... picture what is going on. The scene performed in West Side Story is violent and strong and makes the audience feel uneasy from the tension built; this is contributed by the music. The choreographer uses very natural sounds to help us relate and visualize the surroundings such as the sound of cars passing by and police car sirens, this makes us picture new York city and are natural instincts assume its to do with fighting. The music of the piece builds again a huge amount of tension by the tempo of the music and sudden dips and pauses of sound. In the sequence there is a point where the tempo of the is fast and loud and different burst of notes are heard, this is when two of the members from different sides quickly jab and thrust the knife in different directions trying to meet there target. The choreographer used ...

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