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National Tap Dance Day: Show Us Your Moves

The Huffington Post | Katherine Patke | Posted 05.25.2012

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Today marks the 22nd annual National Tap Dance Day, as well as the 134th birthday of tap dancing legend Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. In fact, May 25th w...

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National Tap Dance Day: Everything's Copasetic

Constance Valis Hill | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Gregory Hughes, Bill Bojangles Robinson, Tap Dance, National Tap Dance Day, Fred Astaire, National Tap Dance Day 2012, Tap Dancing, Culture News
Constance Valis Hill

If you wake up on National Tap Dance Day, hearing rat-a-tat-tapping in the air, know it's not the dementia of hearing "The Raven" at the door but the sound of a million feet celebrating America's oldest vernacular dance form.

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Who Is The "Fred Astaire" Of Painting?

Posted 03.02.2012

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Titian was exalted for his mastery of color and the luminosity of his works. His flesh glowed, his figures danced. The 16th century Venetian master fo...

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A Valentine In Dance

Jennifer Edwards | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Valentines Day, David Parker, Dance, Jordan Isadore, Saradujour, The Bang Group, Red Skelton, Fred Astaire, Vera-Ellen, Video, Arts News
Jennifer Edwards

As a word, love is thrown hither and thither with abandon, but do we ever really know what is meant? The only thing that's certain, it seems, is that like dance, love is different every time.

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Gary Susman

25 Things You Didn't Know About 'Funny Face'

HuffingtonPost.com | Gary Susman | Posted 04.14.2012

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"Funny Face" shouldn't have worked. It was a musical with a borrowed score, based on a stage play its author had failed to sell, with a leading man pa...

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What Would Fred Astaire Wear Today?

www.esquire.com | Posted 12.20.2011

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Fred Astaire could sing, he could dance, he could act — and he wore a top hat, tuxedo, and tails like nobody else on the Silver Screen. Since then, ...

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Why Judy Garland Is So Beloved

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Gene Kelly, 1961 Carnegie Hall Concert, Victor Fleming, The Wizard of Oz, Love Finds Andy Hardy, Easter Parade, Listen Darling, Jack Paar, Joy Behar, Mary Astor, Judy Garland, Lorna Luft, The Harvey Girls, Presenting Lily Mars, A Star Is Born, Babes on Broadway, Mickey Rooney, Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball, Everybody Sing, The Pirate, Summerstock, Entertainment News
Joan E. Dowlin

She is an empath. That is, she is someone who can not only feel others' pain but make the pain go away. I believe this quality is what makes Judy Ga...

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Rise Up, Men, to the Glorious High-Waisted Pant!

Cator Sparks | Posted 08.16.2011

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Cator Sparks

High-waisted is the way to go. My legs look Amazonian in length, my posture is perfected and my silhouette is much more streamlined.

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Fame and Death in April

Norman MacAfee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cesar Chávez, Einstein, Keynes, Picasso, Ford, Ginger Rogers, Frank Lloyd Wright, Hitler, Murrow, T. S. Eliot, Sartre, Garbo, ?€œNew York Times? Obituary Page, Nixon, Fred Astaire, Stravinsky, Douglas MacArthur, Barnum, Healthy Living News
Norman MacAfee

If you go to The New York Times' obituary page, you will see the list of deaths of famous people who died in any given month and were written about in...

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Celebrating A Musical Journey: A Conversation With Sergio Mendes

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Legend, Jesse Eisenberg, Prince, Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass, Sergio Mendes, Carlos Saldanha, A&M Records, Thelonius Monk, Jamie Foxx, Stan Getz, Anne Hathaway, Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, Ice Age, Bill Levinson, George Lopez, Kings of Convenience, John Coltrane, Will.I.Am, Justin Timberlake, Frank Sinatra, Lani Hall, Fred Astaire, Jerry Moss, Rio, Carlinhos Brown, Jobim, Vibrato, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Lately, says Sergio Mendes, "a whole new audience that has been exposed to my songs because I have guests like will.i.am, Justin Timberlake, and John Legend... I love doing that."

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On Paul Simon's So Beautiful or So What

Elvis Costello | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elvis Costello

These days it might court shallow mockery to sing so openly of our humanity, mortality and divinity but not with music to make these themes fly or words containing such wit, grace and humility.

