Allow Philip “PacMan” Chbeeb (“So You Think You Can Dance,” Step Up Revolution and the upcoming Step Up: All In) to hypnotize you with his hands: Or perhaps with his fingers: OK, you can wake up now! Today, we’re taking a minute to get excited about tutting, which we think is pretty darn impressive. Recently, BuzzFeed […]
Here at DS, we get super psyched when we hear stories of dancers giving back to their communities through…well…dance. And we can’t resist sharing them, so you can get a dose of the warm-and-fuzzies too. Prepare to feel the love, folks. Hip Hop Fundamentals is a group dedicated to promoting self-empowerment, education and positive change […]
It’s no secret that we’ve been in love with dancer, teacher and choreographer Kyle Hanagami for a while now. But what’s not to love? He’s smart, sensitive (remember his letters of love?) and smooth (ahem… “Moondance,” anybody?). And he’s also just, well, crazy talented. This 27-year-old hasn’t slowed down since we talked to him back […]
Fun fact: Hip hop is now officially a US diplomacy tool. What does that mean? Basically, the US government has chosen hip hop as one way to forge a bond between Iraq and the United States. This October, a troupe of Iraqi break dancers–First Step Iraq–traveled to the US to perform in the first-ever, US government-sponsored […]
I have a confession to make: even though I consider myself a bunhead—lover of pointe shoes, hyper-extended legs, and banana feet—if I could pick one style of dance to watch, it would be hip-hop. I love hip hop. It’s probably because I have absolutely zero swag, and I secretly hope that watching hip hop will […]
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From under-the-radar local gatherings to high-profile competitions like the Red Bull BC One and France’s Juste Debout, dancers all over the world are battling it out. “Battling is the heart of hip-hop,” says Dave Scott, who’s choreographed battle-centric movies including Battle of the Year, Step Up 3D, Stomp the Yard and You Got Served. “It […]
Attention all B-boys, B-girls and lovers of break dance! Breakin’ Convention, an international hip-hop dance festival, is coming to the Apollo Theater in NYC for the first time ever this month. The festival, which runs June 13-16, will feature performances from some of the best hip hoppers in the biz, free family workshops and multiple […]