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| The Expression Crew performs at the Cairo Opera House. |
Photos = Esraa Elzeny together with Salwa Elzeny
For the minute fourth dimension inwards less than a year, the Expression Crew has come upwards dorsum to Arab Republic of Egypt to perform at the Cairo Opera House. However, this fourth dimension the functioning is a lilliputian different. This demonstrate was presented yesteryear the Expression Crew inwards collaboration amongst sand creative someone Kim Ha Jun. The demonstrate was wonderful, every bit is common for Korean troupes, which are real distinctive inwards the champaign of breakdancing. The Expression Crew is the most pop breakdancing troupe inwards Korea together with has been performing since 1992. They were the outset Asian breakdancing troupe to win the Battle of the Year entitle inwards 2002 together with the outset Korean B-boy squad to perform inwards New York inwards 2006. They ranked outset amid Interpark`s tickets sales inwards September 2007. They were selected every bit the best functioning of the twelvemonth yesteryear the pop amusement demonstrate "Starking" inwards 2009. They came inwards minute inwards the World of Dance Korea 2016 competition. They were on the Hit the Stage talent demonstrate inwards 2016 together with they won the grand prize at the Korea Hip Hop Festival inwards 2016.
Sand creative someone Kim Ha Jun's especial talent is for storytelling together with that's reflected inwards his work. His impressive functioning captivates the audience, every bit he brings all the same objects, similar sand, to life. He is amid the world's most good renowned alive sand animation artists. His marionette demonstrate was real professional person inwards damage of movements together with inwards his choice of fantastic background music. The sand fine art demonstrate was also to a greater extent than impressive together with was influenced yesteryear the audience's emotions. The demonstrate started amongst a welcome speech communication from Ambassador Yoon Dominicus Ju, the ambassador from the South Korea inwards Cairo. Then the minute business office of the demonstrate began amongst the sand fine art demonstrate together with thus the marionette musical. Then followed the sand fine art collaboration show, together with thus the Expression Crew performance, which surprised the audience amongst a novel together with special demonstrate specifically for their Egyptian audience. The audience was admired yesteryear the performers for its beloved of Korea together with for the fact that many audience members followed a lot of K-pop. After the show, nosotros had an exclusive interview amongst the leader of the Expression Crew, Woosung Lee.
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| Woosung Lee (second from left) poses for a photograph amongst the Korea.net honorary reporters. |
- When was the Expression Crew formed?
The Expression Crew was formed inwards 1992 . I started dancing when I was 14, thus I've been dancing for xxx years now. I’m considered i of the oldest dancers inwards Korea, together with the Expression Crew is i of the oldest trip the low-cal fantastic toe troupes, too. However, every i time inwards a spell nosotros all the same add together to a greater extent than shows. In 2002, the Expression Crew won the best trip the low-cal fantastic toe crew accolade inwards an Eastern Asia competition, together with nosotros started the marionette demonstrate inwards 2008. It's been almost xi years now. We ever create shows that are sponsored, but that's special well-nigh the marionette demonstrate is that it’s done amongst beloved together with the wishing of the dancers to create it. It’s the deed that the dancers take away maintain worked hardest for. They've made bully efforts over the yesteryear xi years. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of dancers all over the Blue Planet brand special acts, but the marionette trip the low-cal fantastic toe is such a unique together with dissimilar functioning that we're considered the solely troupe that performs it. Also, the most recent dancer to bring together our troupe, Hyun Joon, is i of the most famous dancers inwards Korea together with is such a bully improver to our team.
- what create yous intend well-nigh the Egyptian audience?
When nosotros came to Arab Republic of Egypt terminal twelvemonth for the outset time, nosotros were impressed amongst how people hither beloved together with back upwards us. We'[ve been inwards some Arab countries, similar Abu Dhabi, Bahrain together with Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan together with others, but I approximate Egyptians similar us the most because nosotros actually had fun terminal year. We wanted to come upwards over again together with nosotros did a special demonstrate only for Egyptian fans of the balloon dance. If yous await it upwards on our YouTube channel, you'll observe that's it’s especially made for Egypt.
- How much preparation is required to orbit to this professional person level?
To hold out that professional, yous take away maintain to cutting out nutrient together with sleep, together with exercise all the residuum of your time, but that was long ago. Now, nosotros don’t require that much time, but nosotros must command our torso yesteryear staying healthy, never smoking together with reducing our alcohol consumption.
- If whatsoever i of your fans is traveling to Korea, where tin they run into your shows?
Right now, most of our concerts are overseas, thus if anyone is coming to Korea together with nosotros don’t take away maintain a show, nosotros tin hand them a tour of our studio or they could sentry us practice. Just post us a message on our Facebook profile.
- Breakdancing has spread all unopen to the world. Why is Korea considered a hot topographic point for this novel sort of dance?
The reasons why Korea is superior inwards damage of breakdancing is that Koreans educate a lot together with regard it a job, but many other people only choose breakdancing every bit a hobby.
- What words of advice could yous hand to someone who wants to hold out a professional person dancer?
First, if yous wishing to exercise on your ain terms, that won’t do. You take away maintain to exercise all the time, whenever yous can. You take away maintain to piece of work difficult to orbit a sure enough level. You can't say, "I'll educate iii times a calendar week together with hold out professional." It doesn't piece of work that way. Also, if yous actually wishing to hold out a breakdancer, yous can't loathe anyone. Now, people beloved us, but when nosotros outset started a lot of people said, "What's breakdancing?" You're going to hold out a gangster, thus yous take away maintain to demonstrate a positive picture well-nigh what yous do, fifty-fifty if people negatively criticize you. You take away maintain to hold out respectful together with hold out a go model thus people volition choose yous together with beloved what yous do. For example, I was real good known 5 years agone together with people loved me. I started to hold out arrogant together with thus I had an accident that broke my back. I couldn’t move. Then I knew the value of existence humble. I said, "The outset affair I'm going to create when I recover is to piece of work difficult together with alter my attitude," together with hither I am.
At the goal of the interview, Lee advised Korea.net to non solely beloved K-pop but to also to beloved together with follow breakdancing.
It was actually a wonderful demonstrate together with the audience enjoyed it. It was actually professional, together with nosotros promise to run into it again!
Here are some videos from the show. We promise yous taste it.
Here's a video from their outset trip to Egypt. Enjoy!
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