Dance to the Music!

Ana "Rokafella" Garcia shows off her moves.

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'Dance to the Music! A Look at Hip Hop, Dance and Culture'

For “Dance to the Music! A Look at Hip Hop, Dance and Culture,” four highly respected hip hop pioneers from the worlds of dance, activism, and education join forces to present a one-of-a-kind program on June 6 that explores the history, relevance, and future of hip hop dance and the culture that birthed it. The event will feature the screening of "Everything Remains Raw" – a groundbreaking documentary on hip hop dance culture, a panel discussion, and music provided by DJ DOC.

This is part of a series launched in 2007, First Fridays!, that offers FREE film screenings, art performances, music and other special events the first Friday of every month. For more information, visit www.bronxmuseum.org

Panelists will include: Adesola Osakalumi, (Elite Force/ MopTop Productions), Buddha Stretch, (Elite Force/ MopTop Productions), Jorge "Fabel" Pabon, (RSC, Tools of War), Ana "Rokafella" Garcia (Full Circle Productions), and Moncell "Ill Kozby" Durden (Filmmaker). Moderated by April Silver: (AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc)

The event will be from 6 to 10 p.m., Friday, June 6, at The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse @ 165th Street.

(Photo by Yu Wadee.)

source: The Bronx Museum of the Arts