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Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse dance Singin' In the Rain

A sixteen second dance break with Janet Jackson and Cyd Charisse. | The Judy Garland Experience

Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire in The Band Wagon (1953) Cyd Charisse married her first husband Nico Charisse in Paris in 1939 when she was still a teenager. When the Ballet Russe disbanded after World War II broke out, the newlyweds moved to Hollywood. | Vestiges of Hidden History

420K views · 19K reactions | Star of the Month Cyd Charisse in SILK STOCKINGS (‘57), the musical remake of NINOTCHKA ('39). “I loved making that film,” Charisse told us. “It was a good role for me to play. Gene Loring did wonderful choreography for the film.” See it tonight at 10pm ET. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse

Star of the Month Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire are breathtaking in the sublime 'Dancing in the Dark' sequence in Vincent Minnelli's THE BAND WAGON. This film was the first pairing of the two stars and choreographer Michael Kidd's first major motion picture. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Trained in classical ballet, Star of the Month Cyd Charisse danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo while still a teenager. THE UNFINISHED DANCE ('47) was based on Jean Benoit-Lévy's 1937 French film, La mort du cygne (released in the U.S. as Ballerina). | Turner Classic Movies: TCM