May-June 2019 Winkler’s new romp through the history of Fosse’s dance life and work is an enormously fun read for theatre lovers and theatre scholars. While a little light on comparative analysis of other works, and the dance theory that informed Fosse’s work, Big Deal: Bob Fosse and Dance in the American Musical is a great read. Winkler begins the text with a quick glossary of dance terms, sort of like a PowerPoint on the first day of musical theatre class. For any reader whose practical experience with dance stopped in the third grade or whose theatre life is focused on vocal or drama performance, this proves incredibly useful. Limited to terms important to Fosse’s lexicon and imagination, the glossary levels the playing field for all readers and helps with the visualization process the reader is lead to engage in while thinking about the many numbers and shows described. The introduction then sets up Fosse as “the muscle” or driving force of every production in which he was a part. The tight focus of the book then reinforces that concept, by making Fosse “the muscle” of the text too. As Winkler reminds his readers, “the muscle” is the term applied to any artist or position who holds the most control over a production. It could be the star actor, producer, director, or in Fosse’s case, choreographer, later to be followed up with directing and writing credits. While this is not a traditional biography, Winkler does sprinkle the text with some important tidbits about Fosse’s life. Unlike many dancers turned Broadway stars, Fosse was encouraged to perform from an early age. He completed a stint in the Navy but escaped the horror of war,

中文翻译：

---

手腕和骨盆的转动

2019 年 5 月至 6 月，温克勒对福斯舞蹈生活和工作历史的新演绎对于戏剧爱好者和戏剧学者来说是一本非常有趣的读物。虽然对其他作品的比较分析以及为 Fosse 的作品提供信息的舞蹈理论有一些了解，但大交易：美国音乐剧中的鲍勃·福斯和舞蹈是一本很好的读物。温克勒以一个快速的舞蹈术语表开始文本，有点像音乐剧课第一天的幻灯片。对于任何三年级停止舞蹈实践或戏剧生活专注于声乐或戏剧表演的读者来说，这证明非常有用。仅限于对 Fosse 的词汇和想象力很重要的术语，词汇表为所有读者提供了公平的竞争环境，并有助于读者在思考所描述的许多数字和节目时参与的可视化过程。然后介绍将福斯设置为他参与的每部作品的“肌肉”或驱动力。这本书的重点强调了这一概念，使福斯也成为文本的“肌肉”。正如温克勒提醒他的读者，“肌肉”一词适用于对作品拥有最大控制权的任何艺术家或职位。可能是明星演员、制片人、导演，或者在福斯的案例中，是编舞，随后是导演和编剧。虽然这不是一本传统的传记，但温克勒确实在文本中加入了一些关于福斯生平的重要花絮。不像许多舞者变身百老汇明星，福斯从小就被鼓励表演。他在海军完成了一段时间，但逃脱了战争的恐怖，