Applied Mathematics - Donald O'Connor Solo Tap and Acrobatic Dance 

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Agreed

@@benjaminfreyman4273 Yes!!!

@@AJ-ld5mv Oui!

@@AJ-ld5mv Oui!

They all are amazing dancers 🤷I never compare any of them by saying who's better than who I respect all they're styles but I love Gene more he was very athletic

He had a heart condition that cut is career short so sad, a loss to all of us.

He was every bit as good as either of the others, but always played a comic role or second banana, so he didn't get as much credit for it. That routine he did in "Singin' in the Rain" was spectacular!

Yes and I so agree that indeed he was. And, was for some reason was shamefullly not as well known or recognized in households across America as being so wonderful. He was so very charming and talented.I just adore watching him dance !

@@judyloukides I think people loved him in the comic roles he played so much that they didn't focus as much on how good his dancing actually was! A marvelous dancer and actor.

It's true

Yup

I second that, and now we have the Kardashians. No talent sluts, making way more money than this guy ever did

You also have Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a predecessor.

Donald O'Connor was the real deal!

I think he is quite possibly the best dancer ever.

Mmm I loves me some Donald O’Connor…RIP you handsome, charming thing you… 😚

There were no limits to what Donald O'Connor could do.

So true

I think better. Watching this routine, swinging around, dancing on tables etc,. He could hang with the Nicholas Bros.

Perhaps better. Neither of the other two could incorporate the acrobatics like Donald O'Connor could

I would say he was much better than those guys in some ways. Gene had a more athletic approach and Fred was more fluid/graceful. Don’s acrobatics we’re UNPARALLELED!!!

Amen

he was 23 and looking fresh for hollywood

Totally agree

Absolutely

Me too

@@seanohare5488 me too

He was supposed to play opposite Bing Crosby in White Christmas, but injured a leg just before filming. The choreography number was written for Kay, if you watch White Christmas after say Singin' In The Rain, you can tell the rest was written for Donald.

@@txmedic37 that's crazy. I always watch that movie and wish Donald had been cast in it, such a shame to know he was and missed out on it.

@@txmedic37 actually I believe he got sick due to the mule that played Francis

@@amanda1271 Me too!! We watched it last night and just imagined Donald in it instead. sigh.

So true

Source?

@@wkwalter1529 my respects. I've been a fan of his for a long time. My favorite is "Moses Suposes".....while you watch Gene Kelly showing such power in his dance, Donald O'Connor is gliding, graceful. Thank you for your post.

@@georgeorwell4534 I prefer to watch DOC in Moses vs GK.

Any books you know on the hoofers? And their style?

What's the movie? I'd love to check it out.

+Lilly Trotter Are You With It?

It must be a great feeling to dance with and see one's dance student do so well.

I'm a big Donald O'Connor fan too. I've never seen this clip before. It's fabulous. I never get tired of watching this man dance.

I've never seen this before! What movie is it? thanks for the background info too! Donald has always been my Fave.

So true

I think he outshined them ALL. It's a crime he didn't receive a lifetime achievement award. He was acting and dancing at a much earlier age than his Compadre's. His list of movies is endless. He was the real deal. He also had all the Hollywood Hotties as leading ladies. It speaks volumes.

After watching him in several films, I am not so sure he wasn't the very best dancer of them all.

So true

ME too! Why does everyone feel the need to compare them? They were all great!

Me too

He's not better he's just as good 🤷 I never compare them cause they both talented and have different styles 😉 I love Gene Kelly more but I do feel Donald contributed enough to be in Gene's category

@@shaibullard8870 Did you know that Donald danced on skates before Gene did?

