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

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13 жыл бұрын

A very fast and impressive semi-solo dance of Donald O'Connor's complete with amazing tapping and full-scale acrobatics from the 1948 musical "Are You With It?" The bar tender is played by Donald's actual tap teacher, Louis Da Pron, and the third dancer is Lew Parker.

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@MBrusaZappellini 3 жыл бұрын

Such a shame Donald O’Conner didn’t get more recognition- he was a phenomenal artist

@trhansen3244 Жыл бұрын

I think he is quite possibly the best dancer ever.

@Irisheyesd1 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most underrated dancers in movie history. Every bit as good as Gene or Fred.

@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын

So true

@cl604driver Жыл бұрын

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

@shelleywantiez7964 Жыл бұрын

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

@robertedwards7900 Жыл бұрын

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!!!

@letty5515 11 ай бұрын

Amen

@nightcoresubliminals2038 5 жыл бұрын

We humans have achieved our highest point, our true perfection, and his name is Donald O'Connor

@claudiasantos3361 2 жыл бұрын

It's true

@emilylarimore127 2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@Happyboymargarine Жыл бұрын

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

@omarcogle1965 Жыл бұрын

You also have Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a predecessor.

@shelleywantiez7964 Жыл бұрын

Donald O'Connor was the real deal!

@GROWLEYMOLD 3 жыл бұрын

I've been watching clips of this man dancing and I can't believe how good he is . This guy is something else .

@shelleywantiez7964 Жыл бұрын

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

@shelleywantiez7964 Жыл бұрын

Donald O'Connor outshined them all. He was the superior dancer on many levels. How ironic, Donald's dance instructor, Louis DaPron, was in this scene. Donald was perfection in this scene.

@micaelaroyo4837 5 жыл бұрын

Donald O Connor looks so young in this, hes absolutely adorable!!!!!

@someonesomeone7423 2 жыл бұрын

he was 23 and looking fresh for hollywood

@shelleywantiez7964 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@francescaa8331 10 күн бұрын

Absolutely

@harley3849 4 жыл бұрын

To think he was only 23 when this film was released! He was absolutely astounding x

@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын

So true

@alwaysblake148 4 жыл бұрын

Thank God for KZfaq. Donald O'Connor is at long last getting his due as one of the greats. And in my book, I'd rather watch him than all the others.

@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын

Me too

@yourgirlme9163 Жыл бұрын

@@seanohare5488 me too

@tammie1078 9 жыл бұрын

Tapping while table cloth is being whipped underneath you and your still tapping and you don't fall, lol wow Don, just wow!!!

@Mari-zl3sg 7 жыл бұрын

Donald O'Connor is a masterpiece....

@dudley5533 Жыл бұрын

Donald was definitely one of the best ......he did it all....acrobatics, difficult tap routines and multiple dances done with the female dancers.

@shelleywantiez7964 Жыл бұрын

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.

@trhansen3244 Жыл бұрын

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

@georgeorwell4534 4 жыл бұрын

I read that when Donald O'Connor was signed by Paramount they gave him a dancing instructor to help define his talent for films. His instructor quit after the first day, saying he was "untrainable". He didn't mean that he wouldn't take instruction, but he learned far more from real life hoofers like Bill "Bojangles" Robinson than instructors, did things differently than they draw them up on charts, and knew as much as the instructors.

@someonesomeone7423 2 жыл бұрын

Source?

@georgeorwell4534 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@cl604driver Жыл бұрын

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

@skeletorlikespotatoes7846 Жыл бұрын

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

@DrSho 4 жыл бұрын

instead of watching dancing with the stars they should show clips like this so the world can see what REAL dancing looks like

@AJ-ld5mv 4 жыл бұрын

YAAAAASSSSS

@benjaminfreyman4273 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@angelasturges5550 3 жыл бұрын

@@benjaminfreyman4273 Yes!!!

@angelasturges5550 3 жыл бұрын

@@AJ-ld5mv Oui!

@angelasturges5550 3 жыл бұрын

@@AJ-ld5mv Oui!

@FanFan-ib8lu 3 жыл бұрын

When I first saw this number, I wondered who the hell was the bar tender because he got such moves, quick and sliding. He's Louis da pron !! Teacher of Donald. Great to see them dancing together !!

