#allbodiescandance

[jadeitude]

This is my Dance As Research on the topic of Hip Hop Dance and Disability. My interpretation is me dancing in a chair, not moving my legs while watching the Hip Hop Old School Dictionary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqB6zWQaWV0&list=PL7sbTg36K-Uo_2uiK9-oYi_17jbwJGdF9&index=2&t=23s  

This connects to my research topic because I am putting myself in the shoes of a person who is physically unable to move a part of their body. I can never fully understand how someone with a physical disability may feel when dancing watching a video of an able bodied person so I am hoping this is not offensive, just a way for me to learn. As you can see, I use a lot of facial expression in my video. That came naturally. I use my arms, shoulders, and chest to emphasize all of the dance moves I incorporate into my video.  I learned that when one body part is not being used, you can put a lot more expression into other parts of your body or facial expressions to create something new and different.

[jennhickstoronto]

It's a new week and we get to move together! ⠀ ⠀ Join me for Nia and MOVEit™ classes!⠀ ⠀ NB: class on Sun Oct 13 at @joyofdanceto is CANCELLED⠀ ⠀ [image description: a tile that has the Nia and MOVEit™ logos at the top as well as "Movement Medicine". There is a picture of a black older woman with grey hair in a Nia class. She is wearing a red tank top and has her arms folded up and is looking upwards. I can't help but notice that she is sweating the same way I do - below her breasts in a heart shaped pattern! There are other people around her. My schedule is listed:⠀ ⠀ Tues Oct 8 7pm Joy of Dance⠀ Wed Oct 9 9:30am Joy of Dance (MoveIT)⠀ Thurs Oct 10 12:10pm U of T Athletic Centre (MoveIT)⠀ Sat Oct 12 9:45am Joy of Dance ⠀ NB: class on Sun Oct 13 at Joy of Dance is CANCELLED⠀ Sun Oct 13 12:10pm Hart House⠀ ⠀ at the bottom is my website: www.jennhicks.ca]⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #niatv #livingnia #niatechnique #nianow #getfitnia #niajourney #intervals #intervaltraining #allbodiescandance #danceisforeveryone #danceisforeverybody #bodypositivity #bodypositivefitness #bopofitness #bodyacceptance #bodyneutrality #fatacceptance #haes (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3UpeITgA8D/?igshid=1p6j4p01m0ore

[jadeitude]

ILL-ABILITIES Crew

The Ill-abilities crew is "an all-star team of differently-abled dancers whose goal was to compete in the breakdance competition circuit, showing the world that anything is possible. Their mission is to help redefine society’s view of disability by empowering individuals to live life with limitless possibilities through positive interaction within communities worldwide." I choose this source because the message is empowering for all different types of abilities, promoting limitless possibility. 

Context:

The crew is showcasing their differences and embracing those differences through hip hop dance in the video. 

Each member of the crew has a different disability, visible and non visible. In the text of the youtube video each crew member has a crew name stated, where they are from, and what their disability is. Each has a link to where you can find them on facebook or their own website.

The important social context of this crew and video is through their mission to redefine society’s view of disability. Ableism is a term for discrimination in favor of able-bodied people. A lot of our society has had or has a ableist view. Hip hop dance is a style of dance that is embracing freedom of expression through movement which is exactly what this crew is also doing in the video. 

The crew’s background is not important in this video, just an empty mall or building of some sort. The dancers are showcasing that they are breaking that ableist viewpoint barrier and conquering the limitations of what the disabled body can do in comparison to what the “able” bodied break dancers can do.

[jennhickstoronto]

Celebrate! @dancespiritmagazine is showcasing the extremely talented @amandalacount who is #breakingthestereotype! BAM! 💥💥 . . . . #allbodiescandance #endweightstigma #effyourbeautystandards #bodypositivity https://www.instagram.com/p/Boz0dZLH1P-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vd9r1xnmile2