Various clips of Bob Fosse dancing, with commentary by Gwen Verdon. The clips range from 1949 (The Morey Amsterdam Show) to 1962 (The Garry Moore Show).
Gwen Vernon was as fast, as expressive, as decisive, as subtle a dancer as was Fosse. I knew her name but I didn’t know why. She deserves to be remembered for her incredible energy and talent.
He had amazing control over every muscle in his body. Even when it seems like his arms and legs are doing wild things, every move is in control and has a purpose. Wonderful to watch.
During the end of the Damn Yankees scene with Gwen as Fosse drags her off stage, watch his feet. That dedication to detail is seldom seen in Western dance perhaps with the exception of ballet. To me, Fosse was art in motion. He was my favorite as a child and remains so.
I know he dances like ballet dancer with great tap technique , I never saw him dancing really, just know his choreography. He stand up to Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, I say he is better then Kelly, pity Hollywood overlooked him. Fred Astaire has his own style he was more like tap-ballroom dancer, but Gene Kelly similar to Fosse, but Fosse much better then Kelly
In the mid-1930s they did give an Oscar for Dance Direction. It lasted for about 3 years and then was discontinued. This is the only time choreography was recognized with an Oscar (in a competitive category). However, they did give a special Oscar to Gene Kelly for choreography achievement (and his overall talent) for AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, awarded in 1952. You'll never see them give an Oscar now for dance because film musicals are so rarely done today.
at least he should be given a lifetime achievement award posthumously because he redefined dance You know fosse when you see it even 2nd 3rd generation.
It’s not all talent, there’s lots of hard work, passion, and dedication that goes into all of this. All in all, I’d say this is skill, and this is art.
Nobody will ever compare to Bob Fosse. He was a master of his craft, still having much influence on modern day entertainers. Thank you for your dedication Mr. Fosse
Sometimes a performer has had to compensate for a bad hip, a game leg, or a not so straight spine. And what they DO to, make up for it? Defines a unique style, births their trademark moves... you wouldn't change for the world. Fosse's signature 'slouch and strut" came from some real physical issues he had as a young man, and he just incorporated into his dancing style and created something so admired, so often imitated, and always loved!!!
Dance is the ultimate form of artistic self expression. Fosse knew he always wanted to expand to directing and choreographing musicals on stage and screen. His ultimate legacy is that the word "Fosse" now represents a whole style of dance.
Gwen Verdon is the interviewee and demonstrates her usual deference to Fosse so I'll speak up for her. As you can see from the clips, she is a wonderful dancer. At 04:29 she says that Bob "flys" and she can't but at 05:52 she's right with him.
I noticed that, too, and Gwen is the only dancer to match to Fosse's own ability and choreography that I've seen, with Liza and the chorus girls from Cabaret coming in a close second place. Sure, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Rita Moreno, Debbie Allen, Ben Vereen, and so many other greats compare, but to me, Bob was the best of the best---he infused Gwen with his talent.
Robert Lee, Countertenor Agreed, I think Reinking was Bob’s true “muse”. And although Verdon was a terrific dancer, she never had the qualities of a true entertainer to become a star-“Chicago” was about to tank on Broadway until Liza Minnelli stood in for Verdon during an injury, and she catapulted it into legendary status. But watching Reinking in “All that Jazz” makes you realize how much Zeta Jones paled in comparison in the filmed version. Reinking is a legend who never got anywhere near the recognition she deserved...
Michael Jackson based his whole style on Fosse. I mean, if you look at Fosse's white anklets and shoes; the isolations; the serpent dance (you can find that on UA-cam). It's really extraordinary how brilliant a dancer he was. Wish he'd had the career that Gene Kelly or Astaire had; he's up there with them.
I will say all great artists were influenced by other greats in every sphere , Steve Jobs made devices that were already there but he just made them cool and better designed and fantastic marketing !
All of MJ's dance moves/style came from Jazz dance which thrived in black culture LONG before the likes of Astaire, Fosse and Kelly made them popular with the white mainstream audiences.. None of them were original.
I am fortunate to have met Gwen Verdon in an airport around 1993. She seemed genuinely touched that I knew her name when I told her I loved her work. She was still slim, beautiful and very gracious. I hadn't known Fosse was in movies so thank you for this!
