Eleanor Powell had to be the strongest female dancer I've seen. She was the "Lucille Ball"of dance. Miss Powell was willing to do anything,even dangerous moves, to be the best dancer possible!
There are several nifty compilations of Ellie- she inspires them. Speaking as the world's #1 EP fan, this is as good as any on RUclips: expertly synchronized, intelligently organized to bring out one facet after another by grouping similar moves and expressions. Bravo! Ellie was more proud of her balletic abilities, spinning and turning, than of her tapping speed. And her athleticism also derived from her early aspirations to ballet, though she worked acrobatics into her routines more fluently than some posing assoluta of the Bolshoi ever did. Glad to see glimpses of the often-overlooked 'There's a Strange New Rhythm in My Heart' from Rosalie, including her farewell kiss. The only omission is 'Pinball' from 'Sensations of 1945', the apogee of her aggressive, swinging side. Some people object in principle to compilations from the Golden Age being set to contemporary tunes. I doubt Ellie would have minded. She was always abreast of musical trends, and her son Peter played a part in getting rock and roll off the ground! These mashups are introducing younger generations to the CGI-free virtuosity of the dancers who made musicals immortal between 1933 and c. 1957. They are old Hollywood's most precious legacy to us.
@@SaxonBrack by the time we were old enough to care, she didn’t seem to want to talk about it much. She’d been out of the business a long time by then, and life hasn’t been easy after our father was killed.
Eleanor Powell had to be the strongest female dancer I've seen. She was the "Lucille Ball"of dance. Miss Powell was willing to do anything,even dangerous moves, to be the best dancer possible!
Thanks for adding a bright spot to my day with this!
There are several nifty compilations of Ellie- she inspires them. Speaking as the world's #1 EP fan, this is as good as any on RUclips: expertly synchronized, intelligently organized to bring out one facet after another by grouping similar moves and expressions. Bravo!
Ellie was more proud of her balletic abilities, spinning and turning, than of her tapping speed. And her athleticism also derived from her early aspirations to ballet, though she worked acrobatics into her routines more fluently than some posing assoluta of the Bolshoi ever did.
Glad to see glimpses of the often-overlooked 'There's a Strange New Rhythm in My Heart' from Rosalie, including her farewell kiss. The only omission is 'Pinball' from 'Sensations of 1945', the apogee of her aggressive, swinging side.
Some people object in principle to compilations from the Golden Age being set to contemporary tunes. I doubt Ellie would have minded. She was always abreast of musical trends, and her son Peter played a part in getting rock and roll off the ground! These mashups are introducing younger generations to the CGI-free virtuosity of the dancers who made musicals immortal between 1933 and c. 1957. They are old Hollywood's most precious legacy to us.
Thanks for the kind words. She is criminally underrated
What a lovely tribute to this video and to Eleanor Powell!
@@HelenMyers Thank you. Eleanor was 110 yesterday!
@@esmeephillips5888 I must watch more of her work. That video is amazing!
Wonderfully done! Very kinetic and great final image.
Wow what a dancer thank you from New Zealand
Beautiful talented lady. Read she would practice till her feet bled
Very nice! My mother is in many of these routines...particularly visible spinning the rope in the scene from Honolulu. She was Powell's stand-in,
Wow! That's amazing. I'm sure she had a million stories
How wonderful for you to be able to see your mother in these dance scenes!
@@SaxonBrack by the time we were old enough to care, she didn’t seem to want to talk about it much. She’d been out of the business a long time by then, and life hasn’t been easy after our father was killed.
Eleanor Powell was a brilliant master at tap dancing. She was incomparable!! 🎭
I love this video especially ending;great job
Wow!
The irony of the lyrics referencing 'Rogers and Astaire'.
yep, did that on purpose :). made sure there was a clip of Astaire when that line was sang
@@SaxonBrack Yeah, I caught that... fun :)
Another good one!
Love it. Could you do a noir montage
Check my channel. I have one dedicated to the 20th Century fox film noirs
As a tap dancer she was easily Astaire's equal, but as an athlete, she was second to none in Old Hollywood! Amazing :)