Robert Sidney (October 9, 1909 – March 26, 2008) was an American choreographer who was responsible for many film, television and stage dance productions between the 1940s and 1970s.
He was principal choreographer in the racially-integrated stage show This Is The Army, written by Irving Berlin, which featured on Broadway in 1942 and then toured military bases in Europe, North Africa and the Pacific,[3] and was also involved in the film version, starring Ronald Reagan.
[1][2] After the war he choreographed several Broadway shows, including those by Bing Crosby, before moving to Hollywood and being placed under contract to Columbia Pictures, where he worked with Rita Hayworth on The Loves of Carmen.
He did the "musical staging" for the 1949 Broadway revue, Along Fifth Avenue, which ran for 180 performances, starring Nancy Walker and Jackie Gleason.
[1][2] He founded the Professional Dancers Society, a charitable organisation, and in 2003 published an autobiography, With Malice Towards Some: Tales From A Life Dancing With Stars.