A World Without Fred & Ginger

Can you image a world without Fred & Ginger? Or a world without Adele Astaire or Claire Luce? Both Adele and Claire are two very important key figures in shaping Fred Astaire’s dance career. Adele kicked off Fred’s interest in dance when she had to take him to her dance classes. Claire helped him gain confidence in finding his sex appeal and inspired the pattern to Night And Day. So a world without Adele & Claire, we wouldn’t have Fred Astaire. And Ginger wouldn’t have met Fred, so there. Fred & Ginger wouldn’t happen without the two girls who helped Fred Astaire push on with his career. It’s funny that people sees Fred & Ginger films as Fred & Ginger films without looking into their past works on stage. There are plenty of information about Girl Crazy, Lady Be Good, and Gay Divorce (just to name a few) online to read. It made me realize how important the people who they worked with in the past to their careers, especially Claire Luce because without her, The Gay Divorcee wouldn’t happen. She was Mimi. She created the role. And Pandro S Berman, he was the driving force of behind Fred & Ginger. The world would be different without those people. I thank them for being there behind the scenes to make Fred & Ginger possible. They were the important people in Fred & Ginger's lives, which includes their parents for bringing them into the world.  We can not forget about Lela Rogers and her work trying to help Ginger be the best that she could be. It sickens me that they are not getting the recognition that they deserve as the forces behind it all. Yes, Fred & Ginger were the face of the product but let's be honest here; they wouldn't be the face of Astaire-Rogers without the people who made them who they are. A world without Fred & Ginger is like a world without the work behind the product. So thank you: Adele Astaire, Claire Luce, Pandro, and others. Without them, Fred & Ginger wouldn’t have collaborated at all.