Informative Essay On Tap Dance Fred Astire

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Tap dancing is one of the most interesting dances to me. As a child I can recall watching movies with my grandparents and being amazed by the way shoes can produce a pattern of sound that is almost musical. For this journal I enjoyed taking a trip down memory lane enjoying the videos from Fred Astaire clear through to Sammy Davis Jr. It is so hard to choose just the one artist from all of the great dancers, I decided to go with Fred Astire. The title of the musical is " Puttin on the Ritz ,http://my.mail.ru/mail/dostali312xyu/video/52/161.html?time=0&from=videoplayer. Fred Astaire performed a contemporary tap dance which he choregraphed himself. The tapping coming from the shoes balances in between the words of the song, bit by bit it builds up to a full dance routine. The sound of what is called tap dancing comes from the feet and shoes the dance itself come with the whole body. It is a combination of high energy includind; swinging, swaying and bending of the upper body, kicking and jumping from the legs, also movement from the head. I had my pick of many sole video performances or duets he danced in with other great dancers but I chose "Puttin on the Ritz" because Fred is dancing with many other dancers. When performimg any dance routine perfection is important, when doing a duet both dancers have to be in the same step. Towards the end this peice shows how imperitive it to be in the same timing with …show more content…

George praised Fred for his dancing, Astaire was Balanchine's favorite dancer...............and he admired him as a choreogtapher". (http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/american-contemporary-ballet-takes-on-george-balanchine-and-fred-astaire/.
This is another link that I found with great writing about Fred Astire, something you might enjoy reading. This would have been a great bio essay.

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