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519/13 Soul Street brings urban dance to Traverse City))We»Traverse City Record-Eagle <br /> � April 5, 2013 <br /> Search <br /> Article search. Go <br /> Soul Street brings Special to the Record- <br /> urban dance to Eagle Da a Company <br /> performs April 13 at the <br /> Traverse City City Opera House. <br /> Speci <br /> (htW://record- Eagleal to the Record- <br /> eaLleo .com/features/ .1,393 o8o f Soul-Street-brings- <br /> u ban-dance-to-Traverse-City) <br /> BY GRETCHEN MURRAY Special to the Record-Eagle <br /> Traverse City Record-Eagle (http://record-eaale.com) <br /> TRAVERSE CITY—Even the best dancers on the floor may want to take in a performance by <br /> the Soul Street Dance Company before attempting to 'bust a move' with the hot new dance <br /> craze, urban street dancing. <br /> The Houston, Texas-based dance troupe brings its high-energy dance concert, "Breakin' Back <br /> to School," to the City Opera House at 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday,April 13. Both the performances <br /> and the $8 general admission seating are family friendly. <br /> Soul Street has wowed audiences around the country with its athletic, high-energy pop an' lock, <br /> break dancing and hip-hop moves, somersaults and cartwheels set to a wide variety of music <br /> from classical Vivaldi and Debussy to Michael Jackson. <br /> "The Opera House's partnership with Michigan State University s Wharton Center for the <br /> Performing Arts is allowing us to bring a wide variety of cultural events to the community and is <br /> consistent with our own mission of offering a variety of cultural experiences every season,"said <br /> Debbie Hershey, development director for the Opera House. "This group already has performed <br /> down at the Wharton Center and we heard the audiences there were blown away." <br /> The troupe's self-trained dancers take time during performances to demonstrate different styles <br /> and talk about the origins of street dance.The relatively new form of dance evolved outside of <br /> regular dance studios and usually is performed in open space areas such as streets, at block <br /> parties or in parks, school yards and nightclubs. <br /> The four young men—formerly considered at risk—have inspired young audiences all over <br /> the world by sharing their stories of how they found focus through dance and now are working as <br /> professional performers. Their performances are aimed at audiences 6 and up and are <br /> record-eag le.cmYibatures/XI4139370=Soul-Street-bri rig s-urban-dance-to-Traverse-City 1/2 <br />