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HIP-HOP FROM 1
On campus, Unity stands as the most visible student group that actively showcases hip-hop dance.
Despite this, Patterson admits that Unity could do more in promoting itself throughout campus through talking with other students and advertising, especially because of the lack of hip-hop groups and classes at the University.
Michelle Hayes, Department of Dance chair, said the department offers classes in modern dance styles and attempts to incorporate a well-rounded education in global styles. However, stories like Patterson's show
"Hip-hop dance allows you to express yourself," Haggard said. "It was my favorite dance style since I was little."
Because they were introduced to hip-hop when they were young, Unity members try to return the favor to the community. The group often hosts dance clinics for younger kids and high school students, teaching hip-hop dance and choreography.
Julia Patterson, a senior from Lawrence and Unity's musical director, has been involved in the group since her freshman year. She planned on joining the dance school to become a choreographer in hip-hop and contemporary styles, but she said she couldn't find a program within the school that interested her. She joined Unity to find another way to express herself.
Haggard said hip-hop makes her feel the same way.
"I joined Unity to grow and develop my dancing style — to connect with people," she said. "Dance kept me out of trouble. I was one of the tallest girls in my [middle] school, and dance taught me not to be so awkward. Dancing makes me feel confident."
that students perceive a lack in what the school has to offer in areas like hip-hop and other diverse styles.
Hayes said she recognizes certain things can be improved upon to make the dance department more diverse.
"We need to think more about diversity than we did in the past," Hayes said. "We need to look at diversity at every stage of a decision."
In keeping with this goal, the dance department may propose a new hire that concentrates on African diaspora styles, Hayes said. The department may also add an interdisciplinary hip-hop studies major that would incorporate all departments under the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
have an interdisciplinary hip-hop studies major incorporated into the dance program because it would diversify the department," Haggard said. "If I had the option to change into this major, I would because it would help to prepare you for the future of being a hip-hop artist [or] choreographer."
Persley is among the few on campus who offer classes to familiarize students with hip-hop culture. She focuses on showing how the style's elements are incorporated into theater and aiming to examine its history in a wider global context. She said she empowers her students to find ways to
creatively express themselves through the culture.
"The majority of students [taking these classes] are rarely theater students," Persley said. "Their backgrounds range from biology to engineering." Her own personal interest in the genre was piqued when she was in high school.
"My brother was a break dancer, and I connected with the music through him," Persley said. "After college, I incorporated hip-hop elements through the improvisation I used in performance."
She said she hopes to teach more classes on the dance style and is awaiting approval to teach a course that would discuss Kanye West as an American cultural icon.
She's quick to point out that the University is working toward being more inclusive. She says hip-hop could help in spreading awareness about other modes of cultural expression on campus, but it's by no means the only way.
"The fact that KU is open to include courses that explore different aspects of human identity is exciting," she said. "When they see that student demand is high, they will create more classes to accommodate. It's a step in the right direction."
Edited by Emma LeGault
340 Fraser | 864-4121 www.psych.ku.edu/ psychological_clinic/
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