“Hip-hop ballet” sounds cool, doesn’t it?
And it is …thanks to Jennifer Weber (C’00, Strictly Funk Dance) who this weekend performs in Seattle’s Bumbershoot (music and arts) festival.
Founded in 2000, Jennifer’s all-female performance group called Decadance recruits women from the United States and Japan to perform hip-hop ballets that transcend the world of dance. Inspired by the urban folk culture found in clubs and on the streets of contemporary cities, the group tells stories through dance of the evolving hip-hop generation.
Jennifer is not the only Penn talent that will take the stage this weeknd. Also performing is singer-songwriter and Penn alum, John Legend (C’99)
Click to see hip-hop ballet in action!
Click to check out Jennifer’s Decadance Theatre
Click here to see how Jennifer’s “beginnings” and how she got her start
Click to see what other 2000 Penn grads are up to
Check out my posts about John Legend (C’99)