We watch people prosper out of poor situation where they are the downtrodden ones to prosperity and achieve more than expected. How life starts taking its change is a mystery. However, most life changes are as a result of hard work and struggle to keep the pace with the ever changing circumstances. Some have dreams that they work for since they are young to the time they are grown and they later achieve them. One example of such man is bob fosse. While young he was very influential in the jazz music and at age of thirteen he had done notable things. He was outstanding and popular in his later age. How people described him moved me; “characterized by finger-snapping, tilted bowler hats, net stockings, splayed gloved fingers, turned-in knees …show more content…
However, his quick appearance in the Kiss Me, Kate musical film of 1953 was his major breakthrough. His competence in exhibiting excellent dance moves was undaunted as evidenced in the song ‘From This Moment On’. Jerome Robbins and George Abbott, were the two major Broadway’s experts in the field but they were amazed by Bob’s performance. In the pajama game of 1954 brought Bob into the limelight since he had the chance to perform his emblem choreographic moves. At this instance, he had the opportunity of showcasing all the styles he had been taught while learning vaudeville. Moreover, it was the first work that made him win his initial tony award for having the best …show more content…
He noted his natural talent during the dance lessons at the Chicago Academy of Theatre Arts. Bob had an intense passion for dance such that he gave his all into the practice. He was of great character and his personality was admirable. At his young age, he had the capability of carrying out emcee duties. Additionally, Weaver gave Bob a scholarship in which he was supposed to act a certain role in a play then earnings got from it would be used to fund fosse’s dancing lessons. George Abbott directed the pajama game musical film that made Bob rise into the limelight of choreography. He was later added a Tony award for best choreography. Fosse’s act in Kiss Me, Kate made Abbott developed a desire to help him exploit his talent and realize is full potential. Thus, he gave him a stage performance where he proved his dance prowess and won the title honorably. Further, Fosse’ admired and adored the woks of Fred Astaire. His main subject of talk was dancing. In addition, he used to watch Astaire films in a repeated manner without getting. Paul Draper’s work in the dancing field thrilled Bob. Draper was one of the starters of dancing who invented a special ballet-tap style of dancing that was mostly performed to classical music. These two icons served as role models to Bob and guided each and every choice he made pertaining
Another feature in his works was simplicity. For example, in 1977, in one of his productions called ‘Curious Schools of Theatrical Dancing: Part 1.’ This is reflected in costume, props and choice of music. He did not use any props but the production was effective in the choice of costume being a simple black and white unitard with big stripes going diagonally over his body. In this p...
In many different scenes, dances were created to capture how each character felt in the scene that they were in. For example, when the crow was being bullied while he was tied up on the cross, Fatima created a dance to show him finding his inner courage and no longer having fear of the birds. I loved when Dorothy and Scarecrow sang walking down the yellow brick road because the dance gave the sensibility of people uniquely living the spirit of expression. The dance looked fun and vibrant like many of the jazz dances we see today. One of the styles of jazz that were engaged in the film was bebop. Bebop is characterized during the 1940s as having a fast tempo and improvisation based on the structures of a situation that inspired the movement. I noticed that bebop was displayed well when Ne-Yo danced because of its complex technique, fast tempo, and improvisation while singing at the same time. This style of jazz was suitable for the presentation of the film because it kept me as an audience engaged in every dance that was choreographed. With the tempo being very fast, it allowed for the movement to be big and easily
Renowned choreographer Alonzo King is the Balanchine of a new style of dance, his style of dance, a style shying away from the expected and catapulting its audience into a state of wonderment. Alonzo King uses sharp lines intertwined with severe movements, all engaging a classical technique in order to create movements, unseen in the dance world. King’s impressive résumé includes having trained with a number of world-renowned ballet companies, and setting works on an even more substantial number of companies, along with establishing his own celebrated company: Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet in San Francisco, California. Alonzo King began dancing at a young age in Santa Barbara, California. He continued his training in New York at the Harkness School of Ballet, Alvin Ailey Dance School, and then the American Ballet Theatre School and School of American Ballet as a scholarship student.
An example was through the performance when he had two people from the audience to join on the stage doing Corroboree dances.
