Virginia Mayo

[Terrence1]

I've always admired Virginia Mayo and the way she could go back and forth from dramas to Westerns to musicals. She was always such a delight in her musical numbers. I realize that she did not do her own singing in the movies, but I've always felt she was a good dancer. I would never put her in the same category as Vera-Ellen or Cyd Charisse, but I'm curious how others rate her as a dancer and how enjoyable people have found her musicals. Thanks for any comments you care to make.

 

Terrence.

[LuckyDan]

Virginia Mayo is a drop-dead honey. Love her. I don't think of her as dancer as often but I do recall this number, and she isn't bad!

 

 

 

. . . and it isn't the least bit corny.

[Terrence1]

Thanks for posting that musical number. It was good to see it again.

This shows one reason why she has had so many fans over the years.

 

Terrence.

[LuckyDan]

This is fun. Here's another, with Cagney from "West Point Story."

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90C99OCufbU

 

She doesn't show up for a couple of minutes, but she's worth the wait.

[Terrence1]

Thanks for sharing that great number with us. It really shows off Virginia's dancing skills. Another number I have enjoyed is from "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine." She and Gene Nelson do a great routine to the song Birth of the Blues.

 

Terrence.