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Life Has Its Funny Little Ups and Downs: Donald O’Connor tap dances on roller skates

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Noreen Corcoran sings “Life Has Its Funny Little Ups And Downs” to Donald O’Connor from the 1953 movie, I Love Melvin. Not only does it feature a very catchy and useful little song, but it also includes O’Connor tap dancing on roller skates, which starts up and ends… perhaps not down, but definitely with a smash.

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Watch Donald O’Connor perform Make ‘Em Laugh next.

Some of the best dancing from the archives includes phenomenal swing and lindy hopping, the Haka Dance and, of course, the not-to-be-missed Nicholas Brothers.

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