Beddow repeatedly stated that Fosse had a certain quality about him that made his dancers feel as if they were willing to do anything for him. Fosse showed his dancers that they could push their limits and do more than they ever thought they could before. People were also amazed by Fosse's ability to create characters. Fosse was one of the first choreographer/directors to give each of the dancers in the ensemble a different character from which to strip the movement quality. In addition to building the characters, he would also have a subtext for everything in his choreography. When he tried to describe the quality that Fosse wanted in a certain step, he created an image for the dancers who had to perform that step. Because Fosse was so meticulous in how he executed the movements, his choreography was much more difficult than it seemed. Margery Beddow also emphasized that Fosse's audition process was the fairest and most organized she had ever participated in. He explained that Fosse would teach three different combinations to the dancers, then rate each dancer on each combination on a scale of A to E. Then whichever dancer had the best grades would be the one Fosse would hire. It didn't matter how well a person knew Fosse. If you weren't getting the best grades, you weren't