Pointed- Ballet fused with Hip Hop Dance

ballet fused with hip hop choreographed by Mrs. Wright-Ballard for the American Heritage Spring Dance Concert 2009. Performed by the American Heritage Dance Company
It was very interesting to do this piece especially since many of us were used to doing pointe only in a classical setting- but the piece turned out great! Love to hear your opinion of it!

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[hdcny]

A "fusion" of Ballet and Hip-Hop infers the movement vocabulary of both art-forms is clearly articulated throughout the piece. This is not the case here. There are no hip-hop dance elements (popping, locking, breaking, boogaloo & social dances) present at all. Amorphous movement done to a heavy beat is not hip-hop dance. Nor would aoristic movement to Mozart be considered ballet. It's important to acknowledge an art-forms true movement vocabulary before purporting to fuse it with another art.

[hdcny]

@dd3542 There is no such thing as "slow hip-hop" or "fast hip-hop." Hip-hop dance just like ballet or contemporary dance can be articulated using a variety of dynamics (only one of which is energy.) It is the varying complexity of lines, levels shapes and nuance that lends itself to the intensity of a movement. The movement properties and qualities within hip-hop dance are quite intricate and hardly explored by many dancers in depth.

[abc123cura]

it sounds chinese music.

[MissTaylorClaire]

This isn't hip hop it's... I don't even know

[RddDancer]

if anyone knows what song this is PLEASE let me know, i'm absolutely dying to know! such a beautiful piece and a beautiful dance!

[BalletgirlCindy]

this is really cool!!

[sailorchibimoon1665]

Some asian music

[WattpadGirl13]

very cool choreograhpy! :)

[AngryGimpNRedBeanie]

@hdcny fuckin right m8!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DeboraMebarak]

I wanted a little more timing them. Also not seen any merger. It was just a cool song which came in the middle of the presentation and that's fine.

[NhuLanxTran]

What is this song?? I love it!

[alaskafishermen]

Im needing that song! anyone know what it is?