HIP HOP...BREAKIN...FREESTYLIN'....
AHHHH,,,DO I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN EVERYONE
TOLD ME IT WAS A PASSING "FAD"..THAT IT WOULD
NEVER STAY AROUND,,THAT I PROBALY WOULD
NEVER MAKE IT AND BLAH, BLAH,BLAH.....
WHILE MANY PEOPLE MAY NOT HAVE SUPPORTED MY
DREAM,,THEY NEVER STOPPED MY RIGHT TO DREAM....DID YOU HEAR THAT,,,NEVER LET ANYONE STOP YOUR RIGHT TO DREAM,,,ALTHO YOU MAY FIND OBSTACLES IN THE WAY..THAT IS WHAT MAKES YOU
STRONGER..AND BECAUSE OF ALL OF YOU OUT THERE
WHO SUPPORT MY DREAM,,I SAY THANK YOU FROM MY
HEART AND SOUL..AND MAD PROPS TO THE LORD
WHO CONTINUES TO LAY THE BLESSED AND HIP PATH I AM FOLLOWING.,,,AND THATS MY WORD!!!!
DENA'S WORD - 01-Aug-02 at 01:25 PM
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HERES A QUOTE FOR YA.....
THOSE WHO SAY IT CANNOT BE DONE..SHOULD NOT
INTERRUPT THE PERSON DOING IT!!!!!
PRETTY COOL HUH?? I WANT TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE
THATS ON MY MIND AND PROBALY ON YOURS TOO...
RIGHT NOW THE TOP 3 ALBUMS IN THE COUNTRY ARE ALL
HIP HOP (WORD!) ANYWAY, I FEEL AS IF NO MATTER
WHAT YOUR RACE,GENDER,RELIGION OR OPINION IS
HIP HOP SPEAKS TO ALL OF US,,,IT IS NO LONGER
IN A CATERGORY THAT SPEAKS ONLY TO CERTAIN PEOPLE
I FEEL THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO RESEARCH THE HISTORY OF THE MUSIC, THE CULTURE AND THE STYLE
OF DANCE THAT WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO EXPERIENCE
IN OUR LIVES RIGHT NOW...I AM ON A MISSION TO
EDUCATE PEOPLE THAT HIP HOP IS A FORM OF DANCE THAT REQUIRES TECHNIQUE AND DEVOTION JUST LIKE
ALL OF THE OTHER FORMS OF DANCE....SO BE SMART
AND KNOW ABOUT THIS GREAT MOVEMENT THAT WE ALL
LOVE SO MUCH,,,YA FEELING ME??? AND THATS MY WORD!!!
DENA'S WORD - 12-Jul-02 at 11:15 AM
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I AWOKE TO A DREAM THIS MORNING....
A DREAM THAT BECAME REALITY..AS A SMALL
GIRL I ALWAYS HAD A DREAM INSIDE, AND
AS I GREW BIGGER, MY DREAM INSIDE GREW BIGGER
NOW THAT MY PHYSICAL BODY IS AS BIG AS
IT IS GOING TO GET,,MY DREAM INSIDE CONTINUES
TO GROW,,,JUST BECAUSE MY BODY STOPPED
GROWING,,MY DREAMS AND VISIONS HAVE NOT
LET ME ENCOURAGE YOU TO DREAM BIG, AND GO AFTER
IT,,,NOTHING IS OUT OF YOUR REACH
AND THATS MY WORD!!!!
DENA'S WORD - 04-Jul-02 at 07:37 PM
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DANCE CONSUMES ME,MY EVERY THOUGHT,MY EVERY
FEELING,EVERY BREATH I TAKE.....SLEEP DOES
NOT COME EASY AND IN MY DREAMS, I SEE MOVEMENT,
TRANSITIONS,AND BODIES MOVING TOGETHER IN
UNITY..., THATS WHAT WE ARE ALL STRIVING
FOR, UNITY....ONE FEELING,ONE VIBE, ONE FUNK..
AND TO QUOTE GEORGE CLINTON.."ONE NATION UNDER
A GROOVE, GETTING DOWN JUST FOR THE FUNK OF IT!"
AND THATS MY WORD!!!!!!!!
