peace. love. TAPpiness.
We seek to preserve original choreography and compositions – the legacy of dance master Buster Cooper – as we support and encourage young artists.
Choreo Records was a local Dallas vinyl record company in the late 50s-early 80s owned by Buster Cooper. Choreo recorded original compositions featuring local musicians as well as jingle king, Tom Merriman and drummer Tommy Gwin and distributed them to dance studios and performance companies nationwide. After Buster’s passing, Keira Leverton revived the company with a youth ensemble to continue the work her grandfather did for the Dallas artistic community.
Today, the Choreo Records Youth Ensemble challenges the boundaries of dance performance and tap dance as an instrument. Students study not only tap but musicality and acting to fully-realized collaborative works to the stage.
Choreo Records feels both thrilled and obligated to help preserve the tradition, as well as help young artists innovate the way that tap dance is viewed and practiced.
“Thank you Choreo Records and the joy you bring to our kid! Your dedication is admirable and your spirit infectious - looking forward to next season!”