Hip-Hop Crew show brings in different styles
Bryn Zeigler Staff Reporter
Issue date: 4/9/08 Section: Features
The inside of Price Performance Center looked and sounded a lot like a dance club this past Friday night as the Lock Haven University Hip-Hop Crew presented "Lots of Flavaz."
The group of 27 dancers and five choreographers performed to an array of music while presenting a variety of different dance styles.
Each of the styles was highlighted by theme-appropriate dress and a passion that one of the group's leaders voiced proudly.
"I really had a fun time. This year we did something different, we tried new and different styles and 'flavaz' that LHU Hip Hop Crew has never done before. We are no longer the LHU Hip Hop Club; we're much more than that. We're a crew now, the LHU Hip Hop Crew. That brings a great feeling to just say. I thank everyone for coming out and supporting us, and just having fun," said Demetreus Addison, the Crew's public relations director, choreographer and dancer.
The opening piece featured every member of the Crew dressed in sweat tops that looked like skeletons.
They entered the auditorium as the music began through the rear doors and filtered onto the stage.
Billy Sundy, LHU junior, said, "I wasn't expecting anything like that, they really took me by surprise when they came from behind the audience."
Following the first piece, three hosts for the night introduced themselves.
Addison took on some of the responsibility but was assisted by two females from the class of '11.
These females, Jhante Belt and Chinyere Asonye teamed with Addison to act as entertainment between each dance set. They commented on the last piece, introduced the one to come, told jokes and asked trivia to keep the audience involved. Every right answer was rewarded with candy.
The Crew's second and third pieces of the evening did a lot to support the title of the show, as they were remarkably different from one another.
The second utilized a much smaller number of the members who were dressed in down-trodden apparel.
The third introduced a tribal-type dance that was put to a loud drum beat.
The group of 27 dancers and five choreographers performed to an array of music while presenting a variety of different dance styles.
Each of the styles was highlighted by theme-appropriate dress and a passion that one of the group's leaders voiced proudly.
"I really had a fun time. This year we did something different, we tried new and different styles and 'flavaz' that LHU Hip Hop Crew has never done before. We are no longer the LHU Hip Hop Club; we're much more than that. We're a crew now, the LHU Hip Hop Crew. That brings a great feeling to just say. I thank everyone for coming out and supporting us, and just having fun," said Demetreus Addison, the Crew's public relations director, choreographer and dancer.
The opening piece featured every member of the Crew dressed in sweat tops that looked like skeletons.
They entered the auditorium as the music began through the rear doors and filtered onto the stage.
Billy Sundy, LHU junior, said, "I wasn't expecting anything like that, they really took me by surprise when they came from behind the audience."
Following the first piece, three hosts for the night introduced themselves.
Addison took on some of the responsibility but was assisted by two females from the class of '11.
These females, Jhante Belt and Chinyere Asonye teamed with Addison to act as entertainment between each dance set. They commented on the last piece, introduced the one to come, told jokes and asked trivia to keep the audience involved. Every right answer was rewarded with candy.
The Crew's second and third pieces of the evening did a lot to support the title of the show, as they were remarkably different from one another.
The second utilized a much smaller number of the members who were dressed in down-trodden apparel.
The third introduced a tribal-type dance that was put to a loud drum beat.
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