NY City Ballet Dedicates Dance To Fred Astaire

During the New York City Ballet's season opening at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on July 8, the performance of Jerome Kern's ballet "I'm Old Fashioned" began with a printed dedication to Fred Astaire on a movie screen. Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire appeared, dancing through the theme. Their images eventually disappeared to be replaced by three sets of soloists and a corps of 18.