A Level Guide to American Jazz

Specially filmed studio excerpts with counts. Featuring Katie Fouracre, the excerpts are broken down and taught as well as performed.  Excerpts include:

• Kelly musicals Singin’ in the Rain from Singin’ in the Rain.
• Fosse musicals including Rich Man’s Frug from Sweet Charity, Steam Heat from The Pajama Game
• Robbins musicals including Cool from West Side Story, Wedding Dance from Fiddler on the Roof

Analysis and context of the featured video excerpts including:

• technique, movement and choreographic style of Kelly, Fosse and Robbins
• choreographic developments appropriate to each choreographer
• constituent features of the musicals
• social context
• stylistic features
• artistic influences
• relevance to the genre