All of you accusing artists of copying and stealing do not understand art and pop culture at all. No art is a completely original thought it will always be influenced by what came before with your own personal experience added to it.
Exactly! In my humble view, modern/post-modern/contemporary art -- whatever you want to call it -- puts way too much emphasis in novelty by itself, which is insuficient to lead to meaningful results. It lacks a relation with the past; it doesn't take part in the conversation, to use an alegory. Most of what is produced today seems to me to be completely worthless, and I mean this very seriously. I'm not saying this from a position of ignorance; it's not that "I don't get it." I do. I get it. And I think it's worthless. Obviously, simply copying what came before is also not satisfying. True art is somewhere between the extremes.
@@adriannelson9865 Elvis didn't steal anything. He was one of the best entertainers/performers along with James Brown and Michael Jackson. And his singing voice was amazing.
@@adriannelson9865 LOL modern? Fosse dances like ballet dancer with tap technique, he is beyond pop culture, he is a GREAT dancer of all times, I can compare him to Michael Baryshnikov, except Baryshnikov was ballet dancer through and through, but he could also dance Broadway style as well. So I say Fosse was underestimated by Hollywood, they are total idiots not giving him bigger and more important roles like they give to Gene Kelly
Incredible, wasn’t he? When the great Fred Astaire admires your dancing, you know that you’ve got something. Gwen is just as fabulous. Love you, Gwen and Bob.🎬🎶❤️🎶🎬
After watching the bio series Fosse/Verdon, I was impressed with the preformances of, Sam Rockwell & Michelle Williams they were dead on perfect in their portrails of Bob & Gwen, & will easily be Emmy nominated.
6:05 to 6:16 I had no idea that human being could do that! I had always heard that Bob Fosse was a legend, but I'd never seen him dance. Yup, he's a legend!
I noticed Bob Fosse in My Sister Eileen which he also choreographed. He was magnificent then and continued to innovate. He moved better than anyone. Luv my Fosse and thank all the gods and angels that I was blessed to know his work. He lives forever through his work.
He had White Boy Swag before it even was a thing to have!! Amazing dancer. Love the way his body creates expressions in his movement each move had a flow and swag to it. You can even see his hip hop influence! Wow thanks you tube for another great find
I just watched the first episode of "Fosse/Verdon " last night on FX. I'm over the moon. It's so great. I wasn't sure Sam Rockwell could pull it off but so far he's knocking it out of the park and I don't think if they looked for a million years they could have found someone better than Michelle Williams to play Gwen. And the individual dancers in the "life is a cabaret" scene are incredible. It's great to see that despite the fact movie musicals are dead and there's not much work on Broadway, there are still great dances how are great characters out there.
Thank you! Fosse was a fabulous dancer, choreographer and director. As a kid I wanted to be a dancer and choreographer. However I grew up clumsy, and could not sing which sort of dimmed my hopes for a career in musical comedy.
I have always adored and respected Bob Fosse. Anything that has to about him by him or for him. Search class. And a real set of balls. Good combination
Thanks for sharing these incredible clips. Watching them made me feel kind of old as I still can recall watching an old black and white TV with rabbit ears for an antenna 🤣
No, you don't get it at all. Bob Fosse was a jazz dancer. Fred Astaire was a tap dancer. He could no more do The Fossy flare then he could land himself on the moon, and as much as I love Michael Jackson and recognize his unique mark on dance as a pop music performer he doesn't belong in the conversation about people who revolutionized jazz dance. He just doesn't belong in a conversation about professional dancers. Fred Astaire was among the greatest tap dancers that ever lived, Bob Fosse was a great tap dancer but let's say you take Tap Away from both of them. Now describe what kind of dancer you have left.. Nobody would be saying Fred Astaire what's the greatest dancer without his tap dancing where has Bob Fosse is the greatest most Innovative most revolutionary Jazz dancer in the history of the art form.
@@jackhammer111 Michael learned from the Nicholas brothers how to tap dance...then Michael learned iazz steps in classes and created his own style. He is also listed as a professional dancer BUT street dancers are waaaay more talented How do you forget Sammy Davis Jr or gene Kelly??????? Hol up, professional street hip hop dancers arent a thing???
