Carefree Astaire, Fred performer Rogers, Ginger performer Film 1938-09-02 RKO Tim Whelan, dir. Astaire cast in the role of a psychiatrist who falls in love with his patient. Astaire's "Golf Solo" utilizes internal cutting to facilitate impossible feats (he hits each of five golf balls down the course with a perfect drive) which are then inserted into his dance in which he golfs and tap dances at the same time. "I Used to Be Color Blind" is a dream ballet (among the first on film) for Astaire and Rogers in which she dances rapturously with her analyst, uses slow motion to create the filmic special effect of the dream which culminates in her kissing him in the climax of a back-bended dip. "The Yam" travels from one location to another is a high-spirited dance that gives rhythm and form to a forward waddling traveling step . The romantic duet "Change Partners" uses medium shots (shots showing the upper half of the body) and then gently tracks back to the full-figure perspective , shifts from main melody into a lively waltz tempo, propelling the dancers into surging triple-meter patterns around the floor and low lifts, in which Rogers, propped on Astaire's hip, swings her legs through the air; this number acknowledges Rogers' voluptuously fluid body and Astaire's exquisitely articulate hands. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Frank, Rusty E.: Tap! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars and their Stories 1900-1955. New York, William Morrow. (1990). Mueller, John: Astaire Dancing: The Musical Films. New York: Knopf (1985). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Fred Astaire (biography) loc.music.tdabio.16 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.193