Sunday, April 20

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Challenging the Groove


Graduate student Julio Medina performed his final UCLA show, "ONDA," Friday and Saturday. The performance explores themes of race and masculinity through the medium of hip-hop and break dance. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)


Julio Medina, a graduate student in dance, grew up expressing himself through krumping, salsa dancing, hip-hop and reggaeton, and earned a reputation as “the dancer” among his college fraternity brothers. Look through more photos to see Medina go through a ballet class and teach hip-hop to a class of elementary school students.

Miriam Bribiesca

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