Jazz practitioners essay
Jerome Robbins is a multi-award-winning choreographer whose works feature in many professional ballet companies’ repertoire. His works are unique for a number of reasons, most immediately noticeably to me is the sense of community in his pieces. The dancers are not necessarily always moving in perfect synchronization, some step out of line to hit an accent, but no matter what the group always dance as though they are very close with one another. Jerome Robbins seems to choreograph pieces that feel very human. I feel that the use of relatable characters such as sailors or young men on the street makes his work quite human but even the formation of the movement feels natural. This takes me onto the second attribute of Robbins’ choreography which makes him unique. His ability to tell a story using movement is like no other. When all dancers are moving as one they interact with one another while still maintaining their individual characters. When dancers are not executing dance ste...