Fascinating choreography with a lot of emphasis on the arms and legs doing maneuvers close to the body with a lot of side snapping with the head..I really don't know how they do it ! Incredible number, orchestration, and shot composition. A real show stopper
I can't get enough of this scene. It's always a killer on so many levels. So much talent packed into one really cool dance scene. Ann and Bobby nail it. All this plus Paul Lynde, Dick Van Dyke and Ed Sullivan? You betcha.
Is anyone here noticing Bobby Rydell's parter, in light blue? That's Lorene Yarnell, who later became famous in the mime team Shields and Yarnell. A great all-around performer.
Agreed. I'm somewhere in the 500's myself. It's so cool. LOL. It just is. I don't normally notice choreography but this is interesting and just downright....cool.
+Larry O'Brien I feel the same and bobby R came from my neighborhood in south philly as part of a very talented bunch. I watch him on this dance song and cant imagine if I was givin that chance that I could ever pull it off. wow.I guess talent just breeds talent lol.......
Ann Margaret wasn't supposed to get much attention in this movie, but while making it, the bosses so how talented she was and wrote more scenes just to show her talents.
Still feeling the grief of Bobby Rydell's passing. His songs were part of my teenage years growing-up. Times were so much simpler back then. RIP Bobby.
When Ann-Margaret dances she enters into a sphere were if you do not follow her, you will be left behind! That is the awesomness of this dancer! To know that you are in your own element of your gifting, yet invite everyone else into the party! Ann-Margaret is truly an awesome, magifincent, outstanding dancer!
The choreography is the best ever for mob dancing ~ especially for the early 1960"s. I could watch daily. RIP Bobby Rydell - you danced/trained so well. High praise to all the dancers of this troop.
I love this choreography. Ann Margaret was fantastic and Bobby Rydell who is really a singer, danced great! Who ever staged it made sure the colors of the costumes looked perfect from a distance with Ann Margaret's hot pink the focus. Great number!
This is the most fabulous thing ever! Nothing better than seeing American kids dance! Bobby Rydell, Jesse Pearson-just the best- and Anne Margret, lovely and exquisite Anne Margret has to be the bomb shells to end all bomb shells. She makes Madonna pale in comparison and does it without revealing a thing!
Yep, Ann-Margret was great. Bobby Rydell always had a great voice but I thought he was kind of stiff as Hugo, at least in his acting. However, I've seen him do imitations in some of his other appearances and was blow away by how good an entertainer he was.
Yes, the Mamba dance scene at the high school gym in West Side Story is simply epic. The music, which was a spicy blend of symphonic staccato Jazz, blended with Mamba beats, thoroughly captured the tension between the rival, ethnic gangs. A masterpiece of choreography, singing, and dancing.
At around 4:50 into this, they seem to be paying some kind of tribute to the gym dance from West Side Story, even with Kim and Hugo standing still looking at each other like Tony and Maria.
See what I mean, even after 60 years, this song-dance sequence is alive and kicking. Its truly timeless. Boy, what energy those kids of the 60's had. A new Ann Margret is yet to be found. Guess there will never be another Ann Margret. Meanwhile, go enjoy this movie and dozens of other musicals in which she has starred.
I remember sitting with the kids on Bandstand at your first appearance, and that fabulous Saturday night when you began the show - from a Hansome Cab in NYC. You were always so kind, Bobby. We will all miss you!
I can never get enough of this dance routine & sing! Just love watching Ann Margaret dance during this particular segment! Loved this movie anyway but adore her !!! How talented Ann Margaret is!♥️
Awe… you have to see this movie from the perspective of the times in which it was made. I saw it in the movie theater when it first came out. We were sooo excited. It's a classic in the true sense of the word. And Ann Margret was the bees knees! :)
Conrad stepping into the midst of the Hugo/Kim drama and saying more or less, "Ha,ha, you all are cute. Let's remember who this show's named after, shall we?"
I compare any and all dance scenes with large numbers of people to this scene. It is absolutely insane how I’m sync every single dancer is. I just don’t know that I’ve ever seen another sequence where every individual is so dead on. Amazing.
As a teen, I sat in the theater mesmerized by this dance scene in this movie. Must have taken them weeks to get it just right. I was in love with Ann Margret
Richard Donato On a White did the choreography for this as well as The Music Man (stage and film), Mame (stage and film), Oliver! (film and received a special Oscar).
