Ann Miller Rehearsal (1987) Full Version "Shaking the Blues Away"

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Rehearsal and recording session for "Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood" (1987). This is the complete, unedited version; I posted an edited version of this on KZfaq awhile back here:
• Ann Miller Rehearsal a...
The choreographers are Walter Painter and Charlene Painter.

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@garymeise673 Жыл бұрын

I have always been in love with Ann Miller but until I saw this video even I had not a clue how unbelievably phenomenal her talent is. There is seriously no one that compares to Ann Miller

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

*Who just kept Skipping through this & then==>* *ONLY Watched AnnMiLLer Parts????* May 20, 2023. *I want this 64-year OLd AnnMiLLer, to Be My Kingdom ReWard* *for ALL Eternity in the Kingdom!!!!* Eugene, Oregon. *How Many of you LOVE this OLder Ann MiLLer even MORE* *Than You Loved the Younger Ann MiLLer & I Love them BOTH!!!* *I Even Love Ann MiLLer, 'Off Camera' just Being HerSeLf!!!*

@michaeldumar8570 4 ай бұрын

She radiates something that will never be seen again

@jameshogan6142 4 ай бұрын

She somehow lived in the shadow of Judy Garland even though she had limitless talent herself. She was always my favourite actress singer and dancer.

@timholland928 Ай бұрын

She was the best.She still holds the record for the most taps in 60 seconds.

@threelittlebirds3361 Жыл бұрын

Dear Ann was 64 in this video - what an amazingly talented and kind woman she was. I’m sure she’s dancing around us, tapping away, as we watch this video 💕

@dandelionstars6700 2 жыл бұрын

She is so talented!! Can you believe she was 63 or 64 here?!

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

@thebeatnumber Жыл бұрын

I always wonder why they didn't think of inviting her to make guest appearances on the Golden Girls. She would have been perfect in that episode where Dorothy, Rose and Blanche had to do a kind of Broadway song and dance number.

@dferzaremba 3 ай бұрын

Um, she’s a seasoned dancer. I’m 60 and surf and skateboard. Any person who stays active can still do things we did at 20. An average 65 year old would be on the floor clutching their chest but Ann stayed active so this isn’t a big deal. At 75-80 she could still do this. I know 75 year olds who still surf and skateboard. They stayed active so it’s no big deal. My point? Stay physically active, dumbasses. 😅

@davemattia 2 ай бұрын

She looks older despite her vigor, and in fact, she was probably more like 70 here because there used to be a lot of discrepancy about her real age until it finally got wiped off the internet search. That's not a knock, and it actually makes her more impressive to dance this hard at whatever age she was.

@Shirazyoni Жыл бұрын

Happy 100th birthday Ms Ann Miller, an actress that Oozed talent from head to toe !

@gennetcoelho1597 Жыл бұрын

I have a different respect for this woman.. she inspires me.. she been through so much in life and bounced back hard ...heart ache and tragedy still was a happy soul

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

*Who just kept Skipping through this & then ==>* *ONLY Watched AnnMiLLer Parts????* May 20, 2023. *I want this 64-year OLd AnnMiLLer, to Be My Kingdom ReWard* *for ALL Eternity in the Kingdom!!!!* Eugene, Oregon. *How Many of you LOVE this OLder Ann MiLLer even MORE* *Than You Loved the Younger Ann MiLLer & I Love them BOTH!!!* *I Even Love Ann MiLLer, 'Off Camera' just Being HerSeLf!!!*

@stareye8 2 жыл бұрын

She's freaking AMAZING!!!! Annie, I love you - wherever you are!!!

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

*Ann MiLLer is My Proof of GOD!!!!* *There are Others such as---->* *Mary Ann, Lynda Carter, Barbara Eden, Raquel WeLch!!!* *But, Ann MiLLer, Is #1 with Me!!!!*

@misplacedstoic 11 ай бұрын

While I’m not a dancer, I’ve always marveled at great dancers, and Ann Miller is among my favorites. She deserves all the flowers.

@nocount1 Жыл бұрын

This is incredibly unique! I don't think anyone has been able to witness a record of a star of her era and caliber sweating, working, thinking and commenting at rehearsal!

