PHOTO ALBUM

Here, you will find photos of some of the common dance positions (and some not so common), collected from a variety of sources (see reference list).

Perhaps the last item in the Table of Contents below deserves a bit of explanation. It is said that a movie reviewer once commented on one of Fred Astaire's movies, "OK, dancing is a euphemism for sex. What else is there to say about this movie?" When Fred was asked why he and Ginger never kissed on the screen, he said, "I make love with my feet."

Fred's very best dancing was pure courtship.

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

Vernon and Irene Castle: Closed Position

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