Imagine your 11years old in radio city music hall & you see this,it blew my mind & now 60 years later it still makes my heart sing,its something I'll never ever not be amazed by, as a side note i seem to remember a very pretty girl on the staircase to the theater, later found speaking to my wife that she was there back then,was it her I'd like to think that it was her,we'll never know now, & evertime i see it I'm back there an astonished 11year old.
My mother always hated Ann Margret but, she really knew how to dance. Best scene in a movie that pokes fun at Elvis and his fans. It was the Spinal Tap of 1963!
Bobby Rydell, the epitome of the early ‘60s “teen idol,” who parlayed that fame into a starring role opposite Ann-Margret in the 1963 film “Bye Bye Birdie,” died Tuesday April 5, 2022 at age 79. The cause of death was pneumonia. His death just days away from his 80th birthday (April 26, 2022) was confirmed by radio legend Jerry Blavat, Rydell’s longtime friend from the singer’s South Philadelphia stomping grounds. Bobby Rydell had 34 singles chart on the Billboard Hot 100, the most well-remembered of which include “Wild One,” which reached No. 2, and “Volare,” a No. 4 hit. Other top 10 songs included “Swingin’ School,” “The Cha-Cha-Cha.” His run of top 10 songs began with “We Got Love,” which reached No. 6 in 1959, and ended with “Forget Him” in 1964.
As a kid, my family and I would watch this every time it aired on TV. None of my friends knew anything about it, and I was so thankful that my mom exposed us to such great fare. I was maybe 8 but wanted so badly to be a Yale or Purdue man...whatever that meant. I was oh so willing to put childhood behind me.
this is my favorite scene from the film. The entire movie is good but this one simply stands out from the rest of it! Ann-Margret was a great talent, she had it all! Beauty, great singing voice & dancer, you couldn't ask for more! This film was released in 1963 & the Beatles came to the US in the same year! If you didn't grow up in the '609s like I did, you don't know what you were missing!!
This was some terrific choreography performed by superb dancers. Along with West Side Story's "Dance at the Gym/Mambo" sequence, it's among my favorite movie musical scenes.
YES!!! I remember Richard Gere in "Chicago" and they made a big deal that he could dance. They would do a torso shot and then cut to his feet. I still am not sure he can dance.
David G. Or Moulin Rouge. They made such a big deal over the dance numbers and then they wouldn’t show full shots of the actual dances. Look how Fred Astaire’s dances were filmed- show the damn dance!
After this movie I was a lifetime fan of Ann Margaret. What an amazing woman and star. Such an extraordinary range. I wrote my first fan letter to her and actually got an answer.
saw Ann-Margret for the 1st time in State Fair on tv as a kid. fell madly in love. but this movie especially THIS dance/song number literally pushed me right into puberty (lol). literally. that hot skin-tight pink outfit and the magnificent Ann-Margret was almost too much for my poor little heart to handle. glorious memories of this movie but mostly THIS dance number. thanks for letting enjoy my childhood for a brief time once again.
This is 15 years before "Grease." Onna White's inventive choreography is on perfect display in this number and Ann-Margret's sexiness melts the screen.
Bye Bye Birdie was one of my favorite musicals of all time it really showed the preciousness in the talent and the beauty inside and out that and Margaret had a real star that shined and a real decent person
I remember when people were boycotting in Washington and all over the place when Elvis Presley got drafted into the army it seems to me bye Bye Birdie was based on the fact that Elvis was drafted and Conrad Birdie played sexy singer and they have the clips of Frank Sinatra in Bye Bye Birdie which it actuality at first he reacting to Elvis like he did in real life initially like that ironically she met Elvis I think a couple of years later and they did Viva Las Vegas together and actually fell in love or had a romantic time. Together I think that is very ironic and Bye Bye Birdie made her famous
Excuse I should have edited my former comment a little better but you get the gist my point is that in Bye Bye Birdie she's acting to think like he was a the sex symbol which was only a movie but later on in real life she met the real thing the real deal Elvis. This was fascinating
I was lucky as a kid to met Ann Margaret at the Fox Warfield Theater. She was there to promote the movie. My mom took me there. She was very sweet and pretty.
A big huge smile came over my face the second I saw this. I immediately felt that sense of nostalgia remembering myself and my little sister as 12 and 13 year olds watching this and other great musicals in our bedroom on saturday and sunday afternoons. Such a great movie and such sweet memories. Thank you for that.
