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Cyd Charisse’s favorite dance — and mine

I’m a huge fan of Hollywood musicals, and one of my favorite numbers has long been “Dancing in the Dark,” from the Band Wagon (with Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire).  Turns out it was her favorite too.  Here it is for those of you who haven’t seen it before or haven’t seen it recently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duLFwcsc6Nc

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Because it’s Friday….

…and we deserve some beauty in our lives:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlvp8PUnC2Y

Just for fun

Because they weren’t top billed, many people forget that Fred & Ginger were together in 1933’s Flying Down to Rio, when Ginger was the bigger star.  It’s a wonderfully fun movie, with beautiful location shots from Rio, gorgeous costumes, wild music and great dancing.  Here’s Ginger in a great solo piece:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRsdaMHjm8o

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