The Peanut Vendor, El Manisero, was written by an emigrant to Cuba, Moises Simmons, and recorded in 1928 in Havana. It was re-recorded and released in 1930 in New York; it introduced the American public to an authentic latin dance rhythm, and its effect was to set off a decade of rumba-mania. Album/artist - Spirit of Cuba, released 2005.
Katarina Witt, on the way to her second Olympic gold medal, performs her short program, a showtunes figure-skating number. 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Canada.
Shake, Rattle, and Roll - 1954 - Bill Haley and the Comets. Featuring Buddy Ebsen, Vilma Ebsen, Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire, and Ginger Rogers in clips from Roberta, 1935, and Broadway Melody of 1936.
Katarina Witt - 1985 European Figure Skating Championship, held in Gothenburg, Sweden. Witt wins her third European championship. Short and Long Programs.
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra - Hawaiian War Chant, opening scene/number from Ship Ahoy, 1942. Buddy Rich on drums, Ziggy Elman trumpet solo, T. Dorsey trombone,
Eleanor Powell and dance troupe.
Boogie Woogie - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 1944. Eleanor Powell; tap dance audition clip from Born to Dance, 1936, and West Point Cadet routine from Rosalie, 1937.
