Hip Hop Articles / Posted by mark on June 06, 2008 - 02:53 PM In mid-April, the secondary students of Ulluriaq had the chance to learn hiphop dance moves, beat boxing and graffiti art from the Blueprint for Life Crew. The project, which was assisted by the New Paths in Education, Brighter Futures and the Crime Prevention Program., was a jam-packed week of demonstrations, practices, painting and discussion groups about hiphop culture and healthy lifestyles. Lots of younger students, parents and even some elders came to watch the students progress during the week. On Wednesday, some local athletes came in to teach Inuit games to the Blueprint crew. One of the elders, Eva Annanack, had a chance to try “scratching” on the turntable with the help of DJ Ben Jammin. Akinisie Sivuarapik and local drum dancer, Nancy Kooktook, worked with students to prepare some throatsinging and drum dancing songs for the Friday evening community show. The students picked up the moves very quickly and were divided into two teams, the Floor Hunters and the Wolf Pack Rockers. The parents and teachers were all amazed at the new confidence, teamwork, smiles and dance skills that the students demonstrated on the battle night. Many otherwise shy students came out of their shells dancing alone or in small groups in front of the crowd in the packed Community Centre gym. The show lasted for almost three hours but the dancing is set to continue much longer as students and staff were sparked by the workshop. As everyone walked home, cheers and wolf howls could still be heard in the streets from the students as they proudly celebrated their success. Click here [1] to see the gallery of photos. This article comes from Ulluriaq WebSite   http://www.kativik.net/ulluriaq/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.kativik.net/ulluriaq/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=86 Links in this article   [1] http://www.kativik.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=455268