Movmnt brings you to the heart of the fight between the Music Industry and the Dance World in their battle for Hip Hop’s legacy. Featuring Choreographers from Monsters of Hip Hop in a Fashion Editorial photographed by Koury Angelo.

Dancer, choreographer, teacher, TV, film and Broadway star – Alisan Porter shares her experiences of being a child star and finding herself as a performer.

With over three-dozen music videos and television shows under her belt, Laurieann Gibson has a choreography and performance resume to admire.

Tabitha and Napoleon together are a striking force in dance, gaining visibility in the commercial world and helping to bring the industry to a wider audience through popular culture. In addition to So You Think You Can Dance and America’s Best Dance Crew, Tabitha and Napoleon’s list of past coworkers includes the likes of Beyonce, Missy Elliot, and Justin Timberlake.

Ray Mercer, one the many performers of Disney’s Lion King on Broadway, choreographs his on work on fellow “King” dancers, and even get Disney’s support.

The key to the success of In the Height is its authenticity. This is how the choreographer of the show, Andy Blankenbuehler descibe his creative quest. As part of movmnt’s cover story with the cast of the Musical that spices up broadway this year, Jayzel Samonte took the time to interview Andy just a few weeks before he won his Tony for best choreography.

Monsters of Hip Hop presents Journey of an Underdog, directed by Tabitha and Napoleon Dumo in Los Angeles August 15th and 17th. The So You Think You Can Dance choreographers will feature the professional debut of over 15 dancers.

Mia Michaels’ 4th column for movmnt magazine: “Your reality is your reality. Your perception is your perception. Whatever your truth is, it is. Trying to understand the difference between your truth and the truth of others that has been embedded in your consciousness and being is a great challenge. How do we honestly know the difference?”