Kiki Portalatin

The 'street' attitude that others are complaining about not only comes from a long cultural tradition stemming back to the early days of hip hop, a culture born of music but It also serves a very useful purpose-. A way of venting emotion in a playful way that is understood to be part of the game. If you did not grow up that way it may look strange to you, a good deal of us were taught to hold resentment. But before you judge it, educate yourself. The slander and jabs are a competition in itself -. Who can come up with the best comebacks. It teaches kids to stand up for themselves,. But also allows everyone to be friends afterward and laugh about the great words slung at each other. There is a reason WOD has more viewers than other dance competitions - and that is because it embraces hip hop culture but not to exclusion of other dance formS.