toomuchflavour/site 2 : Hip Hop Culture and Street Dance News

The people that work in high arts are a funny bunch: Every so often someone will create something that they believe the general population, their intended audience as they seek to reach out to transform into regular arts-goers, can’t fathom why they even bothered: Miss Fortune, the first opera to incorporate b-boying (breakdancing) in an opera production at the Royal Opera House falls into that category. The story of the titular Miss Fortune is about a … Read entire article »

Street Dance 2 3D has a lot to live up to. Its predecessor Streetdance 3D took the box office by storm in 2010, making the most of the popularity of George Sampson, Flawless and Diversity after their recent television successes. Street Dance 2, the sequel, is back with Sampson and Flawless, but no Diversity, and a fresh cast comprised of some of the world’s top street dancers. All Street Dance and Too Much Flavour have been … Read entire article »

It’s incredible that it’s now been almost two years since Street Dance 3D was released in cinemas. With George Sampson, Flawless and Diversity as headline acts fresh off Britain’s Got Talent it’s also been two years since attitudes changed towards dance acts taking the quick route to fame on TV talent programmes – because these days everyone does it. Back then Too Much Flavour also had a different editorial attitude towards street dance as the current … Read entire article »

Looking to buy bboy books this Christmas but not quite sure where to start? Although decent books on bboy culture are hard to come by we’ve created a short list of the best by some of the world’s renowned figures and best documenters of the culture. From books that dispel breakdance myths (like calling it ‘breakdance’ when you should call it b-boying) to glossy photo collections that place you into the centre of the action in the … Read entire article »

The UK’s first B-Girl Hanifa “Bubbles” McQueen Hudson kicks off Wolverhampton’s Cultural Olympiad with the B-Boy Olympics at Wolverhampton Museum and Art Gallery. Alongside an exhibition of 80′s UK B-Boy photography will be a display of Bubbles’ very own 80′s original tracksuits and other items from the pioneers of b-boying kindly sent over from New York. The day also sees the launch of Cause We Got Style! a coffee table book featuring Hip Hop photos and artwork … Read entire article »

Alien Ness, president of the Mighty Zulu Kingz, the b-boy division of Afrika Bambaataa’s Universal Zulu Nation, and B-Boy Lilou of Pockemon Crew and double Red Bull BC One are at loggerheads – or were – for all we know the situation has resoved itself – over alleged slurs against the Zulu Nation several months ago. The beef started of all places, online, on the B-Boy World forum when Alien Ness under the pseudonym ‘Shankavelli’ posted … Read entire article »

Breakin’ Convention, the international festival of hip hop dance theatre, took place at Sadler’s Wells Theatre this bank holiday weekend with headliners Vagabond Crew and Clash 66 and a host of leading UK and international dance companies. Opening its doors to a sold out audience Breakin’ Convention affirmed itself as a true festival of hip hop with a plethora of foyer activities meaning that everyone had something to do and a reason to get involved in … Read entire article »