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The Fancy Footwork of Fred Astaire

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Introduction:
"Fred Astaire is my favourite dancer of all time. If you're a fan, you should do fine."


1. What was the first style of dance Fred Astaire learnt?
    Tap
    Clog
    Russian folk dance
    Ballet


2. Who was Fred Astaire's first screen dancing partner?
    Ginger Rogers
    Joan Crawford
    Adele Astaire
    Eleanor Powell


3. In the video for Lionel Ritchie's song "Dancing on the Ceiling", he uses a technique that Fred Astaire employed in which movie?
    Royal Wedding
    The Barkleys of Broadway
    Silk Stockings
    The Band Wagon


4. Two of these actresses, who went on to become famous in their own right in later years were under contract to RKO in the 1930s, so appeared in some of Fred and Ginger's films. Who were they?
    Betty Grable and Eve Arden
    Lucille Ball and Betty Grable
    June Allyson and Lucille Ball
    Eve Arden and June Allyson


5. Who was Fred Astaire's choreographer for most of his career?
    Answer: ( Two words, or just surname ... or just first name ... (think Greek gods))


6. Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly were the top two tap dancing movie stars of the golden age of Hollywood, but they only appeared together in one movie - not counting "That's Entertainment" (1974). What was it?
    Answer: ( Two Words .. think "impresario")


7. Ginger Rogers was the only partner Fred Astaire made more than two movies with. Which of the following dancers did he only make one film with?
    Eleanor Powell
    Vera-Ellen
    Rita Hayworth
    Cyd Charisse


8. How many musicals did Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers make together?
    9
    10
    7
    8


9. Alongside the non-dancing Joan Fontaine, what famous comedy duo were Fred Astaire's co-stars in the 1937 movie 'A Damsel in Distress'?
    George Burns and Gracie Allen
    Bob Hope and Bing Crosby
    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
    Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone


10. Fred Astaire, when he had his arms outstretched when he was dancing, would bend his two middle fingers towards his palm. Why did he do this?
    He thought his hands were too big so tried to disguise it in this way.
    It helped him to keep his balance.
    It was a throwback to his ballet dancing days.
    It was a superstition he had developed.


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