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Tap Dancing in the Film "Shall We Dance"

Famous tap dancing scene in the 1937 film "Shall We Dance". See also more Tap Dancing in the Movies

TITLE: "Shall We Dance"
CAST: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
DIRECTOR: Mark Sandrich
PRODUCER: Pandro S. Berman
PRODUCTION COMPANY: RKO Pictures
RELEASE DATE: May 7, 1937
RUNNING TIME: 116 minutes (1 hour and 56 minutes)

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Video Clips of Film Scenes

"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" Roller Skate Tap Dance

"Slap That Bass" Engine Room Dance

"They All Laughed" Fred and Ginger Song and Dance

Songs, Dances, and Musical Numbers

Slap That Bass
Sung and danced by Fred Astaire and Ensemble in engine room
Sung also by Dudley Dickerson

Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Sung and danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on roller skates

They Can't Take That Away from Me
Played during the opening credits and often in the score
Sung by Fred Astaire

Shall We Dance
Danced by Fred Astaire and Harriet Hoctor in the ballet sequence opening this number
Sung by Fred Astaire
Danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the closing sequence

They All Laughed
Sung by Ginger Rogers
Danced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Sung a cappella also by Jerome Cowan and Sam Wren

Beginner's Luck
Sung by Fred Astaire

Walking the Dog - Promenade
Played during the dog-walking sequence

Rhapsody in Blue
In the score when Gershwin's name is displayed during the opening credits

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
Sung a cappella on shipboard by people in a bar

The Sidewalks of New York
In the score when New York City is shown



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