Of course, it’s also the scene where Tony and Maria meet. Talk about pivotal. As it turns out, Peck’s “Dance at the Gym” choreography is what Ziegler had to learn for her West Side Story ...

As she slowly awakens from the “dream” of working with director Steven Spielberg on “West Side Story ... really excited to see the ‘Dance at the Gym’ scene because that’s the ...

Shooting the musical’s show-stopping dance number in temps ... works out a scene with director Steven Spielberg on the set of “West Side Story.” Niko Tavernise “It becomes this kind ...

Before Steven Spielberg begins filming his planned remake for West Side Story, he might want to talk to Rita Moreno about changing the choreography in one scene. The 86-year-old actress ...

The opening of “West Side Story,” both the 1961 and 2021 films, is not a song or a dialogue scene or even a traditional overture; it’s a dance. And it’s not just a dance — it’s a ...

West Side Story's dance numbers are some of the most famous ... memories from filming the movie musical was filming this scene. She said she remembers “nothing but immense amounts of laughter ...

Rita Moreno is best known as Anita in the movie "West Side Story." The 1961 musical ... told me recently that they were a dance extra on the mambo at the gym scene. And one of the girls turned ...

The group aesthetic of “West Side Story” reflects the dance communities that Peck builds ... But there’s another scene that follows in the stage musical, which is even more rarely performed ...

Sixty years later, Moreno is an executive producer on Spielberg's West Side Story. She also gives a poignant ... When the Jets and the Sharks meet up at a school dance, their clashing tempers ...