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Sparkologist · 20-11-2006, 20:03

When I was young, my kid sister and I would be packed off to bed with the phrase, "Off you go. Up them dancers"...

My understanding of the derivation of this phrase is that it is a referrence to the 1930's Ginger Rodgers & Fred Astaire films, where there was always a strategically placed flight of stairs at the back of the film set, for them to dance a routine on.

20-11-2006, 20:03	#74
Sparkologist I am Band Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Overlooking 22 yards Posts: 1,321 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 57	Re: lost dialect When I was young, my kid sister and I would be packed off to bed with the phrase, "Off you go. Up them dancers"... My understanding of the derivation of this phrase is that it is a referrence to the 1930's Ginger Rodgers & Fred Astaire films, where there was always a strategically placed flight of stairs at the back of the film set, for them to dance a routine on. __________________ Connect it: Red > Yellow, Yellow > Blue, & Blew to ....'kin bits! Any ramblings, meanderings, thoughts or musings are mine and mine alone. Any opinions expressed are Lettie's!