I was checking Facebook this morning and one of the updates caught my attention so... I must blog about it! I have heard of the Norwegian crew, Quick Crew, before but never really seen any of their sets. Them being European and all, I was sceptical about this ‘Asian Concept’. I thought, in what mocking stereotype do Europeans have of Asians this time?
Nevertheless,
I still clicked and watched… Then I was amazed.
What
they did so cleverly was not pile every Asian thing they think Asians do – you know,
like eating noodles with chopsticks really quick dragon ball z styles – no. In
fact, the way they interpreted it was through their Asian themed music – as what a dancer does.
Interpret. They wore Asian Clothing and the infamous paddy hats to carry the Asian
theme, but their dance itself was very Asian without the stereotype. I love it.
I can see that their theme is strongly on point with
the rural dwellers of Asia, the farmers. This is true in the way it is represented
through the paddy hats and how they let the music carry their dance. For
example, they had those pulleys and levers depicting the hard labour of a field
worker; or when they got on a boat and started rowing (you can actually hear the
water in the background) to depict fishermen. At the end, they do that
totally Asian pose, and the front dancer tips over. If you’ve been to an Asian
garden, you know that’s a fountain (when the water fills a bamboo piece and tips).
They
were so creative, I totally loved watching this. Best of all, they were gangsta
as! xD
Peace
and Good Morning! :) x