@robstockton2463 11 ай бұрын

And she’s totally on top of everything. I’m convinced she was some kind of genius.

@francesinez126 2 жыл бұрын

Holy shite! The cardio demanded in that number! And to still be able to belt it out like Ethel Merman!! And, OMG, those turns! I'm in awe.

@margerykirner5604 4 ай бұрын

Ann Miller was the greatest female tap dancer of all time.

@rgraz4929 7 ай бұрын

This woman was magical. Saw her on Broadway in Sugar Babies in '81. UNWORLDLY TALENT.

@michaelfulton5438 3 ай бұрын

I used to tap dance till I was in my late 30’s .Ann Miller was incredible believe me. Her tap shoes did have loose taps as do all the other dances in this blog, which make double the sound…….. I know this because my tap shoe’s had them too.

@hanschristianbrando5588 7 ай бұрын

This is the kind of thing you want to take in your time machine back to 1937 to show Ann Miller that she'd still have it fifty years later.

@scottvincent1783 9 ай бұрын

Incredible! What an absolutely wonderful woman. Talent, looks, legs, and a beautiful intelligent personality all rolled into one … with a big dash of humbleness. What’s not to love? Just wish this kind of star quality existed today ❤

@mariangarrett8254VintageDoll 10 ай бұрын

I’m only 60 but I’m sitting here watching Home Improvement the episode where Tim & Jill take ballroom dancing lessons and their instructor is none other than Anne Miller! I love her such a talented beautiful lady ❤

@Randylewus1958 2 жыл бұрын

She was an amazing dancer and singer

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

*Ann MiLLer is My Proof of GOD!!!!*

@ianedwards4400 Жыл бұрын

It is nothing short of a miracle to see that 64-year old, Ann Miller in 1987, still had a fantastic figure and those never-ending shapely legs that captivated audiences the world over in the late 30's, 40's and 50's with her specialized form of tap dancing Wow! I doubt that even a day went by without Ann having her strenuous practice. There's no other possible explanation than dancing and exercising that kept her so trim, slim and still every inch the movie star to look at. Just loved her dancing in Kiss me Kate, Lovely to look at, Easter Parade, Two tickets to Broadway, Easter Parade and on an on. Very rare video and great find. Thanks!

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

*Ann MiLLer, is My EVIDENCE of GOD!!!!* *I am Here OnLy to Watch Ann MiLLer, I just Fast 1.5,* *Sped, ALL the Rest of it!!!!*

@robstockton2463 11 ай бұрын

This is astounding, I had no idea this kind of rehearsal footage of Ann Miller existed. Still had her clear-as-a-bell tap technique at 64! Throwing it all down in rehearsal, what a pro and a trooper. They do not make them like her anymore. (The orchestra ain’t bad, either!)

@marxjenn1 11 ай бұрын

Lord! She was my age dancing up a storm and laying it down. The best dancer on the boards. Still the GOAT.

@BellaFirenze 2 ай бұрын

She made her film debut in Anne of Green Gables (RKO, 1934) when she was 11 years old. She was a star until the day she died at the age of 80 from lung cancer on January 22, 2004.

@eckankar7756 2 жыл бұрын

OMG I'm so glad they videoed this it's amazing that the taps in the number actually were Miller dancing. She's just amazing. Wow...I'm thrilled getting to see this thank you so much

@mariangarrett8254VintageDoll 10 ай бұрын

Did you catch the episode of Home Improvement where she’s a ballroom dance instructor?

@ElyseLucile 4 ай бұрын

They make it look so easy in the finished product. What a fascinating look backstage at the sheer effort it takes to create that impression.

@waynem7634 Жыл бұрын

What a joy to watch the great Ann Miller doing a dance rehearsal. Amazing to watch her professionalism combined with such a talent too!

@geoffreyfox9801 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful Ann Miller! She just got better and better with time. She played a lot of summer stock and really honed her skills. When she was announced as Angela Lansbury's successor in Mame, people thought it was a joke. It was no joke. Ann was phenomenal! She wowed audiences again in Sugar Babies! Ann is inspirational. She never gave up or quit. I loved her commercial for "The Great American Soup". The soup didn't sell, but Ann was terrific and looked sensational.

