Eleanor Powell - Boogie Woogie
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besides being a great tap dancer, she was the most MUSICAL of tap dancers. her taps are like percussion perfectly integrated into the music.
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@shimmychix I think it was originally part of the 1920's Charleston/Blackbottom moves. Remember seeing my Nana doing it!! :-)
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hah the guy at 1:00..
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She is brilliant but please do not compare her to fred astaire that is just ridiculous i think fred made tap look easy wheras ms powell is yes fantastic unbelievable even but fred astaire is the package, man he has it all going on.
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really GOOD ***** all the good perfect tap dancer VERY impressive!!
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@Drblooter99 It was Fred Astaire who insisted that a dance be filmed in its entirety without cutting to another scene.
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Ellie started out in Ballet, and then found that to get into Broadway shows, you had to tap dance. So, she took some lessons, and started practicing. Because of her ballet training she was very light on her feet. She took some old ammunition belts, filled them with sand, and wore them around her waist while practicing. When she took them off, she found she could almost fly, .
Fred Astaire did say he really had to work to keep up with her speed.
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@TheHurricosLevel hahaha good one!
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Yes, it's a very unique move and so awesome that Ann Miller stole it, as she did with most
of Ellie's work - she just speeded everything up and made it all sexy. But hey, if you're going
to steal, why not steal from the best. Annie was a little squirely, but not all that stupid!!!
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I remember when I was about 12 or 13 I copied this movie off of TCM (VHS was still the norm then) and I loved to rewind and rewatch this whole long "show" segment from this movie. I think I only really watched the entire movie once. Is it on DVD?
Anyway, nice memories.
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Quelle classe !
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OMG what is that little back kick thingie she does (1:28)! I've seen this done before. Anyone know the name of the move?
shimmychix 2 years ago 14
It doesnt have a name but it is definitely one of her very much loved signature moves :)
Shurayuki18481 2 years ago
She has what Fred was missing..flair.
ogenopen 2 years ago
Very True, I think Fred Astaire was good in his own way, but Eleanor was amazingly super human yet her all of her choreography was actually quite simple. I think why people like her style more so than others is because her moves were so original, raw and accessible, the best of art always is.....
Shurayuki18481 2 years ago 7