Dance as a free expression of oneself: rhythm, interpretation, personality and creativity, all in a few minutes, on stage. Or on the road. This was the intent of Red Bull Dance Your Stylethe exclusive and original event staged at the Rimini Ferris wheelone of the hundreds that were held around the world to crown a Johannesburg the king or queen of world street dance.
Red Bullwhich has always been close to sport as an expression of culture, history and stories, for many years has turned the spotlight on street dancethat is the dance that comes from below, from popular neighborhoods, from the ghetto, as a manifestation not only of a need to get out of the usual places, but also from the usual patterns, plus an urgency to get what moves inside out of oneself .
So Red Bull Dance Your Style was an opportunity to gather around 16 talented dancers, who competed in one-on-one knockout battles, among which it triumphed. Michael Rossi, aka Miky-Boopopping dancer, who had to challenge in the last bar Deborah Pini, aka D-Nasty.
But it was also the opportunity to get to know and experience everyone more closely street dance styles: Hip Hop, House, Locking, Popping, Waacking and Vogueing. We did a real full immersion: this is what we discovered.
Street dance is a generic term used to describe more styles that were created in the streets. Beyond the global visibility that these dance styles have today, also thanks to the sounding board on Tik Tok and Instagram, why is it important to know their history? Because it can help you understand that they are not just born out of a celebration of music, but as a kind of fight against the system.
People went in clubs or on the streets looking for something more than a party. They wanted emotional and physical release. The gospel vibes, powerful bass and mesmerizing house lyrics created the perfect atmosphere for it. Underground clubs have thus become a place of freedom and expression. Hip-hop, locking and popping were a means to convey deep and often unspeakable emotions. But let’s take a closer look at these styles, scrolling through the article to the bottom.
Do you know the dance that mimics the flight of butterflies?
Sunset Experience, the dance that uses the soft energy of the sun, immersed in the forest
Source: Vanity Fair