Everybody to the dance floor: “Grand street jam”
Today there was a real holiday for all the lovers of break-dance and hip-hop.
For the first time in Armenia "Grand street jam" contest of break-dance was organized in Dynamo Gym. Over 200 participants from different Armenian groups were competing with each other in 23 nominations.
In the contest organized by "Hip-hop Congress of Armenia" NGO break-dance and hip-hop dancers over the age of 6 were participating.
"This is a culture, which includes dance, graffiti. We can only imagine that they are standing on the head and are whirling, but it is not so, there are different directions that are not very much developed here yet ",- "Hip -hop Congress of Armenia " NGO's vice president Arshavir Mouradian says.
Dancers participating in the competition point out that there is a great interest and growth of the break-dance style.
26-year-old David Orizarenkon, whose dancing name is "Me boy Fox" has been dancing break-dance for about 17 years.
I can assess the progress which is notable. The quality of here is not inferior to that of foreign countries", - David mentions.
28-year-old Emma Melikian, who studied dancing in Spain, also participated in the contest, but in hip hop style.
"In the society different attitudes and approaches exist towards all these but it is in the person.If the person feels the dancing with all his soul and body, if the person breaths with every gesture, he should develop it certainly",- Emmi Melikyan says.
The competition has become traditional and will be organized every year.
