Evolution of Dance

Evolution of Dance by Judson Laipply
How many of these dances do YOU remember doing?  ;o)

Ballet Dancers

In browsing YouTube…I came across these dancing vids.
Just beautiful. More vids HERE.

Beat Box Ballet

Wanna go for a spin? I noticed most of the dancers spin clockwise. Can you spot the ones that don’t?

Amazing…Fouettes

Dancin’ Matt…Around the World in under four minutes…

Ordinary guy…extraordinary video!!
Can’t get more joyous then this! I especially like when he is under water and in Rwanda.
More from dancing videos from Matt.

Dancing Outtakes

Thanks, Darcie.

“Holiday Inn” 1942 ~ featuring Fred Astaire ‘Let’s Say It with Firecrackers’

Trivia from IMDB.com
The firecracker dance sequence required three days of rehearsal and took two days to film. Fred Astaire’s shoes for the dance were auctioned off for $116,000 worth of war bonds.

“Royal Wedding” 1951 ~ featuring Fred Astaire ‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ (You’re the World to Me)

Just too classic…

And related…MAGIC BOX…built by a dad for his kids…

“Royal Wedding” 1951 ~ featuring Fred Astaire ‘Coat Hanger Dance’ (Sunday Jumps)

Classic…

“Singin’ in the Rain” 1952 ~ featuring Gene Kelly ‘Singin’ in the Rain’

This is such a classic. I get chills everytime.

Trivia from IMDB.com
Gene Kelly had a 103-degree fever when he danced to the title song.
The rain consisted of a mixture of water and milk so it would show up better on film but it caused Gene Kelly’s wool suit to shrink.
Although uncredited, Gene Kelly had two [...]

“Singin’ in the Rain” 1952 ~ ‘Make ‘em Laugh’ featuring Donald O’Connor

The classes roared with laughter watching this one.

Trivia from IMDB.com
For the “Make Em Laugh” number, Gene Kelly asked ‘Donald O’Connor’ to revive a trick he had done as a young dancer, running up a wall and completing a somersault. The number was so physically taxing that O’Connor, who was smoking four packs of cigarettes a [...]

“Anchors Aweigh” 1945 ~ ‘The Worry Song’ featuring Gene Kelly & Jerry Mouse

Perfect for Kindermusik Young Child 3 for the Tap Dancing section.

Trivia from IMDB.com
For the most famous sequence in the film, Mickey Mouse was originally meant to be the dance partner of Gene Kelly. However, when Walt Disney refused to have his most famous character appear in an MGM film, Kelly turned to MGM’s own animation [...]