Today I started a multiple day math teaching assignment at Mission Hills High School. The math teacher is at cheer leading Nationals in Florida. Besides math she teaches is dance/cheer leading PE. What fun is that!!! I was in heaven---being a former dance choreographer for some musicals while in high school.
The A-team cheerleaders are in Florida, but the B-team is still quite good. I have to admit that my attention was on the hip hop dancers as they choreographed a new routine, though. I was trying to figure out what makes hip hop, so different from other dances like jazz. What is the underlying theme of hip hop dance? As I watched, I saw the ladies joke around doing the hip hop booty dance. I asked the hip hop coach, "Is hip hop a booty dance?"
"No, we're just putting in a little booty dance as a joke, since our rival high school's hip hop only does booty dance. Booty dance isn't really dancing. Anyone can do that."
So I watched intently. I noticed the ladies playing around doing girly moves like it was so uncool. I mimicked their hand positioning and realized that it looked like I was pretending to hold and wave a gun. Then the light bulb went on. Hip hop is the dance of the warriors! These young ladies were doing a warrior dance! That is what hip hop is all about.
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