HHTF Humanities Series: Ken Swift (Pt 2)
I want to give props to my homie Tyquan for posting this and a number of other videos Rockin' related on his blog. Since I've dusted off my dancing shoes and started practicing with people younger than myself, I'm always fielding questions on Rocking and Breaking [funny considering I've only been dancing 9 years]. These are questions that I think Ken Swift answers with way more eloquence than I ever could.
I implore anyone who is interested in dance and sub-cultures to watch this video. I have so many questions after seeing this. One in particular is when Ken is talking about respect for the elders and how there needs to be a consensus on how this dance operates. The professor acknowledges that in his research he found that when someone like Leggs or Swift says, "Hey, what you're doing is great, but its not dancing...and you need to learn footwork." Dancers then would learn footwork. I think there needs to be a point raised about when dancers hear that and decide not too. Furthermore, when is it okay for a dancer to say, "Okay, I'm gonna branch off and do my own thing."
Enjoy and Keep Dancing,
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