In Kiss Me Kate, that dance sequence in "From this Moment On" has to be one of the best choreographed segments I've ever seen. Bob Fosse was so good, that you don't pay attention to Carol Haney who was also outstanding. I'm still trying to figure out how he suspended himself on the pole and humped the pole. Amazing! Also the incredible acrobatic leap by Tommy Rall, I'm trying to figure out how he did that without breaking a leg.
My jazz class is doing a tribute to Bob Fosse for our recital dance this year. We're putting a bunch of his most famous moves into one dance. I'm super excited!!!
Thanks for posting this. I love Bob Fosse's dancing. Not just his choreography but HIM dancing. He just makes you want to get up and dance along with him, he's having such a great time!
Love it, thanks for sharing! And to think that this fantastic dancer was also one of the most visionary filmmakers in history...pure, exceptional talent.
Was married and inspired by the fantabulous Ms. Joan McCracken, one of the highlights of my favorite musical , Good News(1947) which, surprisingly, was a box office failure in it's time, according to Wikipedia. All my love this holiday season. PS sadly this transfer from VHS is of just too low quality to be enjoyable. I am going to seek a download of My Sister Eileen(1955), especially since the lovely Ms. Leigh is a fave. It will be nice to see her in a rare musical appearance. She was fantastic in Bye bye Birdie(1963). Thank you so much for your effort. xox
I was brought in here due an article on an online newspaper in my country, Brazil, about bio series Fosse/Verdon. I came to learn more about Fosse. I heard about Fosse as coreographer and dancer in my years as a hip hop dancer, but never really saw him in real action like on this footage. Astonishing!
Honestly I think Bob Fosse is magnificent, I still love Michael Jackson with all my heart. But, Bob fosse started it all, I have the same smile watching him as I do with Michael. They are both legends!
@@EnliveningJustice No, they're just stating facts. This style of dancing originated directly from jazz culture which came long before Bob fosse. So to say he 'started it all' is just absolutely absurd. Why are you so hurt by the fact that it was African-American dancers that in fact started it?
I fell in love with Kiss Me Kate when I was 9 yo. Didn't know who Bob Fosse was but the dance bug bit me. I later went on to The Boston Conservatory of Music and several dance companies. These dances are fun!!
Love the way Fosse just shrugs off the pirouette challenge at 3:30, where Tommy Ralls does about eight of them and Bob can barely squeeze 4 or 5. The order should have been flipped, since Rall was clearly the more trained ballet dancer- so a challenge sequence would have made more sense with the one who could turn more going last. However, Fosse really worked it well by simply shrugging his shoulders, as if to concede.
bobbymoya - yes but Fosse was a genius in choreography and yes still a good dancer and the way he filmed dance was incredible and the he made Anne reinking, Liza Minnelli and all these other women look incredible - yes a genius, we don't have that anymore
Kind of reminds me of what they'd call in pro wrestling "ring psychology" - those little touches and gestures you wouldn't notice, that add up to make for a compelling character and tell a full story in a ring
lohphat I have never heard that quote but I will be telling my student it next week, will they understand NO but I must still plant the seed and trust it will grow.
Wow, Bob Fossie and Gwen Verdon were so cute together. Great dancing together. I especially love, from Damn Yankees, Who's Got The Pain. Bob and Gwen Dancing together. I watch that number every day. It's so great to watch. They are so insinc with their dancing. It's awesome to watch. Just saw another dance number with both of them, really great. I really enjoyed watching this. I was a fan of Gwen Verdon, in later years, Cocoon Movies, TV guest shots. Just recently, Thanks to UTUBE, I have just discovered alot of wonderful Old Movies Dance Videos, from the 1950s 1960s, and before then. Saw Damn Yankees when I was a kid. Didn't remember alot of it. I have the DVD of it now, along with 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Daddy Long Legs, so many more. ❤❤ White Christmas, best Christmas movie ever.
