Get your dancing shoes ready because the Gotta Dance! Blogathon has arrived!
The Task
Celebrate #NationalTapDanceDay and the great Bill Robinson and Fred Astaire with a post that celebrates dance in film. Everything is game: choreography, dancers, music, partnerships, style. The important ingredient is fun!
The Menu
Sit back and let us razzle dazzle you with these copasetic posts:
Classic Reel Girl - Everything's Copasetic when Bill Robinson Dances
Old Hollywood Films - Ballet Sequences in Old Hollywood Films
Moon in Gemini - The Turning Point (1977)
Love Letters to Old Hollywood - Scattered thoughts on An American in Paris (1951)
Define Dancing - The hypnotic magic of Girl Hunt Ballet
Realweegiemidget - Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
Cinema Cities - The Barn-Raising Dance in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Wonderful World of Cinema - Put your Dance Shoes and Watch "Footloose"!
In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood - Dancing Lady (1933) Joan Crawford Dances with Fred Astaire
Christina Wehner - Cyd Charisse
The Flapper Dame - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Cinema Gadfly - The Red Shoes
Critica Retro - Gene Kelly
Back to the Golden Days - Gene Kelly and Judy Garland
Phyllis Loves Classic Movies - The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing..Especially If You're Vera-Ellen!
Pop Culture Reverie - Dirty Dancing
Sometimes the best things happen while you're reading about dancing.
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Thank you for stopping by and reading our posts, and a big thanks to all the wonderful bloggers who were able to participate this year!
Happy National Tap Dance Day!
Woo hoo! Can't wait to read all the posts. Here's mine: http://simoa-writes.blogspot.com/2016/05/gotta-dance-hypnotic-magic-of-girl-hunt.html
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'll get it added.
DeleteI am so sorry. I promised to write something and then I finked out. I've been trying to get a book manuscript finished (deadline next week) and I just could not manage it. My sincerest apologies!!
ReplyDeleteI completely understand--no worries! =) Good luck on your manuscript.
DeleteThank you so much. Here's hoping I can participate next year! :-)
DeleteMy post is up!: https://cinemacities.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/the-barn-raising-dance-in-seven-brides-for-seven-brothers-1954/
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting, I look forward to checking out all the entries. :)
Fabulous--thank you! =)
DeleteWish I'd known about this one. Great topic and terrific entries.
ReplyDeleteAurora
Once Upon a Screen
Thanks, Aurora! There's always next year. ;-)
DeleteHere is my entry for the blogathon Bonnie! Thanks so much for hosting it! :)
ReplyDeletehttps://thewonderfulworldofcinema.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/put-your-dance-shoes-and-watch-footloose/
Perfect--thank you, Virginie!
DeleteHey Bonnie. Here is my post. I never had time to do Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, but at the list minute I decided to do "Dancing Lady" with Joan and Fred Astaire. Anyway it's now right to go live. Thanks so much for hosting.
ReplyDeletehttps://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/dancing-lady-1933-joan-crawford-dances-with-fred-astaire/
That's fantastic too! =) I'll add it.
DeleteI just got my post up on Cyd Charisse.
ReplyDeletehttps://christinawehner.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/cyd-charisse-in-the-gotta-dance-blogathon/
It was such a pleasure to participate!
Looking forward to reading! Thank you for participating! =)
DeleteHi Bonnie- awesome idea- here is my entry! https://theflapperdamefilm.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/gotta-dance-gentlemen-prefer-blondes-1953/
ReplyDeleteThis one made my 5 movies on an island list. Can't wait to read! I've added it to the list.
DeleteHi Bonnie! My post on Gene Kelly & Judy Garland is FINALLY up:
ReplyDeletehttp://back-to-golden-days.blogspot.pt/2016/05/the-gotta-dance-blogathon-gene-kelly.html
Thanks for hosting.
-Cátia. xo
Here's my tardy post! It's been a hectic day. http://phyllislovesclassicmovies.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-best-things-happen-while-youre.html
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting this fun blogathon and give me an excuse to gush over one of my favorite movies not at Christmastime!!!
I LOVE this dance! Thank you for covering it. I'll be over to read in a bit.
DeleteMy review is done.
ReplyDeletehttps://popculturereverie.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/dirty-dancing-review-by-robin-franson-pruter/
Great--thank you! I'll add that to the list.
DeleteHi Bonnie. I thought I'd drop by to let you know that I've just announced a Joan Crawford Blogathon. I would love to invite you to participate. The link is below with more details.
ReplyDeletehttps://crystalkalyana.wordpress.com/2016/05/28/announcing-the-joan-crawford-blogathon/
You've got it. Thinking of which Crawford piece on which to focus. I've already covered the jarring Torch Song, but she had an impressive filmography so I'm sure I can find something. ;)
DeleteNo problems. Let me know when you decide on something.
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