RECLAIM THE CROWN: The Palace Dance Studio’s hip-hop crews bring their high-energy global styles to Gisborne on Saturday. Picture supplied
Polyswagg is an aura that emanates from one’s being through dance that oozes with ancestral culture and ultra-skill, according to the urban dictionary.
It is also Auckland-based The Palace Dance Studio’s signature style.
On Saturday, the Palace’s troupes The Royal Family, all-girls crew ReQuest, junior crew Bubblegum (who took out
New Zealand’s junior street dance national championships in 2016), Varsity, and Sorority, bring their hip-hop show to Gisborne.
A troupe of 40-60 dancers who have featured in Justin Bieber’s music videos Sorry, and What Do You Mean will reign over the War Memorial Theatre stage for two-and-a-half hours with polyswagg and global street dance styles in a show called Reclaim the Crown.
Polyswagg encompasses The Palace Dance Studio’s style but the show will explore “a bunch of different styles”, says the Palace’s second head choreographer, Cullen Neale.
