I eat a big breakfast and then go off to an hour and a half of strong ballet class. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
When I dance, people are watching for a slight mistake. I don't want them to see any. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
If I had to give up either acting or dancing, I'd choose to keep dancing. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
I danced with the Ballet Russe in Paris when I was 16 and did not need a companion. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
Dancing is like ditchdigging, it's so strenuous. A laborer doesn't work any harder. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
When you dance you need an awful lot of energy. Off stage, you learn to conserve. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
If I have any strength as a dancer, I got it all from Nijinska. Her barre was tough, and there were very… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
Everything has come to me without my having to look for it. I signed with Metro because someone thought I had talent,… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
If I don't go through a daily routine to keep muscles stretched, you've no idea what tortures I go through when I… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
I think that in all my dancing I play a role,' she told The Times that year. 'To me, that's what dancing… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
Most dancers have a young body. This is part discipline and part desire, because just sitting around makes one feel sluggish. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
Tap was against everything I had learned to do. I was pulled up as a ballet dancer, and I wasn't used to… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
I was in a ballet company, and I auditioned for Bob Alton, a top choreographer at MGM. He sent me to see… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
It's impossible to make dancing really effective on TV. The screen is too small, and the cameras can't move fast enough to… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
When I'm working on a picture, I get up at 6 o'clock in the morning, report to the sound stage for rehearsals… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
Ballet is a closed world and very rigid; MGM was a fairyland. You'd walk down the lot, seeing all these fabulous movies… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
TV has made dancing less important. It used to be a real treat to go to the movies and see Fred Astaire… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
Most men, even egotistic actors, always shy away from dancing with me. Other dancers report the same trouble. They probably figure that… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
People who think they're making a fool of themselves on the dance floor usually do. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
For a while every commercial was a dancing one. Remember when girls were dancing around salt and coffee cans? — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
If I'm not working, I like to attend a dancing class. At least that keeps you in condition. Then, if you get… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
I was this tiny, frail little girl, I needed to build up muscle, and I fell in love with dancing from the… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
Well, I swim quite a bit, and ride horseback. That's supposed to be bad for dancers, but I don't care - I… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share Image
I think, however, that Astaire's coordination is better than Kelly's... his sense of rhythm is uncanny. Kelly, on the other hand, is the stronger… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share
The music changed. We had Irving Berlin and Gershwin and Lerner and Loewe and Cole Porter. Great music. Now we have 'Rent.' — Cyd Charisse Copy Share
People who think they're making a fool of themselves on the dance floor usually do. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share
Unless you have the right legs, these mini-skirts are ungainly and uncomfortable. They're just a fad. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share
I'm a dancer and when I walk off stage there isn't a dry spot on me. This means my hair has to be put… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share
The Roman goddess Diana, you know, is usually shown with a bow and arrow. Every first-year Latin student knows that. I still remember the… — Cyd Charisse Copy Share
To make a man happy, treat him like a dog - plenty of affection and a loose leash. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share
I danced with the Ballet Russe in Paris when I was 16 and did not need a companion. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share
When I dance, people are watching for a slight mistake. I don't want them to see any. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share
If I have any strength as a dancer, I got it all from Nijinska. Her barre was tough, and there were very difficult combinations. — Cyd Charisse Copy Share
