With a shoestring budget, an original castmember (Grover Dale) of this American classic, re-envisioned a production for Lyric Stage in Irving, Texas.

The mystery about booking dance jobs is over. Thanks to working pros sharing everything they know about the job game on answers4dancers.com, 1000's of dancers are learning how to secure bookings.

Eye-popping and tongue-lashing like you've never seen before. Check it out.

28 original castmembers of West Side Story gathered in NYC to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this American classic. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the rehearsals. Chita Rivera and Carol Lawrence are delicious. More vids available on www.answers4dancers.com

Fifty years ago, Carol was a newcomer on the Broadway scene. Wisely, she set aside her tap shoes and auditioned as a singer/actress 13 times before landing the role of "Maria" in the original production of West Side Story.

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The original Broadway cast gathered in New York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this American Classic with an appearance at the "Gypsy Of The Year Awards" at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Rehearsals alone were worth the price of admission.

On Sept 26, 1957, the dance world changed forever. Jerome Robbins' landmark musical opened at the Wintergarden Theatre on Broadway. A cast of 32 dancers, for the first time in history, stepped up to the task of singing, dancing, and acting all of the roles. Few, if any of them, had been heard of previously. Chita Rivera had been seen with Sammy Davis Jr. in "Mr. Wonderful" and Carol Lawrence was a featured tap dancer in a revue called "New Faces Of 1953." Today, along with Larry Kert's "Tony" and Michael Callan's "Riff," their performances as "Anita" and "Maria" remain among the finest that Broadway has ever seen. Recently, Carol surveyed a scrapbook belonging to another West Side alumni, Grover Dale. (He played "Snowboy") The conversation reveals: 1. Original title of WSS was "Gang Way." 2. The Jet Song at the top of the show replaced another song called "Shoot Me To The Moon." 3. George Chakiris played "Riff" in the London production before winning an Oscar playing "Bernardo" in the film. 4. Dancers' pay in 1957 was $90 a week. 5. By 2007, it's at $1509 a week.

At 72, Grover Dale still calls the shots at Hollywood's Career Mastery Workshop. More educational vids are posted on www.answers4dancers.com

The "real deal" on dance employment is alive and well and living in Los Angeles.

Shot in London by Grover Dale, these Kinney ads featured Ken Berry from the Carol Burnett Show. See more vids on www.answers4dancers.com

Filmed 40 years ago, this French musical features American dancers Gene Kelly, George Chakiris, and Grover Dale in leading roles. Catherine Deneuve and her sister Francoise Dorleac are also prominent.

The sidewalk scene tells the whole story. Ahh. Even waiting can be creative. All 3 vids are posted on www.answers4dancers.com. Free access.

Reporter Tonya Kay gets dancer buddies Sandra Colton ("Think U Can Dance" finalist) and Jersey (MTV's "DanceLife" regular) to reveal career stuff. All of this series episodes are posted on www.answers4dancers.com

The stars populating this vid include Anita Morris, Lena Horne, Ann Reinking, Patti LuPone, Luci Arnaz, Beverly Sills, Gregg Burge, Mandy Pantinkin, and the Rockettes. More of Grover's retro dance vids are posted on www.answers4dancers.com (see MuvTV page)

Tonya Kay gets dancer Nick Baga to reveal how he's managing to shoot two TV pilots in the same week! All six "Club Scene" vids are posted on www.answers4dancers.com

At 22, dancer-rapper-actor Nick Baga finds himself making some serious headway in the Hollywood scene. “Life After Hairspray” (the first of nine vids airing on answers4dancers.com) reveals more than the considerable charms of Mr. Baga...it demonstrates that Nick’s ease with "taking a chance" in Tinseltown is a heck of a lot better than waiting for one.

The oh-so-cool Staci Flood is the perfect balance between Celestina and Jersey. J-Lo and Kevin Tancheroen really know how to pick 'em.

Alongside the engaging Celestina, Jersey, and Staci Flood, Nolan proves that he certainly holds his own in the charm department. What out girls, this guy is a killer.

After a few minutes of Jersey's energy, we weren't surprised to hear how she talked her way into this MTV gig with J-Lo producing and Kevin Tancheroen directing.