That is a deep thought! Moral for anybody trying to retrieve a lover in retreat!; Chase them away for ever or stand back and let them come back naturally and truly. If they don't, then it wasn't meant to be.
imo...This is actually one of the best filmed musical numbers in movie history. The choreography is complex; the cinematography and camera pans are extremely challenging for the limited studio space they were confined to; the orchestration builds in its intensity; and the staging is almost mathematical in its precision. (And, of course, having Ann-Margaret in tight hot pink pants certainly doesn't hurt!)
This is a great dance scene Most Enjoyable To Watch Rest In Peace Thanks for being such a great iconic piece of such a time honored masterpiece such as Bye Bye Birdie It's Never Goodbye Just So Long For Now Mr Bobby Rydell
Bobby Rydell was the most versatile entertainer ever, could do it all! Am currently watching old Danny Thomas clips to see more of him. Gratefully, he left behind a large body of work.
I grew up on all the musicals --- Carousel, Oklahoma, South Pacific, Gypsy, Damn Yankees, The Pajama Game, etc., etc., those were musicals....... and Bye Bye Birdie was right up there!
Minnie your movie musicals choices are some of my favorites too. Also GiGi, Showboat, My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, Grease, Sound Of Music, A Chorus Line, Chicago, Hello Dolly, A Star Is Born, Phantom of The Opera, The King And I, Guys and Dolls, Holiday Inn, The Wizard of Oz, Cabaret, Gypsy, Hamilton, Music Man, Les Miserables, The Jazz Singer, White Christmas, Oliver, Viva Las Vegas, Easter Parade, HELP, Guys and Dolls, Funny Girl, On The Town. If I gave myself another 10 minutes, I could come up with 25 more. Always been a fan
I've watched a lot of musical movies/movie adaptations of musicals that have fantastic dance numbers in them, but THIS particular dance number is my absolute favorite. I especially love it because Ann-Margret's energy is so infectious.
I'd forgotten that Bobby Rydell not only sang well .. but acted and danced. The classic Hollywood "triple threat" ... and he did all of them pretty well. May his memory be a blessing (not to mention Ann Margaret!).
@@tombennett3827 PHYLLIS DILLER?? COME ON!! ARE YOU CRAZY OR WHAT? YOU JUST CAN'T COMPARE THE GORGEOUS ANN-MARGRET TO THAT BAG OF BONES, CALLED PHYLLIS DILLER!!!!👎👎👎👎
I saw this movie in one of the beautiful movie theaters when it first came out in downtown LA. I was just a little girl and just loved it! The dancing was amazing. Thanks for the post.
Metallica brought me here.
Me either😂
Same here 🤘🏻😬
Me too brah
Same 😂
What? How?
Top five “most entertaining scene in a movie musical”. Rest In Peace Bobby Rydell.
Just heard Philadelphia’s own Bobby Rydell passed today!
I had to find this scene and play it!
R.I.P. Bobby! 💙🌹
Like Patti LaBelle has, Rydell stayed in Phila. area his whole life.
@@morrisking3282 He went to Hollywood but, apparently, he didn't like it so he came back home to Phila. He never left again. He died there.
RIP, Bobby. Great performance.
The choreographer should have won an Oscar for this scene alone.
The choreography onna white won in 68 for that dreadfull Oliver!
It is one of Fossi’s better dances.
@@heathermcmahon4423 Gower Champion was the Choreographer for the film
@@Iccarus72 Onna White was the Choreographer for the Film of Bye Bye Birdie.
Gower Champion did the Broadway version .
I can't know how many hours of practice went into this routine alone.
Fascinating choreography with a lot of emphasis on the arms and legs doing maneuvers close to the body with a lot of side snapping with the head..I really don't know how they do it ! Incredible number, orchestration, and shot composition. A real show stopper
This scene still blows me away all these years later!!!
I love how expressive Ann's face is when she sings!
I can't get enough of this scene. It's always a killer on so many levels. So much talent packed into one really cool dance scene. Ann and Bobby nail it. All this plus Paul Lynde, Dick Van Dyke and Ed Sullivan? You betcha.
One of the best! I never noticed it before but they actually sped up the "fast-moving" part of the dance routine. Agreed?
One of the best choreographed scenes put down on film. I saw BBB when in the movie theater when I was eight years old!
