Dance

In response to Tango by Michael Greig

In the streets

Inside the cyphers, from the battles lost and the battles won

From the back of the crowd to the spotlight

Of Las Vegas’ World Hiphop

Krump it. Jab it. Stomp it. Buck it. Break it. Pop it. Lock it.

Find the momentum as you spin with your head

And not your toes – unlike them bun-heads in their tutus

Keeping it real – unpolished, unperfected

Poets have their pens

Photographers have their cameras

Singers have their voice

We have our bodies, the beat and the floor

And our hearts that is the constant rhythm in every move

The instrument that’s been poured all over

Expression through movement

“Remember this because this is who I am”

Not just a label or a genre

But a lifestyle

Inhaling hip hop, exhaling hip hop

Through dance, words, music and art

Art that you would call ‘vandalising’

Colours bursting to express hip hop’s identity

But stuck inside an aerosol can

Waiting for a blank canvas large enough to hold what needs to be said