I care about lester horton because his work has affected my dance studies and the way I move and condition my body. To me his work is important because it gave me as a dancer a way to strengthen and improve my body. He researched the way my insides work so I can understand myself better. Lester also made it acceptable to dance for yourself. He made it okay to do what you love weather someone is watching or not. He worked for himself in the studio to improve for himself and no one else. If it weren't for lester horton dance would still be more about pleasing the audience than pleasing yourself as an artist.

The public should care about lester because

Lester Horton was such an influence in dance. He created over eighty peices and twelve films. He created a technique that is prominent in dancers still today and has been for over thirty years. From Alvin Ailey: "He (Lester Horton) was a genius at the theatre, a major choreographer, and he designed a dance technique which is so unique and so insightful that it is continuing to train dancers and inspire teachers and choreographers today, thirty years after his death. The technique I learned from Lester has continued to affect and influence me and my work. It is an important part of the curriculum at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, and continues to be an inspiration for my choreography. He was an incredible man."

Lester hortons technique can be found in almost every technique created after his time. He developed new ways to go up, to go down, to use one leg, to use both legs, and to see how long a balance could be held in what seemed an impossible position. We see dance the way we do today because of lester Horton. We push even more limits because f lesters creative, organic and daring ways.