I only came here for Ann margret, but that dancing was great
The nitty gritty is a great dance
You too? lol
Me,too.
I came for the dancing and stayed for Ann Margret 😆
Is anyone here noticing Bobby Rydell's parter, in light blue? That's Lorene Yarnell, who later became famous in the mime team Shields and Yarnell. A great all-around performer.
Yeah I sure noticed her! Wow I had no idea that's who it was..
Is that the same person who later became a panelist on What’s my Line?
How did you know?!? We lived in SF in 80's and 90's, and I used to LOVE going to Union Square and watching Shields and Yarnell!
Thanks for the heads up!
Ah! Thank you for the info. Yes, she does stand out throughout the scene.
I can watch this scene a thousand times and not get tired of watching it.
In my opinion telephone hour was better
Agree.
@Peter McIver telephone hour the first song
@Peter McIver I just liked the first one better that's all
Agreed. I'm somewhere in the 500's myself. It's so cool. LOL. It just is. I don't normally notice choreography but this is interesting and just downright....cool.
What an incredible dance scene!!! I can't imagine how much planning, rehearsal, and work went into it!!!
+Larry O'Brien YES
+Larry O'Brien I feel the same and bobby R came from my neighborhood in south philly as part of a very talented bunch. I watch him on this dance song and cant imagine if I was givin that chance that I could ever pull it off. wow.I guess talent just breeds talent lol.......
Well my school is performing this play I'm Kim and it is a lot of choreography to memorize 😂💗
Good luck, Kim!!!
Larry O'Brien oops sorry my name is actually Zoe not Kim lol
Ann Margaret wasn't supposed to get much attention in this movie, but while making it, the bosses so how talented she was and wrote more scenes just to show her talents.
This scene and dance routine is epic. And that Conrad Birdie is a hoot.
Still feeling the grief of Bobby Rydell's passing. His songs were part of my teenage years growing-up. Times were so much simpler back then. RIP Bobby.
I also grieve. He was among the best.
Awww…nuts! I loved him.
Hew was wonderful. His voice is second to none. It was such a good time.
I just love these old movies...so classic. So cool...so fresh. Musically just awesome.
When Ann-Margaret dances she enters into a sphere were if you do not follow her, you will be left behind! That is the awesomness of this dancer! To know that you are in your own element of your gifting, yet invite everyone else into the party! Ann-Margaret is truly an awesome, magifincent, outstanding dancer!
Right? Part of me says, oh let’s check out the other dancers… but I just can’t do it. You can’t take your eyes off of her. ❤
Superb in every way. Ann Margaret is unbelievably amazing. Beautiful. But it is sad we don't have this talent today. Horribly sad.
There's a lot of talent out there but new movies ignore and exclude it.
When I was younger, I said that I was going to learn this routine. Never did. But it's never too late
Ann Margret was beyond talented! I could watch her dance everday & it would never get old...unlike me!
Christina Poisson BE KIND TO YOURSELF
when something is good it never gets old
Never knew Bobby could Dance so good. He is GREAT.
Bobby's my favorite. He's got a great voice. He's not nearly appreciated enough. Dancing, singing, looks. Gosh Hugo...
❤
The choreography is the best ever for mob dancing ~ especially for the early 1960"s. I could watch daily. RIP Bobby Rydell - you danced/trained so well. High praise to all the dancers of this troop.
I’m so thankful my grandma showed me this musical! I’m only a pre teen! And I love the 60s!
I love this choreography. Ann Margaret was fantastic and Bobby Rydell who is really a singer, danced great! Who ever staged it made sure the colors of the costumes looked perfect from a distance with Ann Margaret's hot pink the focus. Great number!
I had a too and shorts with the
I had top and shorts like Ann Margret's I loved it but I was only 10 year's old I still Love this. Movie and always will
My Grandma first showed me this movie. I would beg her to play it over and over for me..this scene is so iconic.
You have good taste
Bobby Rydell said it took over 2 weeks to shoot. It shows ! And it's amazing to see on a big movie screen !
This is the most fabulous thing ever! Nothing better than seeing American kids dance! Bobby Rydell, Jesse Pearson-just the best- and Anne Margret, lovely and exquisite Anne Margret has to be the bomb shells to end all bomb shells. She makes Madonna pale in comparison and does it without revealing a thing!
