. >>> plus, bill t. jonesplaceable dance treasure, but i may have ruined him for life when he tried to teach me some moves recently. he's an amazing talent and is the man behind a broadway hit among many other things. we'll introduce you to him coming up just ahead. >> i think you've got some moves. i remember seeing you doing a little hip-hop out there. >>> also, brunch made easy, from the perfect waffle iron to trendy tea kettles. look at that one. >> oh, my goodness. >> that makes things a lot easier. even muffin tops. we're talking about the best part of the muffin, in my opinion, just the top part there. >> i know. they're the most fattening, but the best. >> they are. we'll check out some inexpensive must-haves for your kitchen. >>> before all that, we have al at white house this morning for a check of the weather. hey, al. >> hey, guys, thanks. the snow has ended here in washington, but as we take a look, we've got another big storm coming. and as you see for the weekend, on saturday we've got sunshine

. >> reporter: as a dancer, bill t. jones has never been one to sit still.d choreographer for the last 20 years in the modern dance world, by now he could have easily taken an artful bow. >> from the top, please. >> reporter: but instead, heas leapt to a new stage. >> reinventing the wheel again and again. such is my lot. >> reporter: on broadway, in a role few have attained, that of director and choreographer. his show "fala" is an african musical, but a far cry from "the lion king," mixing the true story of fala with jones' own avant garde dance line. he has somehow spun into the mainstream. i was in this audience. a mostly caucasian audience that was doing "the clock." >> that clock, how do i trick people into understanding what it is to do something outlandish and free? >> reporter: that freedom is among many feelings jones' layers into dances from his life, drawing in part from his family. he was one of 12 children in upstate new york. >> i don't think i can overstress what it was like to grow up in an african-american family in a german and italian com