Fact #60847
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Short story:
In the PR campaign for the release of the RKO film Shall We Dance, with music by George Gershwin, The New York World-Telegram reveals that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers begin rehearsals for their movies by tackling the most difficult dance routines first.
Full article:
Fred Astaire : Once we get a hard dance filmed, the ice is broken. I never feel we are really in the show until that is accomplished. After the first routine is finished, the others are spaced at regular intervals throughout the production.
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