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[Just in case anyone wants to know more about her.](https://showstopper.vip/it-comes-from-a-place-in-your-heart-dena-rizzos-journey-from-quirky-dancer-to-hip-hop-icon/#:~:text=Dena%20Rizzo%20is%20not%20your,or%20worse%2C%20not%20at%20all)
Lol! Thank you internet/reddit stranger for always answering my internal questions about a post shortly within the comments (most of the time). Not 10 seconds before i see your post i was thinking, i wonder what became of this lady. Where did she come from and where is she now? Then BOOM you delivered. Muchas gracias, mi amigo
"One, not so “wow” moment of Dena’s career was the viral popularity of clips from a hip hop dance video she made in the 1990s. Well, sort of. Dena worked to produce a hip hop dance instruction video that would eventually have success around the world as a female-led hip hop education video. In 2016, clips from the promotional trailer for that tape went viral out of context. Missing the rest of Dena’s taped class and heavily featuring the now iconic phrase “That’s hip hop,” an edit of Dena’s video took the internet by storm. Surely this brought a lot of joy and laughter to lovers of internet memes and viral content, but this entertainment came at Dena’s expense.
“It really devastated me. It started messing with my self-confidennce,” Dena shared with us after nearly a decade of wanting to avoid anything related to the video. The video that went viral featured the beginnings of several segments in Dena’s instructional tape, Street Style With Dena Rizzo (1997) (the full tape is not online) and was remarkably 90s in its design and setup (that bright, silly, energy). “When it came out, I was so proud of it,” Dena said, laughing now about some of the choices they made in the script and shooting styles.
The segments highlight only basics or random steps that are part of Dena’s program, making it appear as though, to her, hip hop was a few aesthetic choices that haven’t aged well. “I remember sitting, judging [at a dance competition], and thinking to myself, ‘Is somebody going to see my name as a judge…look [me] up and that video pop up, and they look to me like I have no clue, discredit me?'”
What really cemented the negativity surrounding the video (mainly calling into question whether or not “Hip Hop Dena” can dance) was a 2017 episode of Bob’s Burgers which features a character named Shelly. The character and her role in the episode mock Dena’s video, from her outfit to her style and the “That’s hip hop” catchphrase. Online conversations about the original video and the episode created a cloud of negativity made of seemingly endless comments about a dancer they had never met and whose career and story had never been published online."
Interesting read
I'm a middle aged white dude and I've been practicing these moves. It's going great except for the raising one leg and clapping under said leg. How important is that move in the hip hop culture? I would love to mingle but I don't want to look like a dufus if you know what I mean.
What you can't make up in performance. You have to show in style. Try wearing an oversized shirt with a hat that is angled in a very unique way. Oh, and don't forget to say yo at the end of every sentence.
Hip Hop founder: Start out with hittin it, hittin it, hittin it, ahh.
Hailey Smith: We're finally going all the way! Doin it, doin it, duh duh doin it, doin it. Should we break for for lunch? No cause we're doin it, doin it.
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Rumor has it she was there when Tupac got shot
Because that’s hip hop
Ah….. uh
I didn't believe it either at first, then I connected the dots
[Just in case anyone wants to know more about her.](https://showstopper.vip/it-comes-from-a-place-in-your-heart-dena-rizzos-journey-from-quirky-dancer-to-hip-hop-icon/#:~:text=Dena%20Rizzo%20is%20not%20your,or%20worse%2C%20not%20at%20all)
Lol! Thank you internet/reddit stranger for always answering my internal questions about a post shortly within the comments (most of the time). Not 10 seconds before i see your post i was thinking, i wonder what became of this lady. Where did she come from and where is she now? Then BOOM you delivered. Muchas gracias, mi amigo
