"It's been a struggle, because of some of the negative images ... hip-hop will change their mainstream values. "We listen mostly to clean stuff," said Connolly, who's been practicing the dance ...

The fest’s 25 performances at the New York Theater Workshop and P.S. 122 give actors, playwright and dancers a venue for sharing hip-hop’s stories, characters, music and dance moves.

Their battles were a friendly hip-hop ... photos. Another battle followed. One was two teams of dancers in the older competition. One dancer was Josh Cronin, 18, of Lisbon, who teaches dance ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Rennie Harris University aims to give educators a working knowledge not only of hip-hop ... his head. Image Harris presiding at the dance battle ...

Mixtape Collective offers limitless possibilities when it investigates the past, present and future of hip-hop dance with its weekend presentation of "Mixtape 6: Cypherspace," at the Cowles Center.