October 10th, 2009 by soullldiva

Ohhh, Cyd Charisse… was there ever a beauty such as her?

Even though this blog is mainly about more contemporary and storytelling dance, I do ADORE the old school dancers: Cyd, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Donald O’Connor, Leslie Caron, Ann Miller, etc.

Nobody had the legs of Cyd Charisse–or the beautiful heart. Here’s a fantastic clip from the sequel to “On the Town”, a movie called “It’s Always Fair Weather.”  She dances with a bunch of boys in boxing gear, it’s called “Baby You Knock Me Out”.  Super fun, and she makes it look soooooo easy.