Street dance, formally known as vernacular dance, refers to dance styles—regardless of country of origin—that evolved outside of dance studios in any available open space such as streets, dance parties, block parties, parks, school yards, raves, and nightclubs. They are often improvisational and social in nature, encouraging interaction and contact with spectators and other dancers. These dances are a part of the vernacular culture of the geographical area that they come from. Two examples of street dance include b-boying (or breakdancing), which originated in New York City,[2] and Melbourne Shuffle which originated in Melbourne, Australia.[3]
Without further adieu Ongata Rongai, also locally known as Rongai or simply Rongaa, is a settlement in Kenya's Kajiado County located between the Kaputiei plains and the Western slopes of the Ngong hills.[1]
It is a fast developing residential urban aggregation in the outskirts
of Nairobi with a population of 35,000 in the 1999 National Census but
currently estimated between 66,042[2] and 147,000. The city is situated 17 km south of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya and lies at 1731 m (5682 ft)
Being a multi-class area which is however dominated by the middle-class, as youths we chose to maximize on this county through our God given gifts and talent. We have create a bi-monthly event that showcases art with the aim to support, nurture and recognise rising talents in the region.
B-boying or breaking, also called break-dancing, is a style of street dance that originated among Black and Puerto Rican youths in New York City during the early 1970s.
The dance spread worldwide due to popularity in the media, especially
in regions such as the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, France, Russia
and South Korea. While diverse in the amount of variation available in
the dance, b-boying consists of 3 kinds of movement/ formula breakin: toprock, footwork , and freezes. B-boying is typically danced to hip-hop, funk music, and especially breakbeats, although modern trends allow for much wider varieties of music along certain ranges of tempo and beat patterns. Through this type of dance we are able to create awareness and give back to the community. So lady or Gent welcome to my world of DANCE with a PURPOSE. "We_Are_The_DREAM".
B-boy Harry Foundation, Compass Nella Fitness Centre, Ongata Rongai.
Email: bboyharry@live.com - Phone: +254 700 472 451.
