Robert Battle made dancers hop and flap ferociously in "Feast."

It's a martial-arts-based ritual by Robert Battle, who takes over as artistic director in the spring.

The second week's program features six works by Robert Battle, a veteran Parsons dancer.

The company returns to City Center for its annual season, with a new leader, Robert Battle.

That had seemed a dead end until King asked him when Robert Battle had asked for his secret drawer to be installed.

Staring back at him was a grainy photo of Robert Battle taken years ago.

This season was the company's first under its new artistic director, Robert Battle.

"That's the wonderful thing about jazz," Robert Battle, the artistic director of Battleworks, said in an interview.

She will stand down in 2011, to be succeeded by Robert Battle.

Robert Battle, a former company member, has developed into a promising choreographer.