February 5, 2026: The RKO Films of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers

Class Preparation

Recommended Reading:

• Glossary of Film Terms
• Class 2 Selected Lyrics
• ​Handout of Key Class 2 Slides​

Links & Playlists

 YouTube Playlists

• Top Hat Dance Numbers (from the 1935 film): "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)," "Isn't This a Lovely Day?," "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails," "Cheek to Cheek," and "The Piccolino"
• Follow the Fleet (Song and dance clips from the 1936 film, also starring Randolph Scott and Harriet Hilliard): "We Saw the Sea," "Let Yourself Go," "Get Thee Behind Me, Satan," "I'd Rather Lead a Band," "But Where Are You?," "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket," and "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
• Swing Time Dance Numbers (from the 1936 film): "Pick Yourself Up," "Waltz in Swing Time," "A Fine Romance," "Bojangles of Harlem," and "Never Gonna Dance"
• Shall We Dance Musical Numbers (from the 1937 film): "Slap That Bass," "Walking the Dog," "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck," "They All Laughed," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," "They Can't Take That Away from Me," "Shall We Dance"
• Class 2 Videos (some duplications from specific film playlists above)