Although Astaire had been a vital part of Broadway throughout the 1920s, when musicals finally their ground in Hollywood in 1933, he became the leading man for movie musicals. Astaire created a unique dance style that brought elegance to the dancer’s image. He blended the flowing steps of ballet with the abruptness of jazz movements and was the first dancer to dance every musical note so that rhythmic pattern of the music was mirrored in the dance steps.