Fred Astaire - Puttin'on the Ritz

[higgme1ster]

What great company, Fred Astaire, Taco and Peter Boyle!

[sylviajorgentorolaf]

Perfection

[TheMilosnik]

swietne.

[mihtartari]

so... I love tap technique... I'm the only student in my city... I absolutelly love it...

[candr]

When getting his first job they said "Can't act. Can't sing. Balding. Can dance a little."

Wonder if any were around to eat their words LOL.

[kakinh]

perfect!!! that's all I can say!

[TheMusicman12ize]

genius luckysgreat u took the words out of my mouth there this is incredible love this

[MidgetBuddie]

I wonder if he ever got nervous before performing....

[nathylazari]

Muito legal a intercalação da bengala com os passos! Fred Astaire é meu melhor sapateado!!

[samuel5701]

Um Grande Genio

[christinesixteen]

simply stunning.

[artroop]

何度見てもすごい！

[oOmg2888]

just O.O

[Nafisa2009]

Amazing. He dances with the soul.

[artroop]

半端無い！超格好いいｗ

[luckysgreat]

just freaking amazing is what that is.

genius!

[calism23]

I'm watching a series of tap videos. I can't get enough of this one.

[Juuleecew]

2:17 and 2:31 is genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ruachWind]

I did this.

London 2008

[thisdarknessuo]

what movie is this from??

please cmmt back.

[YNGR]

Blue Skies (1946)

[leolanzellotti]

what can i say? thats perfect!!!!!!!

[normajeanemortensen]

OMG perfection

[yabrau]

intesrestingly it's Astaire who lingers in the memory of the many in america (specially boomers, thank god they're on their way out) because in the forties and fifties, you wouldn't have black dancers on the screen. thankfully, Austerlitz was a pretty cool guy who brought African-American rhythms to the screen thus preventing honky dance to pervade American society.; plus, he was tireless rehearser and disciplined artist; something most hollywood acts today are not.

[thefamilycat]

This is the guy who they once said "can't sing can't act can dance a little"?

[TamieTam]

perfection!

[disgustedcats]

Brilliant!

[ladylove72]

This gives me goosebumps!!

[sunshineshelly]

this dance is so ahead of it's time. Amazing to see so much talent in one body

[bradleykins]

awesoem vid, i expected it to be alot worse than it was, and well thats some pretty funky dancing :)

[gypsyroze77]

just beautiful!

[inspectorsherlock]

The greatest dancer of all time.

Love it!

[ihaveaname636]

I have to say, as marvelous as the choreography is, I just don't like way in which he sung this melody. I preferred the 1930's version (even if it is a little racially insensitive).

[tarnashun]

i love how percussive this is. and not taking anything away from fred astaire (the male talent version of judy garland), this is also the genius of his choreographer hermes pan on display. everyone seems to argue the fred ginger, fred rita, etc. question when his greatest partner was hermes pan: the man choreographed the dances and then danced them with astaire in rehearsal before the female lead was taught her steps. ah, hollywood...

[hamactor1]

I didn't know Hermes Pan choreographed this...that explains why I always cite this and Ann Miller's "Too Darn Hot" from 'Kiss Me Kate' as my favorite tap numbers...he was behind both! When is someone gonna put THAT number on here?

[vibra64]

I watched a bio on the Great Astaire shortly after his death on a PBS station in NY. In the Bio, they said that Astaire AND Hermes Pan worked out the dance routines. Astaire had the talent, skill, grace and CLASS to make these routines become famous and last forever. If it would have been someone else, not the same, man!!

[tarnashun]

oh yeah definitely!  that is why i said "also the genius..of hermes pan." astaire is one of those spookily talented people who just cannot be imitated or improved upon. can you imagine someone just telling someone like astaire 'here are your steps?' sorry if it sounded like that. he is the deal.

[vibra64]

Sorry, I sould have read your comment more closely.

[ubwcolt]

Wow.. civility on youtube comments, never thought I'd see the day.