Opinion | Louis Johnson Could 'Outdance Anyone.' This Rare Performance Shows How.
Louis Johnson, the choreographer of “The Wiz,” could “outdance anyone.” Watch two rarely seen performances here.
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Louis Johnson, the choreographer of “The Wiz,” could “outdance anyone.” Watch two rarely seen performances here.
On a Friday morning in December the hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris was in Boulder, Colorado, teaching a master class. Rather than taking a post a
Rennie Harris University aims to give educators a working knowledge not only of hip-hop dance technique, but also of its origins and culture.
Published May 19, 2021 at 10:12 AM EDT Listen • 50:25 / Professor Thomas DeFrantz, Duke University, Department of African and African American Studies; Program in Dance, SLIPPAGE@Duke Humans dance. The purpose varies: invoking the power of the gods, expressing deep or transcendent emotion, connecting socially, resisting the power structure, developing a future identity, but at its root, whatever the reason, exploring the depth and breadth of human creativity is inseparable from the act of dance. In her book, Exuberance, the Passion for Life, Kay Redfield Jami...