page_title: Fred Astaire's solo and partnered dances
section_title: Duets (primarily with one dance partner)
hierarchical_section_title: Fred Astaire's solo and partnered dances / Partnered dances / Duets (primarily with one dance partner)
caption_attribution_description: English: Movie screenshot of Paulette Goddard and Fred Astaire in the song and dance routine "I Ain't Hep to that Step but I'll Dig It" from Second Chorus (1940).
context_page_description: This is a comprehensive guide to over one hundred and fifty of Fred Astaire's solo and partnered dances compiled from his thirty-one Hollywood musical comedy films produced between 1933 and 1968, his four television specials and his television appearances on The Hollywood Palace and Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre which cover the period from 1958 to 1968. Further information on the dance routines may be obtained, where available, by clicking on the film links.
  While Fred Astaire remains the most prolific and influential dancer in cinema history, his corpus is also valued for its inventiveness, virtuosity and precision of execution, indeed a hallmark of Astaire was his determination never to repeat himself.
  Roberta was the last film where the taps were all recorded live, after this virtually all of Fred Astaire's taps were re-recorded by him in post production, and while this was common practice in Hollywood musicals of the time - for example Ginger Rogers' taps on the Astaire-Rogers pictures were post-recorded by Astaire's collaborator Hermes Pan - it was unusual for a major star to undertake such a tedious and time-consuming task.
context_section_description: Jack Buchanan in "I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan" from The Band Wagon (1953).
  Lucille Bremer in
  "This Heart of Mine" and "Limehouse Blues" from Ziegfeld Follies (1944,1946).
  "Dream Ballet" and "Coffee Time" from Yolanda and the Thief (1945).
  Leslie Caron in "Daydream Sequence (3rd section)", "The Sluefoot" and "Something's Gotta Give" from Daddy Long Legs (1955).
  Cyd Charisse in
  "Dancing in the Dark" and "Girl Hunt Ballet" from The Band Wagon (1953).
  "It's A Chemical Reaction That's All"/"All of You" and "Fated To Be Mated" from Silk Stockings (1957).
  Barrie Chase in
  "Change Partners" and "St. James Infirmary" from An Evening with Fred Astaire (1958).
  "That Face", "My Baby"/"Word Jazz" and "Sophisticated Lady" from Another Evening with Fred Astaire (1959).
  "Miss Otis Regrets", "The Blues" and "Anitra's Shuffle" from Astaire Time (1960).
  "The Shake" from Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, Episode 30: Think Pretty, (1964).
  "Re-animated mannequin dance" from The Hollywood Palace, Episode 74, (1966).
  "See-See Rider" and "Boom-Boom" from The Hollywood Palace, Episode 88, (1966).
  "Oh, You Beautiful Doll", "The Look of Love", "Limehouse Blues", and "Chinatown, My Chinatown" from The Fred Astaire Show (1968).
  Petula Clark in "Look to the Rainbow" from Finian's Rainbow (1968).
  Joan Crawford in "Heigh Ho The Gang's All Here"/"Let's Go Bavarian" from Dancing Lady (1933).
  Bing Crosby in
  "I'll Capture Your Heart" from Holiday Inn (1942).
  "A Couple Of Song And Dance Men" from Blue Skies (1946).
  Virginia Dale in "You're Easy To Dance With" from Holiday Inn (1942).
  LeRoy Daniels in "A Shine On My Shoes" from The Band Wagon (1953).
  Joan Fontaine in "Things Are Looking Up" from A Damsel in Distress (1937).
  Judy Garland in "Beautiful Faces", "Rehearsal/Performance/Audition Medley", "A Couple Of Swells" and "Easter Parade" from Easter Parade (1948).
  Paulette Goddard in "I Ain't Hep To That Step But I'll Dig It" from Second Chorus (1941).
  Rita Hayworth in
  "Boogie Barcarolle (rehearsal sequence)", "So Near and Yet So Far", and   "The Wedding Cakewalk"   from You'll Never Get Rich (1941).
  "I'm Old Fashioned", "The Shorty George" and "You Were Never Lovelier" from You Were Never Lovelier (1942).
  Audrey Hepburn in "Funny Face", "He Loves and She Loves" and "'S Wonderful" from Funny Face (1957).
  Harriet Hoctor in "They Can't Take That Away from Me" from Shall We Dance (1937).
  Betty Hutton in "Can't Stop Talking", "Oh Them Dudes", "Why Fight The Feeling" and "Tunnel Of Love" from Let's Dance (1950).
  Gene Kelly in
  "The Babbitt And The Bromide" from Ziegfeld Follies (1944/1946).
  "That's Entertainment!" from That's Entertainment, Part II (1976).
  Joan Leslie in "A Lot In Common With You" and "My Shining Hour" from The Sky's the Limit (1943).
  Ann Miller in "It Only Happens When I Dance With You" from Easter Parade (1948).
  George Murphy in "Please Don't Monkey With Broadway" from Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940).
  Janis Paige in "Stereophonic Sound" from Silk Stockings (1957).
  Hermes Pan in "Me And The Ghost Upstairs" from Second Chorus (1941). (deleted number)
  Eleanor Powell in "Jukebox Dance (Italian Cafe Routine)", "I Concentrate on You" and "Begin the Beguine" from Broadway Melody of 1940.
  Jane Powell in "Ev'ry Night At Seven", "Open Your Eyes", "How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life" and "I Left My Hat In Haiti" from Royal Wedding (1951).
  Marjorie Reynolds in "You're Easy To Dance With (Drunk Dance)" and "Be Careful, It's My Heart" from Holiday Inn (1942).
  Ginger Rogers in
  "The Carioca" from Flying Down to Rio (1933).
  "Night and Day", "The Continental" and "Table Dance (The Continental)" from The Gay Divorcee (1934).
  "I'll Be Hard to Handle", "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" and "I Won't Dance (Reprise)" from Roberta (1935).
  "Isn't This a Lovely Day (To Be Caught In the Rain)", "Cheek to Cheek" and "The Piccolino" from Top Hat (1935).
  "Let Yourself Go", "I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket" and "Let's Face the Music and Dance" from Follow the Fleet (1936).
  "Pick Yourself Up", "Waltz In Swing Ti
caption: Astaire and Goddard in "I Ain't Hep To That Step But I'll Dig It"
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