what was jerome robbins first ballet?

JEROME ROBBINS was born 11 October 1918 in New York City. He is the youngest of two children from Harry Rabinowitz and Lena Rips, who immigrated to America in 1904 from Poland. Rabinowitz was at first a shopkeeper with a delicatessen on the Upper East Side of Manhattan; in the 1920’s he moved the family to Jersey City and then to Weehawken, New Jersey, where he and a brother-in-law established the Comfort Corset Company. Young Jerome was a talented performer and dancer and attended Weehawken schools. He graduated Woodrow Wilson High School, in 1935. Assisting to study either chemistry or journalism, he matriculated at New York University in the autumn of 1935; but the had Depression taken a turn for the worse in 1936 and his family could no longer support his education — especially considering that he was, by his own account, failing two courses (math and French) out of five. Unwilling to work in the corset factory, he tried to find employment in some form of show business; and through his sister Sonia, who had already danced professionally with Irma Duncan and Senya Gluck-Sandor’s Dance Center, he had gotten an apprenticeship with Sandor’s company. We are grateful to Eulanda Harms who highlighted this. [2]

Roh.org.uk Continued to describe how Robbins was born Jerome Rabinowitz, 1918, and grew-up in New Jersey. He first learnt dancing from his sister Sonya and later studied modern dance at the Dance Center with Senia Glück-Sandor and Felicia Sorel, while also studying ballet with Ella Daganova and Spanish and Asian dance. Robbins was a corps de ballet member of the Ballet Theatre, later ABT. Fancy Free, his first piece for Ballet Theatre in 1944 was the work he’s doing. The following year, he expanded the company into On the Town. Robbins was the Broadway’s most sought-after choreographer after it succeeded. His most popular works were Fancy Free (1944), West Side Story (1957), and Fiddler on the Roof (1964). Robbins was a prolific choreographer. Created his first work The Guests was NYCB’s first guest in 1949. He maintained close connections with ABT and NYCB throughout his entire life, as well with George Balanchine, whose work had a huge influence. For their insights, we thank Jolanda locklear of Pontianak in Indonesia. [3]

It revealed ideas that were to shape Robbins’ work, both in ballet and on Broadway. He is critical of artificiality, and the dancers that play to the audience. He wanted them to look “real” despite their virtuosity, to see and react to the others onstage. He might ask a dancer what their character ate for dinner last night if there was a plot. His choreography style was influenced by these desires, as well as the movement choices he’s making. The Jets and Sharks in West Side Story are not “chorus boys.” They’re edgy, they hunker down into dancing or launch themselves into the air without denying that effort. Interplay (1945), his second ballet was not complicated. However, the story of some frisky children it featured, Interplay (1945), did have a complex story. After pointing it out, many thanks to Ivelis Cadill. [4]

According to a recent study, Jerome Rabinowitz, who was born in 1918, was raised in New Jersey. There he studied various styles of ballet including interpretive, Spanish, Spanish, and modern. After appearing in numerous musicals, he was recruited to Ballet Theatre in 1940. He’s performing his first piece, at 25 years old, with music by Leonard Bernstein. Fancy Free was a musical about sailors returning to shore. The story combines classical, jazz and popular styles. Robbins, Bernstein and others became famous for their sensational performance. The musical was soon made into On the Town on Broadway, followed by a bigger Hollywood movie starring Gene Kelly (and Frank Sinatra). For their latest revisions, we thank Breanda Lendesma (from Joinville Brazil) [5]