Madonna is a Satanist so yeah
*Ann-Margret
Jesse Pearson played the role of Conrad Birdie on Broadway, sadly, he died young.
@@SundaeExpress it's Ann-Margret.
One of the great scenes from ANY musical...Ann just killed it...damn she's gorgeous...Bobby was cool in that Sinatra/Darin feel...one of my favorites.
Yep, Ann-Margret was great. Bobby Rydell always had a great voice but I thought he was kind of stiff as Hugo, at least in his acting. However, I've seen him do imitations in some of his other appearances and was blow away by how good an entertainer he was.
Is Bob Fosse here. .
AnnMargret (pssssst! She hated being called Ann. ...or Miss Margret)
Loved Bobby Rydell.
@@poorthingshe’s still alive
This has always been one of my absolute favorite movie dance numbers. Right up there with the gym dance/mambo from West Side Story.
wehoscott Me too.
Similar in style of dancing of the times
Yes, the Mamba dance scene at the high school gym in West Side Story is simply epic. The music, which was a spicy blend of symphonic staccato Jazz, blended with Mamba beats, thoroughly captured the tension between the rival, ethnic gangs. A masterpiece of choreography, singing, and dancing.
At around 4:50 into this, they seem to be paying some kind of tribute to the gym dance from West Side Story, even with Kim and Hugo standing still looking at each other like Tony and Maria.
I still love her outfit, like her figure is amazing!!!
Cockeyed Optimista Don’t be hateful of kind words. Luciana is being sweet don’t be sour!
@@cockeyedoptimista SHUT THE HELL UP, GRANDMA!!!!!
Cockeyed Optimista Like that’s a dick move, Cockeye.
baby saige Good luck in life, you stupid, rude little twerp.
We called those tops " Rib Ticklers" !!!!!!
Great film with terrific performances all around. They don’t make them like this anymore.
I agree , saw this at my jr high school days back 1978 . Never know film movie until later. Enjoy classic hits soundtrack s
"They" can't make them like this anymore.
That was some really excellent choreography and great dancing by all the dancers.
Always a fun number to watch! RIP Jesse Pearson and Bobby Rydell.
See what I mean, even after 60 years, this song-dance sequence is alive and kicking. Its truly timeless. Boy, what energy those kids of the 60's had. A new Ann Margret is yet to be found. Guess there will never be another Ann Margret. Meanwhile, go enjoy this movie and dozens of other musicals in which she has starred.
RIP Bobby Rydell ! He is so good in this- his first movie
He was great beyond great. RIP great one
Gotta give Bobby Rydell credit, he can really dance!
He was so great
Mind blowing dance scene. Ann Margaret was amazing.
I remember sitting with the kids on Bandstand at your first appearance, and that fabulous Saturday night when you began the show - from a Hansome Cab in NYC. You were always so kind, Bobby. We will all miss you!
I can never get enough of this dance routine & sing! Just love watching Ann Margaret dance during this particular segment! Loved this movie anyway but adore her !!! How talented Ann Margaret is!♥️
How wonderful! What a great time in America! Gorgeous Ann Margaret and what a singer too!
Love Conrad Birdie. Funny, energetic with that crazy lop-sided smile yet kinda detached like a ghost. His character still makes me laugh.
Jesse Pearson was perfect in this role. :)
The tall blonde guy, in the blue shirt, is feeling himself majorly 😂💖 Love it!!! 🔥🔥🔥
So many people dancing in this scene, but I can't take my eyes off of her♥️🍭
I just LOVE this movie! I miss musicals, especially the more fantastical ones where people spontaneously jump into song and dance routines.
Awe… you have to see this movie from the perspective of the times in which it was made. I saw it in the movie theater when it first came out. We were sooo excited. It's a classic in the true sense of the word. And Ann Margret was the bees knees! :)
Yes-- seeing this on a big screen when it was new must have been amazing. I'd love to see it on a big screen now.
Not just the bees knees, she was the cat's pajamas! ;-)
She was cool, Daddyo!
This is hands down one of my top 10 fav musical dances!
Who's here because of the Master of Puppets overlay? 😂
BUSTED 😂 Top Secret makes a satire of this scene too
Yep, saw it on Instagram moments ago.....😂
Me too
Conrad stepping into the midst of the Hugo/Kim drama and saying more or less, "Ha,ha, you all are cute. Let's remember who this show's named after, shall we?"
