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In the Miami Herald:

Hip-hop saves lives:

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Sure, why not:

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<B>Busta moves</B>
March 21 2003
By Catherine Keenan
Sydney Morning Herald

<B>Benji Reid
The Studio, Sydney Opera House
Tuesday and Wednesday, 7.15pm; Thursday to Saturday, March 29, 8.15pm
How much: $15-$25
Bookings 9250 7777</B>

Reid is one of the champions of the form, the UK's "king" of popping, a former dancer and choreographer with Soul II Soul. And he is about to bring his movement-based theatre to the Sydney Opera House.

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Hip Hop dance teachers young, experienced
From Mt. Shasta News (California)

Hip Hop dancers Trent Brookshire, left, and Dylan Olson will teach a day-long workshop at Siskiyou Dance Company in Weed on June 20th.
Hip Hop dancers Trent Brookshire and Dylan Olson will conduct an all-day workshop at Siskiyou Dance Company in Weed on June 20th from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The class will feature jazz technique warm up, jumps, turns, leaps and the latest Hip Hop moves. It is open to anyone age 10 and above. Younger dancers with at least two years of experience are also invited to participate.

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Dancer puts his body to work
By AMANDA KYNE for The New Zealand Herald

Stardom is tapping on Richard Cesan's window.

The 17-year-old urban funk tapper is somersaulting into the world of professional dance - the only career he sees in his future.

"It's what I do best. I get a lot of enjoyment out of it so I might as well make it my career."

Dragged along to dance classes at four, Cesan spent his afternoons with girls doing ballet, tap and jazz lessons.

Sissy? Definitely not. He did get some lip, but his desire to be faster and better helped him waltz past the peer pressure.

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Oakland hip-hop dance troupe advances to world finals
Club One dancers 'did everything off the skin. By Shadi Rahimi for The Argus

OAKLAND -- It didn't matter that they didn't have the clothes, transportation or money to compete. Members of a nonprofit Oakland hip-hop dance troupe knew that if they could just make it to Los Angeles, they could win at the second annual USA Hip-Hop Crew Championships.
And they did. At their first competition together, dancers in three groups led by instructors from Club One Fitness in Oakland beat 20 teams to place second in all age categories at the May championships. They will compete against 25 to 30 teams in the World Hip-Hop Championships in Miami on Aug. 2-3.

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Hip-Hop Revisits Dance-Floor Success
R&B and hip-hop acts are returning to the dance floor. By Michael Paoletta for Reuters

Led by such influential producers as the Neptunes, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Mark Ronson, R&B/hip-hop artists are scoring successes on the Billboard dance charts.

Among those expanding their audiences with new beats are Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Jill Scott, Angie Stone, Beyonce and Kelis.

"Musical hybrids are happening all the time," Ronson says. "Look at how many people are attempting to clone the Neptunes' progressive club sound. We're seeing more and more hip-hop artists and producers play around with funky electro grooves -- and the tempo is increasing."

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