I don't want to be the oldest performer in captivity... I don't want to look like a little old man dancing out there.
"Fred Astaire" was an American dancer, choreographer, singer, musician and actor.
His stage and subsequent film and television careers spanned a total of 76 years, during which he made 31 musical films and several award winning television specials and issued numerous recordings. He was named the fifth AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars/Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. He is best known as the dancing partner and on-screen romantic interest of Ginger Rogers, with whom he co-starred in a series of ten Hollywood musicals which transformed the genre.
Gene Kelly, another major innovator in filmed dance, said that "the history of dance on film begins with Astaire." Beyond film and television, many noted dancers and choreographers, including Rudolf Nureyev, Sammy Davis, Jr., Michael Jackson, Gregory Hines, Mikhail Baryshnikov, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and Madhuri Dixit, also acknowledged his importance and influence. Astaire ranks #5 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, a list of greatest screen legends in American film history.
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous actors! More Fred Astaire on Wikipedia.The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style.
This search for what you want is like tracking something that doesn't want to be tracked. It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable.
I'm just a hoofer with a spare set of tails.
Dancing is a sweat job.
I just put my feet in the air and move them around.
Disco is just jitterbug.
Chance is the fool's name for Fate.
I am bit sending messages with my feet. All I ever wanted was not to come up empty. I did it for the dough and the old applause.
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