Poignant that these two highly talented girls had unknowingly missed three buses. By the mid-1950s tap was on its way out, rock music was about to oust the jazz-swing that better suited movie dancing, and the Hollywood musical was becoming a casualty of the resultant splintering of audiences. Disney's early embrace of TV contributed to that, btw. Had the young ladies been born 20 years earlier, they might have enjoyed stellar careers in the Golden Age.
It don't get any better or sweeter than this.This is real talent!!! I was 2 years old when this aired, but I remember these in re-runs later in the 60's. Loved the Hardy Boys in the "Applegate Treasure" too.
Bonnie Fields is the one on the left. Believe it or not, it was this Talent Round Up performance that led to her becoming a regular mouseketeer. And she was the only Talent Round Up winner to ever become a mouseketeer.
@@mickeymouseclubchannel9733 This was from the third season. Bonnie was a Mouseketeer already. Maxine Grossman, her partner here, was the Talent Roundup Winner. Sometimes a Mouseketeer would perform with the winner. Bobby Burgess danced with his partner at the time, Barbara Boylan, on TRD in the first season, I believe.
I was 5 in 1955. It only goes to point out that even in 1955 the California children were into song and dance in order to make it in Hollywood. My have times changed.
Poignant that these two highly talented girls had unknowingly missed three buses. By the mid-1950s tap was on its way out, rock music was about to oust the jazz-swing that better suited movie dancing, and the Hollywood musical was becoming a casualty of the resultant splintering of audiences. Disney's early embrace of TV contributed to that, btw.
Had the young ladies been born 20 years earlier, they might have enjoyed stellar careers in the Golden Age.
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Bonnie 1955: Me tap dancer.
2 years later
Jimmie: You official Mouseketeer now.
Bonnie: OK.
It don't get any better or sweeter than this.This is real talent!!! I was 2 years old when this aired, but I remember these in re-runs later in the 60's. Loved the Hardy Boys in the "Applegate Treasure" too.
i was lucky enough to take tap classes from Lynn "Bonnie" Fields for 16 years. she's now 63 and still got the feet she had back then!
I wished I had met her! From the videos she seemed like a wonderful dancer and person!!
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Very charming.
I like all dances...! Tap dance, Ballet , Even hip hop or break dance.... it has its own power,fun and beauty...
Sadly, Bonnie Lynn Fields passed away last Saturday. I'm sure she danced her way through the Pearly Gates. May she rest in peace.
Barrog1 which one is Bonnie fields? Beautiful girl and tap dancer. 💗💗
Bonnie Fields is the one on the left. Believe it or not, it was this Talent Round Up performance that led to her becoming a regular mouseketeer. And she was the only Talent Round Up winner to ever become a mouseketeer.
@@mickeymouseclubchannel9733 This was from the third season. Bonnie was a Mouseketeer already. Maxine Grossman, her partner here, was the Talent Roundup Winner. Sometimes a Mouseketeer would perform with the winner. Bobby Burgess danced with his partner at the time, Barbara Boylan, on TRD in the first season, I believe.
I’ll be glad once The Mickey Mouse Club will one day be in The Public Domain despite the fact that I have to wait 27 more years for that to happen🙄
Bonnie was great wow
I was 5 in 1955. It only goes to point out that even in 1955 the California children were into song and dance in order to make it in Hollywood. My have times changed.
When I heard that Bonnie Fields passed away recently,we've lost a darn good tapper. RIP,Miss Bonnie Fields.
“Bonnie Fields is one of my many distant cousins!” :)
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How nice!!!!
Does anyone know the songs they were dancing to?
doctorspinbin, you ARE lucky! I bet you had a good time!
easy! i'll do the same routine (third one on this video) with a little modern tap twist and post it.
Thank you matt
and more fun then ballet and it was born here
I be the poster could have identified which was which, and who the older person in between was.
Oh my goodd...there's no Tap dance classes in Surabaya and i desperately want to do that....:'(
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@blondex21 They do. it's really popular.
@blondex21 I'm a tap dancer and I don't agree
to you maybe, it's just that today's youngsters are far more cultured.