Los Angeles Times

Pasadena hip-hop dance teams stumble on the world stage: ‘They’re all coming for blood’

As hip-hop turns 50 on Friday, one of its pillars, breakdancing, was on display last weekend in Phoenix at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship. The event featured 3,000 dancers from at least 37 ...
Chicago Tribune

‘Hip Hop Nutcracker’ blends classical with hip hop, with MC Kurtis Blow helping build the energy

When the creators of “The Hip Hop Nutcracker” melded hip hop dancing with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet score, there was a feeling they had something special on their hands. “It’s so crazy ...
American Songwriter

3 Classic Hip-Hop Songs That Are Meant for Dancing

Perhaps more than any other style of music, hip-hop songs are best to dance to. In fact, when hip-hop was invented, there were five tenets to the art form, from lyricism to DJing to dancing. So, ...
AllHipHop

The Evolution of Twerking in Hip-Hop Culture

The evolution of twerking in hip-hop culture is a testament to the power of dance as a form of communication and identity. Twerking has become one of the most recognizable and talked-about dance moves ...
The Boston Globe

Dancing five decades of hip-hop at Jacob’s Pillow

BECKET — As Rennie Harris puts it, “The three laws of hip-hop are individuality, creativity, and improvisation.” All three will be seen in events spread out across Jacob’s Pillow this week to ...
Yahoo! Sports

Breaking at the Olympics is a testament to hip-hop's influence around the world

Logan Edra grew up learning about the four elements of hip-hop: rapping, graffiti, DJing and breakdancing. Now, she’s taking that knowledge and her love for the Bronx-born street dance style to the ...
The Greeley Tribune

Colorado Dance Collective’s Hip Hop Madness offers creative expression

Lynnaea Galindo, a sophomore at Greeley Central High School, was feeling ill, looking pale and passing out at random times for nearly two years before doctors could diagnose her. In 2022, Galindo was ...
abc7NY

The Pillars of Hip Hop: Breakdancing and graffiti

BRONX, New York (WABC) -- Hip hop history is so important to both artists and fans. In fact, "knowledge" is one of the so-called five pillars of hip-hop. The others are MCing, DJing, breakdancing, and ...
Daily Bruin

Ruby Silverman shakes LA dance scene with hip-hop combinations, heel choreography

This post was updated Oct. 21 at 9:54 p.m. With hip-hop rhythm, heel flair and unapologetic fun, Ruby Silverman is shaking up the Los Angeles dance scene. After going viral among the dance community ...
The New York Times

At Rennie Harris’s Hip-Hop University, Teaching the Teachers

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Rennie Harris University aims to give educators a working knowledge not only of hip-hop dance technique, but also of its origins and culture. By ...
Los Angeles Times

Break dancing fostered Black and brown unity. Some of its pioneers worry of erasure

NEW YORK — Emceeing, DJing, graffiti, knowledge and break dancing. These are the five elements of one of the most popular and controversial genres that has influenced generations of young artists ...