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Mar 22, 2020 · Turner Classic Movies: TCM . · March 22, 2020 ·. Follow. One of Gene Kelly's most memorable numbers is him on roller skates singing 'I Like Myself' in IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER ('55). Kelly said the skates were not altered in any way when he tap danced.
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1. “I Like Myself” – It’s Always Fair Weather. Gene Kelly tap dances on roller skates. I repeat: he tap dances on roller skates. It is arguably the most impressive physical feat any human has ever attempted. This song is also classic Gene: he’s wearing a wool suit, singing about a woman he just fell in love with, and doing so in the ...
It's Always Fair Weather (1955) has an amazing dance number in which Gene Kelly effortlessly tap dances in roller skates. This film gets looked over in favor of Singin in the Rain, but this easily is my favorite dance number of his.
Evading the gangsters by dashing inside a roller skating ring, he skates out on the streets of Manhattan, where he realizes that Jackie's affection for him has built up his self-esteem, and he dances exuberantly on roller skates ("I Like Myself").