Dance

11 May 2015

A collection of exclusive films and features complementing BBC Young Dancer 2015. Includes interviews, histories and step-by-step dance moves in each of the featured categories - Ballet, Contemporary, Hip-Hop and South Asian dance.

Ballet

Origins of Ballet
Film following the development of classical ballet, with Tamara Rojo and choreographers from The Royal Ballet
Ballet | Step-by-step
Ten films & ten steps showing the physical techniques of classical ballet, performed by dancers from The Royal Ballet
Swan Lake Fouettés
Marianela Núñez performs the famous 32 fouettés sequence from Swan Lake at The Royal Ballet

Contemporary

Goddess of Dance
Film in which top choreographers consider the influence of legendary American dancer Martha Graham
Step-by-step | Martha Graham
The physical techniques developed by famed American choreographer and dancer Martha Graham
The mother of us all
How Martha Graham defined a new mode of movement and expression in her long career in dance

Hip-Hop Dance

World of Hip-Hop Dance
Exclusive film featuring top choreographers assessing the history and development of hip-hop dance
Classic Hip-Hop Moves
Classic moves from The Rambo to The Smurf & The Steve Martin demonstrated on film
A Hip-Hop Dance History
BBC Young Dancer judge DJ Renegade takes a tour of the history of hip-hop dance

Archive Hip-Hop
Malcolm McLaren's introduction to New York's hip-hop scene
Krump Moves
The building blocks of Krump, from chest pops to foot stomps and The Whoah

South Asian Dance

Khan on Kathak
Choreographer Akram Khan explains what classical Kathak dance means to him
A Meaning in Every Gesture
Performer Chitra Sundaram writes about the history of Kathak dance
Telling a Story in Dance
Six Kathak dance moves performed - from Hastas to Tatkars and Chakkars

Ballet
Exclusive films and features on the origins of ballet and ten moves demonstrated
Contemporary Dance
The influence of legendary dancer Martha Graham on modern contemporary dance
Hip-Hop Dance
Dances, history, archive treasures - all the moves of hip-hop dance
Kathak Dance
Films, dance moves and the history of classical Indian dance style, Kathak