BIG BOI in a ballet tu tu?? + Rappin Belgium Monks

Usually Hip Hop dance - breaking, poppin', locking, etc., accompany a phat beat, but not this time...The Atlanta Ballet turns Hip Hop on its head with a groundbreaking collabo with Big Boi of Outkast. We reported this a while back, but the actual show goes down tomorrow. He along with members of the Purple Ribbon allstars will share the stage with the company as they (the dancers)bang out ballet moves to hip hop flava. Can we say plie (Plee-ay) pop and lock it, plie pop and lock it... Associated Press out of the US got the 411. Get more info on the event at the Atlanta Ballet myspace page too.


Video from the rehearsal

Wait a second! No Big Boi pas de duex? I wanted to see him bust a ballet move. I suppose we'll only see so much of the softer side of Antwan. Judging from this, both parties apparently stay in their lanes, with MC Ballerina sticking to creating fly physical lines, while dancin' rappers spit 'em

Does this mean that video vixens need to feel threatened? NOT! There is a big difference between a grand jete (a big leap) and the dutty wine. HOWEVER, the collabo does provides the opportunity for the new DVD, Ballerinas gone WILD: Pole Dancing live at Big Boi's strip joint. (You know you noticed that girl swinging from that chin-up bar at :34 and 2:33)

Now all we need is the Rock Steady crew to choreograph a dance to a classical piece with the National Philharmonic. Put that in your Pavorotti pipe and Haaaaahhhllllllllaaaaahhh.

Ok that was corny, but seriously tho, the Big Ballet is cool, but if u want something more daring in its attempt to blur traditional cultural boundaries, check out how hip hop dance, gregorian chant, beatboxing, monestary meditation and more gets all shook in this video. If you didn't know how Hip Hop gets down in Belgium, it's time to recognize. When it comes to originality in its initial concept, it appears that Big Ballet pales in comparison.

Black Monk - Rap Requiem

Flava reppin the global Hip Hop movement!