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

@user-vm1np9sb4l 9 ай бұрын

Those dances were so so lucky to have that experience with a pro

@marybarratt2649 Жыл бұрын

My favourite of all the dancers. She was the best. Amazing woman.

@diamondsmusic6413 Жыл бұрын

This is marvelous!! And nice to see Conductor/music director Elliot Lawrence in the recording section. And the late great Glen Roven in the booth watching Ann!!

@user-hj6jc6hl9o 6 ай бұрын

I can see the dancers marking time in the sound booth which this is awesome but totally realistic for a tap dancer it just goes with the turf as you are counting in your body. I learned to tap on a fluke audition more like a dare and have really enjoyed it ever since.

@ron-waynehoekstra7007 5 ай бұрын

This is so priceless and precious to me watching how hard she is working still ……have loved Ann in All her numbers all the pictures she worked in . No one could hold a match to her . She truly loved being a Star made , groomed , taught at the MGM golden halcyon days of yesteryear . In her interview series ( think there were 4-6 episodes on KZfaq can find ) she talked about if she could only have One More Picture , One More go Around ……..it showed all her life , never had a harsh word the studio system or co stars .

@eddiegreene7334 2 ай бұрын

This is amazing! So much talent and dedication ❤️

@Chris-zt4qi 10 ай бұрын

Bless her heart! I saw that show in 1986.....

@FancyPant1122 Жыл бұрын

She was amazing Ms. Miller

@jeffjeffjeff808 3 ай бұрын

Sixty four years old and absolutely astonishing!! OMG

@gwdubs 2 ай бұрын

Wow! Ann Miller was 64 in 1987 when this was filmed. Remarkable talent and stamina!

@troyannbladsacker1811 Жыл бұрын

All I can say is WOW!!! What a privilege to see this wonderful video of one of the greatest Hollywood legends. Thank you!

@doughoffman9463 3 ай бұрын

Ann Miller.... Wow!

@peterdamato2359 Жыл бұрын

Ann Miller was a tremendous talent

@michaelmalone3496 8 ай бұрын

Golden. Thank you for posting. Her footwork was so fast that some of her steps are hard to decipher.

@jaygatz4335 8 ай бұрын

I'm convinced Ann tapped her way out of her mother's womb . . . and never slowed down! Incredible!

@LB-ku6ry Жыл бұрын

Her passion is a first kiss on a hot summer night. Beautiful!❤

@FancyPant1122 Жыл бұрын

I'm enjoying this. Dancers really work hard

@hudsony777 Жыл бұрын

That they do. And singers, too, even though it doesn't look it.

@DDumbrille 2 жыл бұрын

AMAZING. The best female tap dancer ever.

@hawby7mgh 10 ай бұрын

Hard to exclude Eleanor Powell - perhaps a tie.

@DDumbrille 10 ай бұрын

@@hawby7mgh Powell was a great technical dancer, but couldn't spin and tap at the same time...

@RJS1974 3 ай бұрын

Ann Miller did all this and still smoked a pack a day!

@robertgold3868 7 ай бұрын

She was born in 1923, so she was about 64 here. Amazing!

@ritacable6159 Жыл бұрын

She can still dance , Anne Miller she is Fabulous .... From Australia

@robstockton2463 11 ай бұрын

Well…she can’t “still” dance, but she could up until she died in 2004. 😁

@stevecook8941 4 ай бұрын

OMG Ann was 64 yrs young here !!! WOW

@mp2040 11 ай бұрын

Wow she could really tap it out . Amazing and seemed a great personality too ❤

@tapperray 9 ай бұрын

I LOVE this....now I can really see the steps at a closer look!!! Thank you for posting this.....

