#tap dancers

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Tap dancers onstage at the Cotton Club, ca. 1937.

Photo: George Karger via Pix Inc./Life magazine/Getty Images/All That's Interesting

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Your brain is not designed to make you happy.  That's your job.

- Anthony Robbins

[tani-b-art]

Tap dancing is the parent of breakdancing!

With the ‘24 Olympics including the new category of ‘breakdancing’, let’s remember the Black American origins.

(plus, there’s way too much misinformation about the origins of Hip Hop and it’s elements: breakdancing being one)

[i--needed--that]

This scene is just a little piece of happiness, isn't it? It's so fun, and sweet, and it really is a sentimental favorite of mine. 🥰 Unfortunately, Judy was really struggling with health issues during the filming of this movie, which resulted in many delays. By all accounts, however, Gene provided nothing but love and patient support to her during this difficult time. He's quoted as saying...“We loved her and we understood what she was going through, and I had every reason to be grateful for all the help she had given me.” It really does seem, that this movie is Gene's love-letter to her, and I think you can see it in his performance. 🤍 Despite all the difficulties, it's such a joyful and touching film, filled with happy moments like this one. I think that's a testament to Judy's incredible talent, as well as that of everyone involved. 🤍 Judy Garland & Gene Kelly, in "Summer Stock" (1950). 💕

I claim no rights to this video. Credit to Warner Archive. 🤍

[dopescissorscashwagon]

Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers

[iwontdancenetwork]

“The Nicholas Brothers were the best tap-dancers. I'm not talking about their flash-dancing, I'm talking about tap-dancing. They were really saying something with their feet.” -Savion Glover

[mydailyvintagephotos]

The Nicholas Brothers

Dancers

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