Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) and Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) were iconic dance partners who made motion pictures together from 1933 to 1949. They made a total of 10 films, nine of them with RKO Radio Pictures from 1933 to 1939, and one, "The Barkleys of Broadway", with M-G-M in 1949, their only color (Technicolor) film. Many years later, they became known by the portmanteau nickname of "Fringer", popularised by Australian entertainer Dave Gorr. Astaire started dancing in the early 1900s as a child on stage
Keith Roberts (dancer) San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Sacramento. Roberts originated the role of "Hank" in Twyla Tharp's "Come Fly Away", which debuted on Broadway at the Marquis Theater on March 25, 2010 after its premiere as "Come Fly With Me" at Atlanta's Alliance Theater in September 2009. Roberts received a 2010 Fred & Adele Astaire Award nomination for best Male Dancer for his role. Keith Roberts (dancer) Keith Roberts is a professional dancer who performed in Twyla Tharp's Las Vegas show "Sinatra Dance With Me", which opened on December 11, 2010 and ran through April 2, 2011 He previously starred as "Hank"