New dance form fuses hip hop with ballet

By AFP Published: 2013-08-11T02:50:00+04:00
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Charles "Lil Buck" Riley is often called "the Baryshnikov of jookin'," a dance style combining the fancy footwork of hip-hop with the swan-like elegance of ballet. The 25-year-old is hitting the boards this week at the Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado.