Mr Fred Astaire was in his 50 when he did this solo number of Piano Dance in the 1950 Paramount Pictures' Let's Dance.But invariably he had still performed his dance routine with placidity,stability,incredulity,infallibility,and vivacity.Under the affable and nimble supervision of his long-time dance associate Mr Hermes Pan and with the agreeable and notable music of Mr Tommy Chambers ( Mr Astaire's real-life accompanist ) and Mr Van Cleave, Mr Astaire had brilliantly demonstrated his eclectic foot-steps,his elastic slow-to-fast movements,his frolic piano-playing,his athletic jumping-off-the piano,and his histrionic running-off-the scene. Mr Fred Astaire's production numbers ( solo or couple ) in all his classic musical movies can be vividly characterized as ecstatic,frenetic,and charismatic.
+YouzTube99 Those pianos must be tired of having to hold his weight
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@@thedragonsnortchannel2609 *.....Astaire was a sleight, slim man. I don't think he weighed much. Then again, the piano player seemed to have a Big Keister. :-D>*
This is entertainment at the mastery level. I've seen him dance with drums, now the piano. I have found a new favorite actor in someone that I never knew was this good. This is tops.
People are still watching, and loving, this post. As with many others, I have never seen this before. Something to check out next time I am quarantined. Thanks for posting.
FANTASTIC...ONE OF A KIND. i ALREADY KNEW HE WAS THE GREATEST DANCER OF ALL TIME BUT IN RECENT VIDEOS I LEARNED THAT HE ALSO PLAYED DRUMS...AND NOW PIANO WHAT A SUPER TALENT
Leslie Caron once said dance was playing with music, and no one did it better than Fred. And here, he's just given free reign to play with it however he wants, and it's sheer joy. Have to crow that as a kid mesmorized by these films, I danced thru the basement once, and came up with riding over chairs all by myself, thinking, wow, that was a cool move. Then a year or two later, I saw this and realized you can't out cool Fred. He's already there. Plus, everytime I see this number I can't help wondering who got the cats to race out of the piano like that on cue, and how. Or do I want to know?
I have to join the numbers who say that they've never seen this before. I can't find the superlatives to express my utter amazement. I was discovered as a dancer in highschool and when I became of some good I wore a tee shirt that depicted Mr Astaire in a top hat, all the time. If I'd seen this I would've probably hung up my slippers, sooner. (Glad I didn't!)
Troy C. Jones 81 Oops my finger accidently hit the wrong button; sure didn't mean to dislike you're comment -- I always enjoy hearing everyone's personnel stories!
One more instance of the blithe inventiveness of Hermes Pan. His collaboration with Fred, from 1933 to 1970, is the greatest between choreographer and dancer in movie history.
Tommy Chambers is the pianist playing for Fred in this piece before Fred sits down to play his own composition he wrote for this bit. Tommy was Fred's rehearsal pianist for several movies in Mr. Astaire's career. Mr. Astaire wrote several songs throughout his career (he longed to be a winning song writer amongst his many talents) and several made the Top Ten Hit Parade charts in the 1920's-1930's.
Stop That Bobcat song & all the cats fly out! 😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 ULTRA FANTASTIC!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼😃 He’s so AMAZING! How did I ever miss this? Truly a TRIPLE THREAT! I really never remember seeing him play piano! My God! The talent he had! And he practiced for HOURS on end! I cannot imagine how ANYONE could ever play piano that fast! TOTALLY AMAZING CLIP! 😎 One cool cat for having the nickname “Moaning Minnie!”
No me canso de ver estos videos una y otra vez,mil gracis!!!tengo 86 años y si,fui de joven un buen bailarin en buenos aires(Argentina)y muy buen dj.que hice bailar a 2 generaciones❤😂
Thank you my Doudou Grand Ma for introducing me to the musical comedies when i was a kid. This one is a masterpiece. And a shiny help in my ordinnary life!
Yes Fred could play the piano...he actually wrote and performed this 'piano rag' piece. Besides being an mega-gifted dancer and Hit Parade singer (1930's-50's), Mr. Astaire could also professionally handle an accordion, drums (trap set), and piano.
I understand he weighed 138lbs fully dressed and stood at 5ft9in tall. I was out in Hollywood last week and saw his footprints in Grumman's Chinese Theater. From the imprint left in the cement, Mr. Astaire had very large hands (long, long fingers) but his feet were extremely narrow for a man. Gene Kelly's feet are two slabs over from Fred's and Gene's feet were basically the same length but much wider than Fred's. However, Gene's hand prints were much smaller than Mr. Astaire's.