I love Ioved watch this. Bob Fossie was an incredible dancer. 👏Bob and Tommy Rall dancing together, fabulous! Tommy R from 7Brides for 7Brothers, was great in those dance numbers from the movie. I watch Who's got the Pain, every day. Such a wonderful dance number with them both.❤
Hermes Pan came to a dinner at my home in San Marino California. It was grand. As he left, he said, “I don’t do thank you notes” and ripped off a bit of soft shoe dazzle. Wish I were still rich.
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Fosse was so influential a choreographer with such a recognizable style that we tend to forget what a great dancer he was.
Vancoin, sooooo true!!!
Influential is right, with the singers of today, stealing his moves in their videos...
Michael Jackson used a lot of Fosse's moves in his dance
Honestly, rewatching him dance instantly reminds me of times that I have seen his influence without even being fully conscious of it
If you watch the little prince from 1974 he played the snake and sooooo many moves Michael Jackson took and put into his Billie Jean dance
Gwen Vernon was as fast, as expressive, as decisive, as subtle a dancer as was Fosse. I knew her name but I didn’t know why. She deserves to be remembered for her incredible energy and talent.
this was a clip about Bob. Stop making it about women. God can females be anymore self absorbed in his day and age?
He had amazing control over every muscle in his body. Even when it seems like his arms and legs are doing wild things, every move is in control and has a purpose. Wonderful to watch.
During the end of the Damn Yankees scene with Gwen as Fosse drags her off stage, watch his feet. That dedication to detail is seldom seen in Western dance perhaps with the exception of ballet. To me, Fosse was art in motion. He was my favorite as a child and remains so.
Hats, hands, pointed toes, THOSE steps. Nothing can touch Bob Fosse's work.
And don't forget the shoulders!
Shoulders
I know he dances like ballet dancer with great tap technique , I never saw him dancing really, just know his choreography. He stand up to Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, I say he is better then Kelly, pity Hollywood overlooked him. Fred Astaire has his own style he was more like tap-ballroom dancer, but Gene Kelly similar to Fosse, but Fosse much better then Kelly
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"Bob often talked about his limitations, as a dancer" but I'm with Gwen on this one..."What are the limitations?"
If there are limitations, I never saw them. He was fantastic.
There needs to be an Oscar for choreographers.
Better late then never...
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I thought there was.
Agreed but the Oscars have gone to the toilet. No class anymore
In the mid-1930s they did give an Oscar for Dance Direction. It lasted for about 3 years and then was discontinued. This is the only time choreography was recognized with an Oscar (in a competitive category). However, they did give a special Oscar to Gene Kelly for choreography achievement (and his overall talent) for AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, awarded in 1952. You'll never see them give an Oscar now for dance because film musicals are so rarely done today.
at least he should be given a lifetime achievement award posthumously because he redefined dance You know fosse when you see it even 2nd 3rd generation.
Bob Fosse & Gwen Verdon are wonderful and amazing, but I was just blown away by Tommy Rall, he is magnificent!!
7 Brides for 7 Brothers... incredible dancing.
That ladies and gents is what is called TALENT!!!
It sure is. What a marvel. Thank you for posting this one.
Talent AND the fact that he was a workaholic. A LOT of hard work goes into a Fosse dance.
It’s not all talent, there’s lots of hard work, passion, and dedication that goes into all of this. All in all, I’d say this is skill, and this is art.
That my friend is called "class". He had it. It is a rare thing today.
They could really dance back then.
Bob Fosse was a fabulous dancer. I wish I could have seen a live performance of his.
Limitations? WHAT limitations?!? God, what exuberance he had when he danced!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOW Michelle Williams got the accent down perfectly!
Yeah really--that was amazing
Bob Fosse and Tommy Rall. Two of the best "balletic" hoofers there ever was!
Nobody will ever compare to Bob Fosse. He was a master of his craft, still having much influence on modern day entertainers. Thank you for your dedication Mr. Fosse
My feelings exactly! Just look at Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal which he initially contacted Mr. Fosse!
Sometimes a performer has had to compensate for a bad hip, a game leg, or a not so straight spine. And what they DO to, make up for it? Defines a unique style, births their trademark moves... you wouldn't change for the world. Fosse's signature 'slouch and strut" came from some real physical issues he had as a young man, and he just incorporated into his dancing style and created something so admired, so often imitated, and always loved!!!
