Adele Astaire Adele Astaire Adele, Lady Charles Cavendish (born Adele Marie Austerlitz; September 10, 1896 – January 25, 1981), was an American dancer, stage actress and singer. She was Fred Astaire's elder sister, and his partner in a 27-year career in vaudeville and theater, beginning when he was five and she was eight. Adele Marie Austerlitz was born on September 10, 1896, in Omaha, Nebraska. Her parents were Johanna "Ann" Geilus, an American-born Lutheran of German descent, and Frederic "Fritz" Austerlitz, an Austrian-born Roman Catholic of Jewish descent. Adele's younger brother, Fred, was born two years after her. When Adele was eight
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"