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Martin's dancing

posted 17 years ago by bbowman-7
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I'M CURIOUS. SINCE STEVE MARTIN LIPSYCHED ALL THE SONGS, WHAT ABOUT THE TAP DANCE SEQUENCES? THEY'RE SO SPOT ON I HAVE TO QUESTION IF THEY WEREN'T SYNCHED ALSO.

[–] TheArchKookPetulia 17 years ago

i'm not sure i understand. are you asking if the tap noises were synched to his dancing? i don't know the details if that is your question but from what i've heard he did a lot of rehearsing for those dances. his comedy was always very physical so i imagine he must have taken to the dancing pretty easily.

[–] MystMoonstruck 11 years ago

Check him out in a dance number with~*gasp*~Gregory Hines!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoCZQwQJ9zE

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[–] Beta_maxxx 11 years ago

To prepare for his dancing role in this MGM musical, Steve Martin trained in tap-dancing for six months.

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