Cynthia Hawkins terrific insight! Thank you Cynthia 😁
It’s always amazing when an artist can learn to work with their weaknesses and turn them into not just strengths but game-changing techniques.
And don't forget the hats -- to cover his receding hairline.
I don't see any physical issue, he is perfect, I am speaking as professional dancer, I can see one imperfect thing in him
Tommy Rall. What an amazing perforce. Foot placement is faultless.
More classically trained..
Kudos to Michelle Williams on her portrayal of Gwen. Spot on! Bob and Gwen were aming the best dancers and artisians in history.
Dance is the ultimate form of artistic self expression. Fosse knew he always wanted to expand to directing and choreographing musicals on stage and screen. His ultimate legacy is that the word "Fosse" now represents a whole style of dance.
This dude was out of this world!
Tommy Rall -- Wow, just wow! One of the greatest, but didn’t make enough films.
Gwen Verdon is the interviewee and demonstrates her usual deference to Fosse so I'll speak up for her. As you can see from the clips, she is a wonderful dancer. At 04:29 she says that Bob "flys" and she can't but at 05:52 she's right with him.
I noticed that, too, and Gwen is the only dancer to match to Fosse's own ability and choreography that I've seen, with Liza and the chorus girls from Cabaret coming in a close second place. Sure, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Rita Moreno, Debbie Allen, Ben Vereen, and so many other greats compare, but to me, Bob was the best of the best---he infused Gwen with his talent.
You are so right. Gwen is very modest
Amen to that! Thank you for acknowledging the wonderful Gwen Verdon.
"flies"
Robert Lee, Countertenor Agreed, I think Reinking was Bob’s true “muse”. And although Verdon was a terrific dancer, she never had the qualities of a true entertainer to become a star-“Chicago” was about to tank on Broadway until Liza Minnelli stood in for Verdon during an injury, and she catapulted it into legendary status. But watching Reinking in “All that Jazz” makes you realize how much Zeta Jones paled in comparison in the filmed version. Reinking is a legend who never got anywhere near the recognition she deserved...
Michael Jackson based his whole style on Fosse. I mean, if you look at Fosse's white anklets and shoes; the isolations; the serpent dance (you can find that on UA-cam). It's really extraordinary how brilliant a dancer he was. Wish he'd had the career that Gene Kelly or Astaire had; he's up there with them.
He took the Moonwalk from Fosse!
Michael always said if you want to learn something, watch the masters. Catcher
I will say all great artists were influenced by other greats in every sphere , Steve Jobs made devices that were already there but he just made them cool and better designed and fantastic marketing !
@@wizard9403 Really??... So Bill Bailey never existed haha
All of MJ's dance moves/style came from Jazz dance which thrived in black culture LONG before the likes of Astaire, Fosse and Kelly made them popular with the white mainstream audiences.. None of them were original.
I am fortunate to have met Gwen Verdon in an airport around 1993. She seemed genuinely touched that I knew her name when I told her I loved her work. She was still slim, beautiful and very gracious.
I hadn't known Fosse was in movies so thank you for this!
We are lucky to be able to see this. What a great legacy it is.
usually one focuses on the female of the pair but when Bob Fosse is the male partner, it's the reverse.. His moves are just exquisite
Angeli Alvares, my gosh, I was thinking that EXACT same thought!!
Same with Fred Astaire ❤️
Fosse's moves could just leave you speechless. Thanks for sharing this.
You're welcome!
I could watch that Who's Got the Pain dance a thousand times...
Wow, never thought of Debbie Reynolds of being a great dancer, but she matched him step for step.
I hate to.. But, yeah
Im sure he choreographed it to her strengths
@@frankpeter6851 that's what a good choreographer does
If Bob Fosse was on my tail for dancing, I'd kill myself getting it right.
After Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly come Bob Fosse and Tommy Rall, the next generation of great dancers. Great video!
And after them Vince Patterson and Michael Jackson 🎉
All of you accusing artists of copying and stealing do not understand art and pop culture at all. No art is a completely original thought it will always be influenced by what came before with your own personal experience added to it.
Exactly!
