But yesterday was more than amazing. Entropy hosted our first Hip Hop cultural festival and it was everything and more. I was expecting a total disaster. When EC, Jay, and I got there it was completely empty and it didn't look like the festival was going to happen in the slightest. It was a total snow storm outside and the Student Union sounded completely dead. But we got there, set up chairs, a lot of people from our crew showed up and we got started. I quickly began to host the event. There wasn't much to host but I kept it going by introducing who was going to speak and making sure the next part was on track. I was so inspired by the whole event...by each and every part. From EC dropping hip hop knowledge with the help of Side Kick from Charlotte, Parker sharing his love of graffiti, a breaking class from Side Kick, spoken word from the lovely folks from Lyric, and a "performance" or in other words a mini Entropy showcase, more Lyric, and cypher.
I can't lie; it was so amazing and knowing even more of this culture is all the more inspiring. I still have shivers thinking about yesterday. I was lucky enough to be able to photograph and record the event.
Here is the video I quickly whipped up to recap the whole festival.
I love spending my weekends with this beautiful community.
This weekend, I'll be attending Dance Marathon, hosted by Western Youth Network and then (hopefully) getting a good night's sleep before heading off to Reston, VA for a Twenty-Twenty workshop from Justin Timberlake dancers that Sunday night.
I need to catch up on schoolwork from a week of sickness though...
I'm also doing a lot of research on arts education programs that cater specifically to low-income communities and a bunch of art projects to do...
Also, Entropy is doing a lot of fun things.
We're working on a set for Prelude Carolinas at the moment and it's going to be the best thing in the world. (: Haha. Also, Dance for a Difference planning should be commencing soon.
Peace. Love. Dance.
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