Dancing with Bosco

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Last Tuesday, students at the Studio Performing Arts Center hopped,popped and locked in a special community master dance class with hip-hop artistRyan “Bosco” Baker.

Bosco has worked and performed alongside many famous iconsof popular culture such as 50 Cent, Green Day, P!nk, Fergie, Missy Elliott andmore. Last week, however, he spent some of his time with an eager group ofdance students in East Lansing. His lesson included a hip-hop routine that hadoptions for all skill levels, ranging from some beginner’s hip-hop dance moves and techniques, such ashow to hop and land gracefully and how to roll your shoulders, to more advancedsteps for experienced dancers.

“It’s fun to have Bosco come in because he’s teaching notfrom a show, but from hip-hop moves from the west coast,” said P.K. VanVoorhees, artistic director and instructor at the dance studio. She explained that several times a year,students have the opportunity to take special master class lessons from visitingartists. Recent guests have included members from the cast of the musicals “Wicked”
and “Mary Poppins,” but this isthe first time they have had a hip-hop dance course of this nature. “It’s funto have some real current material,” she added enthusiastically.

The students included boys and girls, ranging from youngchildren to young adults with varying backgrounds in dance. Although many beganthe hour-long lesson as novice hip-hop dancers, by the end they could performthe moves and routine to a music track.

With a hint of pride in his voice, Bosco reflected on theexperience. “It’s something thatbrings people together, boys and girls, old and young, different races,different everything. They just come together and they can do it no boundaries. I like that.

More information about the Studio Performing Arts Center andupcoming dance lessons can be found at www.dancesingact.com.


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