Dancing With A Hat Rack 1951 (Fred Astaire)

From the movie: ROYAL WEDDING 1951
It never ceases to amaze me how a great dancer like Fred Astaire can take the simplest prop and do something magical with it.

[kyleroberts]

Jackie Chan can turn anything into a weapon.
Fred Astaire can turn anything into a dance partner.

[Anayar]

Don’t forget the man was 52 here! Absolutely amazing!!

[jjcoadyjm]

Nowadays the hat stand would have won the best supporting actor Oscar

[ameliafroehlich]

Only Fred Astaire could make an inanimate object look good. The man was the greatest dancer.

[DavidBensonActor]

His greatest dance - super-human, super-natural, no special effects, just pure simple genius - and bloody hard work!

[Dave]

"study the greats and become greater" - Michael Joseph Jackson
Fred was one of them!

[CochinKerala]

I found myself clapping after his performance., then realized that I was alone in my room watching YouTube. 👏😄

[rolandorzabal]

Astaire was not like the rest of the human race. This guy was something else. He really was extraordinary

[mfranssens]

In my opinion. No one better. God bless you Fred.

[phyllisareilly]

I have never seen a man who can do what Fred Astaire could do. This video blew me away, such a wonderful dancer/actor, oh my gosh, always love 'd him and Ginger, but he is a one in a lifetime. Love!

[emmad.]

I just love how smooth, graceful and easy Fred Astaire makes everything look, even if the number is fun like this one. Others of his era were talented of course, but not everybody could express this kind of ease, gracefulness and joy like he could.

[Giggidygiggidy]

He make it look so easy😎 What a legend

[JohAndRe-nz]

100% pure class, rhythm and fantastic talent, something given to an individual by God.
Unfortunately, you just don’t experience this type of magic nowadays.

[SirArthurStreebGreebling]

Extraordinary. I used to hate the musicals as a young person. But then one day something clicked.

[chorrellpique]

What a time to be alive. Somehow I find this much more entertaining than most movies these days. An era of exceptionally talented actors/musicians and always an air of mystery that surrounded them.

[kareemhumble]

my 4yearold daughter loves this video...had to dance through 5 times on repeat just now😄

[tewkewl]

Back when being in Hollywood meant real talent.

[IlaughedIcried]

WOW! Such a beautiful, clever use of the entire environment - elegant and classy and full of personality.

[qtaroj]

No matter what Astaire does, it always looks like the first take to my eyes, so natural, so inspired, as if it only appeared planned out in retrospect.

[cxrgaming]

He dance such grace, its almost majestic.