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Three female dancers perform a step, while in the background male dancers as the Jets assume a menacing pose in a scene from the film version of West Side Story

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division Photograph files

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Choreographic works

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West Side Story (Motion picture)

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Title
Three female dancers perform a step, while in the background male dancers as the Jets assume a menacing pose in a scene from the film version of West Side Story
Collection

Jerome Robbins Dance Division Photograph files

Choreographic works

West Side Story (Motion picture)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1960 (Inferred)
Place: New York, N.Y.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZEA (West Side story, no. 30)
Topics
West Side story (Motion picture : 1961)
Motion pictures
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Creation/production credits: 1961 motion picture version of West Side Story, directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, with choreography by Jerome Robbins.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 18.505.120
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 61abd8a0-e54d-0136-7642-0967e62fe19b
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1960: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Three female dancers perform a step, while in the background male dancers as the Jets assume a menacing pose in a scene from the film version of West Side Story" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/62c1d980-e54d-0136-25e8-27b63747c46e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Three female dancers perform a step, while in the background male dancers as the Jets assume a menacing pose in a scene from the film version of West Side Story" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 7, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/62c1d980-e54d-0136-25e8-27b63747c46e

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1960). Three female dancers perform a step, while in the background male dancers as the Jets assume a menacing pose in a scene from the film version of West Side Story Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/62c1d980-e54d-0136-25e8-27b63747c46e

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Three female dancers perform a step, while in the background male dancers as the Jets assume a menacing pose in a scene from the film version of West Side Story