Dancing With Dick

Happy birthday, Barrie Chase.  Not too many people know her name, but she made quite a splash as Fred Astaire's dancing partner in his celebrated TV specials of the 50s and 60s.



But I think her greatest moment is twisting to the Shirelles in It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.  The film is almost three hours, features every comedian in the world, and the only part that makes me laugh is Barrie's forty seconds on screen, shaking it.