Tommy Tune
There are many great American choreographers of our time. It is through their creative genious that musicals and movies are made memorable. If it wasn't for the work of these choreographers, musical theatre wouldn't be what it is today. It is because of these choreographers that musical theatre is what it is. These choreographers brought to musical theatre dance technique that was only once used in ballet. In fact it was because of this that ballet and jazz, as well as all the other forms of dance. One of these great American choreographers is Tommy Tune. Tommy Tune was born on February 28, 1939 on Wichita Falls, Texas. He was born to the parents of Jim P. and Eva Mae Tune. He was the only son of these Jim and Eva Tune. Tommy and his family moved to Houston, Texas in the early 1940's. His father went to Houston to service oil rigs. Jim Tune also trained horses as a hobby and side income for the family. It was here that "Young Tommy Tune often dallied around the paddocks, attempting to imitate the horses' gaits."(p417, Moritz) Already we can see that Tommy had a gift for copying moves and gestures, which is a main form of dance. Dance was evident in Tommy's blood. In fact both of Tommy's parents were both amateur ballroom da
Tommy was taking classes in tap and acrobatics. The Tunes "hoped to find a constructive outlet for their son's enormous energy by enrolling him in a dance class when he was five. "(p417, Moritz) It was clear that from a very young age Tommy was interested in dance and the director he was destined to be was already forming within him. Tommy continued to make a successful career in directing and especially in choreography. However Tommy really enjoyed ballet; it is said that he loved "loved the feeling of flying"(p16, Bordman). Tommy realized that "For the first time I saw singing and dancing and acting all woven together. Already Tune's luck seemed to be on his side. Tommy was involved in dance by choreographing and acting and singing through his directing. It was when Tommy saw a traveling production of The King and I, he realized that he could still be a dancer. Tommy explained his dance style, he claimed, "I like to get an image in my head of something-just about anything- the slow gait of a five-gaited horse, a giraffe running over a plain, a rubber band being streched- and I let the image work through the rest of my body. In 1977 Tune was asked to get The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas up and going. "(p417, Moritz) Tommy recalls that "We had a stage, sheets for curtains, tin cans with Christmas lights for footlights, flashlights for spotlights and for music there was a record player. While attending school Tommy did work in the local community theatre, where he received rave reviews for his role as a chorus member. He was given compliments on handling his unusual length with grace. Although this wasn't what Tommy originally dreamt of, it was more than he could ever ask for.
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