Ms. Rhapsody James has choreographed music videos for various labels including Wayne Wonder (VP Records) Bounce Along, FannyPack (Tommy Boy) Cameltoe, Fat Joe/R. Kelly (Jive) We Thuggin, Latif (Motown) Don’t Wanna Hurt You, Nancy Jackson (Harmony) Crazy Praise, and Made Men (Universal) Holla Boston
Rhapsody has also had the pleasure of choreographing for Eve's Ruff Ryder/Cash Money Millionaire Tour, Tina Novak (Arista) Promo Tour, HER SANITY (Motown) Promo Tour, Latif (Motown) Promo Tour, NBA All Star Weekend, and Sony Music Industrials. She has done Artist Development for Universal, Columbia, Epic, Nervous, and Heart Records, as well as The Orange Factory.
She is also the Artistic Director of Rhapsody: The Company, bringing street jazz to the concert stage with powerful, yet technical performances and sold-out shows. The Company is comprised of some of the hottest commercial dancers working today. Rhapsody: The Company is dedicated to blurring the boundaries between Hip Hop, modern and jazz with their unique contemporary fusion style of "street jazz" that expresses an eclectic vision of beauty and rawness. Through dynamic choreography displaying a vision of complexity and drama, this company will capture you with a positive energy that excites and sooths your soul.
Rhapsody was born in Brooklyn and raised in the Bronx. She has been dancing since the age of seven and choreographing since the age of sixteen. In 1997, Rhapsody became one of the two choreographers of the NBA New Jersey Nets Dance Team, and principal dancer in one of the hottest videos of the summer, Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See by Busta Rhymes. She has appeared on MTV's The Grind, VH-1 80's Dance Party, VH-1 Fashion Awards and Lip Service.
Her class at Broadway Dance Center was featured on The Wade Robson Project as “the hip hop class to take in NYC.”
Rhapsody is featured in a new series of instructional videos produced in part by Broadway Dance Center. Now available on DVD/VHS, please visit LiveatBDC.com for sample footage and additional information.
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