RIP: Cyd Charisse- Page 2

[RetroBoy]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 9:33pm

my heart just sank as well. this past sunday i was watching brigadoon and silk stockings. on the silk stockings dvd she hosts a mini-doc on the making of the film. i was watching it, sitting there thinking how wonderful that she was still alive and now she's gone. R.I.P.

[best12bars]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 9:47pm

Dancing in the Dark IS the most romantic dance ever put on film. It has class, passion, strength and gentility.

It's two of the world's best dancers having a conversation without ever saying a word.

[RetroBoy]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 9:52pm

i'm re-watching brigadoon right now. her singing voice was always dubbed in her films but she's a fine actor, she's ravishingly beautiful and her dancing, well, that goes without saying.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 9:55pm

Amen to all who mentioned "Dancing in the Dark"

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

And since it is danced without words, here are the words:

What though love is old?
What though song is old?
Through them, we can be young.
Hear this heart of mine.
Make yours part of mine.
Dear one...
Tell me that we're one...

Dancing in the dark,
Till the tune ends,
We're dancing in the dark,
And it soon ends.

We're waltzing in the wonder
Of why we're here;
Time hurries by,
Were here...and gone.

Looking for the light
Of a new love
To brighten up the night.
I have you, love,
And we can face the music together:
Dancing in the dark.

[Mamie]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 10:20pm

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

[Hiram]

Posted: 6/17/08 at 11:48pm

I got to see her in GRAND HOTEL and she was still so stunning. And she still danced like a dream! Rest in peace Miss Charisse.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 12:08am

Dance: 10.

Looks: a million.

[NYadgal]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 12:11am

Stunning beauty. Glorious talent.

RIP, and thank you for sharing your gifts with us.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 8:06am

She was good, but I think Britney Spears is the best dancer, ever.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 8:47am

The Silencers

[Flippancy]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 9:24am

We need to celebrate Cyd's life. I'm not heartbroken -- I'm so grateful she was here, contributed her extraordinary gifts to us, and lived such a gloriously long productive life.

You know, the first person I thought of when I saw this thread was.....GLEBB. Didn't he always love Cyd...one of the few Hollywood dancers with a classic ballet technique?

So long, Cyd...we're glad you came our way.

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 11:01am

Yay for "Dancing In the Dark." It's my favorite of her dance numbers, and the first thing I watched when I got home last night.

Very well said, Best12.

[nmartin]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 11:36am

TCM tribute for Cyd on the 27th.

For Cyd

[shameless]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 12:47pm

The NYTimes has some great pictures up on the site.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/06/18/arts/dance/0618-CHARISSE_index.html

[Mamie]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 2:41pm

That last picture doesn't look like her or Tony Martin. I know that the aging process changes us but usually you can find some familiar features.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 2:55pm

RetroBoy, I was watching Brigadoon on TCM earlier.

[nmartin]

Posted: 6/18/08 at 3:03pm

I can't tell that's Cyd in the last picture, but I did recognize Tony Martin.

[best12bars]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 12:07am

Why am I still so sad about Cyd Charisse passing?

I actually got teary-eyed about it today.

I don't think I realized just how much she affected me with her enormous talent.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 3:57am

I haven't even been able to express my sadness for the passing of Cyd Charisse. She seemed intertwined with my childhood and some of the happiest memories in my life. My dad had a sort of "crush" on her. Probably because she reminded him of my mom.

What a talent she was! She and Vera-Ellen are still my favorite Hollywood dancers. But Cyd had a grace and elegance difficult to define, for me anyway.

So, you are not alone, Besty.

[thatgirl712]

Posted: 6/26/08 at 5:32am

I agree,

[RetroBoy]

Posted: 6/26/08 at 9:19am

i've been watching and re-watching some of her films and/or famous dance numbers over the past week. i own them all on dvd. she was my favorite female dancer from that golden age of hollywood musicals. i absolutely love her in 'silk stockings'.