Jazz Blog – 1st Year 2019/20 School Year
Bob Fosse (1927-1987) was a talented dancer from an early age and was therefore enrolled into formal training at the Frederick Weaver Ballet School. In his early teens he began working in the vaudeville scene in night clubs where he was exposed to the art of burlesque, a provocative and comedic variety show. In 1945, at the age of 18, Fosse enrolled into the Navy however the war had come to an end whilst he was still in his military training therefore, he fulfilled his military requirements in the special services entertainment division (Davis, 2020). Following this, Fosse began working in Broadway choruses and appeared in the film ‘Kiss Me Kate’ in 1953. One year on ‘Pyjama Game’ was choreographed by Fosse which he claimed a Tony for ‘Best Choreography’ (Editors, 2017). The ‘Fosse Style’ was not always the most popular as some directors found it too suggestive so Fosse began to work as both the choreographer and director on projects so that he could be free in his creative deci...