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Cyd Charisse has slipped back to Brigadoon...
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Hey folks, Harry here. I just got a call from a family member of Cyd Charisse, who let me know that roughly an hour and a half ago she passed away. Cyd was born 87 years ago in Amarillo, Texas. But for the rest of us, Cyd was born on screen as one of the most beautiful, graceful and magical dancers to ever grace the screen. You can look up her filmography - off the top of your head you'll remember her from SINGIN IN THE RAIN, THE BAND WAGON, IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER, SILK STOCKINGS and my personal favorite Gene Kelly musical... BRIGADOON. I love BRIGADOON. Directed by Vincente Minnelli - BRIGADOON is a musical fantasy - influenced a tad by LOST ...
Dancing in the Dark: Cyd Charisse (1921-2008)
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By Dan Callahan It’s often been said that Cyd Charisse was the greatest female movie dancer, and she was able to partner the very different styles of the two great male movie dancers, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Her only real rival is Eleanor Powell, a prodigious hoofer who came from the world of slightly klunky tap-dancing, whereas Charisse had trained to be a ballerina and even danced with the Ballet Russes when she was a young girl. Ballet provided the backbone of her rock-solid technique, yet when she danced straight ballet on screen, something was missing; in trying to be overly correct for ballet dancing, ...
Cyd Charisse: some of her greatest numbers
Film: Film blog | guardian.co.uk —
Cyd stars in Party Girl (1958). Click on for more video highlights of the woman whose legs were worth $5m. Cyd and Gene Kelly in Singing in the Rain. (1952) Dancing in the Dark from The Band Wagon (1953) Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
