Biography of dancer/choreographer Alvin Ailey, providing details of his personal life, including his childhood poverty, bouts with drugs and alcohol, and homosexuality, and looking at the contributions he made to the world of modern dance.
Examines the life and career Savion Glover, a man who became enthralled with tap dancing at a young age, and has taken the art to new heights with his innovative steps and shows.
Examines the life and career of the young tap dancer who speaks with his feet and who choreographed the Tony Award-winning Broadway show "Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk.".
An illustrated biography of Mexican-born dancer Jose Limon, who moved to the United States and later became world famous as a dancer and choreographer.
Choreographer/dancer Bill T. Jones documents the creation of some of his pieces, while telling the story of his life as the son of migrant workers who came of age in the Woodstock era of the sixties, and of his seventeen year personal and artistic relationship with Arnie Zane with whom Jones founded his dance company.
Chronicles the life of George Balanchine, choreographer and founder of the New York City Ballet, focusing on the contributions he made to the dance world and his work with some of the world's top dancers.
