♪ Welcome to Rhyme Through Times ♪
♪ Hit it! ♪
♪ Katherine Dunham was a dancer ♪
♪ She really loved to move ♪
♪ Because it made her feel good ♪
♪ Yeah, it made her feel good ♪
♪ She studied other people ♪
♪ And learned how they danced ♪
♪ And it made her feel good ♪
♪ Yeah, it made her feel good ♪
♪ So she formed her own dance company ♪
♪ And traveled around the world ♪
♪ Creating her own language of dance ♪
♪ Inspiring boys and girls ♪
♪ She said use your hands ♪
♪ When you're happy ♪
♪ Use your feet when you're sad ♪
♪ They all tell the story ♪
♪ And that is why dance ♪
♪ Why we dance why we dance ♪
♪ That is why we dance ♪
♪ Why we dance why we dance ♪
♪ Why we dance ♪
♪ When Alvin Ailey was a boy ♪
♪ He really loved to move ♪
♪ ‘Cause it made him feel good♪
♪ Yeah, it made him feel good ♪
♪ He grew up watching others dance ♪
♪ He saw how Katherine grooved♪
♪ And he matched her moves ♪
♪ And it made him feel good ♪
♪ Well, she inspired him to move his way ♪
♪ And when he took the stage ♪
♪ Alvin danced his very best ♪
♪ Yeah, Katherine was amazed ♪
♪ She said use your hands ♪
♪ When you're happy use your feet ♪
♪ When you're sad ♪
♪ They all tell a story ♪
♪ And that is why we dance ♪
♪ Why we dance ♪
♪ That is why we dance ♪
♪ Why we dance ♪
♪ Katherine danced and Alvin danced ♪
♪ And so many more ♪
♪ They both would change the world of dance ♪
♪ Like no one had before ♪
♪ Because of them we all can dance ♪
♪ Right through those open doors ♪
♪ Because they danced ♪
♪ Ah c'mon, c'mon, c'mon ♪
♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ Use your hands ♪
♪ When you're happy ♪
♪ Use your feet when your sad ♪
♪ They all tell a story ♪
♪ And that is why dance ♪
♪ Why we dance ♪
♪ That is why we dance ♪
♪ Why we dance, why we dance ♪
♪ Oh, that is why we dance ♪
♪ Dance! ♪
♪ Katherine Johnson loved to dream ♪
♪ She saw numbers as beautiful things ♪
♪ Understanding math that was easy to her ♪
♪ And when NASA called she went to work ♪
♪ They needed her help to find a way ♪
♪ To launch a rocket into outer space ♪
♪ It wasn't easy but she was the best ♪
♪ She applied her mind ♪
♪ Rockets flew from the sky ♪
♪ She said oh yes! Oh yes! ♪
♪ I'm gonna always do my best ♪
♪ I'm gonna use my talent ♪
♪ Change the world ♪
♪ Never settle for less! ♪
♪ Oh yes! Oh yes! ♪
♪ I'm gonna always follow my dreams ♪
♪ Gonna be like Katherine ♪
♪ Change the world ♪
♪ And always do my best ♪
♪ Guy Bluford Jr. he loved to dream ♪
♪ To him, flying was an awesome thing ♪
♪ He had to work harder to make good grades ♪
♪ So when it came to effort, yo, he got straight A's ♪
♪ He became a pilot in the Air Force, too ♪
♪ Then NASA came calling with a different opportunity ♪
♪ A new dream came clear on a new frontier ♪
♪ For space engineer ♪
♪ He said oh yes! Oh yes! ♪
♪ I'm gonna always do my best ♪
♪ I'm gonna use my talent ♪
♪ Change the world ♪
♪ Never settle for less ♪
♪ Oh yes! Oh yes! ♪
♪ I'm gonna always follow my dreams ♪
♪ Gonna be like Guy and change the world ♪
♪ And always do my best ♪
♪ We all have different talents ♪
♪ You may be really good at math, like Katherine ♪
♪ Or you might have dreams of flying like Guy ♪
♪ But know this ♪
♪ When you commit to always doing your best ♪
♪ Even if you don't succeed at first ♪
♪ You can change the world ♪
♪ You can reach the stars ♪
♪ Oh yes! Oh yes! ♪
♪ I'm gonna always do my best ♪
♪ I'm gonna use my talent ♪
♪ Change the world ♪
♪ Never settle for less ♪
♪ Oh yes! Oh yes! ♪
♪ I'm gonna always follow my dreams ♪
♪ Like Guy and Katherine ♪
♪ Change the world ♪
♪ And always do my best ♪
♪ Nah, nah, nah ♪
♪ Now once upon a time ♪
♪ And not so far away ♪
♪ There was a little black girl ♪
♪ A hero of her day ♪
♪ And she was smart ♪
♪ And she was brave ♪
♪ And she was kind Oh yes ♪
♪ And Ruby was her name ♪
♪ Hey, hey ♪
♪ There was the rule in place ♪ ♪ Back then ♪
♪ That said people with different colored skin ♪
♪ They couldn't be in the same school ♪
♪ They shouldn't be friends ♪
♪ And Ruby said, “Wait, that doesn't make any sense!” ♪
♪ It wasn't right No, no, no no ♪
♪ It wasn't fair No, no, no, no ♪
♪ And Ruby said, ♪
♪ “We gotta change what's happening here!” ♪
♪ Ruby was a hero ♪
♪ For you, and me, and everybody! ♪
♪ Standing up for justice and equality ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ And equality! ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Now ‘round the same time another hero arrived ♪
♪ An extraordinary lawyer, one of a kind ♪
♪ And he was smart ♪
♪ And he was kind ♪
♪ And he was brave Oh, yes! ♪
♪ And Thurgood was his name ♪
♪ He knew that he could help to put an end to segregation ♪
♪ That kept children in separae schools across the nation ♪
♪ To fix this really bad rule he used the law as a tool ♪
♪ So kids of all different colors could share a school, se ♪
♪ Thurgood was a hero ♪
♪ For you, and me, and everybody ♪
♪ He stood up for justice ♪
♪ And equality! ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Hear ye, hear ye ♪
♪ The supreme court is now in session ♪
♪ Thurgood went before the U.S. Supreme Court ♪
♪ for the history making case ♪
♪ Brown versus the board of education ♪
♪ No more waitin', debating, contemplatin' ♪
♪ The separation of people wasn't equal ♪
♪ Needed changin'! ♪
♪ Woo! ♪
♪ Everyone can be a hero ♪
♪ if they wanna be ♪
♪ When you stand up for justice ♪
♪ And equality! ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! ♪
♪ And equality ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! ♪
♪ Hero! ♪
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