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The collaboration that created this musical also decided that it should contain a dream Ballet like Carousel; they also included a mimed prologue that creates a backdrop for the story to follow. More so than any book musical before, West Side Story uses dance for many additional purposes, not only in scenes where you would expect dance like "dance at the gym" and "America", but also in more stylised choreographic settings for several of the shows crucial and dramatic events like the "Rumble" and the "Taunting Scene." This adaption of Shakespeare's play both captures the audible musical equivalents of his literary techniques and captures his central themes. In West Side Story, dance has been elevated to new importance by being required to carry on much of the dramatic action in a way that had never before attempted on Broadway.

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