“The Jitterbugs: Pioneers of Jit”
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“The Jitterbugs: Pioneers of Jit”
1970's Detroit slang for criminal was the term, Jitterbug! This film highlights the founders of Detroit's leading dance legacy featuring Motown's own Kim Weston as she managed to bring the group from off the street and on to the stage. Combining historical footage and exclusive interviews, get a glimpse of the Jitterbugs' past, career, and how a key contemporary is carrying the torch. Narrated by radio icon and Detroit Piston's announcer, John Mason.
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Haleem “Stringz” Rasul
Haleem “Stringz” Rasul is a Detroit-based dance performing artist, choreographer, and artist educator, proficient in the Detroit cultural dance form known as Jit. Haleem founded Hardcore Detroit in 2001, he was awarded the Kresge Artist Fellowship in 2010 and was a recipient of the Knights Arts Challenge grant in 2013. Haleem released his film documentary entitled, The Jitterbugs: Pioneers of the Jit, the first documentary to detail the origins of the Jit dance form.
As a dance ambassador for the city of Detroit, Haleem’s mission is to continue expanding creative heights for Detroit’s own unique movements
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