I read somewhere that Fred wore shoes that were a size and a half too small to make his feet look smaller. He was also self-conscious about the size of his hands; he'd often dance with them curled up in an attempt to make them look smaller
I am in awe of what this man accomplished as a dance & performance master. Never to be topped. Number 1 with Gene Kelly. (I give them both top spot)❗🎯☝️
Something I noticed :. Astaire was mostly considered "light on his feet" and finished his last days able to walk & dance. The other two famous ones ,Kelly & Cagney , gave their legs much harder work....and finished out their lives in wheel chairs.
There had to be a cut for the cats to come out of the piano with perfect timing. It definitely wasn't 1 take or 1 continuous scene in this particular case.
I have an article about his longtime friend and choreographer Hermes Pan. Unfortunately, Memories magazine had a too short run. You can find copies on eBay. The article told of Pan coming up with this routine. He and Fred Astaire liked a wow finish. It took some convincing for Fred to walk on those chairs. Many years later Fred called Pan to his home. He showed him the video of Michael Jackson's moonwalk.
Can this guy stop making all of mankind look bad in comparison? He's just to good for this world.
Mr Fred Astaire was in his 50 when he did this solo number of Piano Dance in the 1950 Paramount Pictures' Let's Dance.But invariably he had still performed his dance routine with placidity,stability,incredulity,infallibility,and vivacity.Under the affable and nimble supervision of his long-time dance associate Mr Hermes Pan and with the agreeable and notable music of Mr Tommy Chambers ( Mr Astaire's real-life accompanist ) and Mr Van Cleave, Mr Astaire had brilliantly demonstrated his eclectic foot-steps,his elastic slow-to-fast movements,his frolic piano-playing,his athletic jumping-off-the piano,and his histrionic running-off-the scene. Mr Fred Astaire's production numbers ( solo or couple ) in all his classic musical movies can be vividly characterized as ecstatic,frenetic,and charismatic.
+sunny chuang
Excellent overview!
+YouzTube99 Those pianos must be tired of having to hold his weight
@@thedragonsnortchannel2609 *.....Astaire was a sleight, slim man. I don't think he weighed much. Then again, the piano player seemed to have a Big Keister. :-D>*
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All I can say is W-O-W!!! I never even saw this routine before. I just LOVE Fred Astaire! Thanks for posting this!
Also an obvious yet tiresome reminder to racists who say that white people can't dance.
That' s why I love Fred Astaire, he puts everything in his dance
This is entertainment at the mastery level. I've seen him dance with drums, now the piano. I have found a new favorite actor in someone that I never knew was this good. This is tops.
I was going to marry this man I loved him so much when I was a kid, he always made me feel good.
Feel good... that' s it... always smile on my face...Fred is my sweetheart❤❤
Bailaba,zapateaba,cantaba,tocaba el piano,la bateria,actuaba,existio alguien igual en la historia del cine musical?grande Fred ❤😂😢😅😊
😢😅😊!!!?
Not human.
Imposible.
The fact he was about 51 here is the best part.
Actually, no, the best part is Fred Astaire.
People are still watching, and loving, this post. As with many others, I have never seen this before. Something to check out next time I am quarantined. Thanks for posting.
FANTASTIC...ONE OF A KIND.
i ALREADY KNEW HE WAS THE GREATEST DANCER OF ALL TIME BUT IN RECENT VIDEOS I LEARNED THAT HE ALSO PLAYED DRUMS...AND NOW PIANO
WHAT A SUPER TALENT
Mr. Astaire wrote several songs throughout his career
To the Fabulous Fred Astaire! I love you!😚😚😚😚
Leslie Caron once said dance was playing with music, and no one did it better than Fred. And here, he's just given free reign to play with it however he wants, and it's sheer joy. Have to crow that as a kid mesmorized by these films, I danced thru the basement once, and came up with riding over chairs all by myself, thinking, wow, that was a cool move. Then a year or two later, I saw this and realized you can't out cool Fred. He's already there. Plus, everytime I see this number I can't help wondering who got the cats to race out of the piano like that on cue, and how. Or do I want to know?
How does one get the chair to tip slowly, and not dump you as it tips?!?
Love Astaire. Didn't know he played piano.
Fred was the Da Vinci of entertainment, there was NOTHING he couldn't do!!!
