Inspirations

Hip hop dance is a very popular and current style of dance. When I am looking for my inspirations it is easy for me to type into the search engine on YouTube and see millions of videos of people dancing.

Jasmine meakin

Jasmine meakin is an Australian dancer who has recently created her company mega jam. I absolutely adore her videos and have been such a fan of what she does. She changed pace and dynamics throughout her dances making them so interesting to watch. Her dances are clever and all the dancers that perform in her videos are in sync and the movement is clear and precise. I have actually found that her more recent videos have been the ones that I have liked the least. She did audition for Australia has got talent but didn’t make it all the way. I feel that her choreography has influenced my choreography as I now have come to realise how you can change the dynamics of a routine to make it more interesting. Dynamic qualitites are not meaningless but meaningful (V. Preston Dunlop,1998, p.118). Jasmine’s choreography has both fast and slow parts which diversify and add texture to a routine.  Dancers relieve the choreographer from the constraints of music matching (V.Preston Dunlop,1998, p.162). This is something I keep with me and add to the routines that this works with. This is an example of one of her routines that is one of my favourites.

Brian Puspos

When performing I always feel that an audience will react to an emotional piece more. One piece of choreography that has always stuck with me was Brian Puspos’ choreography to Acura Intergurl by Frank Ocean. This piece is proof that it is possible to show emotion through hip hop dance. The lyrics are powerful but the fluidity of his movements and the visual facial expressions are the parts that have stuck with me the most.

References : Preston-Dunlop, V (1998) looking at dances . Verve publishing