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heres what was in the book about it
A distinctive American art form with hazy African roots that run deep through the streets of inner cities, Hip Hop defies easy definition. Comprised of five elements - Dance, MC (or “rap”), DJ, Graffiti, and Fashion - each component is improvised and recombined in a myriad of rhythms and styles so that Hip Hop reinvents itself continually.
Though the exact origins of Hip Hop are unclear, dance elements hearken back to an African tradition, involving a variety of footwork patterns, spinning and gymnastic type moves, Hip Hop dancing has been heavily influenced by a number of sources. Some consider James Brown and his 1969 hit: "Get on the Good Foot", one of the starting points. Inspired by his energetic, almost acrobatic dance on stage, many people began dancing on the "Good Foot," often incorporating moves that involved dramatic drops and spins.
Martial-arts films, which were extremely popular in the 1970s, contributed some of the more spectacularly muscular and acrobatic elements to this burgeoning urban dance phenomena. The term, "Breakdancing" actually arose with the growing recognition of this art form by the media. The early 80's "battles" between dance crews, attracted the attention of the public and "Breaking" "B-Boy-ing" or "Breakdancing" became associated with other street dance styles such as "Locking" and "Popping".
BREAK! The Urban Funk Spectacular traces the history of Hip Hop Dancing over the last thirty years. It is a tribute to this American urban art form. Cast members are supremely talented artists from the world of "Breakdancing", "Locking", "Electric Boogaloo" or "Popping," Power Tumbling, as well as DJ-ing and Bucket Drumming. Many have been featured soloists in performances with such show-business legends as Madonna, Janet Jackson, B2K, 50 Cents, Ringo Star, Whitney Houston, Puff Daddy and Luther Vandross.
BREAK! - based in New York City - has received standing ovations across five continents for its sensational show.
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OUR DANCERS
Our dancers are the best in the world! They have survived the Darwinian heat of Break “battles” in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Harlem ... and learned Latin-flavored moves on the streets of Miami and Los Angeles. They have performed worldwide with show business legends like Janet Jackson, P Diddy, Whitney Houston Luther Vandros and Ringo Starr.
Cast members are supremely talented specialists - the best in the world at what they do! Dazzling leaps! Spectacular spins! Amazing acrobatics! Locking and Popping artists who were there with the best of them back in the day and taught them a few things along the way... They have traveled the world, amazing and thrilling audiences in the universal language of the street - dance.
Urban dance exists in a steaming cauldron of impatience with the old, the challenge to outdo, to find something new. Our dancers have an edge of cool attitude. Fresh, hip, ready to explode in every direction - these are the artists who perform for you in Break!
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but it was such an incredible show... these people preform with people like Janet Jackson, P Diddy, Whitney Houston Luther Vandros and Ringo Starr Madonna, B2K, 50 Cent, and Puff Daddy ... and they travel all over the world and come from all over the world... the show was based on the foundation of hip hop and how it came about through the years. There were a few old school dances with locking and popping and then new breakdancing... there was this girl... only girl in it who did locking and the robot.... she was incredible... when she did the robot i sware that you could not tell she was a person. it was incredible... after the show though they all came out and signed autographs... they were all so nice and all gave you time... there wasnt lines or anything... it was real casual... but i loved them all so much. They all spent like 4-5 min with everyone. They all signed in graffiti so the spent awhile signing and they would sign however much you wanted and they all posed for pictures... they took a few minutes to talk to everyone. The one guy Johnny "character" got into a real convo with me about my hip hop... it was so nice. these people were just incredible though... you cant even imagine... they wouldnt let you have cameras though so that sucked... i got my pic on my phone with them but none of the show... like a month ago when we bought the tickets they offered a class for breaking... The guy Johnny and a girl Honey taught the class... it was my first break class... so fun. they were so nice. we had to do a free style circle at the end and me and my friend did a hip hpo battle... when we talked to them afterwards they invited us back in liek a week for a private with them... when we went back it was so great. we learned a lot about breaking and everything... they taught us a couple awesome moves that were incrediblly hard... i told my instructor he has to learn how to break so he can teach me more lol... but i really like the style and im staying in contact with johnny and honey about classes for when they are in nearby states... honey wasnt in the show which was sad cuz shes great... but johnny was and he remembered us after the show show so that was cool. but it was so incredible....
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