“Hiplet,” a style of dance that mixes hip-hop and ballet, is defying genres | Nightline

In Chicago, Homer Hans Bryant experiments with a genre-bending style called “hiplet,” a mix of hip-hop and ballet. For his dancers, it gives an opportunity to escape the rigidity of classical ballet.

The viral style of dance “hiplet” is taking over the internet by storm. Mastermind behind the style, Homer Bryant of the Chicago multi-cultural dance center, drops by You & Me with the hip-hop ballerinas

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