The News Review:
- Wolf Blitzer reups with CNN; John King takes over Sunday mornings
- Gap Announces the 20 Finalists for Its Third Annual Casting Call …
- ‘Planet B-Boy’ documents the globalization of break dancing
- Break-dance lessons inspiring youngsters to pass on new skills
- Skyline Students performs Hip Hop Summit
Wolf Blitzer reups with CNN; John King takes over Sunday mornings
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Gap Announces the 20 Finalists for Its Third Annual Casting Call …
MarketWatch
“Each year the decision gets harder with so many babies and kidsto pick from. Selecting just 20 finalists to represent our brand out ofhundreds of thousands of adorable children was no easy feat. Introducing the Casting Call Finalists: Baby Girls [ages four and under]: Audrey 2 from Jersey City NJ is a tiny dancer — from free-styling tofunk classics to doing the Monkey Dance with the Wiggles — Audrey’sfashionable feet are always on the move! Ellen 3 from South River NJ boasts tofu among her favorite foods andhas a fondness for Japanese nursery rhymes. When she isn’t playing hide andseek or Lego’s Ellen can probably be found at Great Adventure amusement park. Emily 3 from Whitesburg KY could be the next country star in themaking. Her favorite song is “I Never Promised you a Rose Garden” and she cando almost every animal impersonation out there [and a few Spongebob ones too. ] Jaci Rae 3 from Bedminster NJ loves going to the playground listeningto Disney Kids music and playing with her full-service restaurant game whereshe cooks serves and takes food orders.
‘Planet B-Boy’ documents the globalization of break dancing
Oklahoma Gazette OK
Throw in evangelical missionaries the Bush years and EuroDisney and it?s easy to understand why many across the ponds are a bit tired of our crap. CORPORATE BRANDING EXPLOITATION2005 BATTLE OF THE YEARBut while many of our cultural exports are the result of aggressive persuasion through marketing and other means there are some things that cross borders and spontaneously spread more through a shared spirit of goodwill and common interest than a desire to funnel foreign currency back to the Land of Mickey Mouse. ?Planet B-Boy? a documentary about the evolution of break dancing tells the story of one such grassroots adoption of a distinctly American art form and how it has come to belong more to the world than the country that created it. The film screens Friday through Sunday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. The story centers on the Battle of the Year an annual break dancing competition held in Austria of all places. It seems odd given the capsulated history of break dancing at the front of the film. In the mid- to late 1970s disco James Brown and boredom came together in Brooklyn N.
Break-dance lessons inspiring youngsters to pass on new skills
Express & Echo UK
“They have learnt new skills the primary school children have learnt new skills and the university students have used it as an example for an arts in the community project. Amber Johnson 15 from Ottery St Mary has been a pupil at the PRU since September. She was responsible for creating a comedy robot dance. “It’s been so good. I’ve loved it and have felt respected for the first time” she said. “The children picked up what I showed them really quickly and it’s made me feel so mature. “In school I would never have stood in front of a load of people doing drama and music but at the Grenville the teachers treat you like adults so you feel like you can do anything.
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Skyline Students performs Hip Hop Summit
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As a kid Animo learned from his brother who was an MC that rapped in their home using his own recording devices to make beats and sounds. Break dancing graffiti DJ’ing and MC’ing is essential for using the media to educate the people. “B-boy student [or break dancing] Barnaby Lee uses the art of break-dancing to “form a group for individuals who are interested in break-dancing around campus. ” Lee believes his mission is to have a place to practice and learn how to break-dance. When Lee first tried break-dancing here on campus with no music near the old cafeteria study lounge teachers and security said he couldn’t break-dance in the area. The area is used for quiet time for students who wish to study and not for break-dancing. “To this Lee said “If a student was tap or ballet dancing would you have said anything to them about it?” Lee said he was quietly studying his dance.