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malthaussen

(17,204 posts) Thu Oct 24, 2013, 04:54 PM Oct 2013

One take. No rehersal. Oh. My.

And the splits at the end will make a strong man wince:

-- Mal

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One take. No rehersal. Oh. My. (Original Post) malthaussen Oct 2013 OP

Wow! Lars39 Oct 2013 #1

Amazing. Love swing music. amerikat Oct 2013 #2

That was fun! Lars39 Oct 2013 #4

Makes me happy to see people have so much fun. amerikat Oct 2013 #6

The guy in the striped shirt gets my vote... malthaussen Oct 2013 #8

That was very enjoyable. Thanks! Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #10

I'll repeat what Lars39 said... CherokeeDem Oct 2013 #3

The Nicholas brothers were the kings of splits... malthaussen Oct 2013 #5

As someone who used to dance.... CherokeeDem Oct 2013 #11

Okay, this is funny: malthaussen Oct 2013 #7

It was definitely a great show, but I question the one take. Baitball Blogger Oct 2013 #9

One take for the routine from "Stormy Weather." malthaussen Oct 2013 #12

Lars39

(26,109 posts)

1. Wow!

Reply to malthaussen (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 05:11 PM

Oct 2013

Great performance!

amerikat

(4,909 posts)

2. Amazing. Love swing music.

Reply to malthaussen (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 05:16 PM

Oct 2013

I'm not much of a dancer but I love to watch people that can. Big fan of Lindy-Hop/Charleston myself.

Lars39

(26,109 posts)

4. That was fun!

Reply to amerikat (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 05:27 PM

Oct 2013

amerikat

(4,909 posts)

6. Makes me happy to see people have so much fun.

Reply to Lars39 (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 05:55 PM

Oct 2013

That music lifts me right up. Where is the dancing smiley?

malthaussen

(17,204 posts)

8. The guy in the striped shirt gets my vote...

Reply to amerikat (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 06:12 PM

Oct 2013

... he's the only one not wearing sneakers. And it looks like he does a full split, although the audience heads obscure it.

-- Mal

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

10. That was very enjoyable. Thanks!

Reply to amerikat (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 06:39 PM

Oct 2013

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)

3. I'll repeat what Lars39 said...

Reply to malthaussen (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 05:19 PM

Oct 2013

WOW... that was amazing. One take??? No rehearsal??? Wow....

I love dance and this was spectacular. Agree on those splits at the end; what terrific shape those men had to be in to keep that level of effort up for that entire routine.

Thanks for sharing!

malthaussen

(17,204 posts)

5. The Nicholas brothers were the kings of splits...

Reply to CherokeeDem (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 05:28 PM

Oct 2013

... if you watch closely, you will see that on several of them they do not touch the floor with their hands, nor use their hands to straighten up. That is incredibly tough.

-- Mal

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)

11. As someone who used to dance....

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 06:42 PM

Oct 2013

years ago, I did notice how they did the splits and wow...you are so right... incredibly tough; very athletic dancers.

malthaussen

(17,204 posts)

7. Okay, this is funny:

Reply to malthaussen (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 06:08 PM

Oct 2013

A 1965 TV broadcast. Fayard is 51 and Harold 46. I say to myself, "Okay, guys, I'm sure you'll put on a good show, but you won't be doing any splits in this one." Wrong.

-- Mal

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

9. It was definitely a great show, but I question the one take.

Reply to malthaussen (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 06:36 PM

Oct 2013

There were lots of different camera angles. (I think it was Desi Arnaz who started shooting the I love Lucy episodes with three running cameras) And at the end it looked like there was a complete stage change.

malthaussen

(17,204 posts)

12. One take for the routine from "Stormy Weather."

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #9)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 07:44 PM

Oct 2013

According to Fayard himself. And the film was made long before "I Love Lucy" started airing.

Now, as for the TV routine, can't say.

-- Mal

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