vaudenville – Liza Ketchum https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:28:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 76312305 Vaudeville Stars, Fred and Adele Astaire https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/vaudeville-stars-fred-and-adele-astaire/ https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/vaudeville-stars-fred-and-adele-astaire/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:00:57 +0000 https://www.lizaketchum.org/blog/?p=607 Read More]]> Footwork: the story of Fred and Adele AstaireFred Astaire personified grace and elegance for several generations. He and his sister Adele began their careers on the vaudeville stage as children. (My mother, who grew up to dance professionally with Martha Graham, dreamed of taking Adele’s place, when she was a child.) 

Here’s a picture book biography that tells the story of their beginning: Footwork: the story of Fred and Adele Astaire, by Roxane Orgill and Stéphane Jorisch.

Mental Floss shares “14 Toe-Tapping Facts about Fred Astaire,” which add depth to other biographies of this mega-star.

This slideshow features still photos of Fred and Adele from their days in vaudeville. And here’s one of my favorite dance routines from the brilliant Mr. Astaire, dancing with a coat rack in the movie Royal Wedding! 

Fred Astaire, dancing in Royal Wedding

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