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迎聖誕與市長共舞 慶佳節各族裔同歡

在克利夫蘭市政府大廳,唯一來自亞洲的六位大學生和高中生是因伊利華報主編的邀請,他們是當晩的熱點人物,因爲他們帶給大家的是快樂。賓客們無意間與他們圍成一個圓圈,由小到大,最後大家和他們圍成了一個大圈一起共舞。年輕人盡情跳亞洲嘻哈舞,賓客們高興,市長看着這群亞洲年輕人,給予他們極大的鼓勵,並一一和他們握手,拍照留念。
           這個舞蹈隊起名A-pophasis ,正式成立于2010 年五月,一開始是有九個人組成的亞洲嘻哈舞隊。 這個嘻哈舞隊最特別的就是所有表演者來自亞洲不同的國家和俄州不同的城市,以下由他們舞蹈隊的Jane Tang爲您介紹他們這個自由舞蹈隊。

A-PoPhasis
A-PoPhasis is an Asian Hip Hop dance crew that originally consisted of?nine members, but is open to teaching as well as learning dances with other people. The name A-PoPhasis was chosen for more than one significance. Since we dance with an Asian Hip Hop style, the name A-PoPhasis is supposed to mean Asian Pop Phases. On the other hand, apophasis is an English rhetorical device that means "mentioning by not mentioning." In the young adult lives of the dance crew members, they go through many phases but, though not always explicitly mentioned, their lives center around dance. One wonderful aspect about this dance crew is that before the members formed a crew, they were all close friends who enjoyed dancing together. Because of the bond they formed beforehand, the collaboration between the members eased the process of synchronization. The debut of A-PoPhasis was on May 21, 2010 at Brecksville Broadview Heights High School, followed by a show on May 22, 2010 at the very first Cleveland Asian Festival. The dance crew focuses on South Korean Hip Hop songs and styles and blends in some American break dancing and Chinese pop genres. Gathering from Solon, Brecksville, Richfield, Twinsburg, and even Warren, the members practice on weekends in the basements of each other's homes. From simple techniques to back flips and head spins, the A-PoPhasis dance crew members experience the thrills of choreography and performances. The members of A-PoPhasis are not about being the best dance crew or the most well-known group, but they are about expressing their passion for dance and spreading the joy of dance to others. And in the process, they have grasped the concept of team effort and perpetually support each other -- like a family.
Girls
Jasmine Ni (college)
Rachel Wong (college)
Helen Zheng(college)
Judy Ni
Anna Yeung
Jane Tang
Boys
Raymond Bondad (college but in Cleveland -- still dances with us!)
Thai Le (college)
John Kim (college)
Frank Lu