Sean reported:
Sunday went well! I had a great time with my group. I had 15 adults in my workshop (none of whom speak English.) Half guys, half women. The guys were breakers but some of them had ballet and jazz training (surprise) The women are all folk dancers with some ballet. We had a good time together and I hope all of them come back tomorrow. One of the women spoke to me through Fatma from the Embassy Public Affairs Section who was acting as translator. She said that she was scared at first because none of the girls had taken hip hop before and looking at the guys in the beginning flipping around and doing all of these crazy tricks, she thought that it was going to be like that throughout the whole day. But I was able to encourage the guys to explore beyond their breaking habit and now we have what looks like a modern/contemporary piece so far. So everyone can join in!
Sunday went well! I had a great time with my group. I had 15 adults in my workshop (none of whom speak English.) Half guys, half women. The guys were breakers but some of them had ballet and jazz training (surprise) The women are all folk dancers with some ballet. We had a good time together and I hope all of them come back tomorrow. One of the women spoke to me through Fatma from the Embassy Public Affairs Section who was acting as translator. She said that she was scared at first because none of the girls had taken hip hop before and looking at the guys in the beginning flipping around and doing all of these crazy tricks, she thought that it was going to be like that throughout the whole day. But I was able to encourage the guys to explore beyond their breaking habit and now we have what looks like a modern/contemporary piece so far. So everyone can join in!
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