elanor powell

elanor powell

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[Tigerlily21]

she was so good and talented that I wish she would have been given more and better routines, not dissing this routine because I think this is one of her best, but I don't feel she had the same opportunities that Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly had to show their talents in better settings and routines. If she had a chance to get lead parts during the early 50's golden age of musicals, imagine how unstoppable she would have been? I like this and Fascinating Rhythm the best.

[pascaleh54]

she's fantastic!

[SamLuvsJamesDean]

Best Tap Dancer Ever!!!!!

[luckdog909]

Too much!!!!

[hajune]

Happy 98th Ellie. You were the VERY BEST. We miss you here on Earth. Hope you are entertaining everybody in the next world .

[critchley3819]

@hajune OK, will do, thanks.

[hajune]

@critchley3819 You might want to go to Eleanor Powell at the Variety Art Theatre. It's in 9 parts. ellie talks about her career. It's very interesting.

[hajune]

Anybody who is interested in a 10 part interview with this remarkable woman and and dancer it is posted under Eleanor Powell at the Variety Theatre. I saw it for the first time and I need not retract one bit of what I have said about her in my extensive research. It is very interesting though the video is not the greatest.

[hajune]

@critchley3819 My mom wrote to Ellie in the1930's 9 times. Ellie always wrote back encouraging my mom who loved to ice skate to go for it. I told my mom when she was dying I would do what I could to preserve Ellie's memory. Little did I know how good she was. I am an American guy and have been a basketball scout getting athletes scholarships. I scouted for girls and have seen many great athletes. My scouting friends ALL think Ellie is the greatest female athlete they have ever seen. So do I.

[critchley3819]

@hajune Hi again you have a real passion for this woman , I can understand why,she is a very classy girl, Im only new to this but Im a great believer in talent.Im Australian are you American ,

[hajune]

@critchley3819 cont below- she was called the greatest female tapper in the world in LESS THEN 1 YEAR OF LEARNING TO TAP( east coast 20 west coast)). By 17 she appeared on Broadway and Carnegie Hall. When learning to tap she was taught rhythm tapping . Woman before her were not rhythm tappers. She also was a master of what is called uneven rhythm moves, perhaps the highest form of dancing. Fred Astaire was terrified to dance with her because he had to learn things that he was never challenged.

[hajune]

@critchley3819 Ellie startred dancing because she was extremely she and her mother thought dancing lessons(not tap but acrobatic& ballot)) would help. It did. She was soon discovered while visiting Atlantic City.and startred doing the childrens review.Bill Robinson playing there discovered her and both did Manhatten parties together. She soon realized that needed to learn tap and got 10 lessons for $35. BR of course was an influence. Just before she was 16 she learned to tap by 17- contin above