Died: December 12, 2020.
ANN Reinking, who has died aged 71, was a dancer and choreographer who lit up the stage with unbridled sensuality. While she will forever be associated with the seminal American choreographer Bob Fosse, she brought her own style and personality to her uninhibited moves.
As a choreographer, she won a Tony award for her 1996 revival of Chicago, which she had first appeared in as a dancer almost 20 years earlier. With a nod to the show’s original director, Reinking’s work was described as “in the style of Bob Fosse”, as she picked up the Fosse mantle with a series of updated routines.