@classicactress The very talented EleanorPowell shows off her tap dancing in The Broadway Melody Of 1936 | Association of International Dance Teachers

The Incredible Eleanor Powell Best tap dancer and drummer in the world in the film Ship Ahoy 1942🤩 Eleanor Torrey Powell was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, Powell began studying ballet when she was six and was dancing at nightclubs in Atlantic City before she was a teenager. Despite her enormous popularity, Powell appeared in only 14 films during her career and largely retired after her marriage to actor Glenn F

The sublimely talented Eleanor Powell dancing in an Adrian gown in BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 ('40). The film was the fourth and final entry in MGM's loosely connected Broadway Melody series. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Eleanor Powell in a fabulous tap routine from 'Thousands Cheer', 1943 #theforgottensplendour #EleanorPowell #tapdance #1940s #musicals #oldhollywood #oldhollywoodglamour #hollywoodmusicals #dancer #vintage #oldhollywoodstars #thousandscheer #classicfilms #classicreels #classicstars #vintageenthusiast #vintageclassic #tapdancing #mastertapdancer #oldhollywood #goldenageofhollywood #40s #oldmovies | The Forgotten Splendour

Eleanor Powell making her magic in “Thousands Cheer”, 1943 ———————————————————————— With a preference toward ballet and acrobatics (notably her splits), she did not initially tap in her early career. In fact, she disliked the style which she considered lacking in grace. It was only when she lost a number of musical roles in New York because she could not tap that she realized the need to learn. Due to her aerial style, she was taught to tap by being forced to wear army surplus ammunition belts w