Calliope, Issue 1| 2021

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ART BEATS ON THE STREETS Lucas Nixon 8AJA We live by the culture of peace, love, unity and positivity. These are the pillars of the hip hop scene, which BBoying is under. We share the love. We have a motto, " Each one, teach one", so when you learn a skill, you can share that skill with others, so you can inspire the next generation. Dancing in it's entirety, in its truest form, gives you happy hormones. When you dance to good music, you actually are happy.

Dubai College Calliope interviews CLFrostyle, a BBoy and hip-hop choreographer, and asks what is his experience with art in unexpected places. CL has performed accross the region, with Red Bull BC One, BBoy Battles, at the Rugby 7s and Formula One, in Sole DXB and is proud to be an Adidas Ambassador. Performing with Tyga, Solento and Mufassa, he is an inspiration to many performers and artists in the UAE. Is there unexpected art in Dubai? What I like about Dubai is that we have the freedom to spread our art forms and I love the venue 'Union Fountain Park'. Here, there are skaters, all types of dancers, volleyballers, footballers, yogis, LED and Poy . artists. There are a lot of communities in Dubai that do unexpected art forms. A few of my avourite are Sole DXB, Slam Fam Festival and @bhype_dxb Dance Battles. I love dance battles because it's the beauty of this art form, you get to display one art form against another to test their capabilities and skills. For example popping verses locking or house versus breaking. How does BBoying spread positivity in the art community?

When you are happy, it gives people joy, entertainment and knowledge. How do you make your art unique? I'm always looking for ways to improve my skill and for inspirations from other BBoys and crews. I am really inspired by Super Crew, Spider Salah and the Vagabones Crew. and for inspirations from other BBoys and crews. I am really inspired by Super Crew, Spider Salah and the Vagabones Crew. My style as a BBoy is about character, musicality, and flavour so that makes me unique. Also, the next generation of youth, hip hop culture and teaching the hip hop culture in my studio inspires me to be artistic. I want to share my passion with my students.

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