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It was an ideal Sunday morning for all hip hop buffs - three groovy hours of non-stop learning the moves from Kentaro!! in a dance workshop at Japan Foundation. The music seeped into everyone's bones and the moves that Kentaro!! taught thrilled the dance lovers who learnt each step with diligence and performed it with passion.
After the participants of the workshop had learnt a short routine Kentaro!! did a demonstration that displayed his immense command over locking and popping moves. His audience cheered for him and marveled at his fluid movements.
In a question-answer round that followed, the participants asked him questions such as what part of his dancing comes from his training and which bits come naturally to him. To this question, Kentaro!! responded saying, "I started from training but invented my own unique style of performance gradually." Another curious student wanted to know how the hip hop dancer first got interested in dance. "I used to love watching and copying Michael Jackson and Madonna in elementary school- my introduction to dancing," replied Kentaro!!
The participants thanked Kentaro!! for his tutorial in hip-hop and clicked pictures with him. Merril, a participant said she had learnt salsa and said she liked to watch contemporary dance. She said it was tough to memorize the steps that Kentaro!! taught, at first, but it eased out gradually and was a very interesting experience all in all. Rajan Rathod who is a be-boying instructor found Kentaro's style to be different from his own style. Rajan considers Kentaro's style a lot more lyrical and soft that his own style which contains more aggressive dancing. Kentaro!! himself was pleased with his students' dedication and seriousness towards learning the dance. Enamored by Kenatro's suave moves and having spent a perfect Sunday morning, the participants walked with a "hop" in their step.
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