BAHAHA RIGHT😂
Jesse Pearson, who played Conrad, also played Dash Riprock on "The Beverly Hillbillies"...
No he wasn't. Pearson was on the Andy Griffith Show but he wasn't Bash Riprock.
Roy Dean you’re wrong, he did play on that show
Conrad Birdie is actually a minor character
I compare any and all dance scenes with large numbers of people to this scene. It is absolutely insane how I’m sync every single dancer is. I just don’t know that I’ve ever seen another sequence where every individual is so dead on. Amazing.
Breathtaking choreography a la Bob Fosse. Among the best dance numbers in the history of musicals. Bobby and Ann, never again!
Choreography by Onna White (1922-2005)
As a teen, I sat in the theater mesmerized by this dance scene in this movie. Must have taken them weeks to get it just right. I was in love with Ann Margret
The choreography is so inventive.
I agree, in fact I think it's the best part of the whole movie. Of course Ann-Margaret in that outfit didn't make it difficult to watch!
Onna White. Utterly brilliant choreographer. See her Wikipedia page for her credits, other clips one might find.
Richard Donato On a White did the choreography for this as well as The Music Man (stage and film), Mame (stage and film), Oliver! (film and received a special Oscar).
Me in my youth.
Jerome Robbins rip off
Great dance number. Loved this movie. A total Classic!! ❤🎶🎶🎶❤
Such an amazing collection of talent here. Every dancer did an amazing job.
Imagine your 11years old in radio city music hall & you see this,it blew my mind & now 60 years later it still makes my heart sing,its something I'll never ever not be amazed by, as a side note i seem to remember a very pretty girl on the staircase to the theater, later found speaking to my wife that she was there back then,was it her I'd like to think that it was her,we'll never know now, & evertime i see it I'm back there an astonished 11year old.
They got some killer dance moves I love this scene this never gets old
My mother always hated Ann Margret but, she really knew how to dance. Best scene in a movie that pokes fun at Elvis and his fans. It was the Spinal Tap of 1963!
Bobby Rydell, the epitome of the early ‘60s “teen idol,” who parlayed that fame into a starring role opposite Ann-Margret in the 1963 film “Bye Bye Birdie,” died Tuesday April 5, 2022 at age 79. The cause of death was pneumonia.
His death just days away from his 80th birthday (April 26, 2022) was confirmed by radio legend Jerry Blavat, Rydell’s longtime friend from the singer’s South Philadelphia stomping grounds.
Bobby Rydell had 34 singles chart on the Billboard Hot 100, the most well-remembered of which include “Wild One,” which reached No. 2, and “Volare,” a No. 4 hit. Other top 10 songs included “Swingin’ School,” “The Cha-Cha-Cha.” His run of top 10 songs began with “We Got Love,” which reached No. 6 in 1959, and ended with “Forget Him” in 1964.
Love this dance/song segment! RIP South Philly Robert Ridarelli Bobby Rydell. Thanks for the music joy.
As a kid, my family and I would watch this every time it aired on TV. None of my friends knew anything about it, and I was so thankful that my mom exposed us to such great fare. I was maybe 8 but wanted so badly to be a Yale or Purdue man...whatever that meant. I was oh so willing to put childhood behind me.
This musical had some of the best songs! Such a treat for the eyes and ears.
Thanks for all the music and memories Bobby, RIP.
I agree. I watch this scene over and over. Ann-Margret is a 🌟
this is my favorite scene from the film. The entire movie is good but this one simply stands out from the rest of it! Ann-Margret was a great talent, she had it all! Beauty, great singing voice & dancer, you couldn't ask for more! This film was released in 1963 & the Beatles came to the US in the same year! If you didn't grow up in the '609s like I did, you don't know what you were missing!!
This was some terrific choreography performed by superb dancers. Along with West Side Story's "Dance at the Gym/Mambo" sequence, it's among my favorite movie musical scenes.
Thanks for the music Bobby, God Bless.
They actually showed the dancing back then, not like today where it's a bunch of 2 second shots and half are people's faces or feet.
YES!!! I remember Richard Gere in "Chicago" and they made a big deal that he could dance. They would do a torso shot and then cut to his feet. I still am not sure he can dance.
David G. Or Moulin Rouge. They made such a big deal over the dance numbers and then they wouldn’t show full shots of the actual dances. Look how Fred Astaire’s dances were filmed- show the damn dance!
