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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cheek to Cheek ballroom dance canonical | 1 |
| Cheek to Cheek dance sequence | 1 |
Statements (36)
| 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
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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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this entity surface form:
Cheek to Cheek dance sequence