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Radio City Rhythm
Jennifer Jones became the first Black Rockette in 1987, when she was twenty. Last year she published a memoir, Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm of Resilience From the First African American Rockette. She has…
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Stretching in Hip Hop
Emilio Austin, Jr., better known as “Buddha Stretch,” has been around the hip hop dance world for decades & influenced the style heavily. Soul Train and popping were early places he learned about…
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Syncopation & Satchmo
The involvement, influence, and introduction of jazz by Black artists and the community has brought joy to people across the world for over a century. There is nowhere better than the open air…