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The contrast between love songs and dance numbers also results from the film having been directed by two men. Jerome Robbins brought his dance expertise to the film. Robert Wise (a former editor, whose editing credits include some of Fred Astaire's RKO vehicles as well as Citizen Kane) brought his knowledge of the percussive force of film editing to enhance the musical experience. While most memorable musical numbers prior to West Side Story are notable for the fluidity of the dancing and camerawork, Wise and Robbins use editing as an extension of the choreography and music. A dancer will throw back her hand and kick out in medium shot, a trombone slides into a downbeat, and there's a cut to a wider shot as rhe next verse begins...
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