Reflect on 2006: Get dance-educated
January 30th 2007 02:35
So I wrote this long (but interesting) article for Moob.com under the same style as this blog. It sucks because it's only had 29 views in one month, so I thought I'd do some promotion for it and give the teaser on this blog... you can find the rest on Moob.com > moobMag > then scroll down to the COLUMNS and you'll see my banner: Confessions of a Serial Dancer 
Confession #1
Get educated
A fellow dancer and good friend of mine once scolded a spectator's ignorance and dismissed their shallow, 'Google-d' knowledge by informing them: "the urban dance scene in Australia may seem small to you simply because you are not a part of it." Looking in from the outside, it's hard to separate the posers from the real; the passionate dancers to the trick show-ponies; and the trash from the class. It's a common problem in all the various manifestations of the Hip hop culture's foundations as less and less of the new generation are willing to get educated on the truth, the history.
Follow me kiddies, and I'll show you the roots to the tips and all the weed in between. But for now, as the year comes to an end, let's take a look at the latter half of 2006 and the major "urban dance" events in Sydney...
Confession #1
Get educated
A fellow dancer and good friend of mine once scolded a spectator's ignorance and dismissed their shallow, 'Google-d' knowledge by informing them: "the urban dance scene in Australia may seem small to you simply because you are not a part of it." Looking in from the outside, it's hard to separate the posers from the real; the passionate dancers to the trick show-ponies; and the trash from the class. It's a common problem in all the various manifestations of the Hip hop culture's foundations as less and less of the new generation are willing to get educated on the truth, the history.
Follow me kiddies, and I'll show you the roots to the tips and all the weed in between. But for now, as the year comes to an end, let's take a look at the latter half of 2006 and the major "urban dance" events in Sydney...
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