Bob Fosse or Gower Champion?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/14/09 at 10:15am

Who choreographed this for Gwen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfRXQOsQj7c

Fosse was her guy, but it looks too cute for Fosse.

Could it have been Joe Layton (who liked circuses)?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/14/09 at 10:29am

Fosse did most of her one offs for tv (like the Ed Sullivan Mexican Breakfast that inspired Beyonce) and those tended to be cuter than usual for him, but yeah... Interesting clip--I can't quite decide if he woulda done this.. Thanks for posting though! I still doubt it was Gower--just as I don't know much about him and Gwen working together, Layton makes more sense.

Still a lot of it isn't ALL that far (especially the guys' feet and arms) from Fosse's Brass Band (which Gwen did around the same time on Ed Sullivan) so...

(I thought your post was gonna be about the move Bob and Gower did together, Give a Girl a Break which is fascinating to see--especially when you see what amazing dancers both were, yet where Gower is almost utterly lacking in any screen personality, Bob is *all* about it)

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/14/09 at 12:34pm

Per Nicole Fosse, Bob Fosse did ALL of Gwen Verdon's routines seen on TV (Ed Sullivan Show, Bob Hope Specials, etc.) in the late 60's/early 70's.

[Patash]

Posted: 12/14/09 at 1:09pm

I don't have the foggiest, but watching that clip reminded me of one thing:

God, I miss the Ed Sullivan Show!

[uncageg]

Posted: 12/14/09 at 1:17pm

Looking at it, I would say Fosse.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/14/09 at 2:28pm

Well, if Nicole says it's Fosse, it's Fosse!

But I still think it's curious that he did something so funsy and goofy. Even "I'm a Brass Band" is edgier than this.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/14/09 at 3:50pm

I get what you mean but the solo dances he did for her for TV tended to be anyway (Mexican Breakfast being the obvious example) though this is more full on cutesy I admit.
But watching it again after watching Brass Band, Fosse seems to be cribbing from himself in a lot of it. Updated On: 12/14/09 at 03:50 PM

[bk]

Posted: 12/14/09 at 8:36pm

Totally Fosse.