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Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About

Division of Public Programs

Jerome Robbins directing dancers during rehearsal for the stage production of ‘West Side Story’ in 1957.
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Jerome Robbins directing dancers during rehearsal for the stage production of ‘West Side Story’ in 1957.

Courtesy of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Jerome Robbins, choreographer of West Side Story, transformed the Broadway musical with his distinctively American style of dance. Hear about the man and his work from the dancers, directors, and choreographers who worked with him.