Illstyle and Peace Comes to Village School

by Amanda G. and Sadie J.

IllStyle, a Hip-Hop group that gives a good message, came to Village on Monday. During the performance, the hip hop group showed different styles of dance and at the end they shared a very inspiring statement to the whole 6th grade.

¨They were trying to teach us that hip hop is not just dance but that it also has a cultural history behind it,¨ said Kate Dulac a 6th grade student at Village School. ¨They did a good job at teaching it, but it was was still fun at the same time.¨

We learned about different styles of hip hop: popping, locking, and breaking. Locking was created by Don Campbell.  Popping was invented by Boogaloo Sam, and breaking, we were taught at the assembly, was invented by Kool Herc, these names are all very interesting!

“The people had a good vibe, guys playing music, the other members of the group dancing. It was fun!” Says Trevor Paine, another 6th grade student at Village school. “I [can] see them performing on the streets in Boston,” he said.

Not everyone had this positive of an opinion. “I don't know if I would want to see it it outside of school,” said Maddison Walker. “It was enjoyable but it was also confusing,” she said.

The group is called Illstyle and they have been performing for quite a while now. They want to inspire people to always be positive. “You can do it too, and your dreams will definitely come true. We have become our dreams and so can you. Think positive and faith that will sail you through. Tests will come; hard work pays off, studying hard doesn't make you soft, stay focused and help a friend,” the group said as they closed out their  performance, smiling.