At the Met, Mr. Rhodes's performance will include the showstopping aria in which he dances a mock bullfight with his cape and seduces the gypsy Carmen.
Locals called him Uncle Gocha, because he organized dances at the House of Culture in the summer, and volunteered at the school, wiring lighting and sound for concerts.
If he saw people dancing local dances, he would join in.
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"Johnny is an all-rounder, he has the right look, he sings well, dances well and is perfect for the role, " said Shaw at a press conference.
He applauds the shows of the 1930s and 1940s when there were stars, jokes, dances and even dialogue, most of which he finds in short supply in today's lugubrious offerings.
Jackson was having trouble learning some of his dances in the final weeks, he said.
"I took tango lessons many years ago and it is one of the most difficult dances that there are, " he said.
The same luminosity illuminates the Virgin's face, strikes the crystal scepter clutched by the Angel, and dances all over the bejeweled accoutrements he is wearing with such pride.
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Listen to Kohlberg's rendition of Robert Schumann's Davidsbundlertanze (Dances of the League of David), which he played for us live in the studio.
He plays with color, like a big abstract painting, and dances with rhythm.
Two dances from the ballet "Les Petits Riens, " that he wrote in Paris are performed in Warsaw by the students at the International Summer Academy of Early Music.
What he hasn't yet revealed is a particular interest in ballet's steps to distinguish the dances and the individuals performing them.
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With his three new works in the run's rotation of 21 dances, Mr. Taylor warns off anyone from assuming that the sun-filled corner he turned in 1962 was a point of no return.
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