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One day Kaycee’s mom asked Tricia if she minded to choreograph a hip-hop solo for Kaycee’s next competition season. But this was considered unwise and cocky these days. Many judges had their objections and pre-conceptions against the sometimes vulgar lyrics with these lewd, unsmooth movements and considered it inappropriate for kids. Not a good chance for winning. | One day Kaycee’s mom asked Tricia if she minded to choreograph a hip-hop solo for Kaycee’s next competition season. But this was considered unwise and cocky these days. Many judges had their objections and pre-conceptions against the sometimes vulgar lyrics with these lewd, unsmooth movements and considered it inappropriate for kids. Not a good chance for winning. | ||
But Tricia choreographed “Werk”, as her first choreographed solo ever. She remembered the first steps when she and Kaycee met first time and build it in the routine, and countinued with her assistent, an ambitious young dancer who asked Tricia shortly before to watch her on work to learn how she choreographs - [[JoJo Gomez]], [https://youtu.be/CnGQ-QkEUx0?t=133 JoJo's story how they met]. So here we are. Three generations of Dance Queens changing the dance industry for ever, by influencing each other, working with another for many years and by choreographing and rehearsing an innocent kid's hip-hop competition routine ... like Oppenheimer on the atomic bomb. | But Tricia choreographed “Werk”, as her first choreographed solo ever. She was more like a production choreographer for about 120 people. So Tricia first refused, but Laura, Kaycee's Mom reminded her, that she has never done a hip-hop solo, she should just see what happens. She remembered the first steps when she and Kaycee met first time and build it in the routine, and countinued with her assistent, an ambitious young dancer who asked Tricia shortly before to watch her on work to learn how she choreographs - [[JoJo Gomez]], [https://youtu.be/CnGQ-QkEUx0?t=133 JoJo's story how they met]. So here we are. Three generations of Dance Queens changing the dance industry for ever, by influencing each other, working with another for many years and by choreographing and rehearsing an innocent kid's hip-hop competition routine ... like Oppenheimer on the atomic bomb. | ||
The rest became history. So she was standing on stage in her green top, white jacket, booty and won the NexStar national competition for top soloists with her very first hip-hop solo with a lot of fierce and intensive movements. Maybe it was the very first hip-hop solo ever won a national open competition. | The rest became history. So she was standing on stage in her green top, white jacket, booty and won the NexStar national competition for top soloists with her very first hip-hop solo with a lot of fierce and intensive movements. Maybe it was the very first hip-hop solo ever won a national open competition. | ||