They did a lot of things better back then. Music is another.
Or chests or derrieres!
Titan52berg thank you! I hated Moulin Rouge, but they kept showing crotches and asses when they should have been showing the damn dances.
After this movie I was a lifetime fan of Ann Margaret. What an amazing woman and star. Such an extraordinary range. I wrote my first fan letter to her and actually got an answer.
Hands down, the best song and dance number in film! Everyone shines! I bought this DVD just so I could access this scene whenever I want!
Jesse Pearson also played the part of Conrad Birdie in the Broadway Production. Sadly he died young.
I watch mostly this dance number as well from the movie - my favorite dance of all time.
@@Synoopy2 It's so great when Kim and Hugo end up dancing with each other towards the end!
God, please bring us more Ann Margaret types, pure talent, class, and a true entertainer.
Yeah class. She screwed Elvis Presley while he was married. Pure class. 😂😂😂 😂😂😂😂 typical man
I've only recently found out that Rydell high in Grease is named after Bobby Rydell
saw Ann-Margret for the 1st time in State Fair on tv as a kid. fell madly in love. but this movie especially THIS dance/song number literally pushed me right into puberty (lol). literally. that hot skin-tight pink outfit and the magnificent Ann-Margret was almost too much for my poor little heart to handle. glorious memories of this movie but mostly THIS dance number. thanks for letting enjoy my childhood for a brief time once again.
💗💗💗 THE VERY TALENTED ANN-MARGRET 💗💗💗 AND VERY BEAUTIFUL, SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FACE 💗💗💗 WOW 💗💗💗
What I notice is that every dancer in this number is at the same high skill level. Every one is doing the same steps with the same precision. Awesome.
Literally the best choreography ever, nothing compares to it to this day.
This choreography is ... mediocre at best.
I like it also .🥰
@@PeaceBang choreography wise i kind of agree with you nevertheless it has energy and youthfull enthusiasm
Totally the best, insane song and dance performance!🆒⭐️😎
Cool from West Side Story gives me goosebumps every time! The emotion through movement was dripping off the dancers!
The Original 'Pink Lady!' Ann Margaret is burning hot!
This is 15 years before "Grease." Onna White's inventive choreography is on perfect display in this number and Ann-Margret's sexiness melts the screen.
Lots of Bob Fosse here
Ann was considered for Grease but she turned it down as she felt too old to play a college girl
Javed Khan You mean high school girl
Javed Khan I also read that Marie Osmond was considered for the role of Sandy, but because of her religious beliefs, she turned it down.
@@XjtBA in other words she was hopelessly devoted to her faith
Bye Bye Birdie was one of my favorite musicals of all time it really showed the preciousness in the talent and the beauty inside and out that and Margaret had a real star that shined and a real decent person
I remember when people were boycotting in Washington and all over the place when Elvis Presley got drafted into the army it seems to me bye Bye Birdie was based on the fact that Elvis was drafted and Conrad Birdie played sexy singer and they have the clips of Frank Sinatra in Bye Bye Birdie which it actuality at first he reacting to Elvis like he did in real life initially like that ironically she met Elvis I think a couple of years later and they did Viva Las Vegas together and actually fell in love or had a romantic time. Together I think that is very ironic and Bye Bye Birdie made her famous
Excuse I should have edited my former comment a little better but you get the gist my point is that in Bye Bye Birdie she's acting to think like he was a the sex symbol which was only a movie but later on in real life she met the real thing the real deal Elvis. This was fascinating
I was lucky as a kid to met Ann Margaret at the Fox Warfield Theater. She was there to promote the movie. My mom took me there. She was very sweet and pretty.
Imagine all that talent and no wardrobe malfunction.
💙💙💙 WHAT A BEAUTIFUL OUTFIT 💗💗💗 ANN-MARGRET GODESS 💙💙💙
I MEANT GODDESS
A big huge smile came over my face the second I saw this. I immediately felt that sense of nostalgia remembering myself and my little sister as 12 and 13 year olds watching this and other great musicals in our bedroom on saturday and sunday afternoons. Such a great movie and such sweet memories. Thank you for that.
The choreographer really loved that elbow move. He used it over and over and over and......
Moral of the story: don't try to get your girlfriend back during a musical number because she will be to caught up in the song to talk to you.