In my humble view, modern/post-modern/contemporary art -- whatever you want to call it -- puts way too much emphasis in novelty by itself, which is insuficient to lead to meaningful results. It lacks a relation with the past; it doesn't take part in the conversation, to use an alegory.
Most of what is produced today seems to me to be completely worthless, and I mean this very seriously. I'm not saying this from a position of ignorance; it's not that "I don't get it." I do. I get it. And I think it's worthless.
Obviously, simply copying what came before is also not satisfying. True art is somewhere between the extremes.
It's only consider stealing when Elvis did it right
@@adriannelson9865 Elvis didn't steal anything. He was one of the best entertainers/performers along with James Brown and Michael Jackson. And his singing voice was amazing.
@@adriannelson9865 LOL modern? Fosse dances like ballet dancer with tap technique, he is beyond pop culture, he is a GREAT dancer of all times, I can compare him to Michael Baryshnikov, except Baryshnikov was ballet dancer through and through, but he could also dance Broadway style as well. So I say Fosse was underestimated by Hollywood, they are total idiots not giving him bigger and more important roles like they give to Gene Kelly
Thanks for sharing. Was familiar with Fosse's choreography but never had really seen any clips of him dancing. Was fun to watch.
You're welcome!
Incredible, wasn’t he? When the great Fred Astaire admires your dancing, you know that you’ve got something. Gwen is just as fabulous. Love you, Gwen and Bob.🎬🎶❤️🎶🎬
After watching the bio series Fosse/Verdon, I was impressed with the preformances of, Sam Rockwell & Michelle Williams they were dead on perfect in their portrails of Bob & Gwen, & will easily be Emmy nominated.
6:05 to 6:16 I had no idea that human being could do that!
I had always heard that Bob Fosse was a legend, but I'd never seen him dance. Yup, he's a legend!
ChrisBrengel that’s Gwen Verdon with him in that number from Damn Yankees (Who’s Got The Pain). Aren’t they incredible together?
I noticed Bob Fosse in My Sister Eileen which he also choreographed. He was magnificent then and continued to innovate. He moved better than anyone. Luv my Fosse and thank all the gods and angels that I was blessed to know his work. He lives forever through his work.
Tommy Rall ... incredible. Synced piece but sooo different in the hands of each.
This is phenomenal. What talent.
Off the charts talent! I smiled through the whole thing. :)
He had White Boy Swag before it even was a thing to have!! Amazing dancer. Love the way his body creates expressions in his movement each move had a flow and swag to it. You can even see his hip hop influence! Wow thanks you tube for another great find
Great chemistry between the two of them it looks so fun
I just watched the first episode of "Fosse/Verdon
" last night on FX. I'm over the moon. It's so great. I wasn't sure Sam Rockwell could pull it off but so far he's knocking it out of the park and I don't think if they looked for a million years they could have found someone better than Michelle Williams to play Gwen. And the individual dancers in the "life is a cabaret" scene are incredible. It's great to see that despite the fact movie musicals are dead and there's not much work on Broadway, there are still great dances how are great characters out there.
I was amazed at how well Michelle Williams even manages to nail her voice, and now that I see the dancing I'm even more impressed.
Remember kids: clean living, plenty of rest and fresh air and you can be like Bob too!
Thank you! Fosse was a fabulous dancer, choreographer and director. As a kid I wanted to be a dancer and choreographer. However I grew up clumsy, and could not sing which sort of dimmed my hopes for a career in musical comedy.
have gone through UA-cam many times for Fosse clips, don't remember seeing those TV clips. great stuff!
I have always adored and respected Bob Fosse. Anything that has to about him by him or for him. Search class. And a real set of balls. Good combination
Amazing! The speed, agility and creativeness ...Wow!
Thanks for sharing these incredible clips. Watching them made me feel kind of old as I still can recall watching an old black and white TV with rabbit ears for an antenna 🤣
And Miss Verdon ain't no slouch neitha!!!
beryelle
They look perfect together. A matched set.
🤣🤣I read this as Jerryy Lewis
Bob was an original....so was FRed Astaire...so was Michael. Doesn't matter who did it first...they all added to the art...and were magnificent.
