Except for times Fred worked with real professional dancers like Cyd Charisse, it was a twenty five year war
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Astaire often had to work hard to coordinate with non-professional dancers over years.
- In plain terms
- Working with amateur dancers was a struggle for twenty five years.
- What can you take from it?
- Professional standards clash with amateur skills.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is compromise acceptable?
- How do you maintain quality?
Another view
It frames necessary training as a war.
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