Initially used as a tactic to non-violently settle disputes, breaking has now evolved into an intricate style of hip-hop dance that is popular globally. Breaking began in New York in the 1970s, where disc jockeys aided this dance style’s creation by adding breaks to their beats for people to freestyle to. Breakers — also referred […]
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Hip hop dance group Urban Movement is ready for Culture Fest after ‘hell week’
Cal Poly’s contemporary and hip-hop dance group Urban Movement will perform at CultureFest Saturday.
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Operation: Hip Hop to take the University Union stage
The event, hosted by the MPU, will also bring Santa Barbara breakers UCSBreakin’ and local group Flak Mob to campus.
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Upcoming spring festivals on the Central Coast
Whether you want to taste handcrafted ciders, enjoy the music of local bands, or sing along to world-renowned artists, you can do it all during this festival season.
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Ethnic Studies class puts on Hip-Hop Symposium to raise consciousness and promote expression
The event allowed students to display what they had learned and also served as a source of liberation for some.
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SLO Breakers take center stage
After years of effort, Cal Poly has an official breakdancing club: SLO Breakers. Art and design junior and founding member John Duch was disappointed by the lack of a breakdancing scene when he came to Cal Poly as a freshman. He sought to change that. “I decided to create this club because I felt like […]
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Spring dance concert will show Cal Poly can move
“The dance community here is small, but still immensely powerful and creative.”
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Hip Hop Choreo Club gives students a place to call ‘home’
Cal Poly’s PolyCultural Weekend showcased many cultural clubs including Hip Hop Choreo Club, which gives some Cal Poly students a sense of community.
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Once Upon a One Last Time tells stories through dance
The hard beats of the music with lyrics that often fit the stories helped in showing the audience a different take on their favorite movies.
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Watsky to wow Cal Poly students in University Union
Kick off the school year with a free concert.
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4,200 Cal Poly students ‘turn up’ for first ASI Spring Stampede
ASI Spring Stampede killed it with Hoodie Allen and Sage the Gemini headlining this past weekend.