Thursday, January 22, 2009

We decided to choose the sub topic on physical activity which includes exercising for 60 mins for 5 or more times a week, exercise for strong bones and the importance of exercise to be advocated to the youths.
We want to achieve the above through dancing, more specifically hip-hop because hip-hop is slowly emerging as pop culture and more youths will be interested in it. Th dance is a good form of exercise that trains our stamina. Unlike running, hip hop is fun and enjoyable, thus taking one's mind off the exertion they are experiencing. It can also showcase one's talent through creating a dance routine unique to themselves and help built up perseverance.

our target grp is youths from age 13 to 21.

Evidence:

"The “hip hop culture” has permeated popular culture in an unprecedented fashion. Because of its enormous cross-over appeal, the hip hop culture is a potentially great unifier of diverse populations ... It has gone from the fringes, to the suburbs, and into the corporate boardrooms. Indeed, McDonald's, Coca Cola, Sprite, Nike, and other corporate giants have capitalized on this phenomenon."
from http://www.csupomona.edu/~rrreese/HIPHOP.HTML

Even recent movies like step up 1 and 2 all incorporates the various hip hop moves.