@susanyork5089 3 жыл бұрын

Love this man , did not get the recognition he deserved , stunning

@catwomanpl1 13 жыл бұрын

Admire him, adore him, love him..... He's the greatest of ''em all:))))))

@wakeupamerica4610 6 жыл бұрын

And this folks is why both fred astaire and gene kelly said donald O'Conner was a better dancer then them.he was virtually over looked when kelly and astaire came to fame.

@shaibullard8870 5 жыл бұрын

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

@alanoliver7616 4 жыл бұрын

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

@judyloukides 4 жыл бұрын

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!

@deirdremacdougall8415 4 жыл бұрын

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 !

@mirozen_ 4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@sosidecop64 11 жыл бұрын

You can't help but smile when you watch these wonderful dance routines.

@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын

So true

@Cookies_crumbs 6 жыл бұрын

Would you look at this kid move?! I love Donald and own most of his movies. It is not surprising to me that Gene Kelly wanted to dance with Donald and specifically requested him as his co-star in "Singin' in the Rain".

@txmedic37 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@amanda1271 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@valentinelove8029 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jejrstans 2 жыл бұрын

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

@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын

So true

@tiffanysalling4272 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love Donald O'Connor. His dancing is very much missed. I want to dance like that.

@joeblow578 9 жыл бұрын

I am a big Donald fan, and this might be my favorite of his films. The actors and dancers at that time were (like Donald) often started in vaudeville, a family enterprise that meant learning acrobatics and dance and music in very early childhood, as early as possible. Louis DaPron, the 'bartender' here, was actually Donald's dance instructor for film, and he also started dancing in early childhood! Nice to see the two dance together - a master and his brilliant protege.

@lewistrotter1039 8 жыл бұрын

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

@DonaldOConnorFan 8 жыл бұрын

+Lilly Trotter Are You With It?

@Arkelk2010 6 жыл бұрын

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

@lindapullan6937 6 жыл бұрын

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.

@marygoodson4920 4 жыл бұрын

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

@jaypierce7125 2 жыл бұрын

as a professional dancer myself, I think that Donald O'connner is the most underrated dancer = I was not tap dancer but I always appreciated him.

@fenrislyulf950 3 жыл бұрын

Sheer magic without creative editing, just talent.

@bexbeckyxx 13 жыл бұрын

Donald is the only person in the world who could ever make maths look like so much fun :) i love him!

@thomasbeverick4528 4 жыл бұрын

All great. Add Tommy Rall to this group.

@debbie3218 6 жыл бұрын

Donald O'Connor, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly... I always am happy every time I see them dance. Love them all!

@cheryldahl9192 4 жыл бұрын

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

@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын

Me too

@plugh1 3 жыл бұрын

When entertainment was exactly that. No cgi no costumes with capes. Just great movies.

@louismazzei5862 4 жыл бұрын

I’m always amazed at just how light on his feet that guy really was. Amazing!

@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын

So true

@maizie9454 Жыл бұрын

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

@carmellayates2503 3 жыл бұрын

My mother took me to the movies to see Donald at the time this movie was made i was only 5yrs old . Anyway it wasn't this movie that I saw I'm pretty sure I was around 7 yrs old . And I was so infatuated by him and I told my mom when I grow up I'm going to marry Donald O'Conner . I watched all of his Frances the talking mule episodes they were much better than Mr Ed . Probably because Donald was the star. I did miss his dancing and I'm glad that its now on utube .

@CoconutMigrationCommittee 3 жыл бұрын

donald is the greatest actor, dancer, and singer. ever.

@ejdarly4733 10 жыл бұрын

I love the stories they told when they tap danced. We need to keep this type of stuff alive so that legends like this will always be known. It's almost insulting this type of stuff should have millions of views, so how am I just now seeing this? Makes me what to look up even more dancers from bad in the day.

@Pau_Pau_Pau_Pau 9 жыл бұрын

I can't believe what I just freaking saw my god that was amazing. He's elastic!!

@hollygolightly8048 4 ай бұрын

This is when one had to have talent to perform. An era we’ll never witness again.

@TheMaisie80 10 жыл бұрын

Terrific routine. Donald o'Connor was fantastic. Thanks for posting this..

@lynnbethechange 4 жыл бұрын

When I was a brand new teen, I had such a crush on Donald O-Connor. Great song and dance man with fantastic comedic timing.

@SJPDurham 7 жыл бұрын

Now that's dancing.

