HHC is dedicated to preserving the history of inner-city culture through the people and art forms that have influenced and inspired it. HHC has undertaken a process spanning years to preserve the rich African American dance history of the San Francisco Bay area through the project known as "The Day Before Hip Hop." This monumental collaboration with Tart Productions International, LLC has brought together award-winning film makers and historians to document the prolific art forms of Boogaloo, Robottin' and Struttin' known colloquially as BRS dance styles that set the stage for Hip Hop dance on the West Coast, originating in the SF Bay Area in the 1960s to 1970s.
BRS dance styles of the California inner-city Black communities of Oakland, Richmond and San Francisco, California would become the precursor to some of Michael Jackson's most Iconic dance moves and the group choreography of his most Iconic video epic Thriller and Dancing Machine,, inspiring future generations in throughout Hip Hop culture for decades to come. Much of the incredible history of BRS was undocumented and has largely gone unknown, and without sincere preservation efforts to conserve this time capsule of African American history, this tradition is in danger of being lost to time. With much of this information passed down from generation to generation though experience, and many of the teachers no longer around, HHC has made its mission to preserve not just the original dance styles but the true history of these incredible pioneers of African American culture. |
Learn more about the conservation efforts HHC is undertaking to preserve "The Day Before Hip Hop", BRS and its history. |
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Hip Hop Congress, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation.
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