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LINKS OF INTEREST AND VIDEOS




LINKS OF INTEREST

Informational

Classic Dance Performances

If we've missed one let us know!

  • "June is Bustin' out all Over" click here.
    Carousel-wide screen
  • "Black'n White nite Pretty Woman Roy Orbison et al" click here.
    Not a dance but an outstanding performance
  • "Origins of the Moonwalk Dance Movement" click here.
    An ever popular topic of debate and discussion
  • "Slaughter on 10th Ave. Ballet", "Words and Music" click here.
    Vera-Ellen and Gene Kelly
  • "Kickin' the Clouds Away", "One and Only" click here.
    Tommy Tune and Twiggy
  • "Steam Heat", "Pajama Game" with Carol Haneyclick here.
    Fosse at work
  • "One"click here.
    A Chorus Line
  • "Wilkommen"click here.
    Cabaret --- Fosse
  • "Synchronization Dance"click here.
    Riverdance
  • "Gene Kelly Summer Stock Dance"click here.
    Kelly's famous dance -- newspaper props
  • "For Me and My Gal" Gene Kelly & Judy Garland click here.
    Kelly's screen debut - with Busby Berkely
  • "Swan Lake" Something Different click here.
    A touch of culture
  • "Dancing in Movies over the years" click here.
    Dance clips from about 40 films -- a must see
  • Tony Awards 2 Numbers click here.
    "42nd St" & :We're in the Money"
  • "Bottle Dance" click here.
    "Fiddler on the Roof" -- Jerome Robbins
  • "Swing Set"click here.
    Jurassic-5 -- lisa Core
  • "Le Jazz Hot"click here.
    "Victor Victoria" -- Paddy Stone
  • "Bye Bye Life"click here.
    "All That Jazz" -- Fosse
  • "Big Spender" click here.
    "Sweet Charity" -- Bob Fosse
  • "Dames (1934)" Title sequenceclick here.
    "Busby Berkley after 42nd St
  • "Yankee Doodle Dandy" plus ... click here.
    Bob Hope and James Cagney
  • "From this Moment On" Anne Miller, Bob Fosse, Bobby Van plus click here.
    "Kiss Me Kate" -- Hermes Pan
  • "The Barn Dance"(wide screen)click here.
    "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" -- Michael Kidd
  • "Favorite Son -- Hand Dance" click here.
    "Will Rogers Follies"
  • "King of Jazz" 1930(#16 all talkie),"Happy Feet" # 1 features "The Markert Girls" (only 15) click here.
    Russell Markert later went on to create "The Rockettes". Early two strip technicolor process.
  • "King of Jazz" 1930,"Happy Feet" # 2, "The Markert Girls" (first 2 minutes) click here.
    You might recall this recreated in the "Will Rogers Follies" as the "Favorite Son - Hand Dance".
  • For Radio City "history buffs" click 2 view.
    Photo of Russell Markert with his 16 "Missouri Rockets" at about the time of their debut in St. Louis on November 4, 1925
  • "Broadway Melody of 1940 # 1" click here.
    Classic Fred Astaire & Eleanor Powell
  • "Broadway Melody of 1940 # 2" click here.
    Classic Fred Astaire & Eleanor Powell Begin to Beginue
  • "Put on your Sunday Clothes" click here.
    "Hello Dolly" -- the film
  • "Go Home with Bonnie Jean" click here.
    "Brigadoon" -- Van Johnson and Gene Kelly
  • "Marian the Librarian" click here.
    "Music Man" -- Onna White
  • "The Final Dance" click here.
    "Center Stage" -- Susan Stroman and Christopher Wheeldon

VIDEO CLIPS


"FanTAPulous"

This video shows the final "FanTAPulous 2003" rehearsal for the "Boscov's Thanksgiving Day Parade". Rehearsal is under direction of choreographer Jenn Oldfield and although not readily seen, many JOD's took part in the production. Towards the end, co-choreographer Gail Oldfield and teacher Ashley Cornelius are seen dancing.

No one was ever turned away and participants ranged from "Pro's" to "Gee this sounds like fun". Here many of the JOD's proved themselves invaluable by stepping in and coaching some participants with their steps.

Original choreography included a number of intricate movements of dancer groups for the helicopter cameras and several different ground camera angles. Soundtrack from the broadway musical "42nd Street" was used as tribute to Busby Berkeley and his work.

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"Lullaby of Broadway"

This has been called Busby Berkeley's signature piece and no one argues. It's perhaps the definitive cast production involving a large numbers of dancers. A remake today with a comparable number of dancers is unlikely as his choreographic work in "42nd Street" and the "Golddigger ..." series took place during the depression where he was one of the few, very few hiring dancers. Critics will say that he used camera angles, out-takes, re-takes, etc., but thats just cinematography. We are fortunate for having "You Tube" to provide us this glimpse back into dance history. So, scroll down, click, relax, learn and enjoy.

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Russell Market and his 16 "Missouri Rockets" 1925

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