Hip hop, you don’t stop... auditions for Rio 2016 ceremonies get a flavour of the street
Skateboarders, roller skaters and hip hop dancers strut their stuff as the battle for places intensifies
Three hip-hop groups auditioned to be part of the shows at the Maracanã Stadium (Rio 2016/Gabriel Nascimento)
Hip-hop dance, skateboarding and roller skating... the opening and closing ceremonies of the Rio 2016 Games are set to bring a taste of urban street culture to the Olympic and Paralympic Movements next year. More than 100 performers from these three youth cultures showed off their skills at a special audition session last weekend (21-22 November), as the video below shows.
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With stars in their eyes, dancers start auditions for Rio 2016 ceremonies cast
Saturday was hip-hop day, with three groups putting on shows for the selectors. Cazul, which was only formed seven months ago, joined Cia Movimento Underground, whose members performed in the 2007 Pan-American Games ceremonies, and Revolução Urbana de Arte (RUA). Each put on their own two-minute choreography and also performed the test steps, set by choreographer Renata Vieitas.
(Photo: Rio 2016/Gabriel Nascimento)
Sunday saw the skateboarders and roller skaters in action, and Fernanda Cavalcante, assistant choreographer to Deborah Colker, said. “Every day in these auditions we are being surprised. The hip-hop was incredible, very professional. And the skaters did not get left behind – these auditions are showing that the country has rhythm and dance in its blood.”
(Photo: Rio 2016/Felipe Varanda)
If you want to be a volunteer member of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ceremonies casts, you can still apply by clicking here until the end of the year.
(Photo: Rio 2016/Gabriel Nascimento)
(Photo: Rio 2016/Gabriel Nascimento)
(Photo: Rio 2016/Felipe Varanda)
