The Principles of Hip Hop: Peace, Love, Unity, and Having Fun
Artist: Hip Hop Fundamentals
Type: Performances / Assembly
Program Availability: In-Person, Virtual, On-Demand
Description
Inspire positive change in young people through an exploration of the roots of hip hop culture with Hip Hop Fundamentals. This ensemble of dynamic and energetic dancers use breakdancing and abundant audience participation to explore hip hop’s rich cultural history and how Black youth changed the world. The performance focuses on youth empowerment, creativity, and working together embodied by hip hop’s four principles: Peace, Love, Unity, and Having Fun!
Since 2010, we’ve performed thousands of shows for schools, libraries, and youth organizations. All of our performances are co-designed by our Educational Director, classroom teacher Aaron Troisi. Performances can be adjusted for High School, Adult, and Special Needs populations. We can work with any theme or special event, so feel free to contact us with your collaborative vision.
Program options:
In-person • Virtual (Live Streaming) • On-Demand (Prerecorded)
Please fill out this inquiry form or call 866-500-9265 for more information. (Virtual programs are not charged a travel fee.)
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Price & Info
Price
Assembly Price: $1,270
Assembly Two-in-a-Row Price: $2,195
Additional Fees: In-Person Program Travel Fee - $95 per day; Virtual Program Technology Fee - $45; (On-Demand programs are not charged travel or tech fees)
Information
Audience Limit: 600
Program Length: 50 min.
Appropriate For Grade(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Theme
Theme
Arts Appreciation Month
Black History Month
Character Education Month
End of Year Celebration
National Arts & Humanities Month
National Dance Month
National Youth Violence Prevention Week
Curriculum Connections
Curriculum Connections
Character Education
Social Studies
Tech
Technical Requirements
Floor swept and mopped. Bottled water for the performers. Performers will bring their own mics and sound. Performers arrive 30 min before the performance to set up.
Arts Connection Resources
Visit Full Resource
Graffiti and Breaking
DJing and MCing
Testimonials
We are a school for students with special needs. The artists geared their performance towards our students with special needs and challenging developmental levels. The students and staff fully enjoyed the program! I have already reached out to other administrators to fully endorse these performers. They were incredible!
Supervisor of Instruction, Westlake School
I really think the program was flawless. The performers were great, their teaching skills were awesome, and the program—from the time they arrived until they left—was perfect.
Library Outreach, Kent County Public Library
The group was fantastic, high energy, great message, and appropriate for our entire school. I would recommend them.
Home and School Parent Representative, Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
Steve and the other dancers did a fabulous job informing and entertaining our students and teachers. One teacher commented that it was the best assembly our school has ever had. Bravo!
Enrichment Committee Member, Assumption School
It really was excellent. The children related to the topic and were fully engaged!
Principal, St. Agnes Catholic School
The performance was outstanding! I can't wait to bring them back to our school!
Cultural Arts Chair, F.N. Brown School
The guys were great! They connected well with the families and loved the positive messages that they included in their show! The families loved them and would love to see them back.
Youth Services Librarian, Delmar Public Library
Lakehurst Elementary School (Lakehurst, NJ) wants to give a huge shout out to guys who had us movin' and groovin' and doing our thing! They were engaging and had our students and staff out of their seats and enjoying the music and dance! Thanks for a great show. We had a blast!
Teacher, Lakehurst Elementary
This group was very well-received by the kids and staff. They've been to our school twice and we'd like to have them back again for our incoming 6th graders.
Cultural Arts Chair, Hammarskjold Middle School
I just want to say they were absolutely GREAT! Our school - students and staff - LOVED the assembly this morning! The energy, the message, the history! It was a huge success! Thank you!
PTA Representative, Wyoming Elementary School
To say our students ABSOLUTELY LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF THE PERFORMANCE, is an understatement!!!!
Again, many thanks to you and to the performers for making our students so happy!
Principal, William Cramp School