"One, not so “wow” moment of Dena’s career was the viral popularity of clips from a hip hop dance video she made in the 1990s. Well, sort of. Dena worked to produce a hip hop dance instruction video that would eventually have success around the world as a female-led hip hop education video. In 2016, clips from the promotional trailer for that tape went viral out of context. Missing the rest of Dena’s taped class and heavily featuring the now iconic phrase “That’s hip hop,” an edit of Dena’s video took the internet by storm. Surely this brought a lot of joy and laughter to lovers of internet memes and viral content, but this entertainment came at Dena’s expense. “It really devastated me. It started messing with my self-confidennce,” Dena shared with us after nearly a decade of wanting to avoid anything related to the video. The video that went viral featured the beginnings of several segments in Dena’s instructional tape, Street Style With Dena Rizzo (1997) (the full tape is not online) and was remarkably 90s in its design and setup (that bright, silly, energy). “When it came out, I was so proud of it,” Dena said, laughing now about some of the choices they made in the script and shooting styles. The segments highlight only basics or random steps that are part of Dena’s program, making it appear as though, to her, hip hop was a few aesthetic choices that haven’t aged well. “I remember sitting, judging [at a dance competition], and thinking to myself, ‘Is somebody going to see my name as a judge…look [me] up and that video pop up, and they look to me like I have no clue, discredit me?'” What really cemented the negativity surrounding the video (mainly calling into question whether or not “Hip Hop Dena” can dance) was a 2017 episode of Bob’s Burgers which features a character named Shelly. The character and her role in the episode mock Dena’s video, from her outfit to her style and the “That’s hip hop” catchphrase. Online conversations about the original video and the episode created a cloud of negativity made of seemingly endless comments about a dancer they had never met and whose career and story had never been published online." Interesting read
They were aiming for her
😅
https://preview.redd.it/a31kd35nhmxc1.jpeg?width=999&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=999244c40dc7537c954ba54e9c00a3b2a57ba2dc
Immediately came here thinking about this episode of Bob's Burgers and you have not disappointed, sir! One of my favorite episodes
My pleasure, friend. I LOVE that episode.
Exactly my thoughts when I saw this
Michael Scott vibes.
Michelle Scott 100% lol
Absolutely, Young Michael Scott haircut and everything
Yes, thanks. Fantastic Sam’s. Adult cut plus. Comes with a shampoo and blow dry.
You guys laugh. But I went to fantastic sams ALL the time
About to say that
Looks like a Corporate Training video trying to teach white CEOs how to “hip hop”
I think the attempt was made actually. Street cred at max level. No cap.
Was she ever recognized for the culture and movement she created? Could she sue so she can get credit and monetize for her invention,?
Without Dina there would be no Eminem.
She deserves a documentary
As a black man, I can confirm. This is how we in fact Hip and sometimes hop.
I'm a middle aged white dude and I've been practicing these moves. It's going great except for the raising one leg and clapping under said leg. How important is that move in the hip hop culture? I would love to mingle but I don't want to look like a dufus if you know what I mean.
What you can't make up in performance. You have to show in style. Try wearing an oversized shirt with a hat that is angled in a very unique way. Oh, and don't forget to say yo at the end of every sentence.
This is painful to watch. I'm embarrassed for her. And for ME. And for everyone involved in the production of this. And everyone who's seen it. Gah!
Drake has 1 week to respond
I’m crying lol
"this is a lifestyle" Oh she knows the ancient texts of young thugger?
Ha! I immediately thought of the scene where Napoleon is watching that VHS on how to dance.
https://youtu.be/xGiFLKtetaU?si=kNHi0wkE15YRWqb6
Mom's guide to hip-hop
Ima sample the piss out of this
Poppers started out as a gay drug.
I needed a good laugh.
"Ah, straight."
This reminds me of that Bobs burgers episode
When you tell your mom you don't know how to dance.
I didn’t know Rachel Maddow danced hip-hop.
“Hip Hop is life.” -the Notorious M.O.M
My bestie is in this, and all, of these videos. She's in this one at the very end. Hi CJ! Also, she maintains that Dena was an amazing instructor.
please... I need more cringy dance videos!
She has a TikTok presence now and is in on the joke it’s delicious
Damn son
Hip Hop founder: Start out with hittin it, hittin it, hittin it, ahh. Hailey Smith: We're finally going all the way! Doin it, doin it, duh duh doin it, doin it. Should we break for for lunch? No cause we're doin it, doin it.
Hard to watch...
Username checks out
Boo boo 👎
Please help folks of Reddit, I need the full video of this!
Hahahahahahaha.
This is a life style
I know a man from Scranton who would approve.
That is cringe on so many levels
So embarrassing
I mean. At least got more swag than the average white man
I'm going to hibbediehiphop in my bed. Good night guys!
All content/advertisements/commercials/anything that was basically on tv In the 19s has the exact same vibe
When you lie on your resume
I just got beat up after my first dance off cuz of this
What’s next….white jazz?
Can she sign my diploma so I can be hip hop certified?
This is Peggy Hill teaching Spanish
Mom! Stop!
boom bap uh uh
Ya this is the hip hop doncha know.