As the first African-American to create a multicultural, international concert dance company, Alvin Ailey’s dance company has been dubbed the “cultural ambassador of the world” (Gorman 36). Through his Alvin Ailey Dance Company, he addressed the racism and injustice faced by ethnic minorities across the globe. Ailey clearly revolutionized African American participation in 20th century concert dance as well as revived interest in modern dance. As an extremely talented dancer and choreographer, Ailey’s success is attributed to his dedication and passion for expression through dance, but what is often overlooked is his resilience to the hardships he faced, the mentors he had, and the opportunities
It allowed the audience to view the body of a dancer or person in ways never portrayed before onstage as well as using movement to show larger ideas of social change. Fosse took his movement in his work to a more fantasized state through his perfectionist techniques, whereas Robbins created a heightened realism in his movement. Fosse, inspired by vaudeville, incorporates derbies and gloves as an allusion to hiding from the society we currently live in. Robbins takes society as it is and tries to find solutions to society's problems in the given moment they take place in. Both use emotions as actions as a commonality to approach their work. The core of Robbin’s work is shown in the descriptions of the action in each ballet. One can picture exactly what the dancers are doing and what makes this action unique. Fosse did this by making every movement so intense in detail that the dancer was forced into the sharpness of Fosse’s choreography. Robbins made actions and emotional intentions, his main goal for his performers as he believed in the actions in storytelling above all else. Robbin’s training at Stella Adler allowed him to see the perspective of the actor’s intentions more clearly than that of Fosse and also gained inspiration of bold and expressive movements from the teachings of Martha Graham. Stella Adler taught that “growth as an actor and
Another scene that depicts the way some view of breakdancing and hip hop is when James has a party and he invites Ozone and Turbo, as well as Kelly. There are a lot of wealthy people there and when they see the two males from the trio, the looks on their faces turn into those of shock. Kelly’s former dance coach is also at this party, and when he finds out the grou...
“Petrichor” was choreographed by Kylene Stephens and set on five dancers. Each dancer in the piece had a
During this time, the Bee Gees were gaining popularity, and a lot of their music is featured in Saturday Night Fever. Their music, combined with the dancing, influenced the way that dance began to change. There was the emergence of more disco style dance being incorporated into jazz dance. “The 1970s also saw the huge impact of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, which boosted the image of the male dancer…” (Nalett). Seeing a male actor starring in a dancing role in a feature film was a great encouragement for men to dance. They had a sense of security that it was “cool” and
... social dance. Many people in today’s society enjoy social; dancing. Chapter eleven dance concert, properly planning and establishing a dance concert is of the utmost importance. The partnership with the lighting designer usually takes priority over all other factors. One of the most important issues concerning customers has to do with mobility. The dancer must be able to move comfortably in the costume. The task of producing a dance concert is an overwhelming and tiring one. Chapter twelve dance in education and career in dance, many dance educators present the argument that teaching and learning dance as an art form is obviously absent from the American student education. There has always been and always will be people who have a love, desire, and passion to instruct and learn the art of dance, will ensure an important place for dance in higher education.
Bob Fosse originally choreographed Bye Bye Blackbird in 1972. It was created with the purpose of Liza Minnelli performing the lead role on her TV special: “Liza with a Z”. The Music is by Ray Henderson and the lyrics are by Mort Dixon ("Fosse - the Musical."). Bye Bye Blackbird is a dance piece in which every dancer is required to sing. There is a lead role and sixteen dancers supporting the lead. Although it was originally created and purposed for Liza Minnelli, in this production the role of the lead was played by Ben Vereen, who sings and dances the entire time. As previously mentioned: the costumes were simplified in order to draw the attention to solely the choreography. For this performance, the dancers were dressed in tight fitting black
While a student in the dance program at Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing A...
However, New York Public Schools offered ballroom dancing classes to low-income students of color, which allowed the arts to be included in their curriculum. Watching the film, I observed the positive reaction the children had to the dance classes. Overall, they were exposed to different cultures, made new friendships, became more confident, and aware of different career options such as professional dancers or singers (Agrelo, 2005).
1.Jack Cole thought that dance wears are fantastic and the dancing itself is like a body architecture. Dancers are body architects. Then he studied how to dance from Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn. Cole learned a lot of dancing styles and tried to mix them together. He was known as the father of “theatrical jazz dance”, and he influenced many other dancers afterwards. In his dance, one of the most obvious features is that there was a small group of dancers on the stage rather than a large one. Cole instructed many actors and dancers after he retired from dancing.
The life of Danny Thomas before he found success would not be the ideal life that comes to mind. During the Great Depression,