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Cl as s i cal l yt r ai ned i nT he BL ADE Dance T echni que速,t hes e el i t e dancer s ar e cont i nui ng t he cons er vat or y' st enet si n pr es ent i ng Hi pHop dance wi t hi n t he mi l i eu of concer t dance and augment i ng t he publ i c' s per cept i on of Hi pHop dance' s f oundat i onsasa vi r t uos ot echni que.We pos i tt hati n or derf ort he ar t f or m t o gai n r es pect ,i t mus ts t and i ndependent of t he ubi qui t ousmedi adr i ven i magesas s oci at ed wi t h hi phop.Onl yt hen can i tachi eve i t sown wel lr es pect ed i dent i t y,whi ch wi l li nt ur n enhance t he cul t ur e f r om whi ch i t was s pawned.
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“Mo”wr i t esabouthi sex per i ences ,emot i ons ,dr eams ,whi l et hi nki ngaboutol d acquai nt ancesandr emi ni s ci ngover“Kr i s t i ana. ”Hear r i vesatt hi sf eel i ngofno poi ntofr et ur n:hehasgi venuponf unct i oni ngandbei nghappy.Heper cei ves hi sdepr es s i onasanat ur als t at eandques t i onswhenhi sl i f ewi l lbemor eofa s ucces s .
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“ Mo” l i ves i nr egr etand t he “ us ed t o” ment al i t y abouthi s exgi r l f r i end, “ Kr i s t i ana. ” He mi s s es t hei r exc hanges of l ove and f i ght s .
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Weheart het hought sofout s i depar t i ess uchasdoct or s ,f ami l y,f r i endsonwho “Mo”i s .“Kr i s t i ana”t hent el l sushers i deoft hes t or y,t hedi f f i cul t i eshol di ngi nt he deep pai nr egar di ngt hei rr el at i ons hi p.S hewant st ol at chont ot hepr eci ous memor i est hats heknowscannol ongerbe.
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“ Mo”and“ Kr i s t i ana”s peakt o one anot her about t he s ent i ment s encompas s i ng t hei r at t i t ude t owar ds one anot her .Wemeett hechor us ofpat i ent swho r epeatt he oppos i t i onals ent i ment sf r om “ Mo, ” each r epr es ent i ng a s i deofhi sbr ai n.“ Mo”r emi nds “ Kr i s t i ana”ofwhatt hei rl ove coul d have l ook ed l i k e,and t heangui s ht hatens uesf or t hi s not bei ng t he cas e. T he “ Or der l y”k nock shi m outon hi swheel chai r .
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We ent er i nt o t he Common Room of HDCNY S t at e Ps ychi at r i c I ns t i t ut i on wher e “ Kr i s t i ana”haspl aced“ Mo. ”He meet s many ot her pat i ent s , eachwi t ht hei rment ali l l nes s es , who go t hr ough t hei r dai l y r out i neswi t ht he doct or sand or der l i es .
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“ Mo”ex pr es s esr egr et ,wi s hi ng he nevers t ar t ed a r el at i ons hi p wi t h“ Kr i s t i ana. ”Hedoes n’ tt hi nk t her ei sachancet heywi l lever r econnect . Whi l e t he “ L ef t Br ai n” bl ames hi ms el ff or hi s f eel i ngst he“ Ri ghtBr ai n”bl ames “ Kr i s t i ana” .
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“ Mo” conf r ont s hi s deepes t des i r es ,whi chi st hathes t i l l want s “ Kr i s t i ana” even t hough he di s mi s s ed t hei r chances of r euni t i ng j us t moment s ago.
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“ Mo”hasmovedf r om deni al t o an i nt ens i f i ed anger .Whi l e hi s “ L ef t Br ai n” di r ect s hi s hat e t owar ds“ Kr i s t i ana, ”t he “ Ri ght Br ai n”begshert obewi t hhi m. “ Kr i s t i ana”f eel st r apped wi t hi n hi ss i de ofangerand r epul s ed by hi s beggi ng s i de.
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“ T heS oundofMus i c” “ Kr i s t i ana”ex pl ai nst hats hel oves “ Mo”buthei sanar t i s tanddoes not r eal l y k now who he i s , t her eby caus i ng det r i ment t o t hei r abi l i t yt o have a s t abl e r el at i ons hi p.
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“ Mo” dr eams t hat he has r euni t ed wi t h “ Kr i s t i ana” and t heymak el ove.He wak esup, i nf ur i at ed,r eal i z i ngt hi sf ant as yi s notr eal i t y.An “ Or der l y” s l ams hi m i nt o hi s wheel chai r .
S ceneVI I I We r et ur n t o t he Common Room of HDCNY S t at e Ps ychi at r i cF aci l i t y wher et he pat i ent sgo t hr ough t hei rdai l y r out i neswi t ht he doct or sand or der l i es ,j us tasi twaswhenwe wer e f i r s t i nt r oduced.
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T he“ Or der l i es ”j am t ot her adi o, r el ax i ng dur i ng t hei r l unch br eak .T he s ong s peak st o “ Mo’ s ” ex pect at i ons t hat t omor r ow wi l lbe t he s ame as t oday:r eci di vi s m. Bow S equence
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