Well said :)
Couldn't have said it better myself!
Dianne Chilgren Bbbbb.
No, you don't get it at all. Bob Fosse was a jazz dancer. Fred Astaire was a tap dancer. He could no more do The Fossy flare then he could land himself on the moon, and as much as I love Michael Jackson and recognize his unique mark on dance as a pop music performer he doesn't belong in the conversation about people who revolutionized jazz dance. He just doesn't belong in a conversation about professional dancers.
Fred Astaire was among the greatest tap dancers that ever lived, Bob Fosse was a great tap dancer but let's say you take Tap Away from both of them. Now describe what kind of dancer you have left.. Nobody would be saying Fred Astaire what's the greatest dancer without his tap dancing where has Bob Fosse is the greatest most Innovative most revolutionary Jazz dancer in the history of the art form.
@@jackhammer111 Michael learned from the Nicholas brothers how to tap dance...then Michael learned iazz steps in classes and created his own style. He is also listed as a professional dancer BUT street dancers are waaaay more talented
How do you forget Sammy Davis Jr or gene Kelly???????
Hol up, professional street hip hop dancers arent a thing???
In Kiss Me Kate, that dance sequence in "From this Moment On" has to be one of the best choreographed segments I've ever seen. Bob Fosse was so good, that you don't pay attention to Carol Haney who was also outstanding. I'm still trying to figure out how he suspended himself on the pole and humped the pole. Amazing! Also the incredible acrobatic leap by Tommy Rall, I'm trying to figure out how he did that without breaking a leg.
My jazz class is doing a tribute to Bob Fosse for our recital dance this year. We're putting a bunch of his most famous moves into one dance. I'm super excited!!!
Wow thank you so much for sharing this wonderful footage of Bob Fosse, really very nice.
Thanks for posting this. I love Bob Fosse's dancing. Not just his choreography but HIM dancing. He just makes you want to get up and dance along with him, he's having such a great time!
Love it, thanks for sharing! And to think that this fantastic dancer was also one of the most visionary filmmakers in history...pure, exceptional talent.
Holy shit, that's what I call an eyegasm! 🤩
Amazing! Such class and vibrancy.
Wow....I just Discovered something Very interesting......
thank s for posting this film.
......Bob Fosse..
Thank you very much I never heard of Bob Fosse but I will seek him out now. Some great dancing
and debbie reynolds could keep up with fosse? go girl!
And in Heels!
and in heels!! bravo Debbie!!
Debbie could keep up with everyone! She didn’t try, she did.
That was Gwen Verdon, not Debbie Reynolds.
@@catherinecrawford2289 That's Debbie Reynolds at 1:00. He dances with several different women in this video.
Bob was fabulous....really impressed with Gwen Verdon, too!
This is wonderful. Thanks for sharing this!
He is a joy to watch. So glad you posted this great tribute. Thanks
Was married and inspired by the fantabulous Ms. Joan McCracken, one of the highlights of my favorite musical , Good News(1947) which, surprisingly, was a box office failure in it's time, according to Wikipedia. All my love this holiday season. PS sadly this transfer from VHS is of just too low quality to be enjoyable. I am going to seek a download of My Sister Eileen(1955), especially since the lovely Ms. Leigh is a fave. It will be nice to see her in a rare musical appearance. She was fantastic in Bye bye Birdie(1963). Thank you so much for your effort. xox
Thank you so much for posting this!!!!! Wow wow wow wow!!!! As I think they used to say back then, “That knocked my socks off!!” 😂!
Simply great!! Rare documents thank you very much!!
What a talent!
The Dobie Gillis bit is sensational.
love him and adore him forever as being the dancer of this lifetime. He has been a great influence to many. Thanks for posting this .
I was brought in here due an article on an online newspaper in my country, Brazil, about bio series Fosse/Verdon. I came to learn more about Fosse.
I heard about Fosse as coreographer and dancer in my years as a hip hop dancer, but never really saw him in real action like on this footage. Astonishing!
Great, simply great to watch and enjoy.
So nice to watch talent. There’s precious little of it anymore.