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Just Maybe -- the Best Comedy Film Director Ever

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

Even though Entertainment Weekly named him the 16th-best film director of all time, if I mention the name Ernst Lubitsch to my own middle-aged contemporaries, I usually get a hazy look.

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They Belong in Every Home: The Ten Best Holiday Movies by Farr

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alastair Sim, Frank Capra, James Stewart, Billy Wilder, A Christmas Carol, Best Movies on DVD, Scrooge, Best Movies by Farr, Cary Grant, Natalie Wood, Shirley MacLaine, Patricia Neal, David Niven, Christmas, Jack Lemmon, Fred Astaire, Jason Robards, Bing Crosby, Slidepollajax, Holiday Films, Top Holiday Movies, Holiday Movies, Top Holiday Films, Entertainment News
John Farr

The values and emotions imparted in these timeless films are sure to stoke the spirit of "Peace On Earth, Good Will Towards Men" (and women). Happy viewing!

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The Remarkable Life and Career of Patricia Neal

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Martin Ritt, Lillian Hellman, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Robert Osborne, Academy Awards, Tony Awards, King Vidor, Paul Newman, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Audrey Hepburn, Hud, Patricia Neal, Blake Edwards, Shelley Winters, Turner Classic Movies, Greta Garbo, The Fountainhead, Robert Altman, Fred Astaire, Gary Cooper, Beyond the Forest, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

What sets artists apart from stars and competent actors is originality and authenticity. Patricia Neal had these and other rare qualities in spades.

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The Satin Sound of Johnny Mercer

Debra Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harold Arlen, Duke Ellington, Bruce Ricker, Tony Bennett, Clint Eastwood, Billie Holiday, Jazz, The Dream's on Me, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Nat Cole, Arts News
Debra Levine

While I was recovering from knee surgery, my pal S.V. brought me recuperation DVDs -- among them "The Dream's On Me," Bruce Ricker's film homage to lyricist/composer Johnny Mercer.

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Let's Bring Back: Culinary Delectables Edition (PHOTOS)

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Waverly Inn, Style News, New York City Restaurants, Zelda Fitzgerald, Let's Bring Back, Restaurant Trends, The Monkey Bar, Classic Recipes, The Standard Grill, Minetta Tavern, Mad Men, Dorothy Parker, Style, Lesley M. M. Blume, Food, Culinary Trends, Food News, Fred Astaire, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Slidepollajax, Food News
Lesley M. M. Blume

It's funny how much New York City's culinary scene has changed in recent years. Carrie Bradshaw and her cohorts embodied neon-y bottle culture; they even brunched in a sea of uber-modern white spaces. Yet these days, old-things-new is the chicest aesthetic going.

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The Best Shoes in New York!

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award, Robert Flack, Kenny Ortega, Fred Astaire, Bill T. Jones, Adele Astaire, Fred & Adele Astaire Awards, Style News
Michael Henry Adams

The 28th annual Fred & Adele Astaire Award winners were announced at an event that perpetuates the platinum-set memory of the world's most stellar brother and sister dance team of all time.

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Kay Thompson: The Singer Has Ended But the Great Arrangements Linger On

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tiger Martina, Think Pink!, Liza Minnelli, Jim Caruso, Judy Garland, Leonard Gershe, Sam Irvin, Ann Miller, Fred Astaire, Michael Feinstein, Bing Crosby, Eloise, Danny Kaye, Johnny Rodgers, The Plaza Hotel, Roger Edens, June Allyson, Tony Martin, Just One of Those Things, Ginger Rogers, Harry Warren, Andy), In the Valley (Where the Evening Sun Goes Down), Funny Face, Kay Thompson, Audrey Hepburn, Ralph Blane, Liza's at the Palace, Cole Porter, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Ziegfeld Follies, The Williams Brothers (Dick, The Harvey Girls, These Are the Things I Love, Bob, The Trolley Song, Cortes Alexander, Johnny Mercer, Peter Lorre, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Don, Entertainment News
David Finkle

Think Pink, the recordings of Kay Thompson, former head of MGM's vocal department, is a must-have for anyone interested in first-rate singing, songs and arrangements.

