Rennie Harris
Rennie Harris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on January 28th, 1964 and is the Dancer. At the age of 60, Rennie Harris biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Rennie Harris (born Lorenzo Harris) is a dancer, choreographer, artistic director, and researcher of hip-hop dance.
Rennie Harris Puremovement, Harris' first and longest-running hip-hop dance touring company, was established in 1992.
He founded RHAW or Rennie Harris Awe-Inspiring Works in 2007.Harris has received numerous accolades for his theatrical hip-hop dance performances, as well as his name, "Hip-Hop concert dance."
He is best known for his performances such as Rome and Jewels, Facing Mekka, 100 NAKED LOCKS, Heaven, and a number of innovative repertory performances, which have debunk many myths and expectations of hip-hop dance.
Harris' organization was selected as one of four US businesses to serve as cultural ambassadors for President Obama's "Dance Motion USA," after receiving an honorary doctorate from Bates College and an honorary doctorate from Columbia College. It toured the Middle East in 2012, teaching hip hop workshops to Egyptians, Israelis, and Palestinians.
Early years
Rennie was first inspired by Don Campbell's group, The Campbell Lockers, after seeing them on television show Soul Train. He began dancing as a youth, but Cobra III formed a dance group named "Brainy" with his brother and childhood friend, Cobra III, in honor of Harris' lifelong dedication to dancing.
Career
Harris began his career by forming dance companies in his teens, such as the GQ group The Step Masters and a pop crew named The Scanner Boys. These groups opened and performed with such as Afrika Bambaataa, West Street Mob, Kool Moe Dee, and the Treacherous Three, Super Nature, including Dustin Glow, Gool Moe Dee and the Treacherous Five, as well as Doug E Fresh, Double Trouble, UTFO, Kurtis Blow, Madonna, Brandy, Aliah, Gloria Gaynor, The Tramps, and Debarge, among others.
Harris appeared on "Dancin' On Air," "Dance Party USA," and then was given his own show, "One House Street." Harris ended his professional career as a choreographer and dancer with Cathy Sledge of Sister Sledge. Harris and the Scanner Boys followed Philadelphia to continue to invent hip-hop dance. The Scanner Boys disbanded in 1992 after their last appearance at the "Dancing in the Streets" festival held at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.
Rennie Harris Puremovement was founded in 1991-92 to promote and disseminate hip-hop culture. The company's mission is to re-educate about hip-hop and its culture by way of its artistic output, lecture lectures, and seminars. Among other things, the company currently produces "Something to Do with Love," "Get It," and "Love American Style." The company has won numerous accolades for its evening length productions, including "Rome and Jewels," "Facing Mekka," and "Heaven." Rennie Harris Puremovement, which company on display in the 1980s, has toured excerpts from past projects as well as newer commemoration pieces.
In 1998, Harris founded the Illadelph Legends of Hip-Hop Festival to bring together the pioneers of various forms of street dance. The majority of attention is on teaching methods, philosophy, past, and the aesthetic of street dance. The first of its kind, the Illadelph dance, was the catalyst for several of the Street Dance intensives to date. The festival is regarded as the first to exclusively offer dance classes, panel discussions, and performances. Some of the seminal and legendary teachers at Illadelph included pioneers like Don Campbell of The Campbell Lockers, Mr. Wiggles, Ken Swift, Crazy Legs, and international artists such as Meech from France, Hiro from Japan, and Eva Shou from Denmark. The festival explores the art, tradition, and dance vocabulary of the various styles, including Popping, Cracking, Locking, House dance, Waacking, and vogue. Legends of Illadelph is the first street dance festival to highlight and promote technical classes and seminars on the history and theory of street dance, young and old.