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The Legacy Spotlight

Dave Scott

The life and legacy of Dave Scott — the self-taught Compton dancer who choreographed You Got Served, Stomp the Yard and Step Up 2, developed B2K,…

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The Legacy Archive

Honoring the past. Inspiring the future. Every contributor is presented with the same dignity.

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Nasha ThomasNasha ThomasFrom a Queens Dance Studio to Ailey's Cry, and a Life Lifting Young DancersDesmond RichardsonDesmond RichardsonFrom the House Parties of Queens to History at American Ballet TheatreMario LopezMario LopezBefore Hollywood · From a Dance Recital to Broadway and America's Best Dance CrewMichael DeLorenzoMichael DeLorenzoBefore Hollywood · From Ballet Scholarship to New York UndercoverDonnie YenDonnie YenBefore Hollywood · The Kung Fu Star Who Breakdanced Into the MoviesCuba Gooding Jr.Cuba Gooding Jr.Before Hollywood · From the 1984 Olympic Floor to the Oscar StageVin DieselVin DieselBefore Hollywood · The Breakdancer Who Turned the Floor Into a FranchiseJennifer LopezJennifer LopezFrom Fly Girl to the Judges’ Table, the Dancer Who Built an EmpireRosie PerezRosie PerezFrom Soul Train to the Fly Girls, the Choreographer Who Put Hip-Hop on Prime TimePaula AbdulPaula AbdulThe Laker Girl Who Turned Choreography Into Pop PowerBuddha StretchBuddha StretchThe Brooklyn Choreographer Who Organized Hip-Hop Freestyle and Taught It to the WorldHenry LinkHenry LinkThe Elite Force Groove That Taught the World Hip-Hop FreestyleTony McGregorTony McGregorThe Newark House Pioneer Who Never Stopped TrainingSekou HeruSekou HeruMovement Is Medicine — The House Pioneer Who Made Dance a Cultural LanguageCaleaf SellersCaleaf SellersCaleaf “Big Leaf” Sellers carried New York house from Brooklyn jams…Ejoe WilsonEjoe WilsonMassiah “Peekaboo”Massiah “Peekaboo”Shock-A-LockShock-A-LockKevin "Shock-a-Lock" Porter carried locking from Soul Train into New York…Dave ScottDave ScottThe life and legacy of Dave Scott — the self-taught Compton…Before Hollywood Sold the MovementBefore Hollywood Sold the MovementFrom HBCU classrooms and A Different World's step episode to music…Shabba-Doo Adolfo QuinonesShabba-Doo Adolfo Quinonesstreet dance pioneer and Breakin film starAlvin Ailey's Hip Hop ProgramAlvin Ailey's Hip Hop ProgramMichael PetersMichael PetersThe Structural Genius Who Built the MTV AestheticDallas ZigglerDallas ZigglerOG Whacker, Pioneer, & Living LegendDollie-HenryDollie-HenryJazz Theatre Pioneer, Choreographer, Artistic Director, and EducatorDebbie Allen's The Hot Chocolate NutcrackerDebbie Allen's The Hot Chocolate NutcrackerDance Mogul Magazine Reviews "TAP WORLD"Dance Mogul Magazine Reviews "TAP WORLD"NYC PremiereMichael JoyMichael JoyDirector of Artistic and Educational ProgramsDance Institute of WashingtonDance Institute of Washington

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  9. Rosie Perez
  10. Paula Abdul
  11. Buddha Stretch
  12. Henry Link
  13. Tony McGregor
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  20. Before Hollywood Sold the Movement
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  24. Dallas Ziggler
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  26. Debbie Allen's The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
  27. Dance Mogul Magazine Reviews "TAP WORLD"
  28. Michael Joy
  29. Dance Institute of Washington

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Lucy Mangion

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