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Maraya1969

(22,459 posts) Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:25 PM Jul 2020

This boy dancer is really good. The Nitty Gritty.

And here are 2 people doing it in 2016

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This boy dancer is really good. The Nitty Gritty. (Original Post) Maraya1969 Jul 2020 OP

COOL, thanks, M!! Leghorn21 Jul 2020 #1

I think the modern ones are from Germany and they do this every year - a "Rock that swing" Maraya1969 Jul 2020 #3

And hey, Bobby had a good long career, too - I've seen him plenty in my life, but never knew it!! Leghorn21 Jul 2020 #5

Speaking of dancing Germans: THIS GUY Duppers Jul 2020 #12

So smooth! Maraya1969 Jul 2020 #13

They were both really good. Marie Marie Jul 2020 #2

Turns out Banas himself choreographed this dance to the Nitty Gritty. tblue37 Jul 2020 #4

Thank you, blue!! Leghorn21 Jul 2020 #6

You're welcome. I do enjoy watching talented dancers! nt tblue37 Jul 2020 #7

That was great! Maraya1969 Jul 2020 #11

K&R & thanks. nt tblue37 Jul 2020 #8

Such fun! MLAA Jul 2020 #9

Robert Banas was an awesome dancer kimbutgar Jul 2020 #10

Leghorn21

(13,522 posts)

1. COOL, thanks, M!!

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:30 PM

Jul 2020

Was hoping there would be info on him in the comments, here’s this:

“That's Bobby Banas. West Side Story and other films.

He taught dance in LA.

He's still alive and lives in NYC.

He's 85.”

What a great find!!!

Maraya1969

(22,459 posts)

3. I think the modern ones are from Germany and they do this every year - a "Rock that swing"

Reply to Leghorn21 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:34 PM

Jul 2020

festival. It sounds fun!

https://www.rockthatswing.com/rtsf?lang=en

Leghorn21

(13,522 posts)

5. And hey, Bobby had a good long career, too - I've seen him plenty in my life, but never knew it!!

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:46 PM

Jul 2020

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051551/

Duppers

(28,117 posts)

12. Speaking of dancing Germans: THIS GUY

Reply to Maraya1969 (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 01:06 AM

Jul 2020

might impress you:

Maraya1969

(22,459 posts)

13. So smooth!

Reply to Duppers (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 09:14 AM

Jul 2020

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

2. They were both really good.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:34 PM

Jul 2020

I would love to see John Travolta's dance version of this.

tblue37

(65,211 posts)

4. Turns out Banas himself choreographed this dance to the Nitty Gritty.

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:38 PM

Jul 2020

Here are some of his dance highlights:

https://m.

Leghorn21

(13,522 posts)

6. Thank you, blue!!

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:46 PM

Jul 2020

tblue37

(65,211 posts)

7. You're welcome. I do enjoy watching talented dancers! nt

Reply to Leghorn21 (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:49 PM

Jul 2020

Maraya1969

(22,459 posts)

11. That was great!

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 22, 2020, 04:16 AM

Jul 2020

tblue37

(65,211 posts)

8. K&R & thanks. nt

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:50 PM

Jul 2020

MLAA

(17,232 posts)

9. Such fun!

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2020, 11:54 PM

Jul 2020

kimbutgar

(21,030 posts)

10. Robert Banas was an awesome dancer

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Wed Jul 22, 2020, 12:02 AM

Jul 2020

So fluid and liquid. He made dancing look easy while no one could do it so flawlessly.Someone put up a video of a few of his scenes in other movies. Wow.

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