@shaibullard8870 5 жыл бұрын

Better than Chris brown 😂

@MrPoupard 6 жыл бұрын

Breathtaking ... pure virtuosity ....they all make it look so easy ..... did the cinema audiences 70 years ago appreciate what they were seeing?

@bbcisrubbish 12 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic scene! One of the best tap dancing episodes I have ever seen.

@dottie8115 3 жыл бұрын

I always loved how Donald could Tap Dance and he was one of the best 🎶💞🎵💞🕺

@yvettejones5323 3 жыл бұрын

Gosh, he's so young in this movie.

@Alcagaur1 4 жыл бұрын

Like the Nicholas Brothers, while watching you couldn't actually swear that there is a garden-variety human spine in there.

@smallbluehour Жыл бұрын

Adorable guy in suspenders who dances fabulously. I'm just going to go melt now, thank you.

@rettathomas837 Жыл бұрын

I agree, I love Donald O’Connor, he was underrated

@allisavercool227 9 жыл бұрын

A time before color saturated the world and any stranger walking into a random cafe was required to participate in a friendly dance battle. The guys at table three are just waiting their turn.

@RavenSelena 9 жыл бұрын

This is how I want to learn my math! I want to go back in time and get tap dancing and math lessons from Donald!!

@MasterArchfiend 3 жыл бұрын

He's right. Everything boils down to math. Dancing is just one wonderful way we use it.

@johanna6050 Ай бұрын

Grateful that this mans' talent is preserved on film.😊

@Realmasterorder 4 жыл бұрын

What an awesome talented dancer and great actor at such a young Age as well ! i think he was pretty underatted,mainly cause of the Kelly and Astaire super stardom at the time.

@LenHummelChannel 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you. this was a long-lost clip. Donald was a truly amazing & athletic talent !

@claynadian 13 жыл бұрын

This is so great!

@shawncurtis3686 4 жыл бұрын

Donald O' Connor exuded physical self confidence.

@jdswenson 4 жыл бұрын

Donald O'Connor was the best. He still is in my opinion.

@tamarab6680 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome, always loved Donald O'Connor!

@lenhummel5614 Жыл бұрын

Donald O'Connor belongs in the same class of superb - super performers as Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.🎯💯👍

@shelleywantiez7964 Жыл бұрын

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

@timeslush 3 жыл бұрын

this is so suave and cute and snappy and just plain impressive i'm losing my mind

@olu001 7 жыл бұрын

This is unbelievable

@sandrastitt527 3 жыл бұрын

Loved Donald O’Conner & all the old musicals

@deirdremacdougall8415 4 жыл бұрын

Marvelous Donald O'Connor ! Just adore him thanks for this wonderful share 💞

@NicoleWharton 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so much for posting this and the info on the other two dancers. I've never seen this routine by Donald O'Connor before. Loved it.

@lenhummel5766 2 жыл бұрын

Fred, Gene, and Donald. 💛THE GREATEST💛🎯🎼🏅🎶

@lisanealy1703 Жыл бұрын

Back when hollywood had great people, great talent, great movies and great patriotism.

@acehandler1530 2 жыл бұрын

I just watched "Are You With It?" last evening - and LOVED this dance number! And here it is in all its wee glory - thanks so much for posting this for everyone to enjoy...so ENJOY! 💖 🇨🇦

@DonaldOConnorFan 2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome! It’s one of my favorite routines of his.

@loganperry5167 17 күн бұрын

Never gets old, often only looks better, a gem,thanks for posting.

@jddj2952 4 жыл бұрын

Nothing like watching great talent.

@ruthnagarya2028 6 жыл бұрын

I always felt Donald O'conner was a better dancer than Gene Kelly...and he was younger and more handsome! What a talent God blessed s with! I've never seen this before...he looks like he's 16 !!!!! What movie is this from?

@shaibullard8870 5 жыл бұрын

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

@DakariKingMykan 5 жыл бұрын

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

@roman23bullard52 4 жыл бұрын

@@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

@DakariKingMykan 4 жыл бұрын

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

@tigermaximus8003 4 жыл бұрын

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!;)

@rustyfrank 12 жыл бұрын

@Sadielou001 I was lucky enough to study tap with Louis for years. He was AMAZING!!! And the sweetest man. I only wish he had lived longer. Thanks so much for posting this clip. I've always loved it, but my copy was so dark I couldn't see what Donald was doing on the table tops (such a great part.)

