Fred astaire and ginger rogers

Fred Astaire is regarded by many as the greatest popular music dancer of all time. Astaire is usually remembered for his pairings with Ginger Rogers, who starred in several films with him, including Swing Time Light on his feet, Fred Astaire revolutionized the movie musical with his elegant and seemingly effortless dance style.

He may have made dancing look easy, but he was a well-known perfectionist, and his work was the product of endless hours of practice.

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Astaire started performing as a child, partnering up with his older sister Adele. The two toured the vaudeville circuit before making it to Broadway in Among their many productions the brother-sister team starred in the George and Ira Gershwin musical Funny Face. For all his early success, though, career in the movies eluded Astaire.

He had done a screen test, but he failed to attract any interest. A studio executive wrote at the time, "Can't sing.

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Can't act. Slightly balding. Can dance a little. In , Astaire suffered a career setback. His sister Adele retired from the act to marry a British aristocrat. He floundered a bit professionally without his usual partner, but then decided to go to Hollywood to try once more to break into film. Cast as supporting players, their dance number stole the movie.