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Dancing in the Street

May 28, 2010 //  by Uju//  11 Comments


I took the boys to watch Streetdance 3D at the cinema last weekend. Yes, I’m slightly embarrassed for myself too.

But I’m a big fan of the dance movie. I have fond memories of grooving in the aisles as a child to Fame (my older cousin sneaked me in under her coat), Footloose and Purple Rain. I wanted my boys to experience the same toe-tapping joy.

And it’s not like I was expecting any award-winning performances from the UK’s version of Step Up/Save the Last Dance. But despite being a keen ‘breakdancer’ and his excitement over wearing 3D glasses, even Ezra’s interest soon wore thin. ‘This is a very long film,’ he observed about half way through.

Still there are some pretty impressive dance sequences and, despite its formulaic plot, the film’s bouncy youth, UK urban soundtrack and upbeat energy provide plenty of entertainment. Although I have to admit the feeling I came away with slinking out of the cinema was more guilty than pleasure.


Maybe I’ll try and redeem some street cred this Sunday (May 30) in Shoreditch at Streetfest, London’s leading festival of urban culture. There’s live music from Mr. Hudson, Ty (pictured) and Urban Nerds, fashion by Wale, freestyle footballers and stalls selling street food from around the world.

If your little ones are anything like mine, they’ll be easily hooked by the mix of graffiti artistry, skateboarding cool, B-boy (and girl) styling, deck-spinning and rap battling.

On the other hand, maybe a whole day watching grown-ups scrawling on the wall, deliberately scratching records and hurling themselves around on the ground might not set the best example.

You decide.

Streetfest is on Sun May 30 at Hearne St & Hearne St Carpark, London EC2 3LS from 1pm-11pm

Streetdance 3D is showing at cinemas nationwide

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Category: London, What's OnTag: dads, east London, eating, events, family, Life, movies, social

About Uju

Uju Asika is a writer, blogger and creative consultant. She is the author of Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation (DK/Penguin Random House), Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World (Yellow Kite/Hachette UK) and the delightful picture book A World for Me and You, illustrated by Jennie Poh (Hachette Children's Group). Uju's books are available at Bookshop.org, Amazon, Waterstones and other good bookshops. Follow Uju @babesabouttown on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram.

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  1. Grace

    May 29, 2010 at 11:03 am

    I’d give my left incisor and right pinkie toe to be in London right now. I adore the place!

    Happy SITS Saturday!

  2. Louise | Italy

    May 29, 2010 at 12:39 pm

    Love this post. I sometimes miss London’s mix of cultures and the energy of summer in the city streets. Nice one.

  3. Rachel Cotterill

    May 29, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    Sounds fun to me – sadly I’m not in London to go along!

  4. Allyson

    May 29, 2010 at 3:21 pm

    Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and commenting. I appreciate it.

    Your street fest sounds like a lot of fun. Quite tragically, I’m way to far away from London to give that a whirl.

    Sorry your dance movie experience was less than stellar.

  5. Uju

    May 30, 2010 at 12:16 am

    LOL Grace, well I think the airlines are still accepting cold hard cash, but I guess body parts will do in desperate times. Thanks for visiting.

  6. Uju

    May 30, 2010 at 12:18 am

    Hi Louise, I know London’s great except for when it’s raining ALL day Saturday and you’re all cooped up with one chicken poxed up baby. Grumpy? Moi? Oh to be in Italy…

  7. Uju

    May 30, 2010 at 12:19 am

    Hi Rachel, thanks for coming by. I might not even make it between the weather and sick bubbas, but we’ll see. We might wind up doing our own ‘street fest’ in the living room.

  8. Uju

    May 30, 2010 at 12:21 am

    Hi Allyson, nice to have you here. And I don’t mean to sound bitter, I actually did enjoy Streetdance, even the parts that made me cringe. It’s fun to see these things from a UK angle.

  9. Alexandra

    May 30, 2010 at 10:01 pm

    That sounds wonderful.

    Lot more fun than I’m having today watching grass grow…

    Came over from SITS.

  10. Uju

    June 1, 2010 at 10:37 am

    Hi Alexandra, sadly didn’t make it as baby sick. I probably had about as much fun as your grass-watching…

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