Had it not been for Isadora Duncan and her pioneering of what we now know as contemporary dance, we probably wouldn’t be busting out our best hip-hop dance moves at the coolest ticket in town this weekend – ‘Breakin’ Convention’. So if you fancy doing something a little edgier than dancing round the Maypole this bank holiday, why not catch some of the world’s finest Poppers, Lockers, B-Boys and B-girls down at Sadler’s Wells. B-Girls you say? Ah ha, now that made my ears prick up as I’ve always wondered what it would be like to do the caterpillar in my Sweaty Betty cami.
So I had a little practice after my Bikram class this week and was dismayed to discover two fatal flaws in my bid to become the next ‘Nutcracker*’. One: my popping looks more like R2-D2, and two: it’s actually quite tricky to ‘pop’ in one’s Louboutins. In fact, my lovely friends have now coined the phrase ‘Pulling an Amandine’, aka the art of tumbling over Naomi-style while trying to bust some moves in designer heels. Which is why I’ve boycotted the dance floor and the only place I’ll be popping to now is the BC ’10 after party on Monday night. I’m much more at home with a martini and my Mulberry.
I’ll leave the moves to the professionals.
Love, Amandine x
* Sally Bryan AKA ‘Nutcracker’ is one of the UK’s best female freestyle Poppers.
love, Amandine x 