VietNamNet Bridge – Krump dances by leading Australian dancers were warmly cheered by students at the yard of the Hanoi-based National Economics University on May 27.

Grrilla Step is one of Australia’s leading dance groups, bringing together DJ Dexter Fabay, with four members of the Melbourne krump crew, Royal Fam, and four Papua New Guinean log drummers led by master Airi Ingram.

Similar to break-dance, krumping features exaggerated and highly energetic standing moves. A dancer gives voice to his ‘character’, while attempting to advance through three levels of intensity (krump, buck, amp), and may express himself or herself in anyway, as long as it is authentic and organic.

Grrilla Step have taken krump to the next level, creating a uniquely “Pacific style” that weaves in influences from the group members homelands in the Torres Strait Islands, Cook Islands, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and New Zealand.

In Hanoi, Grrilla Step conducted dance exchanges with students from RMIT University Vietnam and the National Economics University on May 26-27. The group performed at the CAMA international music festival on May 28, raising money for Flora and Fauna International (FFI).

Grrilla Step’s show at the National Economic University:

Girls from the National Economics University.

Dancers of the eight-member Australian krump group, Grrilla Step.

DJ Dexter Fabay.

Four log drummers from Papua New Guinea.

Australian dancers taught Vietnamese students krump dances.

The show attracted thousands of students from many universities in Hanoi.

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