Ha- right. Never thought about it, but right after the song is over she thinks about Hugo, not before then.
nat riggins did you see her face at the end of the scene and her calling for Hugo? What he did worked.
Such a big mood. Poor Hugo😂
No. It's that girls want older seductive guys like Conrad until they get cold feet and go back to their sweet high schoolers like Hugo.
That is a deep thought! Moral for anybody trying to retrieve a lover in retreat!; Chase them away for ever or stand back and let them come back naturally and truly. If they don't, then it wasn't meant to be.
imo...This is actually one of the best filmed musical numbers in movie history. The choreography is complex; the cinematography and camera pans are extremely challenging for the limited studio space they were confined to; the orchestration builds in its intensity; and the staging is almost mathematical in its precision. (And, of course, having Ann-Margaret in tight hot pink pants certainly doesn't hurt!)
You're right on all accounts. This is pure cinematic magnificence.
the constantly shifting tempo and style, building and stirring energy,, well--- thats a lotta work to do. Excellence!
See the song and dance for chop Suey in flower drum song
The choreography is very good. The song, however, has not held up well over time and is far inferior to the dancing (and Ann Margret).
@@eugenesmith5173 ,
West Side Story is pretty good too ...
I love these older movies. Can't get enough.
Always loved this dance scene.
This is a great dance scene Most Enjoyable To Watch Rest In Peace Thanks for being such a great iconic piece of such a time honored masterpiece such as Bye Bye Birdie It's Never Goodbye Just So Long For Now Mr Bobby Rydell
I will always adore this dance number!! :)
Same here!
Wendy Stulgin ...and I think (not sure) they had to film in one take. Right? That is amazing.
Bobby Rydell was the most versatile entertainer ever, could do it all! Am currently watching old Danny Thomas clips to see more of him. Gratefully, he left behind a large body of work.
This is just wonderful - great vibes from a better time in America ! Feel good stuff !!
This songs transitions from Marching Band style to showgirl style to jazzy. One of my favorites. Ann Margaret did an excellent job
I grew up on all the musicals --- Carousel, Oklahoma, South Pacific, Gypsy, Damn Yankees, The Pajama Game, etc., etc., those were musicals....... and Bye Bye Birdie was right up there!
My favorite musicals are Grease, Memphis, Mamma Mia, Oklahoma, A Chorus Line, Motown and Newsies.
Minnie Blues Yes, I feel the same way
I agree 100%!!!
Minnie your movie musicals choices are some of my favorites too. Also GiGi, Showboat, My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, Grease, Sound Of Music, A Chorus Line, Chicago, Hello Dolly, A Star Is Born, Phantom of The Opera, The King And I, Guys and Dolls, Holiday Inn, The Wizard of Oz, Cabaret, Gypsy, Hamilton, Music Man, Les Miserables, The Jazz Singer, White Christmas, Oliver, Viva Las Vegas, Easter Parade, HELP, Guys and Dolls, Funny Girl, On The Town. If I gave myself another 10 minutes, I could come up with 25 more. Always been a fan
The Music Man is the greatest musical of all time.
Love this. !!!!!! Still watch at my old age. 73
I've watched a lot of musical movies/movie adaptations of musicals that have fantastic dance numbers in them, but THIS particular dance number is my absolute favorite. I especially love it because Ann-Margret's energy is so infectious.
I'd forgotten that Bobby Rydell not only sang well .. but acted and danced. The classic Hollywood "triple threat" ... and he did all of them pretty well. May his memory be a blessing (not to mention Ann Margaret!).
You forgot how great singer Bobby was until he starts singing in this scene. The best tone of the three.
Absolutely
Ann Margret slays this routine. She' s the exquisite combonation, of innocence and raw sexuality.
T Adams yes, but Phyllis Diller would have been better.
Yes, I am with you there. This dance routine was a piece of cake for her. I am still trying practice the dance moves, it's hard.
@@mrs.847 lol. Gotcha.😂
@@tombennett3827 PHYLLIS DILLER?? COME ON!! ARE YOU CRAZY OR WHAT? YOU JUST CAN'T COMPARE THE GORGEOUS ANN-MARGRET TO THAT BAG OF BONES, CALLED PHYLLIS DILLER!!!!👎👎👎👎
Agree.
I saw this movie in one of the beautiful movie theaters when it first came out in downtown LA. I was just a little girl and just loved it! The dancing was amazing. Thanks for the post.