These are from his first movies, Dancing Lady (1933), Flying Down to Rio (1933), and The Gay Divorcee (1934).

			The photo above is from The Gay Divorcee, and of course, he is dancing with Ginger Rogers. They are in a left half open position and partially wrapped. These first few thumbnails are from the same movie. Click for the larger version.
Half Open	Facing
			They are dancing The Continental.
			In this near shot, from Night and Day, he has politely returned her to her seat and is saying, "Thank you for a lovely dance." I'm being facetious. Actually, he wooed her powerfully, wordlessly, and she is stunned.
			Here is the same scene with Clair Luce. These three photos are from the play, Gay Divorce, 1932.
			These are from Flying Down to Rio. A pose and dancing the Carioca.
		Lead Foot Free
			from Dancing Lady, with Joan Crawford
	Back-To-Back	Skaters
			Ginger, before Fred
			And finally, a few Broadway photos of Fred Astaire (1899-1987) with his sister, Adele (1897-1981). They performed in vaudeville from 1905 until 1917, and on Broadway until 1932, when Adele married and left the stage for good.
Lady Flick	Open
Tandem	Shadow, same foot
			And a shot of Fred & Adele at the beginning.

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