Bob Fosse

Just to add my admiration to your post and to suggest you get a copy of "All That Jazz". It's a pretty incredible look at Fosse.

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Sorry Pab, I edited my post after Mamie said that to include the fact that I had seen the movie. My mistake.

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I've taken several classes from a student of his who also worked with Ben Vereen...Fosse-style dance is a LOT harder than it looks...but so much fun. It was really interesting to have to consciously throw away half the stuff I know about dance technique and reverse it. He had alot of fun Bob and/or Ben stories...good stuff.

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I was an apprentice this past summer at Ann Reinking's Broadway Theatre Project...and while I never got to work with Bob, I studied from several teachers who have worked with him, or danced the style
-Ann Reinking
-Ben Vereen
-Desmond Richardson
-Deb McWaters
-Ken Alan
-Darren Gibson
-Eric Jordan Young

and many others

and i agree with Kimmy...it is So much harder than it looks. the style id VERY meticulous, and everything must be exactly how fosse wanted. or ann would yell. haha

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Sumofallthings I hope you are kidding and that is what I will assume.

Okay, a Bob Fosse story (I never worked or met him, but here goes anyway):

I believe it was Wayne Cilento that said that he spoke with Bob after the famous Gower Champion death on the opening night of 42nd Street. Fosse had one comment, "Gower always did me one better. I filmed my death, but Gower had the nerve to do it on opening night."

Fosse was always paranoid, thinking the world was against him. During the tryout of Damn Yankees he secured a room next to Hal Prince so that he could listen to everything that Hal said on the phone. He did the same thing to Cy Feuer during Cabaret.

Cy Feuer describes in his autobiography Bob's power over his women. He says that once Fosse's women fell in love with him they fell for him forever. And that his power was so strong that they forgave him for all the other women, didn't mind being one in a crowd.

I'll think of more.

But someone start a David Merrick thread because I have a wealth of entertaining stories about that old hound!!!!

(Please.)

Okay Margo! But only if you join my Merrick party!

Well, you asked.

What am I if not the board bitch?

Or not.
I dunno.

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AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I can NOT believe no one asked me about it!!!!!(FOSSE)I was born for Fosse. I wish there was a video that I could show yall to prove it. You'll just have to take my word for it. He is by far, the most AMAZING choreographer there ever was and ever will be.

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