Tony Charmoli

Choreographer/ Dancer

"Dance was the only thing I wanted to do. We’re always in pain, but we knew what caused the pain, so it was good pain. So when a dancer complains that it hurts, that’s all right. They know why it hurts. And you suffer the hurt because the passion says you must do this. If you don’t have that passion, take up plumbing or do something else."

About This Interview

Tony Charmoli was interviewed for five-and-a-half hours in Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Charmoli spoke about choreographing television shows including: Your Hit Parade, Alice in Wonderland, NBC Comedy Hour, The Dinah Shore Show, and T he Danny Kaye Show, among others. He described the process of creating a dance routine, the rehearsal schedules, and the challenges of choreographing for "live" television. The interview was conducted by Sunny Parich on December 12, 1997.