Broadway Melody of 1940 : BEST DANCE ROUTINE I EVER SAW!!!

The finale 'Begin the Beguine' dance routine with Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell is simply the best I ever saw. I've watched it over a hundred times and I'm still blown away with their marvelous syncopation and coordination. Like Sinatra said, "Enjoy this one, folks, 'cause you'll never see the likes of this again!"

FAS1

It was indeed.

Jeanne, Gloria, Toby, Mitzi, Eleanor (2), Frances, Deborah, Marion, Alice, Darcey - are adorable.

Yes, but you should have specified "Tap Dance" routine. You simply cannot compare this with, say, a Baryshnikov ballet or even an Astaire/Rogers ball room dance

You're correct! I should have been more specific. That tap routine is forever etched in my mindand I still haven't seen anyone that compares to either Rogers OR Powell!! For that matter, I still haven't seen anyone that compares to Astaire OR Kelly!! Like Sinatra, this is part of a bygone eraan era that will never come around again.

FAS1

I think that Ginger Rogers "Black Bottom" routine in Roxie Hart is the best dance routine I've ever seen. That doesn't mean I disagree with you because it's not a tap routine.

Jeanne, Gloria, Toby, Mitzi, Eleanor (2), Frances, Deborah, Marion, Alice, Darcey - are adorable.

I thought that the George Murphy/ Astaire song and dance number to open the movie was the standout of this movie.

One of the most beautiful aspects of this dance is the flow of Powell's dress in the mirrored floor. It's like a flower opening and closing in a ever-changing ways. I'm a lifelong movie lover but have just seen this for the 1st time. It's delightful, and Begin the Beguine is perfection.