DENA'S WORD - 26-Jun-02 at 09:22 PM
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LET'S TALK ABOUT CHOICES...PATHS, DECISIONS
EVERYTHING YOU DO REQUIRES MAKING A DECISION
OR A CHOICE..AND SOME CHOICES ARE NOT EASY
TO MAKE,,,BUT KNOW THAT WHEN YOU DO MAKE
CHOICES AND CHOOSE PATHS TO GO DOWN THAT
THERE IS ALWAYS A CONSIQUENCE AT THE END OF
THE PATH OR CHOICE YOU MAKE...TAKE TIME TO SET
A PATH AND FOCUS ON MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS
FOR YOU,,,NOT ANYONE ELSE,, CHOOSE TO BRING HEALTHY,CLEAN AND JOYFUL THINGS INTO YOUR LIFE.
DANCE FROM THE INSIDE OUT NOT THE OUTSIDE IN
SO THAT EVERYONE CAN SEE WHAT A SPECIAL GIFT YOU ALL HAVE..AND THATS MY WORD!!!!
DENA'S WORD - 20-Jun-02 at 02:42 PM
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I WAS TEACHING IN CHARLOTTE AT STEPS N MOTION AND
IN MY HOTEL ROOM AT ABOUT 4 A.M. ,,I WOKE UP THINKING ABOUT MY PARENTS, WHO HAVE BOTH PASSED ON TO HEAVEN,,,ANYHOO....WHEN I WAS GROWING
UP MY DAD DROVE THIS HUGE CADILLAC,LIKE PIMPIN
STYLE AND I WOULD MAKE HIM DROP ME OFF LIKE A BLOCK FROM THE SCHOOL SO NO ONE WOULD SEE THAT HUGE CADDY!!! MEANWHILE MY MOM HAD THIS HAIRDO THAT
ME,MY SIS, AND MY BROTHER HATED!! IT WAS AN
AFRO....I MEAN THIS CONSERVATIVE WHITE LADY
IN AN AFRO...SO AS I CONTINUED TO ANALYZE
THIS I REALIZED EVEN THO NETHER ONE OF MY
PARENTS HAD A FUNKY BONE IN THERE BODY,,THEY WERE LIKE THE SNOOP DOGG AND SISTAH GIRL IN THERE DAY!!
SO IT KINDA EXPLAINS A LITTLE OF WHY I AM
ABOUT THE FUNK,,AND NOTHING BUT THE FUNK!!!
AND IF YOU HAVE BEEN DOING YOUR HIP HOP
HOMEWORK,,YOU'LL SEE HOW THAT OLD SKOOL FUNK
IS BACK!!! AND TO YOU KIDS OUT THERE WHO
THINK YOUR PARENTS ARE CORNY OR UNCOOL AND
WEAR SOME WACK CLOTHES,,TRUST IN 20 YEARS
YOU'LL BE WEARIN IT, AND THATS MY WORD!!!!
DENA'S WORD - 13-Jun-02 at 01:22 PM
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ok...todays word is persistance,persistance,persistance....
can we all say it together???..
let me encourage you that the only
way to reach your goals and dreams
is to get tunnel vision and make a path
for yourself and never leave the path you
set for yourself,,,we all have set backs
and some doors slam in our face but
thats what the windows are for....find one
and crawl thru it and trust...your path
will have a door waiting for you to walk
thru!!!!
DENA'S WORD - 11-Jun-02 at 10:44 AM
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HERE'S SOMETHING TO THINK ON....
DANCE COMES FROM INSIDE AND THE ONLY WAY
TO EXPRESS IT IS TO LET IT OUT IN A HUGE
WAY....NEVER BE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT ANYONE
BESIDE YOU ,BEHIND YOU, OR IN FRONT OF YOU
THINKS..IF YOU ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN IT WILL
HOLD YOU BACK FROM YOUR DREAMS AND FROM
YOUR PROGRESS,,,TRUST, I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE
I WAS ONE OF THOSE KIDS ON THE BACK ROW...
AND NOW I AM LIVING MY DREAM BECAUSE I MADE
THE DECISION TO DANCE FOR ME.....LET ME
ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO FOR IT AND DANCE LOUDLY!!!
