Exclusive“Meet Me in Las Vegas” (1956): First Ballet Movie

Ballet is a very specialized art form, and its refinement makes it seem unapproachable to many people. Rather than changing that, many famous ballet movies enforce this stereotype by depicting ballerinas as unstable lunatics. It’s refreshing to see a movie from the 1950s which challenges these exaggerations by telling the story of a professional ballerina who is a normal person. The movie instead is interesting because she is in an unusual setting. “Meet Me in Las Vegas” from 1956 stars ballerina turned movie star Cyd Charisse as a ballet star who is a headliner at a Las Vegas casino. There, she meets a rancher with a passion for gambling, played by popular crooner Dan Dailey. When the unlikely pair discovers that mysterious instances of good luck occur when they hold hands, the stoic beauty begins to realize that there’s more to life than dancing. Their path to romance is paved with fun popular tunes, lively song-and-dance routines, beautiful ballet sequences, and surprising cameos from classic celebrities. It’s a joyous terpsichorean fest which ballet-lovers old and new are sure to enjoy!
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