Dear SYTYCD,
Where did all the female hip hop dancers go? You really couldn’t send even one to the top 20? I know you’re kidding, right?
The best part (arguably) of the show is watching the super threat hip hop dancers school all of the other n00bs in foreign genres, and then show them how shit gets done when it comes to getting down. It’s no fun watching a bunch of non hip hop dancers try to beat each other at it. You only picked one real hip hop dancer, and he was the least stable of them all in other genres during the Vegas rounds, and the other two that are closest to hip hop are a step dancer and a martial arts dance fusion person. And no girls!
Seriously? Kick some of those contemporary/jazz chicks out. You know they all went to triple threat competition schools that pop out those competition hands and poppy jumps, and that there’s no real difference in the technique training between them.
I’m rooting for these boys and the three ballet peeps this season. Do me proud.
You learn something new everyday…
Today I found out that Toni Basil (Oh, Mickey you’re so fine!) was one of Don Campbellock’s original Lockers. And that also Mykelti Williamson (Bubba Gump) was one of their alternates. Cool!
Interested in taking some hip-hop classes or just want to see a show? Check out the Ladies of Hip-Hop Festival taking place at the Peridance Capezio Center in NYC this weekend (Fri-Sun). Workshops are every day and the performance is Saturday night, 8:30 pm. For more information visit LofHHF NYC.
About LofHHF: this annual Hip-Hop festival puts the focuses on women and their relationship with Hip-Hop culture. Traditionally, men have dominated all facets of the hip-hop scene, but Ladies of Hip-Hop Festival changes this tradition and puts women center-stage for the entire event. Ladies of Hip-Hop Festival exists to develop and provide women with positive roles that are present and represented within the Hip-Hop culture. We are dedicated to preserving and redefining women’s roles in the Hip-Hop culture.
Posting this after one of the best weekends I’ve had in a while :)
absolutely beautiful
