Hip-Hop world champions, Wanted Posse, boogaloo their way to Underbelly for Edinburgh Fringe

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Break Dance may be the star attraction of the Paris Olympics this summer but the Edinburgh Fringe is playing host to some of the most innovative and daring work in the genre with explosive new show Dance N’Speak Easy at Underbelly’s McEwan Hall this August. One of hip-hop’s most influential and inspirational dance groups, famed for their France’s Got Talent appearances and award winning international performances with A-list music stars, Wanted Posse are bringing a tantalising taste of the Prohibition Era to the Fringe. Based on the theme of the forbidden, Dance N’Speak Easy promises to transport audiences to an electrifying alternate universe where Charleston footsteps and jitterbug beats meet freestyle hip-hop in a 1920s New York speakeasy. Choreographer Njagui Hagbé is so excited about the show’s Fringe debut that she herself has decided to take part, she said: “This year, Hip-Hop will debut at the Olympic Games in its most exciting form – Breaking, it will touch people all over the world and on this special occasion I’ve decided to be back on stage for the 10 first dates at the Fringe.” Dance N’Speak Easy on at Underbelly, McEwan Hall from 1st – 26th Aug There may be Gangsters...

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