How Does Bob Fosse Affect Dance

Robert “Bob” Fosse was a man of many talents, skills, and before passing on in 1987; made a tremendous impact on dance, especially the mixing of dance styles for other choreographers to come. The performances he created for Broadway along with his reach in the movie industry formed a “Fosse” image that others hoped to reach on their journey through the dance industry. His own life lived up to the style, level of dance he required his dancers to perform at, demanding and physically exhausting, yet powerfully enough to capture an audience all around the world. His personality may have been a bit too aggressive for some, but this personality is behind works such as, Redhead, Sweet Charity, and Chicago. If the man came off strong, it was for good

He was the fifth child born, however, not the last into the Fosse family, and his father and mother, Cyril K. Fosse and Sara A. Fosse, noticed Bob had a knack for keeping rhythm. This prompted them to let Bob experiment with music and dance with a focus in tap dancing to be precise. Though talented, he worked as hard as he could, and this drive carried him further than anything else. His earlier influences such as, Jack Cole, would help shape most of his style, but being in the business for over 40 years put him at a level where dance was second

With a new wife supporting him and also performing in some of his works, the musical came out to be a great success. Broadway, movies, and now musicals could not stop Bob Fosse, whose last name would soon become the term/award describing someone who’s strong of will, creative, and impacting the dance industry. But before this award could start begin handed out, Bob had to direct and choreograph a performance alone. A show simply titled, Redhead, yet another musical with the “Fosse touch” that now could be called his own unique style of story telling, dance, and singing