What I love is the capability of a body to be free in the sense of street or social dancing and, at the same time, do something that is technically hard and tremendously disciplined." (Chu & Rowes, p
According to Monfalco (1994), Peters' credits "ncluding choreography for Donna Summer's Love to Love You Baby, Michael Jackson's Beat It, Pat Benatar's Love is a Battlefield [and] Lionel Richie's Hello." (Monfalco, p
In the process, Sonya, like her predecessors in this nonconformist group of artists, seeks to set a conspicuous and assertive example. Indeed, one of the bold haircuts that the radical fashion setters of the time bequeathed the world is punk (Foster 29)
She is, however, best known from her role in the choreography TV series "So You Think You Can Dance." She got a nomination in 2013 for Emmy Awards, for her role in Season 9 (Schwartz and Childs 31)
She expresses the dilemmas of a person captured in love and yet quite unaware of a way to control it. She expresses, in most of her songs, how a woman can fall in love so much so that all she wants is closeness and intimacy with her mate (Weatherford and Qualls 15)
Hip-hop has its roots as s resistance and empowerment movement, and continues to symbolize self-empowerment, pride, and joy. Social workers have found that the elements of hip-hop can serve as "a conduit to enhanced cultural competence and practice skills through the individual and community empowerment framework," (Travis and Deepak 203)