I Got Started Dancing Because I Knew

In The 1930s There Was This Tendency In Hollywood To Portray Everyone As Rich. Even If They Were Doing A Poor Man's Dance, They Were All So Nicely Clothed, Gowned, Coiffured. That's Why I Decided To Wear White Socks, Loafers, T-shirts, And Blue Jeans. I Had A Sociopolitical Context In Front Of Me: I Was A Child Of The Depression Who Danced In A Way That Would Represent The Common Man.

I Didn't Want To Move Or Act Like A Rich Man. I Wanted To Dance In A Pair Of Jeans. I Wanted To Dance Like The Man In The Streets.

I Don't Understand The Whole Concept Of Doubles. They Used To Do That In The Early Sound Films In Hollywood, But I Thought We Had Gotten Rid Of That. Now Not Only Do You Have Doubles, But As In Flashdance, You Have Triples, Quadruples. From My Point Of View It Is Bad For The Art.

The Way I Look At A Musical, You Are Commenting On The Human Condition No Matter What You Do. A Musical May Be Light And Frivolous, But By Its Very Nature, It Makes Some Kind Of Social Comment.

I Love Rhythmic Dancing - I'm Not Derogating It At All. It's Just That Sometimes You Want To Whisper, "i Adore You." And For That You Need Strings And Woodwinds.