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Slide show of kids creating and showing their AKA names in graffiti. The graffiti wall served as backdrop for the demonstrations, improvisations and performances, while giving them hands-on experience with the historical context of graffiti as an art form and an element of hip hop.

A key component of the Kids Make Hip Hop project was that all participants created multimedia content (videos and pictures) of the dance-making, art-making and other creative projects throughout the week. Here is a Flickr slide show of kids shooting videos and pictures:

Pictures of students taking videos of hip hop performance:

Kids participated in a “freeze” exercise where they held a hip hop pose. This exercise was done in conjunction with a photo shoot of the student’s freezes, which you can see in the following Flickr slideshow: