It was the Great Depression and movie goers flocked to theaters just to get a few hours of escapism, which is exactly what they got on December 29, 1933 with what turned out to be the very beginning ...

Astaire and Rogers by Edward Gallafent Columbia University Press, 256 pp., $24.95 THE PLACE of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the American dance couple, perhaps even the American romantic couple, ...

WELL, ARE YOU READY TO DANCE? THAT’S THE QUESTION WE’RE ASKING TODAY AT TODAY’S GRAND OPENING OF A DANCE STUDIO IN THE NORTHLAND. AND AS KMBC NINE S ALAN SHOPE EXPLAINS, TONIGHT THEY OPEN WITH A VERY ...

After transitioning from Broadway with his sister Adele, from the late 1910s through the early ’30s, Fred Astaire braided his singing and dancing into film. Actor, singer, choreographer, dancer, and ...

Dancers from Fred Astaire West Palm Beach studio brought the excitement and passion of ballroom and Latin dancing to the Society of the Four Arts recently. About 400 people attended the March 27 ...

The dancers have been practicing their steps since February in preparation for Friday’s Motown-themed show, which will take ...