@mariagoldman8048 11 ай бұрын

She was fantastic

@terriholliday8038 8 ай бұрын

She still has it! I love Ann Miller

@jazzguy1927 Жыл бұрын

This is a great song, Shaking The Blues Away, which was recorded by Ruth Etting in the 1920s. This song from the 1920s which was from the Ziegfeld Follies of 1927 was so good that it survived up into the 80s and Ann Miller. Here is a link to the original recording by Ruth Etting on KZfaq. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rJaEepSkmpuVhGg.html

@Zenobiadream 8 ай бұрын

Wow 64?! Amazing

@gardensenglishandbeauty Жыл бұрын

I cannot thank you enough for uploading this archival footage! Charlene Painter was an amazing dancer as well as a choreographer, this is the first time I've heard about her.

@davidanddavidinbali 2 жыл бұрын

Considering Ann Miller was around 63 here it’s interesting to compare how she aged compared to someone of a similar age now such as Madonna.

@Kela89 2 жыл бұрын

Its interesting how light and efortless is her dancing compare to younger dancers :)

@mariantreber8055 Жыл бұрын

Madge is an altered male. ..mtf....and takes the elite drug that ages you if you quit. Part of the cabal /kabbala that is being blotted out so we can have a world with peace & love. That drug is made from young blood. 😐 Check it out. Maybe more info on the other platforms. Ma donna. .. mandonna. Madam X....nuts.

@margerykirner5604 4 ай бұрын

Ann was also knock kneed as was Desi Arnaz. They danced together?in a movie. Fabulous!

@FancyPant1122 Жыл бұрын

I could tell she enjoys dancing

@501rivet 4 ай бұрын

..how cool is this !!!! Very fun !

@MargauxHemingway Жыл бұрын

Happy 100! Ann Miller!❤

@glenconmc Жыл бұрын

I actually learned some steps and combos from this, just brilliant!

@user-vm1np9sb4l 9 ай бұрын

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall in this dance rehearsal and yeas I still love N Miller❤❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@user-vm1np9sb4l 9 ай бұрын

Wow she still had it back then❤

@DukeJon1969 Жыл бұрын

love Ann Miller

@addie_is_me 2 жыл бұрын

This is 50 years after the other video you just posted of Ann Miller dancing! She is amazing! This number is the entire reason I watch, “Easter Parade,” every year.”

@stareye8 2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@cindybrodie9769 Жыл бұрын

She is so talented and such a kind person and professional.

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

*Ann MiLLer, is My EVIDENCE of GOD!!!!* *I am Here OnLy to Watch Ann MiLLer, I just Fast 1.5,* *Sped, ALL the Rest of it!!!!*

@PM-zw9xz 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful’ Thank you!!

@user-hj6jc6hl9o 6 ай бұрын

Great stuff, totally candid

@lisa-lisa-lisa Жыл бұрын

maybe the greatest thing ive ever seen on KZfaq. thank you

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

*Ann MiLLer, is My EVIDENCE of GOD!!!!* *I am Here OnLy to Watch Ann MiLLer, I just Fast 1.5,* *Sped, ALL the Rest of it!!!!*

@ceciliapreziose3783 8 ай бұрын

And Ann is double the age of her co workers!

@ryanlasalle4414 6 ай бұрын

Ann miller the best

@SingerGeneLeonard 8 ай бұрын

I just wonder if the other dancers knew who she was? And then to see her warmed up and going, they were probably thinking Holy Shit!!!

@VOM8647 Жыл бұрын

64 old! Bravo!!!!

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

*Ukraine???*

@glenconmc Жыл бұрын

I can't tell you how much I love this, I could watch it all day. Thank you for posting x

@FTumas 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant to see.

@hawby7mgh 10 ай бұрын

She is so prepared and so smart. Some of the best rehearsal footage ever shown. Love when Miller belts out a few measures live. The lady knows her stuff.

@user-vm1np9sb4l 9 ай бұрын

And of course she had it!!!!!!!!! She was the matter

@broadwaygypsy3304 5 ай бұрын

WOW THANKS EXCELLENT!!! ..wa happend to dance and music???????

@MNBluestater 5 ай бұрын

She is better than the folks half her age ❤

@rexlex1736 Жыл бұрын

Dancing ain't easy!

@samwharton7313 9 ай бұрын

AT 5:55 she adjusts the camera angle to better show her number to the audience. Confident pro!

