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gene kelly revolutionized the hollywood musical by blending ballet, modern dance, and athletics to create a style that was distinctively:
intimate, hunched, and turned - in
formal, rigid, and focused on classical posture
athletic, powerful, and masculine
abstract, improvisational, and focused on pure movement
Gene Kelly's style was known for its athleticism, power, and a break from more traditional (often more feminine - coded in some dance contexts) styles. His blending of ballet, modern dance, and athletics led to a more masculine - presenting, energetic, and powerful dance style in Hollywood musicals. The other options: "Intimate, hunched, and turned - in" does not fit with the grandeur and energy of his style; "Formal, rigid, and focused on classical posture" is more in line with traditional ballet stereotypes rather than his innovative blend; "Abstract, improvisational, and focused on pure movement" is more characteristic of some modern dance forms that are less narrative - driven (while Kelly's work was often in musicals with a story element).
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Athletic, powerful, and masculine