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RACE's Hip Hop Nutcracker 2017



Students from seven  Oklahoma City Schools join members of RACE Dance in the sixth annual production of RACE's Hip Hop Nutcracker (HHN) in Oklahoma City. Performances are set for Dec. 8th at 8:00pm & Dec. 9th 2:00pm & 8:00 pm at OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center Theatre.

Through Dec. 9th tickets can be purchased online at 
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Pre Sale of General admission tickets are $20. There is a processing fee when you purchase tickets online. Tickets at the door are $25 and $15 for Seniors, age 55 and up.

What is unique about this show? Students enrolled in dance programs at John Marshall High School, Northwest Classen High School, Oklahoma Centennial Mid High School, Harding Fine Arts, Capital Hill High School, Putnam City North, and U.S. Grant High School are involved. Also, we are adding students from local Elementary schools involved with Prairie Dance's Arts Moves Program. The dance instructors of the schools were emailed regarding their desire to participate, and they responded back if they wanted to be involved. Members of RACE Dance meet with the students once to twice a week leading up to the show, teaching them choreography, and fundamentals of hip hop.

Executive Director Hui Cha Poos says being able to include kids who normally do not get the opportunity to perform outside of school advances RACE's mission to bring social awarenenss and change through dance performances and education. "It is about giving them the experience of a professional show so they can understand dance on another level. It also brings kids together dancers from different schools in a non-competitive environment to perpetuate a culture of collaboration and inclusion," said Poos, Executive Director of RACE.

Like the original Nutcracker, HHN follows the journey of a young man who seeks to find something missing from his life, only to discover that "it" already exists inside himself. However, HHN's high energy music, and dance styles incorporatemany more twists and turns than the traditional Nutcrakers. The take away for the audience is a message of perserverance, family and holiday spirit.

Why does RACE Dance need your help ? RACE Dance wants to make this the best experience for all of the high schoolers involved and continue to make this a holiday tradition for them. In order for RACE Dance to do this, we need additional funding for costumes, staging, production overhead, choregraphers, and much more.  It was our hope that we grow big enough to have our show at OCCC, and we have! There are multiple expenditures that come with this growth, so we need your help for sustainability and exposure in our community. We want all our performers to feel they have an important role in our efforts to pull our commuinty together and have great memories to look back on forever.

Any amount of donation is greatly appreciated. If you cannot donate here, we ask that you share our GO FUND ME campaingn and check out the show. Thank you for reading our story!!!

www.racedance.com

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Hui Cha Poos
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Edmond, OK
R A C E Dance Company
 
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