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FRED ASTAIRE
MAKING LOVE ON THE DANCE FLOOR
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In 1936, they made Follow the Fleet and Swing Time.

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The photo above is from Swing Time, the dance, Pick Yourself Up, and of course, he is dancing with Ginger Rogers. They are in a nice open position, nothing touching, same footwork. Are they launching into a front vine to the right?
These first few thumbnails are from the same movie. Click for the larger version (most 10 - 30K each).
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| Open, nothing touching, same footwork |
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Lunge onto lead feet |
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Half Open; same footwork |
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These are from Waltz in Swing Time. |
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Shadow; same footwork |
Open Position |
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| Wheel CCW |
Shadow |
Open, nothing touching |
Skaters |
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And two shots from Never Gonna Dance, surely the most beautifully poignant dance they ever did. |
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A sort of Skirt Skaters (they have dropped left hands) |
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These photos are from Follow the Fleet. They are dancing Let's Face the Music and Dance. |
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Sway Left |
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These are from the dance, Let Yourself Go. |
| Walk; same footwork |
Back on the Lead |
Forward on Trail |
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Lunge |
Lunge |
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| Knee |
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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 5/8/07 |