Singin in the rain.Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse

My favoryte scene of this film... Copyrigh: Warner

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• rain
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• kelly
• cyd
• charisse

[guppy0112]

@sjeezy93 . I'm no expert- but- I think that kind of dancing is called 'contemporary' dancing. It often has classical ballet-like moves, sometimes modified, with anything else you want to put in as well. There are no hard-and-fast rules in contemporary (unlike classical ballet and other types of dancing), and you often see a mix of different types of dance rolled into one routine. 'Contemporary' is pretty much anything goes! I hope this helps.

[TheFreeMentality]

Why can't modern films capture this type of magic? This is just a sensational piece between two stunning dancers!

[Mithnoviel]

oh what i wouldnt give to be wrapped up in Gene Kelly's arms!!

[bookwormchick7]

@guppy0112 I'd say it's a mix of contemporary and lyrical, but either way it's gorgeous!

[dejuanptv]

@deeprose4 you are so right. i'm sitting here like 'geez i was born in the wrong time frame'...i would have loved to have seen this movie in the theaters. cyd charisse is simply breathtaking. if i ever had a chance to dance with any lady just once it would be cyd charisse....

[Mithnoviel]

@guppy0112 youre spot on :-) also could be classed as 'lyrical' which has a lot of elements of ballet and you train for it much like you would ballet but the upper body and neck are much more released than in classical ballet.

[deeprose4]

Probably the greatest dance number from a movie ever. The way her long scarf blows in the wind, and the set that goes on forever, with no computer tricks.  It just looks magnificent. I hate to say this but....They just don't make them like this anymore!

[bumphump20]

I love when they are all wrapped up in the scarf...its as though they are saying, this is our world, our love.....and nobdy or nothing can touch it.....or steal it away.

[needmorebeads]

I wish Hollywood would make films like this one again. Gene Kelly was not only handsome but supremely talented. I never could understand the attraction to Fred Astaire.

Great film!

[crimsonlilyfairy]

i bet that was a bitch trying to dance with. i meant the cape

[TXejas19]

how in the hell? i tried a scarf sequence for my film but it just went all funky most of the time, whereas theirs looks like the scarf did its movements on purpose

[metacosmos]

@pescadoyventanas You are right, there is influence from Dali´s landscapes here and , at the same time, Dali himself was probably inspired by this scene for his following paintings. Wonderful : the dance of man and woman across the Universe.