@@DakariKingMykan yup and he was amazing too I feel he should be just as famous as gene even though I like gene a bit more

@@roman23bullard52 I honestly Can't decide... especially when it comes to MOSES SUPPOSES

you know. the first time i saw donald. ive seen him in tales from the crypt. its called string along. he was a puppetir. in the story!;) great acter. when i saw in hes younger days!;) ommmg!!!!;) i didnt realize he was a legend maan!;) tapp dancing even tap dancing in roller skates!??;) and the way he move!;) with hes feet? maan!;) love this guy!;) when i saw tales from the crypt. i though deep down he acted very well!;) hes persona. the way he laugh in the carrecter. and the way he pertrait the carreter of the puppet tir!;) as soon as i saw hes name. i said let me found out who he is!;) hes an interesting person. this is how you know when a person that you dont know. affects you. when i found out who he was back then!;) ommg!;) i was blown away!;) what talent maan!;) even tho he was at hes 60 or what ever!;) he can teach you how to dance !;) hes a master!;) i was soo glad to look for him!;) ive never knew he was that talented!;)

All great. Add Tommy Rall to this group.

Yes, we did. We were mesmerized. It could be why I rarely see a film today. Most of today's actors are boring with little talent.

wow, thankx for enlightening me on O'Connor...I luv learning about those for whom history doesn't leave a calling card!

Billy Elliott I'll try to find something on Will Spoor. I came across his kinetic mime when I was at CalArts. He created some of the first flash mob art experiences with something similar to a Merce Cunningham dance happening in a crowded space without warning. Thought you should be aware of him. Since he moves and stuff.

Billy Elliott Donald is an incredible legend...one of the best dancers ever...he was in show business from 2 on...his family had a vaudeville act...he was in movies at 12...like Sing You Sinners with Bing Crosby....he was a teen idol in the 40's....wonderful movies with his brilliant comedic timing and dancing....then, in the 50's huge....movies...Singin' in the Rain considered the best musical ever for which he won the Golden Globe as best actor in a musical or comedy, Call Me Madam with great numbers with Vera Ellen and and a showstopping duet with Ethel Merman...Donald had a terrific voice, as well....Walking My Baby Back Home with Janet Leigh...Donald does romance like no other...There's No Business Like Show Business..fabulous solo...Anything Goes - with Bing Crosby and great dances with Mitzi Gaynor...and so many more...on a TV show 5 Hollywood actresses said Donald was the best kisser in Hollywood....you can sure tell.....he was also a very beloved gentleman.

Billy Sheppard that would be awesome... I went to a Performing Arts HS, and learning the history of the craft was very important. So I enjoy learn about all this stuff. 🔱

***** hey thanks so much for filling me in on that info. I love musicals and I really think that was true acting and talent back then. There may be talented actors today, but it's not in the same way as those of old Hollywood. Wouldn't you agree?

Just a small correction, if I may. The third dancer is Lew Parker, not quite 40 here. An old vaudeville song-and-dance man who made the transition to movies and later TV (most notably as Marlo Thomas's father on That Girl). Here, Parker was re-creating his role from the Broadway musical of the same name from a few years earlier. He and O'Hanlon were of the same generation but I'm not aware that George was known as a dancer.

Rusty, the older dancer? Isn't that Eddie Foy Jr?

@@ianwhitcomb Sorry, not Rusty. But the "older" dancer (he was in his late 30s here) is Lew Parker, a vaudeville song-and-dance man who danced on Broadway, film and, later, TV. And, in the 60s, he was Marlo Thomas's TV dad on That Girl.

Absolutely see it now

Better than Chris brown 😂

No!!! I just checked and wow it is!! That's so interesting wow

Also the song is "gotta give my feet a break" which don and peggy ryan danced to like 5 years prior

So true

this is exactly what I was thinking. he was just air

He's a class all his own. He outshined both of them with dancing, singing and acting.

You have thought right

@Liam Berg (STUDENT)Lou Marie was his name in the show That Girl, starring Marlo Thomas.

+Elizabeth's Phone Are You With It?

Ok, I’m not a dancer, but I have heard that the style of dance known as “hoofing” was performed by untrained individuals and is all lower body movement and fast footwork. IMO they’re giving a demonstration of hoofing.

sad but true :S

Your are correct. He was just 23 and this was about four years before Singing in the Rain

Me too

Bill Lonee - Me too!

You are so welcome!