Cyd Charisse ... During a family vacation in Los Angeles when she was 12, her parents enrolled her in ballet classes at a school in Hollywood. One of her teachers was Nico Charisse.

When Gene Kelly asked what she'd like engraved on her gravestone, Cyd Charisse replied ... she was 12 and on holiday in Los Angeles, her parents enrolled her in a Hollywood ballet school.

Cyd Charisse, who brought sizzle and sophistication to dance in classic movie musicals such as “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Silk Stockings,” died Tuesday. She was 86. Ms… ...

Cyd Charisse ... During a family vacation in Los Angeles when she was 12, her parents enrolled her in ballet classes at a school in Hollywood. One of her teachers was Nico Charisse.

Cyd Charisse ... She began dance lessons at age 8. The family moved to Hollywood, where, at 18, she married her ballet instructor, Nico Charisse. (The marriage ended in divorce.) ...

Cyd Charisse danced with Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain Cyd Charisse danced with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in some of Hollywood's finest musicals - The Band Wagon and Silk Stockings with Astaire, ...

Cyd Charisse danced with Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain Cyd Charisse danced with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in some of Hollywood's finest musicals - The Band Wagon and Silk Stockings with ...