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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1      Non-Film Score Discussion: Are the Sharks and Jets in High School?   Last Post   Posted:   Dec 28, 2021 - 1:10 AM     By:   Zooba   (Member) Was it ever explained in WEST SIDE STORY? Is the Dance at the Gym their High School Gym or is it a Community Dance just held there?    Posted:   Dec 28, 2021 - 2:48 AM     By:   Hurdy Gurdy   (Member) Hard to tell, since they all looked so middle aged.    Posted:   Dec 28, 2021 - 3:20 AM     By:   Prince Damian   (Member) I believe they were all held back a few years to catch up .    Posted:   Dec 28, 2021 - 6:53 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) I believe they were all held back a few years to catch up . A few???    Posted:   Dec 28, 2021 - 6:56 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) There's no reason why they can't be young adults, 20-25 years of age. I don't think there's an age limit on gangs. I imagine community dances were a thing in the 50's and 60's.    Posted:   Dec 28, 2021 - 3:51 PM     By:   Howard L   (Member) There was nothing whatsoever to indicate they were high school kids. The closest would be Baby John.    Posted:   Apr 15, 2022 - 10:50 AM     By:   dogplant   (Member) Was it ever explained in WEST SIDE STORY? Is the Dance at the Gym their High School Gym or is it a Community Dance just held there? In the book, they are rival teenage gangs; but I believe in both movies the gym was just a venue. "Grease" is far more egregious for this sin: that is unmistakably high school populated by 20-something students. Travolta was 24, Olivia Newton-John was 29, and Stockard Channing was 34 when they made the film. And don't get me started on John Carpenter's "Christine"!    Posted:   Apr 15, 2022 - 1:10 PM     By:   Phil567   (Member) Was it ever explained in WEST SIDE STORY? Is the Dance at the Gym their High School Gym or is it a Community Dance just held there? In the book, they are rival teenage gangs; but I believe in both movies the gym was just a venue. "Grease" is far more egregious for this sin: that is unmistakably high school populated by 20-something students. Travolta was 24, Olivia Newton-John was 29, and Stockard Channing was 34 when they made the film. And don't get me started on John Carpenter's "Christine"! At least in Strike Up The Band (1940) Judy Garland was the right age.    Posted:   Apr 15, 2022 - 6:03 PM     By:   Dana Wilcox   (Member) Was it ever explained in WEST SIDE STORY? Is the Dance at the Gym their High School Gym or is it a Community Dance just held there? John Astin ("Glad Hand," who was conducting the dance at the gym) was a social work type who seemed to be working on behalf either of the city or some non-governmental social services organization addressing the social ills of the city. The lyrics of "Gee Officer Krupke" address a "kindly social worker" rather than a guidance counselor or any other school-related helping person, suggesting that they were involved with the adult system. Gym was a community venue for a social event for the young folks, imo. School not mentioned anywhere I recall in the original WSS.    Posted:   Apr 16, 2022 - 3:44 AM     By:   Phil567   (Member) Was it ever explained in WEST SIDE STORY? Is the Dance at the Gym their High School Gym or is it a Community Dance just held there? John Astin ("Glad Hand," who was conducting the dance at the gym) was a social work type who seemed to be working on behalf either of the city or some non-governmental social services organization addressing the social ills of the city. The lyrics of "Gee Officer Krupke" address a "kindly social worker" rather than a guidance counselor or any other school-related helping person, suggesting that they were involved with the adult system. Gym was a community venue for a social event for the young folks, imo. School not mentioned anywhere I recall in the original WSS. John Astin? The guy from The Addams Family?    Posted:   Apr 16, 2022 - 7:24 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) Was it ever explained in WEST SIDE STORY? Is the Dance at the Gym their High School Gym or is it a Community Dance just held there? John Astin ("Glad Hand," who was conducting the dance at the gym) was a social work type who seemed to be working on behalf either of the city or some non-governmental social services organization addressing the social ills of the city. The lyrics of "Gee Officer Krupke" address a "kindly social worker" rather than a guidance counselor or any other school-related helping person, suggesting that they were involved with the adult system. Gym was a community venue for a social event for the young folks, imo. School not mentioned anywhere I recall in the original WSS. John Astin? The guy from The Addams Family? Yep!    Posted:   Apr 16, 2022 - 4:42 PM     By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member) But wasn't it "Romeo and Juliet" time-traveled to the 50's? So that would make them high school age, right?    Posted:   Apr 17, 2022 - 8:24 AM     By:   Ron Pulliam   (Member) Was it ever explained in WEST SIDE STORY? Is the Dance at the Gym their High School Gym or is it a Community Dance just held there? They are street gangs, different ages. The dance was in a community space. It may have been a school gym, but the dance was a communty function rather than a school function.    Posted:   Apr 17, 2022 - 12:23 PM     By:   Jurassic T. Park   (Member) Maybe they were all high school dropouts, roaming the streets instead of reading books.    Posted:   Apr 17, 2022 - 12:26 PM     By:   Stefan Huber   (Member) I don't think they were in High School. I always wondered whether Tony was Italian? Any ideas?    Posted:   Apr 17, 2022 - 1:28 PM     By:   Viscount Bark   (Member) I don't think they were in High School. I always wondered whether Tony was Italian? Any ideas? He's meant to be Polish-American. Tony is short for Anton.    Posted:   Apr 17, 2022 - 3:17 PM     By:   Solium   (Member) Was it ever explained in WEST SIDE STORY? Is the Dance at the Gym their High School Gym or is it a Community Dance just held there? They are street gangs, different ages. The dance was in a community space. It may have been a school gym, but the dance was a communty function rather than a school function. Kinda shows our age when we're wondering what young adults are doing at a school gym. What else were they to do? Its not like they had Facebook, Twitter or YouTube back then.    Posted:   Apr 17, 2022 - 3:31 PM     By:   dogplant   (Member) At least in Strike Up The Band (1940) Judy Garland was the right age. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fW0cwp1YlE Va-va-voom! Thanks, Phil    Posted:   Apr 23, 2022 - 5:52 AM     By:   mollychops22   (Member) Was it ever explained in WEST SIDE STORY? Is the Dance at the Gym their High School Gym or is it a Community Dance just held there? John Astin ("Glad Hand," who was conducting the dance at the gym) was a social work type who seemed to be working on behalf either of the city or some non-governmental social services organization addressing the social ills of the city. The lyrics of "Gee Officer Krupke" address a "kindly social worker" rather than a guidance counselor or any other school-related helping person, suggesting that they were involved with the adult system. Gym was a community venue for a social event for the young folks, imo. School not mentioned anywhere I recall in the original WSS. It is also difficult for me to answer this question. We didn't live at that time. Let everything that was in high school stay there. I have enough of my problems now, I recently wrote for the university about diversity, I used https://studymoose.com/free-essays/diversity for this. I want to say that all this was in the 1960s. It is better to ask those who know really about it. Thanks for information    Posted:   Oct 31, 2022 - 10:02 AM     By:   JoyceMichell   (Member) I fondly remember when I was in high school. This is the best time. Being in college, I also want to feel all the freedom of student life. That's why I turn https://www.essaywritinglab.co.uk/write-my-essay/ to First, I liked that they have friendly support who always answered all my questions and solved any problems I had. But the main thing for me personally is that there is a strict policy against plagiarism. That is, I received an absolutely unique paper. This is great.     Non-Film Score Discussion: Are the Sharks and Jets in High School?    < 1  >   Go to page:  1   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1

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