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Article: Hip Hop Goes to College
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- Dance Teacher
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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Hip hop has swept the nation, but what is its place in higher education?
While many dance studios have begun to make hip-hop classes a staple in recent years, colleges have not exactly followed suit, and many students are getting frustrated. "It only makes sense that hip hop should be included in higher education," says Ithaca College senior Kay Cotton, who is president of the student group IC Hip Hop. "It's going to continue to be in high demand from dance students, so doesn't it make sense for future dance educators to learn and understand the style?"
Nonetheless, it's not always obvious where it fits into the higher education setting. Some colleges and universities make sure to offer ...
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... ... most of the carping we've heard against hip-hop in the wake of the Don Imus affair is ... stereotypes. But none of the critics accusing hip-hop of single-handedly coarsening the culture thinks to speak with members of the hip-hop generation, who are supposedly both targets ...
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