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