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There are only two gangs in West Side Story.
The Sharks and the Jets
The two rival gangs are the Sharks and the Jets.
Like Gangs and what Michael would do in that situation. Like West Side Story :)
Love and the rivalry between the gangs - the Sharks and the Jets.
It is a modern day Romeo and Juliet. The story of two lovers who come from enemy families (Gangs, in the case of West Side Story). It's the story of their forbidden love.
The jets were the Americans the Sharks were the puerto ricans
the opening scene where the gangs dance fight until the police breaks it up
No, all the violence in West Side Story is done as strictly choreographed dance and there were no real gangs with those names when the musical, West Side Story, was written.
Tony and Maria's older brother get killed.
The Shakespearean play that inspired the hit musical West Side Story is Romeo and Juliet. West Side Story is a modern adaptation of the classic tragedy, with the story transposed to the streets of New York City and the warring families replaced by rival gangs.
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