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TDC 24 Ruby Keeler - Busby Berkeley / Warner Bros (EN)

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Tap Dance Research N° 9 - Tapdance-Routines from 1926 to 1935. Ruby Keeler's tap dancing, including 'I Want To Be Happy' from 'No, No, Nanette' (1972). Tap dancing at Warner's Busby Berekeley movies, including 'Lullaby of Broadway' from 'Golddiggers of 1935'. A tapdance research book by Victor Cuno (117 p.). Last update February 29, 2020.

 

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Contents:
Ruby Keeler's Tap Dancing                        p. 5
Ruby Keeler's favorite Rhythm-Dance Steps                p. 6
Ruby Keeler's favorite Buck-Dance Steps                p. 10

Routines:
Let's Do The Black Bottom                    p. 12
    «a castle novelty» (silent) (Castle Films, December 3, 1926)
    America Dances! (DVD)
42nd Street (Warner Bros., March 8, 1933)
    Ruby Keeler SOLO «Buck Steps - Rehearsal Routine»        p. 16
    Ruby Keeler & Clarence Nordstrom «Shuffle Off To Buffalo»        p. 17
    Ruby Keeler SOLO «42nd Street»                    p. 19
Golddiggers of 1933 (Warner Bros., May 27, 1933)            p. 22
    Ruby Keeler (Dick Powell) «Pettin' In The Park»
Footlight Parade (Warner Bros., September 30, 1933)
    James Cagney with Girl-Chorus «Buck-Routine - rehearsal»
    a / Girl Chorus                            p. 25
    b / James Cagney                        p. 26
    Ruby Keeler SOLO «Buck-Routine - audition»            p. 27
    Ruby Keeler SOLO «Sitting On A Backyard Fence»            p. 29
    James Cagney & Ruby Keeler «Shanghai Lil»            p. 31
    Cagney demonstrating: Bandy-Twist Break                p. 38
    Cagney demonstrating: Joe Frisco                    
Dames (Warner Bros., October 3, 1934)
    Ruby Keeler SOLO Audition Routine «Dames»            p. 38
    "Dames - rehearsal"                        p.40
Go Into Your Dance (Warner Bros. April 20, 1935)
    Ruby Keeler with male chorus «About A Quarter To Nine»        p. 41
    Minstrel-Chorus / Softshoe-Chorus
Shipmates Forever Cosmopolitan Productions
    distributed by (Warner Brothers, October 12, 1935)
    Ruby Keeler teaching some kids «Shim-Sham Routine»        p. 46
    Ruby Keeler solo «Military & Buck Routine»                p. 53
No, No, Nanette Broadway Revival (1972)
    "Tony Award Ceremony"
    Ruby Keeler & Chorus "I Want To Be Happy"                p. 60

TAP in Busby Berkeley & Warner Bros. Movies

Whopee (United Artists / Goldwyn, September 27, 1930)            
    Buck-Tap-Chorus                            p. 76
Palmy Days (Howard Productions, October 3, 1931)            
    «My Baby Said Yes, Yes» Girl Chorus                p. 78
42nd Street (Warner Bros., March 8, 1933)                
    Buck Chorus-Routine - 3 sequences                p. 80
Golddiggers of 1933 (Warner Bros., May 27, 1933)            
    «Pettin' In The Park - Buck Dance» (Chorus-Rehearsal)        p. 85        
Footlight Parade (Warner Bros., September 30, 1933)
    girl chorus (rehearsal) Softshoe                    p. 87
Roman Scandals (United Artists / Goldwyn, December 27, 1933)
    Chorus-Routine Strut & Swing-Kicks                p. 87
Dames (Warner Bros.October 3, 1934)
    Rehearsal Charleston                        p. 88
    Production-Number (Buck)                        p. 89
    «Try To See It My Way» > Girls’ Buffalo Exit                p. 91
Golddiggers of 1935 (Warner Bros., March 15, 1935)
    CHORUS & King, King & King «Lullaby Of Broadway»            p. 91
Go Into Your Dance (Warner Bros., April. 20, 1935)
    Chorus-Rehearsal (Buck-Dance)                    p .102


Doc Stomp-Stomp Combination                    p .104
Ruby Keeler «Buck Routine» SOUNDTRACK ONLY        p .110
from «Ruby Keeler» (Fox Film, June 4, 1928)
About Ruby Keeler                            p. 116

 





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