Curtain up.It's no secret that hip hop hip-hop or hip hop n. 1. A popular urban youth culture, closely associated with rap music and with the style and fashions of African-American inner-city residents. 2. Rap music. adj. has gotten huge in the dance world. Every music video features it; studios are offering more classes in it; Broadway shows are tinged with it. It has even seeped into concert dance--modern, postmodern, and occasionally ballet. Like jazz dance and tap, it emerged from the African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. experience and then spread like wildfire, nationally and internationally. Today hip hop groups in France, Sweden, Japan, and Korea are thriving. How did hip hop get so popular? One answer is Rennie Harris. He was the first to bring hip hop dancers onto the stage in a highly choreographed form. Through the use of video, scratching, and ingenious dancers, he transformed the stage into a raw, urban experience. We felt the beat; we felt the camaraderie; we felt the power. His craft barely contained the wildness of the street, and that was exciting for audiences. This month we celebrate the 15th anniversary of Rennie Harris' Puremovement with a cover story by Brenda Dixon Cottschild. In "Prince ScareKrow and the Emerald City," she writes about what he has accomplished and why his choreography will never be slick. Also in this issue we have a segment on that daily ritual that follows us our whole performing lives--taking class. For Allegra Kent Allegra Kent (August 11, 1937), an American ballet dancer. Born in Santa Monica, Kent studied with Bronislava Nijinska and Carmelita Maracci before joining SAB. After graduating, she joined NYCB in 1953 at the age of 17, and was promoted to principal in 1957. , class is more than a preparation for the stage; it's an essential building block of life. In "Her Favorite Pursuit," she tells us how class continues to stimulate and challenge her. Last fall Mikhail Baryshnikov Noun 1. Mikhail Baryshnikov - Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948) Baryshnikov invited Russian teacher Azari Plissetski to give master classes at his art center as an example of excellent classical training. Lisa Rinehart sat down with Baryshnikov and Plissetski to probe their thoughts on ballet training before writing "A Touch of Class." It's a privilege to work with a great teacher like Plissetski, but you can make the most of any class anywhere. Just ask the five dancers who gave us tips for "How to Take Class Smart." To conclude, we offer an assortment of new ballet slippers that are sure to make you feel like dancing. It's February, the season for auditions and love. In addition to getting the lowdown low·down n. Slang The whole truth: gave us the lowdown on what happened at the party. lowdown low (inf) n he gave me the lowdown on it → from casting directors on what they really look for, we have a tasty morsel mor·sel n. 1. A small piece of food. 2. A tasty delicacy; a tidbit. 3. A small amount; a piece: a morsel of gossip. 4. in the category of historic auditions from Ann Reinking Ann Reinking (born November 10, 1949 in Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and dancer, most famous for her association with choreographer Bob Fosse. Reinking originally trained as a ballet dancer. . And in the romance area, we interviewed five couples who struck luck when they fell in love with fellow dancers. Read "Passionate Partnerships" to hear the real stories of love and marriage within the dance tribe. WENDY PERRON Per´ron n. 1. (Arch.) An out-of-door flight of steps, as in a garden, leading to a terrace or to an upper story; - usually applied to mediævel or later structures of some architectural pretensions. , EDITOR IN CHIEF wperron@dancemagazine.com |
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