The Hip Hop Routine: So You Think You Can Dance

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The Hip Hop routine, ‘Bleeding Love’, choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon creatively told the story of a male and a female dancer who are in a love hate relationship, where the male has to make a choice between the female dancer or his job. The dance is structured in a ternary format, showing that the male was unsure if he wanted the relationship, then he showed the love he had towards her and then finally walking off stage showing he chose his job over her. Tabitha and Napoleon were successful in showing their intent with the movements and non-movement components.
‘Bleeding Love’ was set on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ stage. The set and lighting of the performance was on a dance stage with lights shining down as squares showing a grid as

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