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Junior Shawn Ahern is piloting the effort to start a breakdancing group on campus along with his friend (year) Tom Sommo. Ahern said both him and Sommo had been break dancing independently long before they met. Both students are dance majors and discovered they share the same interest in break dancing. “It’s not too often you find someone who’s passionate about it and has been doing it a while” Ahern said. Ahern said he grew up in a dance studio and has been classically trained in many different forms of dance. His interest in breakdancing came later when he was a freshman in high school.
Break Dancing And Comedy Lead This Week’s Events Picks
Cleveland Free Times OH
"It strikes your eye like 'Wow! I didn't know the human body could do that. '"The routine must work. It helped Rucker and his dance troupe Point Blank score the top prize on BET's Spring Bling show in Palm Springs last April. "No longer is it a mystery" says Rucker. "Breakdancing strikes people as a bunch of cool tricks that they think they'll never be able to do. But I want to teach what it's really all about so you can stop being an amazed spectator and join the party. " Class starts at 3 p.
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Break Down Over Feet Not Finals
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AHANA a student-run dance show occurs once a semester. This show featured high-energy pieces choreographed and danced by various groups of Emory students. The styles included hip-hop break dancing stepping modern lyrical dance and Indian dance. Each dance offered something unique whether it was dancing to a mix of Michael Jackson songs in ?Who?s Bad? Ngambika?s intense slapping and stomping step movements PersuAsian?s use of fans as props or Sitara?s unreal tricks such as one dancer running on top of the other dancers? backs. One highlight of the show was ?Merry Happy? choreographed by College sophomore Callie Jordan. Jordan filled the stage with 19 dancers which gave the scene constant movement and excitement. The dancers costumes lit up the stage with their rainbow hues mimicking the playful mood of the choreography.