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January 14, 2016  |  Film
Celebrating Jack Cole, Hollywood Mid-Century Dance Master
The I Don’t Care Girl. 1953. USA. Directed by Lloyd Bacon

Mitzi Gaynor in The I Don’t Care Girl. 1953. USA. Directed by Lloyd Bacon

Can a dance number change your life? “I Don’t Care,” with wildly imagined choreography by Jack Cole (1911–1974) for Mitzi Gaynor in The I Don’t Care Girl, changed mine. As a dance critic of 30 years, weaned on Balanchine and Cunningham, I’m here to tell you that once you’ve gone Jack, there’s no going back.