What Have you learnt?

Dance floor warrior that is. When I was growing up it was all about battling kids from different blocks. I grew up in the U.S. on the WEST COAST and that's mainly what we did. Yeahp, just a bunch of krazy Samoan kids mixin' it up, and breakin' it down baby!!! "Beat Street" was more of an East coast flick as opposed to the "Breakin'" movie series that shined the spotlight out here in the West. Nevertheless, East Coast or West Coast I don't even care, JUSS' SHOW ME WHATCHYOU CAN DO! Well I'm 26 years old now and I can say that I'm still dancin'. I haven't lost a step and in fact gained a few in the past few years. I dance leisurely, professionally, and rather well I would say. So back to the original question. What has "Beat Street" taught me? It taught me that dance is an art, a passion, and a spectacle to behold when done right. But most of all, dance is something that should be exercised out of enjoyment regardless of what level a dancer is at, JUST HAVE FUN DARNIT. Here's a few other movies that spark that passion for dancing as well. "Bodyrock" "Breakin'" parts 1 & 2, "Flashdance", "Fame", "Westside Story", "Delivery Boys", "Center Stage", any movie with Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire in it. Rockafella 274, keep holdin' down in the NZ! Outtro...........

As for what this movie has taught me... I'd say that it's taught me that certain elements are strong without the mainstream vibe. I've been breakin' for a while and I didn't get into it for the trendy reasons. I got into it mostly to see if I could do it, partly because I saw my older brother doing it years ago.

It passed on a way of life that you, rockafella 274, would never have known about and seem to take for granted. Naw, the movie or story itself is superficial its only, and main significance is that it showed the people of New York City who developed these arts to the world. It validated their own beliefs in themselves in a country where the disenfranchised peoples are not known for impacting convetional thinking or influencing or challenging ideas. Rockafella 274, just your name alone is evidence of hip hop media you most definetly were exposed by. So, ease down your tone, if I misunderstood you, because it has created your personna, even down to a name that you never would have though of a many lifetimes or resurrections. The ideals did not originate from your country. Even the choosing of your name is not original. Anyway, gtg, later for you...............

I lived out in the suburbs of Connecticut in the 80s and so I tried to "breakdance" at school and summer camp. I was horrible. Beat Street just reinforced how bad I was. So, I learned from Beat Street that I was a black kid with no rhythmn for the first time in my life (though it wasn't the last time I would be reminded of this.) Ugh.

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