Лучше и интересней его еще не родилось.Фреда никто не переплюнет.
I have to join the numbers who say that they've never seen this before. I can't find the superlatives to express my utter amazement. I was discovered as a dancer in highschool and when I became of some good I wore a tee shirt that depicted Mr Astaire in a top hat, all the time. If I'd seen this I would've probably hung up my slippers, sooner. (Glad I didn't!)
Troy C. Jones 81 Oops my finger accidently hit the wrong button; sure didn't mean to dislike you're comment -- I always enjoy hearing everyone's personnel stories!
Fred Astaire's dancing is pure poetry. I like his ragtime piano playing as well.
It's also relevant to know that Fred was in his fifties when he did this.
I liked how he mixed it up he did some dancing then some music of his own
The man oozed talent!
Fred not only played the piano he also played the drums
Delilah Hart yes check out his solo with the drums from Damsel in Distress here on YT!
NHMO OYTIS Thank you! I didn’t remember he played piano! My God! He’s so fantastic at so many things! TRULY a TRIPLE THREAT!
Delilah Hart Thank you! I NEVER KNEW THIS! Great info! SUPER TALENTED!
And the accordion apparently ;)
... with his feet.
He is a wizard. There's no other word for it!
Innovador, y genio
Fred's enchanting. ❤
One more instance of the blithe inventiveness of Hermes Pan. His collaboration with Fred, from 1933 to 1970, is the greatest between choreographer and dancer in movie history.
I love how creative the choreography is in old musicals in terms of how they use props and scenery 😄
Only the best of the best can make it seem effortless. A-m-a-z-i-n-g.
Tommy Chambers is the pianist playing for Fred in this piece before Fred sits down to play his own composition he wrote for this bit. Tommy was Fred's rehearsal pianist for several movies in Mr. Astaire's career. Mr. Astaire wrote several songs throughout his career (he longed to be a winning song writer amongst his many talents) and several made the Top Ten Hit Parade charts in the 1920's-1930's.
Great number with Fred at his absolute best.
Quel talent ,quelle élégance.,quel sport, j adore
What can you say? Unmatchable. And how about how he lifted his trouser legs for that perfect tap on the upright. Amazing touch!
Stop That Bobcat song & all the cats fly out! 😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 ULTRA FANTASTIC!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼😃 He’s so AMAZING! How did I ever miss this? Truly a TRIPLE THREAT! I really never remember seeing him play piano! My God! The talent he had! And he practiced for HOURS on end! I cannot imagine how ANYONE could ever play piano that fast! TOTALLY AMAZING CLIP! 😎 One cool cat for having the nickname “Moaning Minnie!”
I think he did in "Second Chorus"
He’s unbelievable.
I thought I had see everything Fred Astaire had ever done...well I've never seen this one and it's my favourite, Piano Dance on you tube
This was phenomenal. And that's coming from a guy that grew favoring Gene Kelly.
ha wow he's nuts, dancing on the piano, yes, no dancing like this anymore, so glad for this upload.
Ok, i confess. After EVERY Fred's number I am grinning from ear to ear and I DO APPLAUD at the end! And I cheer to his colourful socks always!
So damn smooth.
I love fred astaire I 'am a fan of fred
Amazing. Astaire’s persona is urbane yet devious at the same time. What a talent. I truly love him.
No me canso de ver estos videos una y otra vez,mil gracis!!!tengo 86 años y si,fui de joven un buen bailarin en buenos aires(Argentina)y muy buen dj.que hice bailar a 2 generaciones❤😂
So great!
GREATEST DANCER!
Thank you my Doudou Grand Ma for introducing me to the musical comedies when i was a kid. This one is a masterpiece. And a shiny help in my ordinnary life!
Total creativity of dance incased in the profection of his charm and unstoppable energy.
His dancing partner is the piano. Unbelievable. It reminds me of the czech comedian Vlasta Burian, who fought with a chair.
god i love the way he says "a waltz" at 0:08
Yes Fred could play the piano...he actually wrote and performed this 'piano rag' piece. Besides being an mega-gifted dancer and Hit Parade singer (1930's-50's), Mr. Astaire could also professionally handle an accordion, drums (trap set), and piano.
Fred Astaire: The Sultan of Savoir-flaire Thank you for the information. Could you tell me the name of this movie? Amazing!
@@gabrielcoronado6395 'Let's Dance' (1950) with Betty Hutton. Often considered his worst musical- but not for this.
