen do?" Seriously!

[7fire7ice7]

this is so entertaining, a very lovely piece

[YoungSage04]

Vera was the best when it came to tap dancin'......she was a more believable lip-syncher in White Christmas, though.

[skystarless]

This blew my mind!

[LisaJ4Liberty]

Oh my god look at her fly! She is absolutely amazing. Wonderful.

[LisaJ4Liberty]

Oh my god look at her fly! How can anyone do that??? Amazing!

[nomadnametab]

wow. she was a real hottie. and a lot of talent on top of it. few like that today, sorry to say.

[2katie]

The best dancer on screen. Pity she has not had the aclaim she deserves.

[YouGottaLuvHer]

OH EM GAWD! she is GIVING it to me! What a GREAT talent!

[francofile714]

that's not her singing right? cuz she actually can't sing.

[vanityfair713]

@francofile714 Right. June Hutton dubbed her in this one.

[Julie101670]

Definitely the most UNDER RATED dancer/actresses in film history! What a superb talent and beautiful woman. It is really sad how she spent the final years of her all too short life. :O( Thanks for posting this!

[mskelseypeters]

there are not enough words to describe the worth of this footage

[violethill]

Wow!

[nafseltaeb]

forget dancing with the stars crap...

[moonlightorchid99]

i absolutely love her outfit, i think another un-noticed accomplishment that old movies had back then that just completely went out the window nowadays is how they took such care to make actors and actresses finely dressed. They're all gracefully, elegantly, and beautifully dressed, and though many people many think it insignificant to the film, I think it holds an important part and shows you something about the efforts and good taste of the film. I think it is it part of what made films nice

[nate1959ful]

I n Jane Powell's autobiography, she mentioned the seamstresses who would personally fit each actor or actress during the years of the golden age and the studio system. There was such painstaking care taken with everything back then. There was such a polish and high quality in those days. Truly a lost art and a bygone era we'll never see again.

[moonlightorchid99]

yes! exactly! thank you, that was another thing i meant to say but couldn't find the word, it really does truly show and express the quality of the film. Its just so sad compared to today's films

[Cariocacina61]

absolutely sweet!

[mogotron]

she is spectacular!!

where can i get shoes like those?

[Fauxhammmer]

Julie101670 I agree I would love to see a movie about her life...she definately deserves it after all she has accomplished...she is breathtaking to watch

[maleficentdiva]

I love the way women wore their hair in this time period, soft bouncy curls and lots of body, I wear my hair like this all the time, and I love it, women back then really were beautiful and feminine, girls of today look so trashy and gross, hair styles need to go back to this.

[maleficentdiva]

@danceVeraE in replying to you comment about how to get Vera's hairstyle the best thing to use would be sponge rollers, and also use a volumizing mousse, its really easy to do this type of hairstyle. Good luck :)

[danceVeraE]

@maleficentdiva lol srry if i sound stupid but so you put the volumizing mousse in beFORE you put the sponge curlers in, and you have them in overnight, right?

[maleficentdiva]

@danceVeraE Well to begin with you should get layers first, as you can see from her video, her hair is probably just right at shoulder length so ask your stylist to cut your hair right at shoulder length, and then layer it, you want it to be longer in the back and a little shorter in the front, and then after you get it layered just follow what I said before, just use sponge rollers and a volmuzing mousse. It should work. :)

[danceVeraE]

@maleficentdiva ok so i used volumizing mousse and put it in my hair and then put my hair in sponge curlers; I'll have them in overnight and I'll see if it gives me the curling effect I want. As for the cutting and layers, I haven't gotten that yet and my hair is quite long so it will probably be a little different. But I've been wanting to change my hair for awhile, maybe cut it, so I'll keep that in mind! Thanks for the help :-)

[maleficentdiva]

@danceVeraE just after you get out the shower with your hair wet, put in the volumizing mouse, ( Finesse Volumizing Mousse is a good one) I use it, my hair is naturally wavy. So put in a good amount of mousse, and then just roll up your hair in the sponge rollers, and then just apply a little heat from your hair dryer, and then just let them stay in overnight, and then in the morning take them out and brush GENTLY, ad it should look nice. :)

[Julie101670]

I would love to see a movie about her live made! But I really don't anyone could do her justice! One of the best dancers to ever grace the silver screen and one of the MOST UNDER RATED! RIP, Vera. We love you!

