The Fosse Style

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Even people with the barest interest in Broadway can recognize the unique, angular, sensual style of Bob Fosse. With its small gestures and isolated movements, it’s continuously copied–and frequently misinterpreted.

 

For there’s far more to it than bowler hats and white gloves, which is why choreographer Debra McWaters has put together the ultimate visual and verbal guide to Fosse’s way of dancing, choreographing, and teaching.

 

Using hundreds of photographs, in addition to descriptions from Fosse himself, McWaters guides dancers and teachers in the course of the process of working out the intricacies of this style of jazz dance. An assistant to Gwen Verdon on Fosse, a long-time associate of Ann Reinking, and personal choreographer for Ben Vereen, McWaters is uniquely positioned to write this book.

 

The Fosse Style provides facts, not guesswork, about how you can execute Fosse’s signature movements, information handed down from an illustrious list of artists and performers. It closes with a sample dance featuring Fosse’s signature moves. No dancer or fan of such shows as The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees!, Sweet Charity, Cabaret, Pippin, or Chicago can have enough money to be without this book.

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