jerome robbins

     

Feeling the need for ballets about American life, this dancer choreographed his first ballet in 1944

Trivia about jerome robbins

  • He conceived, directed & choreographed the musical which included the following:"Tonight, tonight, the world is wild and bright..."
  • Choreographer whose song & dance routines from "Gypsy", "The King & I" & other shows are a new B'way hit
  • He choreographed "The Cage", a ballet about predatory female insects, 6 years before "West Side Story"
  • This choreographer's first ballet "Fancy Free", combined ballet & jazz dancing
  • During his long association with the NYC ballet, he choreographed "West Side Story" & other musicals
  • He's seen here performing in one of his own works
  • Baskin-Robbins creates fancy ice cream treats; he created the ballet "Fancy Free"
  • The "Bathing Beauty Ballet" in "High Button Shoes" was a big success for this "West Side Story" choreographer
  • This choreographer played one of the sailors when his ballet "Fancy Free" premiered in 1944

Found pages about jerome robbins