Industry
Over billions record sold - have a great amount of sold out tickets and
Most commercially successful solo artist at his time in the 60's.
Counter-cultural:
Rebellious image and dance drew young people's attention while being publicly bashed by religious communities and older people.
Cooperating with african americans and their music, breaking color barriers and introduced a mix of genres and dances that attracts the audience.
Stage fright - Elvis said dancing on stage was a way to hide being nervous, which shows that he is a phenomenon but also human at life
Cultural Influence - Inspired generations of artists till current days with his dresses, dances, style, music, personality, etc.
Summary: In summary, Elvis changed the world of dance because he introduced new movements of dancing that makes his stage presence electrifying. He challenged the norms/codes of the 1950's by expressing his own movement of hips thurst/shaking, symboling freedom of expression, individuality, and comfortability, inspring younger generatons. He was involved in civil rights movement by merging different genres of music, which later extended into hip hop, pop, and modern rock.
The jail house rock music video is one his most iconic dance videos for his music.