The News Review:
- Hip-hop draws boys into dance studio
- Dancing Rolls Up Marlee’s Welcome Mat
- Tech-A-Break takes off at Technopark
Hip-hop draws boys into dance studio
MetroWest Daily News – Apr 22, 2008
“It doesn’t matter what mood you’re in it lets you bring out anything you have inside. ”Dreyer is one of the four boys on the studio’s junior hip-hop team which recently won gold at a regional competition in Quincy. The style of dance urban street dancing stems from the increasing popularity of break-dance artists known as B-boys. A new film “Planet B-Boy” chronicles the global phenomenon of these dancers. For studio owner Lisa Morton who worked as a choreographer in the music industry the popularity of street dancing these days is a far cry from when she started offering the class in 1989. When they initially decided to perform hip-hop at a competition the judges and other dance teams were unhappy with what they saw. Many said it wasn’t “real” dance.
Dancing Rolls Up Marlee’s Welcome Mat
E! Online – Apr 22, 2008
And while the weepy. (Nice touch showing Hough's face covered with lipstick marks after the commercial break. ) Meanwhile also gliding to safety was Kristi Yamaguchi she of the perfect scores in both figure skating and ballroom dance after she and partner Mark Ballas Jr. bagged the first 30 of the season with their lively jive. The ever-popular Jason Taylor also cruised into next week although a few missteps during his cha-cha resulted in a 24 putting him in second-to-last place on the leaderboard alongside Elizabeth. Before the ax fell an engagement ring-sporting (and possibly expecting) Ashlee Simpson performed the tune "Boys" off of her new album Bittersweet World which dropped today… (Nice touch showing Hough's face covered with lipstick marks after the commercial break. ) Meanwhile also gliding to safety was Kristi Yamaguchi she of the perfect scores in both figure skating and ballroom dance after she and partner Mark Ballas Jr. bagged the first 30 of the season with their lively jive. The ever-popular Jason Taylor also cruised into next week although a few missteps during his cha-cha resulted in a 24 putting him in second-to-last place on the leaderboard alongside Elizabeth. Before the ax fell an engagement ring-sporting (and possibly expecting) Ashlee Simpson performed the tune "Boys" off of her new album Bittersweet World which dropped today. The remaining six celebs will perform two dances apiece next week.
Tech-A-Break takes off at Technopark
Hindu – Apr 22, 2008
Thiruvananthapuram: The 12th annual celebrations of Technopark began here on Monday with a colourful pageantry on the sprawling campus. Named ‘Kristal Group Presents Nest Tech-A-Break 2008’ the festival includes music dance and entertainment programmes spread over a week. Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs M. Vijayakumar inaugurated the festival. Employees of all the companies on the campus participated in the pageantry. The theme of this year’s rally was ‘Halloween and Seasons.