The News Review:
- Breaking records: live Dance Theatre honors break-dancing master
- Dance group breaks with tradition
- FAMU alumna beats on MTV dance show
Breaking records: live Dance Theatre honors break-dancing master
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
When people think of break dancing do they imagine youngsters “battling” in an urban playground? r the professional dancer spinning on his head in a 30-second TV spot?Break dancing is all that — and more. As the annual Shore Dance festival concludes this weekend at Algonquin Arts in Manasquan it will showcase the way break dancing a widely popular dance form is becoming a serious art. Tomorrow the live Dance Theatre from Philadelphia will offer the premiere of “Swift Solos” a multimedia dance-theater piece celebrating the achievements of hip-hop veteran Ken Swift an original member of the pioneering Rock Steady Crew. The program was created with the help of an “American Masterpieces” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. As break dancing develops into a historical style programs like “Swift Solos” are taking it off the international competition circuit and treating it as a form of theater.
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Dance group breaks with tradition
Aberdeen City
YDance won the oil company’s vote to earn £5000 in sponsorship. That figure has been matched £1 for £1 with funds from the government’s Cashback scheme which distributes money recovered from proceeds of crime to youth projects. In collaboration with Active Schools Aberdeen the group will deliver the contemporary dance project which will give young men the opportunity to try out some of the latest street dance and breakdance moves under the expert tutelage of Daniel Aing a specialist breakdancer from Marseille. “Dance has always been a diverse medium and through music such as hip-hop it has become of interest to a whole new audience. What we are trying to do is take that interest to the next level by teaching the skills and techniques which make street dance and breakdancing such an exciting area of performance art. By embracing street culture this project will benefit those who take part and the wider community because it offers a positive outlet for youthful energy and enthusiasm.
FAMU alumna beats on MTV dance show
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