Young people show their moves as Norwich Theatre Royal celebrates hip-hop

Dancers take over the Theatre Royal's front of house as part of The Breakin' Convention Hip Hop Festival Byline: Sonya Duncan Copyright: Archant 2017 (Image: Archant 2017)

So it was just as well an alternative was on offer at Norwich's Theatre Royal yesterday - where hip-hop, not European power pop, reigned supreme.

The Sadler's Wells Breakin' Convention international festival of hip-hop dance theatre featured top dance crews from around the world - and closer to home.

Global performers included Canadian duo Tentacle Tribe, South Africa's Soweto Skeleton Movers and South Korea's Just Dance.

Local crews took part too. North Norfolk-based group Parallel Dance Studios performed a dance piece inspired by classic computer games like Donkey Kong, and Norwich-based all-male dance company Legacy staged their high-energy piece called Water.

Dancers take over the Theatre Royal's front of house as part of The Breakin' Convention Hip Hop Festival Byline: Sonya Duncan Copyright: Archant 2017 (Image: Archant 2017)

As well as the performance itself, the theatre was transformed into a hip-hop zone, with a host of activities including graffiti walls, DJ workshops and dance battles - with youngsters getting the chance to show off their moves.

Dancers take over the Theatre Royal's front of house as part of The Breakin' Convention Hip Hop Festival Byline: Sonya Duncan Copyright: Archant 2017 (Image: Archant 2017)

Dancers take over the Theatre Royal's front of house as part of The Breakin' Convention Hip Hop Festival Byline: Sonya Duncan Copyright: Archant 2017 (Image: Archant 2017)

Dancers take over the Theatre Royal's front of house as part of The Breakin' Convention Hip Hop Festival Byline: Sonya Duncan Copyright: Archant 2017 (Image: Archant 2017)

Dancers take over the Theatre Royal's front of house as part of The Breakin' Convention Hip Hop Festival Byline: Sonya Duncan Copyright: Archant 2017 (Image: Archant 2017)