Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly
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Topic: Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly
Posted By: Icarium
Subject: Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly
Date Posted: February 18 2014 at 19:16
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Whos the best legend -------------  
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: February 18 2014 at 19:54
| Fred Astaire |
Posted By: NotAProghead
Date Posted: February 18 2014 at 20:32
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Voted for Kelly. Everytime we watch "Funny Face" my wife complains that the girl (Audrey Hapburn) is too good for that "old fart" (Fred Astaire). Hard to disagree.  ------------- Who are you and who am I to say we know the reason why... (D. Gilmour) |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 18 2014 at 21:33
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Floatin' like Fred Astaire ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 18 2014 at 21:50
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Astaire was one of a kind |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: February 19 2014 at 04:07
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------------- What? |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: February 19 2014 at 05:34
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I'd go with Ginger Rogers. Like she said, she did everything Astaire did but backwards and in high heels. ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: February 19 2014 at 06:46
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Gene Kelly all the way - one of the finest dancers ever to grace the silver screen. Even mixed with animation: -------------  Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: February 19 2014 at 08:53
| Gene Kelly. |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: February 19 2014 at 10:21
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It's kind of unfair for me to vote having only seen one of these two, and once. Having said that, Singing in the Rain, enough said. ------------- 
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Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: February 19 2014 at 13:31
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Astaire; everything looks so simple when he does it, and he has the more original ideas. when he dances with a coat rack it appears to be alive! but Kelly is no doubt excellent too this is the only time they ever appeared together. Kelly is the more athletic one, Astaire the more elegant one. keep in mind that Astaire is 13 years older than Kelly; he is 47 in this video! -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: February 19 2014 at 14:42
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Both great, but Kelly was a major force with concept and choreography as well. Have to go with him. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: February 19 2014 at 17:40
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Amazing dance rutine Bald Jean,, you can see where MJ have taken from. So in synk and they had both great voices and charming carisma and rich barritone -------------
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Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: February 20 2014 at 02:11
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This is the routine that always amazes me from Gene Kelly's co-star Donald O'Connor in Singing in the Rain. Funny and with incredible athleticism! ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: February 20 2014 at 07:38
Fred Astaire said that the "Jumpin' Jive" dance number in Stormy Weather was the greatest movie musical sequence he had ever seen.
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Cactus Choir wrote:Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: February 20 2014 at 10:37
Very impressive, never heard of the Nicholas Brothers before. I did fear for their crown jewels with those multiple splits they were doing at the end. ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: February 20 2014 at 14:30
I vote for O'Connor!
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: February 20 2014 at 20:14
Is this the new AARP web site..?
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: February 20 2014 at 20:50
You darn kids and your Rock and Roll!!! ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: February 21 2014 at 05:32
Gene Kelly------------- When he rides, my fears subside. For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: February 21 2014 at 10:20
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Just saw a Fred Astaire movie where he has this travelling band and he auditions his group with a piece where they all wear gloves like piano keys. They hold out their hands while one guy pretends to play them is the corresponding band member sings. It was brilliant. I however do not know which movie nor am I able to find a clip. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |