"I will never again choreograph to music I don't like or feel connected to," he said.
"Choreographing to music is something expected in the dance world," she says.
However, a few of her pieces were choreographed to classical music.
Included with the performances were military drills choreographed to music by Berlin.
It features many special effects and dance moves choreographed to original music, which Jackson himself authored.
The aim of the competition is to create a two minute dance performance choreographed to music; with particular attention going to construction and programming.
The festival ends with an impressive fireworks display which is choreographed to music.
The movements can be choreographed to music as dance form or like the forms of the Taijiquan.
Sometimes, he added, the maneuvers are choreographed to music, from rock to ballet.
In the evening, the water jets up to 240 feet in the air, choreographed to popular music.