@katiebenson1883 5 жыл бұрын

2:42 did anyone else realize that was the same routine Donald used in I love Melvin when he was tap dancing in his roller skates?

@cameronmonteath4910 4 жыл бұрын

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

@valentinelove8029 3 жыл бұрын

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

@allanpalmer9763 4 жыл бұрын

The movie, for everybody who's asking (including me) is "Are You With It?" 1948

@ruthsmith7614 5 жыл бұрын

Mesmerizing and brilliant dancing......

@olliedynoduck 3 жыл бұрын

I love him! Always have...so talented!

@rodlabbe2976 7 жыл бұрын

I didn't know Lou Marie could dance so smoothly.

@debrabrabenec3731 3 жыл бұрын

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

@CoconutMigrationCommittee Жыл бұрын

We gotta bring tap dancing back to Hollywood musicals

@billlonee9470 4 жыл бұрын

I first became aware of Mr. O'Connor through the Francis the Talking Mule series. Later on, I saw him in a musical and thought, "Wow, he can dance, too." Boy, what a dope I was. Donald O'Connor is magic.

@Cookies_crumbs 4 жыл бұрын

Bill Lonee - Me too!

@square-on-wheels 4 жыл бұрын

I'm speechless with joy. 😊

@chelliebean5773 8 күн бұрын

With some of the nonsense on KZfaq, Deborah thank you for sharing this TREASURE!

@DonaldOConnorFan 8 күн бұрын

You are so welcome!

@someonesomeone7423 2 жыл бұрын

This is my favourite scene of the movie

@tamolyn5141 3 жыл бұрын

That's Lew Parker, who portrayed Marlo Thomas's father on "That Girl". I never knew he was a dancer.

@lynneward2471 4 жыл бұрын

Boy oh boy can this man dance absolutely fantastic such elegance really lovely

@ladygentleman5563 5 жыл бұрын

He's so cute 🥰

@kerry5586 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for posting.

@donnatunney1981 4 жыл бұрын

Love Donald O'Connor.

@earlsgirlblack 12 жыл бұрын

The best of all white dancers.. Total self taught, natural of dancers ,, he had has and will always have IT !

@mazay83 12 жыл бұрын

Perfect, perfect, perfect !!!

@deannastevens1217 4 жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

@tankhalffull 10 ай бұрын

Talent like this just doesn't exist today...

@lcg101 13 жыл бұрын

what an amazing video! I wish I could see the whole movie.

@andrewtongue7084 15 күн бұрын

Only one word can describe this: Sublime.

@markhatfield5621 4 жыл бұрын

Back when audiences demanded that entertainers had to have talent.

@user-eh5gj1hx9z 4 жыл бұрын

'WHAT'S WRONG WITH 28 PEOPLE'? This was GREAT! Donald O'Connor - one of the best triple threats EVER!

@normanriggs848 10 күн бұрын

O'Conner was quite the talent and quite the athlete. Every bit as good as the "best!"

@MariaAlvarez-sm8bv 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely spectacular. Never surpassed.

@danielhughes441 6 күн бұрын

In agreement with all who say how underrated he was! I think the thing that strikes me the most is how fearless, yet playful, he was as a dancer! (Also known to be one of the kindest people in the biz)

@tarynchavez 12 жыл бұрын

I'm speechless!!!!

@user-ud6nw9jj2w 5 жыл бұрын

How I like the atmosphere of old american movies!

@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын

Me too

@knickertwistcopperby6066 4 жыл бұрын

I love the table cloth removal! Ingenius idea.

@19jacinta88 10 жыл бұрын

Wish my math lessons in high school were this handsome... I mean good ;)

@stephaniecarrow4898 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the inside info re the other two dancers ~ one his former teacher! He's a delight and wonder to watch. He defies gravity!

@iahelcathartesaura3887 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. This made my day! :)

@locobaby99 10 жыл бұрын

this is basically a dance off

@blazingtimeblazer9004 3 жыл бұрын

Now this is what teachers need to show in math class. (I'm watching this as I'm doing a math exam XD)

@rustyfrank 9 жыл бұрын

Hi there! It would be great if you could add to your description that the other dancer is Donald's choreographer, Louis DaPron (my beloved tap teacher), Louis is the bartender. THANKS

@curtlewis2795 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@ianwhitcomb 4 жыл бұрын

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

@curtlewis2795 4 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@ianwhitcomb 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely see it now