hedda-hopper:

I wanted to invent some kind of American dance that was danced to the music that I grew up on: Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hart and Irving Berlin. So I evolved a style that certainly didn’t catch on right away - but I had some good mentors in New York who encouraged me. ~ Gene Kelly

Gene made dancing cool for guys.  He was manly and athletic, but still came across as a regular Joe.

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    Gene made dancing cool for guys. He was manly and athletic, but still came across as a regular Joe.

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