DENA'S WORD - 28-May-02 at 11:47 AM
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TODAYS WORD IS PRETTY COOL..WELL
AT LEAST I THINK IT IS.....AS I
AWOKE THIS VERY MORNING, I HAD THIS
OVERWHEMING FEELING,,,,MY EYES WERE BARELY
OPEN AND I FELT AND HEARD THIS THOUGHT
"YOU ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE A JOB THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT CONSUMES YOU EVERY THOUGHT
AND WAY OF LIFE...NOT ONLY ARE YOU MAKING
A LIVING AT IT,,YOU ARE ACTUALLY LIVING IT"
..SO WOULD YOU LIKE AN INTERPRETATION?
DANCE IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR YOUR MIND,
SOUL AND SPIRIT..IT IS INSIDE YOU AND NO ONE
CAN TAKE IT FROM YOU... ITS A BEAUTIFUL THING WHEN DANCE BECOMES BIGGER THAN YOU AND
YOU MAKE THE DECISION IN YOUR HEART TO
DANCE FOR YOU..THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND
HOW I FEEL EVERY MOMENT OF MY BLESSED
LIFE...
DENA'S WORD - 22-May-02 at 01:59 PM
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OK...LETS TALK ABOUT HIP HOP GEAR....YOU KNOW YOU GOTTA HAVE THE GEAR TO BRING THE FUNK...HIP HOP COMES FROM INSIDE,,I FEEL ITS THE ONLY FORM OF DANCE WHERE YOU HAVE A LITTLE MORE FREEDOM TO DRESS AND MOVE WITHOUT CONSTRICTIONS.....
FIRST OF ALL YOU GUYS KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE MY ADIDAS SHELLTOES...WELL I STILL LOVE THEM BUT I DID GET SOME PUMAS AND FEEL LIKE THEY DESERVE A CHANCE TOO!!! BUT MY NEW FAVORITE SHOW IS THE PHAT FARM SHELLTOES..THEY ARE HARD TO FIND ESP. IN GIRLS SIZES BUT I SEARCHED TILL I FOUND THEM
OK AS FAR AS CLOTHING I AM KINDA INTO WEARING GUYS LONGER SHORTS THAT HIT MID CALF WITH ATHELTIC SOCKS THAT HAVE THE STRIPES ON TOP..AT FIRST YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU LOOK LIKE EARKLE,,BUT TRUST ITS COOL...I SHOP AT STORES THAT WE DO NOT HAVE HERE IN MY TOWN SO SOMETIMES ITS HARD BUT I LOVE HOT TOPIC, D.E.M.O. IS A GREAT STORE THAT HAS SO MANY HIP HOP SHIRTS AND GEAR. I ALSO LOVE PACIFIC SUN, THATS WHERE I GET ALOT OF MY PANTS..THE LOOSER THE BETTER,,I HAVE ALSO GONE BACK TO WEARING MY KNEE PADS BECAUSE I DO ALOT OF FLOOR WORK AND I LOVE TO WEAR WORK OUT GLOVES THAT YOU CAN GET AT ANY SPORTS STORE IT REALLY PROTECTS YOUR HANDS AND HELPS YOU PICK UP SPEED WHEN DOING FLOOR WORK..PLUS THEY LOOK COOL...I DON'T WEAR MY UFO PANTS AS MUCH ANYMORE BUT STILL HAVE EVERY COLOR!!!
I AM INTO ECKO,PHAT FARM, ROCKAWEAR, AND CLOTHING BY OUTKAST AND I LOVE ME SOME "BLING BLING" NECKLACES WITH BIG PHAT CROSSES ...JUST BE CAREFUL WHEN DANCING BECAUSE THEY CAN GET IN THE WAY...YOU CAN FIND GOOD ONES A D.E.M.O.
OLD NAVY ALSO HAS THE OLD SCHOOL WARM UP SUITS THAT I USED TO WEAR BACK IN THE DAY..THEY ARE MADE OF POLYESTER AND ARE CHEAP!! FOR GUYS YOU ARE LUCKY,,BECAUSE YOU CAN WEAR THE VELOUR WARM UPS BY PHAT FARM, ROCKAWEAR ETC,,BUT THEY ONLY COME IN LIKE HUGE SIZES...
HOPE I HAVE HELPED...PLEASE GIVE FEED BACK ON THE MESSAGE BOARD ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE SP0RTING..IT DOES GET QUITE EXPENSIVE TO GET ALL THE GEAR YOU NEED,, SO START SLOWLY AND ADD TO YOUR WARDROBE ..
HAPPY SHOPPING!!!!!!!
DENA'S WORD - 21-May-02 at 01:06 PM
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