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The article published on the website www.telegraph.co.ukon  on February  26, 2012, is headlined “A Chorus Line: behindthe scenes”. The article is written by a By Sally Williams and reports us about Sally Williams who tells auditions about the classic show. Rachel Ensor, 26, decided the best preparation was false eyelashes, her mother’s belt and a pair of Hunter wellies. Her job was to stand out and since she was going to be on stage with rows of other dancers, the eyelashes would make her eyes look very big.

The author gives us some information about A Chorus Line. It is a musical about dancers auditioning for spots in the backing ensemble of an unnamed show. The action begins with 27 people on a bare stage being put through their paces by Zach, the tough-minded director/choreographer. It ends two hours later with the dancers ruthlessly pared back to the chosen eight.

The author also makes special emphasize on the actors anв dancers of the group. What’s clear is all human shapes are here. Some have been taught 'posture’ and 'line’ and stand in first position even when relaxed. Others are wearing high-top trainers and have never pliéd at the barre. Jennifer Yaxley, 24, spent the past year at sea on a cruise ship as the dance captain on the Silver Whisper. Jed Perez, 21, recently graduated from the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance. The outfit he has chosen is on the skimpy side. Fifty dancers at a time line up on stage and take it in turns to do their best. Those who aren’t eliminated are then asked to do a simple routine, 'to see whether they can take instruction and hold a routine,’ Goucher says. By the end of the day 700 hopefuls have been whittled down to 30. These included Rachel Ensor, but not Jed Perez: eliminated after the second round. 'It would be silly to say I wasn’t disappointed,’ he says, his early optimism now gone.

The article is concluded by the words of  Bob Avian:'The show is about the anonymous kid in the chorus, the guy who works on the assembly line, the clerk in the store. They are everyone. It’s not bigger than life: it is life.’ Unfortunately, the author of the article doesn’t express his own opinion about A Chorus line. To my mind all the dancers are very talented and their dances are worth looking.