Perfect 🥇💃🏼❤️
Wow, beautifully
Absolutely, Bob. Check out Roberta, Follow the Fleet, and Broadway Melody of 1940 to see him playing it, too.
I've been an Astaire fan for most of my life; I can't believe I've never seen this amazing number.
Fantastic !!
The master, no one came close⭐⭐
Just brilliant!
Fantastic!
I understand he weighed 138lbs fully dressed and stood at 5ft9in tall. I was out in Hollywood last week and saw his footprints in Grumman's Chinese Theater. From the imprint left in the cement, Mr. Astaire had very large hands (long, long fingers) but his feet were extremely narrow for a man. Gene Kelly's feet are two slabs over from Fred's and Gene's feet were basically the same length but much wider than Fred's. However, Gene's hand prints were much smaller than Mr. Astaire's.
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I read somewhere that Fred wore shoes that were a size and a half too small to make his feet look smaller. He was also self-conscious about the size of his hands; he'd often dance with them curled up in an attempt to make them look smaller
At 1:15, officially loses his mind.
He is very rock n roll. Even before rock n roll
Never saw this before, thanks for posting, just awesome!
Magic
Soo gifted (and nice) man!! He played the drums as a genius in Daddy Long Legs😋
Pero que maravilla encontrar este tipo de dance the piano :) me encanta mis dos pasiones unidas.
He was 51 when he did this wow!
YEsssssssssssssiree!
Such an impressive and fascinating performance ! Wonderful !
I did not know he played the piano, wow
Even Gershwin loved the way he was playing and stoled some of his style
Thanks, a pal and I learned the tip the chair thing in college 3:41.....
I believe this is the only musical starring Fred Astaire that was never released on DVD, which may explain why so many people have never seen it.
3:24 LOL!
1:37 pregunta ❓ nunca se lesionó 😂nunca se acalambro?😅❤
I am in awe of what this man accomplished as a dance & performance master. Never to be topped. Number 1 with Gene Kelly. (I give them both top spot)❗🎯☝️
Something I noticed :. Astaire was mostly considered "light on his feet" and finished his last days able to walk & dance.
The other two famous ones ,Kelly & Cagney ,
gave their legs much harder work....and finished out their lives in wheel chairs.
Fred Astaire dancing shoes.
how did he do this in one take? OMG! Such balance!
0:40 theres a cut right there so I'm not sure if it was entirely 1 take
-chase honestly holy shit that was a really good spot w the cut there. Would never have noticed
@@_Maxten Most likely..in fact he had always severals cameras on the set...
There had to be a cut for the cats to come out of the piano with perfect timing. It definitely wasn't 1 take or 1 continuous scene in this particular case.
@@garrygivens1680 ,:. Film on top of film.
Thank you.
Che performance ! Fred aveva "solo" 51 anni !!
I'll say it again : There's nobody better !
I was like "WHATCATS!?".
Hysterical! 🤣
Mr. Astaire also wrote several songs throughout his career.
🤣 I wanna try that 🪑 trick... 🤣
Damn doing this age 51?! That would suck if they say “oh it wasn’t recorded do the whole thing again”
3:43 such finesse to do that. I saw jackie chan do that in rush hour lol
Most talented entertainer EVER! (But I got a little squeamish every time he touch the piano top!)
Лучший до сих пор!
here's on playing piano & dancing
Hallo guys, who knows where to download piano sheets from this music scene?
What is the name of the trick when he steps on the back of the chair and falls
I’m also trying to figure this out
How do you do the chair thing???
3:25 cat!!
Чудная парочка,танцуют играючи😅
👏👏👏🕺🕺🕺
Köstlich
Michael Jackson eat your heart out
"How to play properly... with every prop!.!.!."
Including his jacket. It always gets me that, in the middle of all that, he still manages to put his jacket on before his exit.
I have an article about his longtime friend and choreographer Hermes Pan. Unfortunately, Memories magazine had a too short run. You can find copies on eBay. The article told of Pan coming up with this routine. He and Fred Astaire liked a wow finish. It took some convincing for Fred to walk on those chairs. Many years later Fred called Pan to his home. He showed him the video of Michael Jackson's moonwalk.
Props are a nuscience
This movie isn’t even on dvd, paramount get your shit together and release it
I bet Fred was a real cut up in real life.
🎹🤣🌟
Gibbz feel good broughe here