Cheek to Cheek ballroom dance

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Cheek to Cheek ballroom dance is a classic, elegant dance sequence famously performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers to the Irving Berlin song "Cheek to Cheek" in 1930s Hollywood cinema.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballroom dance sequence
film dance number
associatedWithComposer Irving Berlin standards
associatedWithPerformer Fred Astaire film persona
Ginger Rogers film persona
choreographedForSong Cheek to Cheek
cinemaEra Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
costumeWornByFredAstaire white tie and tails
costumeWornByGingerRogers blue feathered gown
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact iconic Astaire–Rogers dance sequence
widely referenced in ballroom teaching and demonstrations
danceStyle American smooth
Foxtrot-inspired ballroom
featuredIn Top Hat
filmedIn black-and-white cinematography
filmReleaseYear 1935
filmStudio RKO Radio Pictures
includesElementsOf foxtrot basic patterns
rotational turns
sway and rise-and-fall
languageOfSong English
musicGenre popular standard
musicTempo slow foxtrot tempo
notableFor elegant closed-hold movement
romantic, gliding floorwork
sophisticated ballroom styling
performedAs romantic duet
performedBy Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
primaryHold closed ballroom hold
settingType Hollywood musical number
songComposer Irving Berlin
typicalUseToday ballroom competition exhibitions
ballroom showcases
wedding first dances

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Top Hat featuresDanceSequence Cheek to Cheek ballroom dance
Jerry Travers notableScene Cheek to Cheek ballroom dance
this entity surface form: Cheek to Cheek dance sequence