Mike Dohan

Keeler vs. Powell: no contest. Keeler looks like she's working hard, looks down a lot and, by contrast to Powell, looks a bit clumsy. Eleanor Powell was one of the best tap dancers--male or female--in Hollywood. She seems effortless, is having fun, and is athletic and fluid in her movements. I hope you show the clip from Broadway Melody of 1940 next week, where she and Astaire dance to Begin the Beguine.