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06-22-2005, 06:06 PM
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Re: Gene Kelly vs. Fred Astaire
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As a side note, a guy from that era whom I've always gotten a kick out of watching is Jimmy Cagney. [/ QUOTE ] Cagney was a great song and dance man. I agree. So was the kid Mickey Rooney. [ QUOTE ] As another side note, I would put Prince ahead of Michael Jackson. [/ QUOTE ] This is a ridiculous statement. Jackson in his prime may not have been in the same league as Kelly and Astaire but he was at least in the same league as O'Connor, Bolger (who played the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz), and yes, Cagney. 
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06-22-2005, 06:16 PM
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Re: Gene Kelly vs. Fred Astaire
I dunno. I've frankly never seen him do sustained bits of dancing anywhere near the level of O'Connor. When I've seen Jackson it has been in rapidly cut videos full of short takes. The level of skill needed to look good in a quick cut isn't high at all. The level of skill needed to do full-coverage head to toe shots for extended sequences without cutting takes an entirely different level of athlete.
I'm not saying there's plenty about his dancing skills I may not know, but just saying that I think a lot of the credit for Michael's dancing belongs first with his choreographers, and also very much with the director and editors of his videos. A good team can make almost anyone look like a good dancer or fighter, much less someone with a modicum of talent.
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06-22-2005, 06:35 PM
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Re: Gene Kelly vs. Fred Astaire
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The level of skill needed to look good in a quick cut isn't high at all. The level of skill needed to do full-coverage head to toe shots for extended sequences without cutting takes an entirely different level of athlete. [/ QUOTE ] I don't know how much of their stuff is available on DVD, but for pure athleticism in extended, seemingly uncut, sequences, the Nicholas Brothers have to be a level above anybody yet mentioned.
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06-24-2005, 03:35 PM
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Re: Gene Kelly vs. Fred Astaire
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the Nicholas Brothers have to be a level above anybody yet mentioned. [/ QUOTE ] Are they current or from the past?
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06-24-2005, 03:58 PM
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Re: Gene Kelly vs. Fred Astaire
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06-24-2005, 06:56 PM
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Re: Gene Kelly vs. Fred Astaire
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[ QUOTE ] the Nicholas Brothers have to be a level above anybody yet mentioned. [/ QUOTE ] Are they current or from the past? [/ QUOTE ] I think they were in their prime in the 40's. I've only seen them once, when they did a walk-on routine during the requisite dance band scene in some old movie. I wish I knew more about them and had seen more of their work.
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