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Breakin' Convention and the global fusion of hip-hop dance by Judith Mackrell

From Brooklyn to South Africa breakdancing is cross-pollinating with other forms to create vibrant, gravity-defying new hybridsIt's been a decade since hip-hop impresario Jonzi D orchestrated the first Breakin' Convention festival and declared that the genre was coming of age as a theatrical form.During those 10 years, the British company Zoo Nation has become a West End force, with hits Into the Hoods, and Some Lik…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AM on April 25, 2013

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