WHITE RABBIT INFLUENCES: movement vocabulary (combining styles)

INTEREST IN COMBINING STYLES: working and training at NYCB exposed the work of Jerome Robbins and challenged his ideas to creating his won combined style - JR is renowned for his ability to create expression nd develop movement vocabulary through combining styles - Jerome Robbins West Side Story choreography is a perfect example of of combine ballet with jazz/broadway styles seamlessly -Creates a more 'human' aspect in his choreography which provokes an emotional response in the audience (e.g- ballet and contemporary fusion is the inclusion of sharp, percussive body shape and abstractions of everyday gestures)