Cyd Charisse dances with John Brascia to Frankie and Johnny, sung by Sammy Davis Junior in the film 'Meet me in Las Vegas', 1956.
The only thing you can say: GREAT, thank you, Cyd💜
It would have been hot to see Cyd and Lillie Montevecchi in a battle of the legs contest.
Magical, super elegant bodily proportions. Cyd Charisse is an absolute joy to watch, she moves so unbelievably gracefully, from tip to toe.
"Hell hath no fury like a Charisse scorned."
Amazing woman. She'd be 100 if she was alive.
John Brascia is so talented
Lillie was played by the fetching Liliane Montevecchi, a ballerina and superb dancer in her own right. Nevertheless, can you imagine the professional courage and self confidence that it took for Ms. Montevecchi to go head-to-head with a heavy weight such as Ms. Charisse? Excellent dance sequence.
I also enjoyed Johnny’s death dance and Sammy Davis, Jr’s version of Frankie and Johnny.
Nobody can touch Cyd.
I wish I could dance 😭😭😭
Classic example of Hermes Pan's ability to create a semi-comic but spectacular number, up to date musically and harnessing the individual pluses (acrobatic ballet in this case) of his star. No wonder the ladies adored him.
Liliane Montevecchi, the female rival, had been fished out of the same Parisian pool as Caron. Unlike Cyd she could sing and became a pillar of international musical theater, performing well into her eighties.
Both Liliane and John Brascia were nine years younger than Cyd but it does not show. It was Brascia's last appearance as a Hollywood dancer. He was at his best partnering big female names such as Vera-Ellen.
The picture was typical Joe Pasternak feelgood stuff, but it made a solid profit- one of the last MGM musicals to do so- besides being perhaps the only production conceived as a Charisse vehicle. This closing routine follows 'Girl Hunt' as an extended presentation of Cyd playing baaaad: a joke to those who knew how stand-offish and respectable she was when not hoofing. Montevecchi was the same, eventually honored by the Pope for philanthropy like Ricardo Montalban.
50 people gave this a thumbs down! Whaaaaa?
Three pirouettes in high heels followed by a split...who could do that?? Only Cyd and I, ahha!
Watching things like this kinda makes you realize that the 40s, 50s, and first half of the 60s weren't as conservative as peeps think (or are made to believe.)
Qué bella Cyd Charisse, mujeres de antes, bellas, delgadas y sin cirugías.
Those who can't dance like Cyd can only twerk!
This is why Janet Jackson was a huge fan of Miss Cyd Charisse and featured her in her video "Alright", paying a Tribute and Homage to her. Miss Charisse was, an amazing, wonderful, beautiful, graceful, sophisticated Dancer/Actress. A true Iconic Hollywood Star who danced with Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and other amazing stars. This is why culture in The Arts, Entertainment & Theatre, must continue to grow, progress in learning, remembering, evolving, giving full respects and credit to those whom paved the way, where it is due.💗😃💗
Unique.
Сид потрясающе великолепна
эти танцовщики и хореографы золотой век голливуда неповторимые и не превзайденные