He moved to New York in 1976 seeking dancing jobs, and Gower Champion asked him to be a dance assistant on 42nd Street in 1980. In 1985, Ginger Rogers cast him as Val opposite Karen Ziemba and asked him to choreograph a production of Babes in Arms that she directed in upstate New York and in Connecticut.
He moved to New York in 1976 seeking dancing jobs, and Gower Champion asked him to be a dance assistant on 42nd Street in 1980.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
move
moved
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1976
1976
NUM
CD
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
seek
seeking
VERB
VBG
compound
Number=Sing
dancing
dancing
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
job
jobs
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
Gower
Gower
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Champion
Champion
PROPN
NNP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
ask
asked
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
dance
dance
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Number=Sing
assistant
assistant
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
42nd
42nd
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Street
Street
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1980
1980
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In 1985, Ginger Rogers cast him as Val opposite Karen Ziemba and asked him to choreograph a production of Babes in Arms that she directed in upstate New York and in Connecticut.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1985
1985
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Ginger
Ginger
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Rogers
Rogers
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
cast
cast
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Val
Val
PROPN
NNP
case
opposite
opposite
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Karen
Karen
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ziemba
Ziemba
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
ask
asked
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
choreograph
choreograph
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
production
production
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
Babes
Babes
PROPN
NNPS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
Arm
Arms
PROPN
NNPS
obj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
direct
directed
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Cpstate
upstate
PROPN
NNP
obl
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
conj
Number=Sing
Connecticut
Connecticut
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.