This six-part lecture series looks at the development of dance in the musical film industry. The focus is on the intersections of dance with film technology, the rise and fall of studio industry, the director generations, and those dancers and choreographers who brought dance musicals to the screen.

Jan. 31 | The Fred Astaire Legacy: Astaire's other partners. (Leslie Caron, Jane Powell, Eleanor Powell, Vera-Ellen. Rita Hayworth, Cyd Charisse)