Fred Astaire Dances With Hat Rack

25 Comments on Fred Astaire Dances With Hat Rack

1. All done in one take without any special effects, too.

   They don’t make ’em like that anymore.

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2. Pretty impressive alright. Do you suppose that was an off the shelf hat rack, or was it machined and balanced for that purpose?

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3. When I first saw the headline I thot it wuz gonna be about Joe Biden in his younger days…

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4. OH, BUT HOW SOON WE FORGET..THAT’S NOTHING..

   BARACK STILL WALKS ON WATER!!

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5. This is such a classic. Love the old movies!

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6. The secret to that “talent” was PRACTICE. People like Fred Astaire spent COUNTLESS hours practicing their steps BEFORE stepping in front of a camera.
   Film is and was expensive. So the incentive was to get it right with as few
   takes as possible. Nowdays with digital video they can take and edit together
   just about any garbage and make it look good. Back then America had a WORK ethic….and that ethic included the entertainment industry.

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7. I loved the music, too!

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8. Love Astaire. Almost as brilliant as his dancing was his insistence that all his dancing be filmed from head to foot. Meaning that any recorded image of him dancing includes his head and his feet.

   Think about how many recorded images of people dancing where you see only them from head to waist, or waist to feet. Fred, and by extension his dancing partners, were seen head to foot so their dancing talent was obvious (or not!) Plus, it adds to the viewers experience and enjoyment.

   Astaire also did most of his own chorography.

   A rare and peerless talent.

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9. They named the hat rack AOC…

   True story!

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10. Ah, but can that hat rack dance backwards and in heels like Ginger?

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11. Fiddle sticks…have you watched Dr. Tony Faustus at COVID press conferences?

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12. Wouldn’t it be nice to bring that kind of…oh what’s the word I’m looking for…CLASS back to Hollywood?

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13. Nobody in Hollywood is that talented anymore. Just wait until they finally get the CGI down pat, then the virtually illiterate commie actors will be replaced as well.
    That’s right you stupid freaks, they scan you once, and you’re no longer needed, better learn another skill besides lying on your backs.

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14. Good, true and beautiful. That’s the test of time.

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15. I slept alone last night. I don’t know where the hat rack slept.

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16. Phenomenal. Nothing like it in these PC Corrupt times.

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17. I taught him that.

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18. …this was the version MY generation got…

    https://youtu.be/FG1NrQYXjLU

    *sigh*

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19. @the dirtball
    I guess they’d all better learn to code.

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20. What? No twerking?

    Seriously though, wouldn’t it be great if the cultural pendulum swings so far to the left that we begin to experience a revival, and people see real talent and learn to appreciate it? Among other necessary changes.

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21. Crazy Joe Biden tried to dance like that once but ended up calling out to his wife “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up”!

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22. Nice foot work. And I should know about what a pair of feet can do. Ask Hunter.

23. cheryl JANUARY 24, 2021 AT 1:44 AM
    Ah, but can that hat rack dance backwards and in heels like Ginger?

    She said when working with Fred they would rehearse so long her feet would be bleeding.

24. See, Not all Nebraskan’s are as useless as Ben Sasse!
    I grew up in Omaha, way after Fred was famous, if I started to use any of those moves, I would have been subjected to a quick dose of judgement in the form of a boot dance!
    Loved Fred and Ginger!

25. Best part when he kicked the pin…and went temporarily AIRBORNE.

    Great vid @BFH, very cool.

    And what’s a metronome? Haha…