Monday, February 12, 2018

Romancefest 2018: Shall We Dance

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers return to Romancefest with 1937's SHALL WE DANCE, directed by Martin Goodrich. Astaire stars as a famous ballet dancer who'd much rather be tap dancing to jazz. Meanwhile, Rogers is a successful jazz dancer looking to settle down.

The two run into each other in a series of meet cutes and misunderstandings as Astaire schemes to win her heart. They both end up on a cruise together and become tabloid sensations after it's assumed they've been secretly married.
SHALL WE DANCE is not as quite as magical as TOP HAT or SWING TIME, but it has the same light hearted charm and is worth watching for the dance scenes.

George and Ira Gershwin did the music for this one, with the cutest number being the now-famous "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off." This tune accompanies the most astounding dance sequence as Astaire and Rogers manager to tap dance seemingly effortlessly in roller skates.

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