Bob Rizzo's biography

Bob Rizzo teaches dance for the undergraduate program at New York University and at STEPS on Broadway. He has choreographed for the New York Stage, National Tours, Stock, Dinner Theater, Commercials, Industrials and Television. In addition, he teaches professional dance classes throughout the United States and Europe.

Bob Rizzo's Riz-Biz Productions has become synonymous with New York dance. Whether day or night, New York is always buzzing with activity, from Times Square to the Village and from Brooklyn to the Bronx. So, what holds this town together? What keeps it rushing on? Dynamic individuals like Bob Rizzo, who knows what they want and what New York has to offer.

So who is Bob Rizzo and what did he want? Quite frankly, to create the best instructional dance videos around. With a long-standing career as an international dancer, choreographer and teacher, Rizzo got up every morning and put on his dance shoes. He traveled around the city and he traveled around the country. He traveled to Western Europe and as far East as Japan. And everywhere Bob went, the message was the same, the world longed to learn the latest styles and steps coming out of New York. So in 1989, Rizzo accepted the challenge, and founded Riz-Biz Productions. Now, nearly eighteen years later, Rizzo has succeeded in becoming one of the leading producers of instructional dance videos in the country.

With a catalog boasting over 75 titles, Bob's videos are a favorite in dance studios and schools across the nation. An estimated 25,000 teachers now use Bob's videos in their classrooms and feature his original choreography in their workshops and recitals. So, what makes Riz-Biz videos so great? Is it their hot new styles or their exciting steps? Is it their easy to follow instruction or their show stopping flair ? Fortunately, you don't have to choose. Whether Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, Hip Hop or Swing, Rizzo's videos are as dynamic and entertaining from the first minute to the last. And then there are the teachers ! Rizzo is the only one in the world to employ top New York and Los Angeles dancers and choreographers on all his videotapes. That's right, Today’s Top Teachers teaching you the latest in choreography and technique.

With instruction shown from both front and rear view, the videos are fun, clear, and easy to follow. On each tape, simple warm-ups give way to more challenging routines, allowing all levels of dancers to move across the floor. It's about time that a single producer has catered to everyone's needs, from beginner dancer to the Broadway star.