Thanks for this! He was one of a kind! ::remembering his Triple Crown year::::
Wow! A breath of fresh flair. Brilliant.
i'm not even finished looking at this i'm already SO inspired what a talent
Honestly I think Bob Fosse is magnificent, I still love Michael Jackson with all my heart. But, Bob fosse started it all, I have the same smile watching him as I do with Michael. They are both legends!
@nemoran Yes vaudeville, and minstrel shows..
Bob Fosse did not start it all ,but he had a jazz style to him I
Loved watching him dance
nemoran, there’s always vultures like you in the comment sections. Obsessed with anything White. _smh_ sad little fella. Hatred and jealousy is toxic.
@@EnliveningJustice No, they're just stating facts. This style of dancing originated directly from jazz culture which came long before Bob fosse. So to say he 'started it all' is just absolutely absurd. Why are you so hurt by the fact that it was African-American dancers that in fact started it?
That was wonderful
Thanks for uploading this video
Bob Fosse, Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Each had his own style and each Brilliant.
Ok... I'm loving this man.
Amazing, wonderful.... incredible
When you hear Gwen speak you realize Michelle Williams was spot on in _Fosse/Verdon_ .
I was born in the wrong time yes...love these oldies dances
Splendid!! Has it was all the time with Gwen and Bob.
Wow! Incredible video.
Wow! Some amazing moves!!
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I fell in love with Kiss Me Kate when I was 9 yo. Didn't know who Bob Fosse was but the dance bug bit me. I later went on to The Boston Conservatory of Music and several dance companies. These dances are fun!!
Sheer perfection. Amazing!!!
Wow!! This is. Masterpiece!!! World is now missing such people!
I have watched this 1000 times and I always see nuance.
Great stuff. Thanks.
Love the way Fosse just shrugs off the pirouette challenge at 3:30, where Tommy Ralls does about eight of them and Bob can barely squeeze 4 or 5. The order should have been flipped, since Rall was clearly the more trained ballet dancer- so a challenge sequence would have made more sense with the one who could turn more going last. However, Fosse really worked it well by simply shrugging his shoulders, as if to concede.
bobbymoya - yes but Fosse was a genius in choreography and yes still a good dancer and the way he filmed dance was incredible and the he made Anne reinking, Liza Minnelli and all these other women look incredible - yes a genius, we don't have that anymore
Kind of reminds me of what they'd call in pro wrestling "ring psychology" - those little touches and gestures you wouldn't notice, that add up to make for a compelling character and tell a full story in a ring
It is said that Balanchine told Baryshnikov that 10 pirouettes may be impressive but "it's not ballet".
lohphat I have never heard that quote but I will be telling my student it next week, will they understand NO but I must still plant the seed and trust it will grow.
Wow, Bob Fossie and Gwen Verdon were so cute together. Great dancing together. I especially love, from Damn Yankees, Who's Got The Pain. Bob and Gwen Dancing together. I watch that number every day. It's so great to watch. They are so insinc with their dancing. It's awesome to watch. Just saw another dance number with both of them, really great. I really enjoyed watching this. I was a fan of Gwen Verdon, in later years, Cocoon Movies, TV guest shots. Just recently, Thanks to UTUBE, I have just discovered alot of wonderful Old Movies Dance Videos, from the 1950s 1960s, and before then. Saw Damn Yankees when I was a kid. Didn't remember alot of it. I have the DVD of it now, along with 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Daddy Long Legs, so many more. ❤❤ White Christmas, best Christmas movie ever.
I love Ioved watch this. Bob Fossie was an incredible dancer. 👏Bob and Tommy Rall dancing together, fabulous! Tommy R from 7Brides for 7Brothers, was great in those dance numbers from the movie. I watch Who's got the Pain, every day. Such a wonderful dance number with them both.❤
The greatest of them all...still shaping the world of dance today.
Even his first choreographed piece on film is incredible, I feel that exitement like I was dancing too.
You have to be born with talent like this. It’s a gift.
Great stuff!
mesmerising:-}
Hermes Pan came to a dinner at my home in San Marino California. It was grand. As he left, he said, “I don’t do thank you notes” and ripped off a bit of soft shoe dazzle. Wish I were still rich.
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Zowie! Such incredible choreo!