Rita Moreno, now aged 92, won an Oscar for her role as Anita in the 1961 classic 'West Side Story' and performed heavy choreography in the number 'America' but met Michael Jackson many years later and was taken aback to realise she had inspired some of the movement in his hit single 'Thriller' (I think she means "Bad" actually, since that choreography is very much inspired by WSS.) She told this week's edition of People magazine: "I'm always shocked when Michael - I love to tell the story - he told me one day that I was a huge favourite of his, [in this] tiny little voice. And he said, 'I've always loved your dancing, and I copied some of the steps,' and sure enough, when I saw 'Thriller,' I saw some of the steps from 'America.'
"He just loved the choreography. He was influenced by ['West Side Story choreographer] Jerome Robbins. Oh, very much. Very much."
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