Tap Dances in "Swing Time" (1936)

Descriptions, performers, and video clips of tap dances in the 1936 film Swing Time". See also more movies with tap dancing scenes See also more about the movie Swing Time (1936) and about other movies with tap dancing scenes organized By Title and By Year.

"Bojangles of Harlem" Tap Dance
Fred Astaire tap dances in black face with three of his own shadows as a tribute to Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Hermes Pan received the "Best Dnce Direction" Academy Award for this number.

"Waltz in Swing Time" Tap Dance
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance a syncopated waltz with tap steps.

"Pick Yourself Up" Tap Dance
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance a basic polka but with added syncopated rhythms and tap steps.

Finale Dance
Considered by many to be one of the finest dance sequences performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The music a medley of three songs - "The Way You Look Tonight", "Waltz in Swing Time" and "Never Gonna Dance" - and the number incorporates several different styles of dance.