@CleoS-vx5pd 9 ай бұрын

I don't blame her, he keeps panning up and cutting out their feet, aka THE BEST BIT OF TAP DANCING! 🤦🏼‍♀️

@miamiracer Жыл бұрын

Are those LeRoy Reams and Don Correia in the chorus? I had the good fortune to meet Ann Miller in the 1970's in Los Angeles. I should say were at the same party, I am sure she had no idea I was alive. She must have been pushing 65 when she did this show and still had a lot of taps left in her!!!

@IceAintNice Жыл бұрын

It is with Hinton Battle. Greg Burge too but he missed this rehearsal.

@FancyPant1122 Жыл бұрын

It looks easy until you see how much you have to put into it

@monicacavalli5003 Жыл бұрын

Una genia total!!!!

@lenwelch2195 8 ай бұрын

Omg she was the best . I knew she was talented but she was tap in same way Astaire was elegant

@cyclesgoff9768 Жыл бұрын

Hollywood aristocracy in action 😍

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

*ExPLain*

@SusanRoulusonisPione 2 жыл бұрын

Loved watching this!

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

*Ann MiLLer, is My EVIDENCE of GOD!!!!* *I am Here OnLy to Watch Ann MiLLer, I just Fast 1.5,* *Sped, ALL the Rest of it!!!!*

@FancyPant1122 Жыл бұрын

Wow

@DDumbrille 2 жыл бұрын

Jeffsabu, do you have the video that Walter Painter choreographed of Donald O'Connor dancing at the Academy Awards? There's a poor-quality version online. Would be great to have a crisper version.

@FancyPant1122 Жыл бұрын

The guy in the peach color shirt. I would never guess he's a dancer he looks like a successful CEO

@robstockton2463 11 ай бұрын

Lee Roy Reems. Actually considered more of an actor/singer, but he’s a proficient tapper!

@hawby7mgh 10 ай бұрын

Lee Roy Reames - one of B’way’s best.

@glenconmc Жыл бұрын

I wonder if there is similar footage of Liza rehersing that amazing opening from this same show?

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

*Who is Liza???*

@glenconmc Жыл бұрын

@Justin Martyr The greatest all round entertainer ever, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garlands daughter, she is amazing in that show Happy Birthday Hollywood. (this rehearsal is part of that show, Liza opens the whole thing) I take it you were being serious when you said "who's Liza?" 😏

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

@@glenconmc*Yeah I Don't Know who Liza is nor the->* *Happy B.D. HoLLywood*

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

@@glenconmc *Who is the Director Guy, in This???*

@glenconmc Жыл бұрын

@Justin Martyr His name is Walter Painter, and that is his wife, the assistant choreographer. I think you would be able to find the whole show (Happy Birthday Hollywood) maybe on KZfaq? Liza's opening section is amazing. There are some really great routines in the show and many many Hollywood stars and celebs. Well worth watching, you won't see this kind of thing or talent again.

@FancyPant1122 Жыл бұрын

Who he please? He's good

@broadwaygypsy3304 5 ай бұрын

who was the chorographer?

@luthermartin4595 Жыл бұрын

The vampire lovers

@ibuhleevechristina1583 2 жыл бұрын

I wish Annie would have drank more water. She was still gorgeous but hydrating should have been a mandatory request from leader

@francesinez126 2 жыл бұрын

Uh, how exactly do you know how much water she drank????

@terryhammond1253 2 жыл бұрын

🎹 One of those dancers is the legendary Leroy Reams... now 80.

@terryhammond1253 2 жыл бұрын

Who is the Director?

@Justin.Martyr Жыл бұрын

@@terryhammond1253 *Non of these Narcs. Ever RePLied!!!*

@francesinez126 2 жыл бұрын

At 18:27, interviewer asks, "How is this number going to look on the 27th?" Ann: "Well, we hope it'll be a knockout." Well, anyone who has watched the finished product ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eamgdrZ5r7a4ZKs.html ) can see that it surely was!

@addie_is_me 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that link. 😁 the finished number after seeing the rehearsal is great.