Origins of Hip-Hop, Jazz, Musical Theatre & Tap

  • Twyla Tharp

    an American choreographer, author, and dancer who lives and works in New York City. Twyla Tharp Dance was founded by her in 1966. Her work frequently incorporates classical, jazz, and contemporary pop music.
  • Appalachian Spring

    Is a musical composition by Aaron Copland that was premiered in 1944 and has achieved widespread and enduring popularity as an orchestral suite.
  • Cave of the Heart

    Cave of the Heart
  • Bill T. Jones

    an American choreographer, director, author and dancer. He is the co-founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. Jones is Artistic Director of New York Live Arts, the company's home in Manhattan
  • West Side Story

    Upper West Side, Manhattan, 1957. Two feuding gangs—tough Riff's Jets and swaggering Bernardo's Puerto Rican Sharks—fight for supremacy against the backdrop of the San Juan Hill neighborhood's deteriorating tenements and the continual danger of the wrecking ball.
  • Ailey American Dance Theatre

    is a modern dance company based in New York City
  • Michael Jackson

    was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
  • Butoh

    Butoh is a form of Japanese dance theatre that encompasses a diverse range of activities, techniques and motivations for dance, performance, or movement.
  • Grease

    American musical romantic comedy film based on the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Written by Bronte Woodard
  • Modern Jive

    In the early 1980s, modern jive grew in popularity across the United Kingdom before being introduced to Australia later that decade.
  • MTV

    MTV is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global.