2pm
bboying
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 ( 9:23 PM )
Break Dancing, Canon in D
Juxtapose of Asian + Western Music
Juxtapose of Asian + Western Music
2nd Part of Video
It's interesting to see a creative and artistic fusion of east meets west. Koreans have long embraced the western hip hop culture and it's been part of their culture and lifestyle ever since America "inflitrated" South Korea, when North Korea attacked South Korea. Most Singaporeans view breakdancing as a form of recreation or a means to show off their newfound talent (yes, I'm sure there are people who love breakdancing out of pure passion and interest).
On a side note, I enjoy watching people dance esp when it's a fantastic hip hop dance item. Popping is very interesting, it's amusing and fascinating to observe how dancers coordinate their every single movement to imitate the robotic, jerkish actions of a robot. (ya, jermyn, sonique flow rocks.) Apart from the dance, I am actually atonished at the juxtapose of music from the Gu Zhen, DJ mixing and beatbox. Each form of instrument is unique in its own way, the chinese classics, the indispensable dj & mixer at the club and totally awesome rhythmic beatbox for the bboys. The way these 3 genres come together, is something refreshing to the ears. Bboying to a graceful and bassy Canon in D is definitely worth 2 thumbs up from me.