Did Gene Kelly really dance on roller skates?

Gene Kelly bought the roller skates for the “I Like Myself” number from “IT’S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER” down the block from his house at Pioneer Hardware on Beverly Drive. He also mentioned that the skates were not altered in any way – they weren’t locked to his shoes, so when he tapped in them, he had no help.

Did Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance on roller skates?

It all starts in this 1937 film starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers with a song written by George and Ira Gershwin. This is number seven of ten Hollywood musicals the dancing duo did together and the only one with a dance duet number on roller skates in Central Park.

What is roller skate dancing called?

roller disco
A roller disco is a discothèque or skating rink where all the dancers wear roller skates of some kind (traditional quad or inline). The music played is modern and easily danceable, historically disco but in modern times including almost any form of dance, pop or rock music.

In what movie did Donald Oconnor dance on roller skates?

I Love Melvin
O’Connor is a dynamite entertainer as he performs a remarkably gymnastic roller-skate dance routine with some assistance from Corcoran, for the 1953 film I Love Melvin. The American actor, dancer and singer, who died on 27 September 2003, was made famous by his ‘Make ‘Em Laugh’ solo in Singin’ in the Rain.

How did Gene Kelly learn to roller skate?

A: Well, he told me he bought the roller skates for the “I Like Myself” number from “IT’S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER” down the block from his house at Pioneer Hardware on Beverly Drive. He also mentioned that the skates were not altered in any way — they weren’t locked to his shoes, so when he tapped in them, he had no help.

Did Gene Kelly do his own skating in Xanadu?

Gene was 67, nearly 68, when he shot Xanadu. A very adept skater – on ice and roller skates – he did his own skating for the picture. A lot of things upset him about the movie and one he pointed out to me was the fact that, instead of filming him full-figure, they cut off his legs in a lot of the shots.

Who choreographed Its Always Fair Weather?

It’s Always Fair Weather is a 1955 MGM musical satire scripted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, who also wrote the show’s lyrics, with music by André Previn and starring Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Dolores Gray, and dancer/choreographer Michael Kidd in his first film acting role.

Did Olivia Newton-John skate in Xanadu?

Michael Beck doesn’t sing in this movie – he and Olivia Newton-John skate-dance to a recording of a song sung by her and Cliff Richard. Originally after their sunset walk, Kira and Sonny went back to Xanadu on the eve of its opening, where she sang “Suspended in Time” to him.