The great dance way.(history of Broadway musicals)(Column)

From: Dance Magazine | Date: August 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

George Balanchine was probably the first person to incorporate balletic choreography into Broadway musicals. This started in 1936, when he choreographed for the Ziegfeld Follies and the show 'On Your Toes.' The newer shows on Broadway show a return to vibrant choreography.

Dance has always given its regards--and its talents--to Broadway, playing a key, if varying, role in the past, present, and so far as one can tell, future of that somewhat amorphous theatrical form, the Broadway musical. After all it was 130 years ago next month that The Black Crook opened in New York City at Niblo's ...

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