Order #	Title	Producer	Teacher	Format
BR02D	Jazz Class with the Riz Biz Kidz	Bob Rizzo	N/A	DVD
BR100D	Tap Dance X-Perience	Bob Rizzo	Mark Goodman	DVD
BR101D	Tap Dance X-Perience 2	Bob Rizzo	Mark Goodman	DVD
BR107C	Music Jam Vol.1	Bob Rizzo	N/A	CD
BR108C	Music Jam Vol. 2	Bob Rizzo	N/A	CD
BR109C	Funky Dance Music	Bob Rizzo	N/A	CD
BR110C	Tap & Groove	Bob Rizzo	N/A	CD
BR111C	Novelty Dance Tunes	Bob Rizzo	N/A	CD
BR116C	Phat & Phunky	Bob Rizzo	N/A	CD
BR117C	Tap Jamz	Bob Rizzo	Mark Santoro	CD
BR120C	Jazz Beats	Bob Rizzo	N/A	CD
BR121C	Kool Kids	Bob Rizzo	N/A	CD
BR122C	Happy Hip Hop	Bob Rizzo	N/A	CD
BR123C	Tap Actions	Bob Rizzo	N/A	CD
BR127C	Music Jam Vol. 3	Bob Rizzo	N/A	CD
BR129C	The Tap CD	Bob Rizzo	Germaine Salsberg, arranger	CD
BR12D	Jazz-A-Matazz	Bob Rizzo	N/A	DVD
BR130C	Tap Tunes	Bob Rizzo	Germaine Salsberg, arranger	CD
BR13D	Jazzin' Across the Floor	Bob Rizzo	N/A	DVD
BR14D	Tappin' Across the Floor	Bob Rizzo	Jimmy Kichler	DVD
BR15D	Dance New York - Jazz	Bob Rizzo	N/A	DVD
BR16D	Dance New York - Lyrical	Bob Rizzo	Ray Leeper	DVD
BR17D	Dance New York - Tap	Bob Rizzo	Alan Onickel	CD & DVD
BR20C	Original Music for Tap	Charles Kelley	Joe Cross	CD
BR22D	Simply Funk	Bob Rizzo	Suzanne DiNunzio	DVD
BR23D	Dance Tricks	Bob Rizzo	Kelley/Cross	DVD
BR24D	Funky Rhythm Tap	Bob Rizzo	Sharon Heller	DVD
BR30D	50 Turns & Jumps	Bob Rizzo	N/A	DVD
BR31D	Simply Ballet	Bob Rizzo	Michelle Benash	DVD
BR33D	Simply Tap	Bob Rizzo	Germaine Salsberg	DVD
BR36D	Broadway Rhythm Tap	Bob Rizzo	Germaine Salsberg	DVD
BR37D	Urban Funk	Bob Rizzo	Suzanne DiNunzio	DVD
BR38D	Hoofin' with Mike Minery	Bob Rizzo	Mike Minery	DVD
BR39D	To the Pointe	Bob Rizzo	Michelle Benash	DVD
BR40D	My First Pointe Shoes	Bob Rizzo	Michelle Benash	DVD
BR41D	Musical Theatre Dance	Bob Rizzo	Christopher Gattelli	DVD
BR42D	Techno Pop	Bob Rizzo	Tim Richard	DVD
BR43D	Lyrical Jazz	Bob Rizzo	Rhonda Miller	DVD
BR44D	Percussive Tap	Bob Rizzo	Mike Minery	DVD
BR45D	Tap Blast	Bob Rizzo	Mike Minery	DVD
BR46D	Ballet with Style	Bob Rizzo	Kathryn Sullivan	DVD
BR47D	Jazz It Up	Bob Rizzo	Rhonda Miller	DVD
BR48D	Hip Hop Fuzion	Bob Rizzo	Gregg Russell	DVD
BR49D	Tap Remixed	Bob Rizzo	Gregg Russell	DVD
BR50D	Phunky Jazz	Bob Rizzo	N/A	DVD
BR51D	Ultimate Hip Hop	Bob Rizzo	Gregg Russell	DVD
BR52D	Total Tap	Bob Rizzo	Gregg Russell	DVD
BR53D	Budding Ballerinas	Bob Rizzo	Mary Carpenter	DVD
BR54D	Let's Hip Hop	Bob Rizzo	Seth Stewart	DVD
BR55D	Full Metal Tap	Bob Rizzo	Keith Clifton	CD & DVD
BR56D	All That Dance	Bob Rizzo	Keith Clifton	CD & DVD
BR58D	Strictly Jazz	Bob Rizzo	Rhonda Miller	DVD
BR59D	Tights to Tutus	Bob Rizzo	Mary Carpenter	DVD
BR60D	Kidz Hip Hop Jam	Bob Rizzo	Gregg Russell	DVD
BR61D	Hi-NRG Tap	Bob Rizzo	Gregg Russell	CD & DVD
BR62D	Tap Dance Classics	Bob Rizzo	Charles Kelley	DVD
BR63D	Jazz X 3	Bob Rizzo	Rhonda Miller	DVD
BR64D	Hip Hop to the Top	Bob Rizzo	Barry Youngblood	CD & DVD
BR65D	Street Groove	Bob Rizzo	Derek Mitchell	DVD
BR66D	Jazz Dances for Kids & Teens	Bob Rizzo	N/A	DVD
BR67D	Tap & Glide	Bob Rizzo	Mark Goodman	DVD
BR68D	Contemporary Turns & Jumps	Bob Rizzo	N/A	DVD
BR69D	Contemporary Jazz Combinations & Routines	Bob Rizzo	N/A	DVD