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The use of movement is imperative to communicate meaning to an audience and Christopher Bruce achieves this allusion in his work Rooster extremely successfully. He began his career as a remarkable dancer yet when he moved on to choreography his work was nothing less than passionate and humane. Bruce has the talent to make people feel something when they come to the theatres. Rooster was first performed on 8 December 1994 and is a fascinating multi-layered choreographic work. There is a certain sense of elegance and graciousness that pervades much of Rooster which is drawn from the characteristics of the dance styles of European courts of the late 1500s to the early 1700s. The Rolling Stones were a rebellious rock band of the 60’s when Bruce grew up and he has selected eight of their songs which provide the backbone upon which Rooster was created. He uses the words mimetically in the movement to communicate intention and meaning. The first section of Rooster is performed to the song Little Red Rooster. It is the introduction to Bruce’s work and we can easily see here the metaphor of the Rooster which is to demonstrate the male dominance, especially over women. The definition of rooster is not only an adult male bi