Everyone has the notion that hip-hop is messy and loose, but there's also another level to it.
Laurieann GibsonPeople were being so mean as a result of my ability - a gift, really. So I think that's what makes me fight harder to provide an option to aspiring kids or artists. I wouldn't want anyone to go through what I went through... to see a little girl or a little dancer experience such unnecessary rejection.
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