In April 2010, 3 of the world’s most notable HIP HOP dancers/inventors descended upon Perth to host Perth’s biggest dance intensive yet– “Empire State of Dance”. Over 2 Days, 3 Dance Legends taught 6 different dance styles, over 9 workshops. Perth dancers had the privilege of learning Hip Hop, B-More, Step, Popping, Boogaloo, and House, from “Popping Pete” (Electric Boogaloos, Michael Jackson), “ShoTyme” (Gwen Stefani, Christina Milian), and “Tweetie” (Destiny’s Child, Jay Z, Shakira, MTV’s Dances from Da Hood) and more. The dance intensive closed with an invaluable information session, where Popping Pete, ShoTyme and Tweetie were able to teach Perth’s hip hop dance scene about the history and evolution of hip hop dance, music and culture, and provide them with a better understanding of how and why hip hop dance is the way it is, and the importance and impact of the history and culture of hip hop to its dancers. More importantly they taught Perth dancers a valuable lesson, that dance is an expression of yourself. Learning routines, while important does not make you a dancer. Understanding yourself, your emotions, and using the music to express yourself through your dance makes you a dancer.
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In November 2009 Britney Spears brought her world renowned Circus World tour to the shores of Australia. Dancing back up to her were some of the industries finest: George Jones Jr. Laura Edwards, and Ava Bernstien. Talented, and gracious, George, Laura and Ava took some time out teach Perth’s dancers a thing or two about dancing like the pros...and showing us just what it takes to dance to for someone like Miss Britney Spears. George took to the floor with some Old School hip hop, Laura Edwards with her creative interpretation to a favourite Michael Jackson ballad, and Ava show the ladies how to vamp it up in their stilettos!
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December 2009 saw Sho-Tyme’s first Australian tour. Hosted by Caramell Entertainment (Sydney), Sho-Tyme toured the Australian East Coast teaching hip hop and house dance intensive workshops. RED played host to Sho-Tyme’s Perth leg of the tour.
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Luther Brown teaching in Perth and Adelaide on his second Australian tour
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Dancing on Tour for the Pussy Cat Dolls, BRANDON BARTON and RAMON BAYNES took some time out to teach Hip Hop workshops and Perth's first Dancing in Stilettos Workshops
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For the first time in Australia Luther Brown came with swagger and showed dancers in Perth and Sydney how real to really dance to hip hop
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On tour dancing in the highly coveted Pink's Funhouse tour, Reina Hidalgo and Leo Moctezuma taught Hip Hop in Heels and Lyrical workshops to Perth's dancers.
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