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Break
dancing burst onto the national scene in the early 1980s, fuelled
by hip hop, the MC, the DJ, and the graffiti artist.
It
is making a comeback now - in the form of The Known Assailants...
The
Known Assailants have been break dancing together for about 18 months.
They
usually number seven or eight 18-22 year olds... and are
all from Somerset.
Three
of the members or crew attend The Northern School of Dance in Leeds.
But
in between this they manage to come together to fight crews
from all over the country.
They
offer performances and workshops in the Leeds area and South West.
Jake
Ingram-Dodd is a crew member and attended Kings of Wessex School
in Cheddar.
He
said: "It's fantastic to be the UK champions as we weren't
expecting it and the competition was tough, but we've really worked
hard to get here so I guess we deserve it.
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| You
have got to be fit to make this move! |
"Our
name comes from a police officer who came to watch one of our first
performances and said we were all known assailants!
"We
are going to Glastonbury this year and like last year will be doing
two to three performances each day which is great.
"There
is definitely a break dancing resurgence at the moment with RnB,
hip hop and break dance videos really taking off," he added.
As
well as break dancing The Known Assailants also do strength, fitness
and other dance training in order to prepare them for their high
energy performances.
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| Flexibility
and stamina are also a bonus! |
They
are also experienced teachers and have worked with all ages and
abilities and
offer one-off workshops as well as longer residencies.
The Known Assailants will be performing at the Glastonbury Festival
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