Serious Business said:REQUIREMENTS FOR SHORT DANCE SEASON 2012/13
Rhythm
Junior: Blues or Blues plus one of the following Rhythms: Swing, Hip Hop.
So alas, it's not a requirement to do hip hop, which would be exciting. But I'm sure lots of teams will still opt to put some hip hop into their programs. That rhythm and style has really pervaded popular music for the last two decades. And the dance style (along with pop jazz) is really the dominant dance style in the world for just as long. It's what most competitors grow up with. I'm looking forward to it!
Hip hop and gliding smoothly is an oxymoron.
Most hip-hop songs have radio friendly edits, so I don't think that'll be too challenging. Timberlake considers himself hip hop.
At the very least, it should be better than the Yankee Polka.
Are we going to see an exciting dance like this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YCuZottNEc
This is one kind of piece of music only Daisuke can make it alive, or the one program only he skate to, many say.
And I kind of agree; no one but Dai can skate like this.