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Friday, February 25. 2011

Don't you wish you could dance like Ginger Rogers, at 92 or now?

 For you youngins, Ginger Rogers was one of the best movie dancers of an earlier generation, as Fred Astaire (her on-screen partner) recognized.  Starts off slow, or skip to about 1:38 minutes.




The commenter below points out that I've been tricked by whomever posted this video at Youtube. Ginger Rogers danced off-stage in 1995 at 83.  Still, don't you wish you could dance like this in senior years, or now?

Posted by Bruce Kesler at 18:39 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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I confused. Ginger appears to have died in 1995 at the age of 83 (and change).
Was this another 92 YO (who danced very well), Ginger at an earlier age (prior to her death), or the Zombie Ginger nine years post mortem?
Very impressive whatever the case.
#1 GaryP on 2011-02-25 19:19 (Reply)
The dancer is Sarah "Paddy" Jones, and she was something like 75 when the video was made.
And I agree, very impressive indeed.
#2 Jeannette on 2011-02-25 19:52 (Reply)
Ginger rogers died in 1995!!?
I've got to get out of the house more.
#3 heltau on 2011-02-25 23:26 (Reply)
I have watched this video numerous times.
I am amazed at Ginger Rogers at 92, with her son.
That is amazing.
Thank-you.
#4 Thomas L. Van Dusen on 2011-02-27 08:09 (Reply)

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