| Astaire was famous for incorporating a strangely elegant mix of tap and ballroom. |
| Partly because Ben was as naturally and effortlessly impeccable as Astaire or Cary Grant, or any other mythic style-setter. |
| Watching, and hearing, Astaire tap dance, it is easy to forget how monotonous the art form can be. |
| Can you imagine that dainty, fussbudget of a milquetoast Astaire as a sailor? |
| Yet it's fun to hear the boogie-woogie and swing music of the period, which inspires Astaire to some great double-time tap routines. |
| In his lifetime, Berlin supplied the score for 19 films, six of them starring Fred Astaire. |
