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Article: Alexandra Rivero: this hip hop virtuoso is booking herself solid in MTV videos, commercials, and high profile tours.(On the Rise)(Biography)
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- Dance Magazine
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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With her baggy camouflage pants, and tan hoodie pulled up around her diamond-shaped eyes, hip hop dancer Alexandra Rivero blends into the crowd at an evening class at the Millenium Dance Complex in Los Angeles. The 20-year-old stakes out an inconspicuous spot at the back of the room and coils her arms around her muscular body, almost shyly. Then as music sputters to life, the 5' 4" dancer suddenly commands attention. She hits a shape, narrows her gaze, and begins to pose and pop, her feet squeaking against the marley floor with gritty intensity. Every step is precise, every movement contained. And her attitude is fierce and free.
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