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Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano: Viewing "This Thing Called Love" From a Cabaret Stand-Point

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John DeVries, The Living Room on Second Avenue, Madison Square Garden, Stephen Sondheim, The Living Room on Stanton Street, Alfred Lunt, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Look at Me Now, Imelda Marcos, Lynn Fontanne, Milt Raskin, Barbara Fasano, Frank Sinatra, Richard Rodgers, Eric Comstock, Frank Loesser, Joe Bushkin, Noel Coward, Somewhere in the Night, Leonard Bernstein, Small World, Joey, In the Still of the Night, Tonight, I'll Be Easy to Find, Lorenz Hart, Jule Styne, Billy May, Bart Howard, Brief Encounter, It Never Entered My Mind, The Great American Songbook, The Oak Room at the Algonquin, Cole Porter, Cactus Tree, This Thing Called Love, Joni Mitchell, Oh, New York News
David Finkle

The husband-wife team of Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano are currently doing the living-room honors in Manhattan's Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel through the first week of March.

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Who Inspired Michael Jackson's Fashion?

Tove Hermanson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gene Kelly, Michael Jackson, Fashion History, Edward Scissorhands, Madonna, Fashion, Fred Astaire, Classic Movies, Gender, James Brown, Michael Jackson Style, Michael Jackson Fashion, Style News
Tove Hermanson

One of the amazing aspects of Jackson's style is that no matter how outrageous he looked throughout his life, he was consistent in the visual motifs in which he decorated himself.

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Remembering Jennifer Jones and A Perfect Afternoon at the Movies

Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jennifer Jones, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, The Academy Awards, Daniel Selznick, Joesph Cotten, Madame Bovary, Montgomery Clift, New York City, John Huston, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, The Portrait of Jennie, Karl Malden, The Walter Reade Theater, The Song of Bernadette, Vincent-Minnelli, Deborah Kerr, Beat the Devil, Cluny Brown, Ingrid Bergman, Henry King, Ernst Lubitsch, Joan Fontaine, Fred Astaire, David O. Selznick, Entertainment News
Penelope Andrew

Jennifer Jones always defied easy analysis, so much the better for us to simply surrender to her films themselves.

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Omarion: The Birth of a Mogul

Timothy Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dna, Michael Jackson, Timbaland, Soul, Chris Stokes, Grammys, Gold, Washington DC, Lil Wayne, Atlanta, Fat Albert, Film, Music, Los Angeles, Pop Music, 2010, Michael Jackson Death, Hip Hop, The Nicholas Brothers, Paltinum, Fred Astaire, Soul Music, James Brown, Grammy Awards, Gucci Mane, Omarion, B2k, You-Got-Served, Entertainment News
Timothy Cooper

As the airwaves knock to his lead single, I Get It In, superstar Omarion is looking to establish himself as a major force in the industry.

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Jackson's Death Means We're All Older Now and Need to Sober Up

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Prescription Drug Addiction, John F. Kennedy, Michael Jackson, The Moonwalk, I'll Be There, Charlies Angel's, Prescription Drugs, 1980's, Farrah Fawcett, Heroine, Charlies Angels, 1970's, Janis Joplin, ABC, "Thriller, Ed McMahon, Ratings, Fred Astaire, The Burning Bed, Keeping Up With the Joneses, Camero, The Partridge Family, Baby Boomers, Wacko Jacko, Thriller, Tabloids, American Bandstand, Martin Luther King Jr., Fat Albert, Jim Morrison, Elvis Presley, Rock With You, Robert F. Kennedy, Celebrity Worship, Soul Train, Cnn, Sideshow, Jimi Hendrix, Cocaine, Healthy Living News
Francesca Biller-Safran

The passing of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett has hit us near-baby boomers and full-on baby boomers with a rock and roll punch to the gut we weren't ready for.

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I Won't Chat! Don't Ask Me!

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oscar Hammerstein, Depression, Linkedin, Twittering, Unemployed, Friends, Kerns, Online, Online Chat, Fields, Facebook, Internet Etiquette, Fred-Astaire, Communication, Media News
Lita Smith-Mines

Here's my appeal to certain unemployed friends: step away from your cell phones and computers!

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Two by Earth, Three by Fire: Detroit Revisited

Lester Sloan | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lester Sloan

Ironically, it is still Detroit that gives the suburbs a sense of place and America a reason to hope.

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