[twilson11208]

She was so beautiful and sassy. What a magnificent dancing talent...I could never decide between her and cyd..each were equally talent yet very different dancers.

[Julie101670]

I absolutely agree! Vera and Cyd were the only ones who could keep up with the guys...Fred, Gene, ect. ;O)

[bwaystar88]

Just absolutely stunning. Truly the greatest.

[walt1896]

I love the "Astaire Dancing" tome's description of the last segment of their Currier and Ives dance. "But wait, they are not done, for, at age 52, he is about to launch into arguably not only the greatest duet of his career but one of the greatest dances he ever did partnered or solo." Watch that and then Slaughter on Tenth Ave with Kelly. It is then crystal clear who the greatest female film dancer is.

[walt1896]

And, God she had a magnificent body before she developed anorexia.

[walt1896]

Vera did get quite a bit of acclaim back then. In 1950 she was polled at the top of the list for most promising female stars of the coming decade. She did make some wonderful movies in that decade too. Sadly, the decline of the studios and her health slowed her career. Then, she was further crushed when she had a baby that died of SIDS in 1963. Great that Youtube is allowing people to appreciate her in her prime.

[MissLizaMay]

That girl could dance, but could the dubbing be more obvious here?

Love her anyways! :

[Xeria]

Vera never really got credit like she should back then

but boy can the gurl dance

[checkoutmyprofile]

Beautiful and stunning actress!

[harmonicana80]

So amazing. Thanks.

[suzyqblues]

I love Vera Ellen the most of all.

Aloha......SQB

[sunvana]

most original steps wonder who the choreographer was?

tapping on your toes!

[AW720]

John Wray was responsible for the dances.

[sunvana]

thanks I see he only has two credits one for directing Toast of the Town and one as dance cirector for Wonder Man

short Hollywood career

[lilgiggler35]

@sunvana tap dancing on your toes isnt that different than on point ballet, except there isnt any protective point padding on the tap shoe like there is on the ballet slipper.

[violethill]

Wow!

[bigsquare88]

Vara always makes me think of hummingbird, who is light quick and cute but Cyd is more like a swan, elegant and beautiful.

I am not an expert in dance. However, every time I see Cyd doing spin. Her leg was always straight and foot pointing down but It seems like Vara wasn't doing it at the end of this dance.

Is pointing toe actually required in the ballet technique?

[balanchinesmuse91]

a pointed toe is required in ballet techinique but since vera is tap dancing here the same rules don't apply.

[bigsquare88]

No matter what Vara is a great dancer. I always wonder why those tappers appeared on the "so you think you can dance" could never do what Vara or Ann did in the old musicals.

[balanchinesmuse91]

yeah, dancing will never be what it used to be.

[sharlylpn]

you're right

[sharlylpn]

yes it is a requirement but it can depend on the choreography. you can put foot flexes in your choreography.

[MzBberry]

thnx 4 postin this!!

[Tigerlily21]

amazing. This was before she was anorexic. She looks so healthy and different here than in White Christmas for instance. She was great she could do so many different dances.

[songplugger]

Great number, and rare as it shows the fabulous Vera-Ellen before her nose job. And the BEST Technicolor on YouTube.

[multiph]

I knew that she was good, but THIS GOOD! I have to buy this vid, just because of this number! I just can't say which one, Vera-Ellen or Elearnor Powell, is THE female dancer of the Hollywood musical golden age (definately it isn't Ann Miller). C.Charisse might've been more "dramatic" - but both Elearnor and Vera would've danced circles around her.

[Tigerlily21]

all these dancers had different styles though.You couldn't compare an Eleanor Powell to a Cyd Charisse.Or Vera Ellen to Ann Miller.Ann Miller's specialty was her fast tap dancing routines.Powell was amazing at what she did she tap danced like a man so best to compare her to male dancers,Charisse did not specialize in tap dancing at all,her moves were balletic,and jazz,she was amazing and graceful and fluid in her movements.Vera Ellen was great because she was proficient in a variety of dances.

[CoileyCorey04]

Thank you for adding this!! I love this scene!!