Fred Astaire Represented The Aristocracy, I Represented

If Fred Astaire Is The Cary Grant Of Dance, I'm The Marlon Brando.

I Wanted To Do New Things With Dance, Adapt It To The Motion Picture Medium.

First Of All, Break-dancing Has Been Done For Years, Though Not All Of It Put Together The Way It Is Now. But, Actually, The Distinctions Have Been Blurring Since The 1950s.

The Only Time I Feel Pressured Is When Some Woman's Husband Comes Over And Says, "will You Go Ask My Wife To Dance? She's A Great Dancer And Would Just Love To Dance With You."suddenly There's A Crowd Of People Standing Around Us And They Expect That They're About To See Fred And Ginger. Here The Woman And I Have Just Met, And These People Think That It's Showtime. That Is The Only Time I Think It Is Really Embarrassing.

I Miss The Romance. I Keep Saying This Over And Over Again, But Dance Follows Music. And If The Accent Today Is Percussion And Rhythm And Loudness, Then That Is The Way The Dance Numbers Will Be. But It Is Pretty Hard On Romance With Seven Guitars, Three Drums, And No Melody Instruments In The Band.