Question

Steffan Clemente staged the musical So! What Happens Now? to exhibit dancers in this style like Richard Colón. A musical technique called the “merry-go-round” influenced Clive Campbell’s practice of isolating and extending percussive sections of music for dancers in this style. One of the first sequences dancers in this style often learn is the six-step. Dancers in this style hold their position in moves like pikes. Dancers in this style (-5[1])likely drew inspiration from capoeira and Bruce Lee films for “freezes” and “power moves” (10[1])like swipes. (10[2])Floorwork in this style is called downrock (10[1])and includes moves like windmills. Dancers called b-boys and b-girls perform, for 10 points, (10[1])what (10[1])style of improvisational street dance often performed to hip hop music? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: breakdancing [or breaking; accept b-boying or b-girling until read; prompt on hip hop dance]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ciaran Strimaitis (DII)Kenyon A (UG)Ohio State A (UG)69-5
Rachel Fanous (DII)Michigan APitt B (UG)8310
Ethan Shu (DII)CWRU D (DII)Ohio State C (DII)8510
Rohan Navaneetha Raj (DII)Ohio State B (DII)CWRU C (UG)8510
ZacPitt AMichigan B9210
Ren Green (DII)Kenyon B (DII)Michigan State C (UG)10610
Daniel Huang (DII)Michigan D (DII)Michigan State B (UG)10710
Arthur Stadlin (DII)Ohio State A (UG)Kenyon A (UG)11910

Summary

2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y8100%0%50%102.88
2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh2024-11-16Y7100%0%43%98.71
2024 ACF Winter at Northwestern2024-11-16Y9100%0%44%99.22
2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State2024-11-16Y7100%0%14%96.71
2024 ACF Winter at UBC2024-11-16Y3100%0%0%90.67