Hip Hop Doesn't Cause Problems, It's Solves Them.

I'm the guy who had 5-10 moves that I learned from YouTube. I've always had the love for hip-hop dance but never had the vocabulary to really express myself. I think I would be the person on So You Think You Can Dance who can move but at the end of the day, it doesn't look right. The passion is there but the training isn't.

Six months ago, I decided to take my first hip-hop class and although I totally sucked, I absolutely loved it. I tried several teachers and I eventually found a home within Micaya's classes. I love her style, the atmosphere and the philosophy of her classes. How much you ask? Well, I've been taking two-three classes every week.

She has a modern take on hip-hop which has just the right mix of big moves and isolation that I've always loved watching on YouTube. Frankly, it just feels right rather than the old school and smooth styles that I was exposed to during my teacher search. She's really incredible at breaking down the moves so I'm able to pick it up quickly.

There are also moments where she'll say something and those words would unintentionally (or maybe intentionally) explain something that I have been feeling in my heart. For example, during the hip-hop fund raiser a few weeks back, she said "The arts heals. When you watch it, it heals. When you partake of it, it heals." I can honestly say that taking classes have really filled something I never had growing up. Being able to feel the music with your whole body rather than just your ears is really something else. The closest thing I could describe it to is how you would feel after you do a primal scream. It's just a release of all the stress and anything else that has been building up within you. It's joy.

With that, I would like to share an SNL skit called Hip-Hop kids.