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FRED ASTAIRE
MAKING LOVE ON THE DANCE FLOOR
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In 1935, Fred and Ginger made Roberta and Top Hat.

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The photo above is from Roberta. Fred is in a nice contra position, with left foot forward and right side lead. The first few thumbnails are from the same movie, and they are dancing I'll Be Hard To Handle. Click for the larger version (most 10 - 30K each). |
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Rock Side |
Hook In Front |
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These are from the dances, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and Lovely To Look At. |
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Open, nothing touching, samefoot |
Layback and Extend |
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Ginger is doing a nice chair, but Fred is leaning a bit too far forward and seems to be lunging on his lead foot. |
Tight Butterfly |
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In Top Hat, they danced Cheek to Cheek. |
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Semi-closed |
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| Escort |
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and the Piccolino. |
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Half Open |
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Fred Astaire once said that he "makes love with his feet," not through kissing or other mushy stuff; but in The Gay Divorcee and in Top Hat, Ginger gives him a nice kiss, though not during a dance (and admitedly, she is not serious in Top Hat). |
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L-Position |
perhaps, a LF Wheel |
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Reverse Semi |
and with the fellows |
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Photos from a variety of sources; see reference list. |
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Photo Album --Table of Contents
Some Steps, Positions, & Figures
- Dance Frame
- Forward, Back, Walk, Run, Strut, Hop, Press, Knee, Kick, Flick
- Apart, Point, Cross, Through, Rock, Check, Drag, Hook, Bow, Kiss
- Closed Position, Cuddle
- Banjo & Sidecar Positions
- Semi & L-Position
- Open Position, Escort, Butterfly, Back-to-Back
- Shadow Position, Skaters, Varsouvienne, Tandem
- Fencing Line, New Yorker, Aida, Pickup, Alamana, Lariet, Whip, Wheel, Lady Across
- Chair, Contra Check, Corte, Dip, Lunge
- Promenade Sway, Oversway, Throwaway Oversway, Hinge, and Samefoot Lunge
- Figurehead, Stork Line, Oblique Line, Sit
- Develope, Leg Crawl, Leg Over
- Layback and Layover
- Caress, Around the World, Body Investigate
- Lift, Split, Flip, Cantilever, Disco Point, Twist
- A Few "Footprint" Diagrams
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Vernon and Irene Castle:
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Fred Astaire Making Love On the Dance Floor
- Movies with Ginger, 1933 & 1934
- Movies with Ginger, 1935
- Movies with Ginger, 1936
- Movies with Ginger, 1937 & 1938
- Movies with Ginger, 1939 & 1949
- Movies without Ginger, 1940 1942
- Movies without Ginger, 1943 1952
- Movies & TV, 50s, 60s, & 70s
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Page last revised 7/11/08 |