Furious Beauty: A Hip-Hop Family

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The soulful journey of a professional street dance company, Versa-Style, as they create an inspired theatrical stage show in Los Angeles. Led by Jackie "Miss Funk" Lopez, a single Latina mother, and her partner Leigh "Breeze-Lee" Foaad, they pull together a dance company with young people from the street scene and the yards of Los Angeles' public schools, infusing in them a sense of discipline and commitment. A community develops where people of all races and creeds are able to express themselves, turning their fears and desperation into performance art. More than a dance troupe, Versa-Style becomes a family and serves to upend prejudice about the hip hop lifestyle.

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Documentary
1 hr. 28 min.

director

Calvin Leung

writer

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synopsis

The soulful journey of a professional street dance company, Versa-Style, as they create an inspired theatrical stage show in Los Angeles. Led by Jackie "Miss Funk" Lopez, a single Latina mother, and her partner Leigh "Breeze-Lee" Foaad, they pull together a dance company with young people from the street scene and the yards of Los Angeles' public schools, infusing in them a sense of discipline and commitment. A community develops where people of all races and creeds are able to express themselves, turning their fears and desperation into performance art. More than a dance troupe, Versa-Style becomes a family and serves to upend prejudice about the hip hop lifestyle.

details

Documentary
1 hr. 28 min.

director

Calvin Leung

writer