Hip Op-eration Dance Crew (also known as Hip Op-eration) is a

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crew from

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, New Zealand. Hip Op-eration were formed in 2012, with originally over forty members. They are managed by their coach and caregiver

Billie Jordan Hip Op-eration Dance Crew (also known as Hip Op-eration) is a hip-hop dance crew from Waiheke Island, New Zealand. Hip Op-eration were formed in 2012, with originally over forty members. They are managed by their coach and caregiver Billie Jorda ...

. In 2013, Hip Op-eration performed at the

World Hip Hop Dance Championships The World Hip Hop Dance Championship is an international hip-hop dance competition created in 2002 by Hip Hop International. Countries that have participated in the past include Dominican Republic, India, Greece, Cyprus, Chile, Italy, Mexico, Franc ...

(HHI) in

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. In their debut year, they had a documentary crew filming them and were interviewed by the

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and the

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Background

Billie Jordan achieved her first success when her "Hip Op-eration" troupe's flash mob video went viral in 2012.Article 20 September 2014
in

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Encouraged by positive reviews, they decided to enter a Hip-Hop contest as a way of promoting fitness and Hip Hop while bridging the generation gap. Of the 40+ troupe members, over 20 eventually travelled to the Hip Hop International championships in Las Vegas in 2013, where they performed in the special exhibition category as "The World's Oldest Dance Crew". No mention is made in the film of the other winners and medallists of the Las Vegas championships, though there were 4 medal-winning dance crews from New Zealand that year.NZ Hip hop teams return with four medals
on Maori television, 13 August 2013 In 2014 a documentary was released about them called ''

Hip Hop-eration ''Hip Hop-eration'' is a New Zealand documentary film about a dance troupe managed by communications consultant turned flash mob choreographer Billie Jordan on Waiheke Island in New Zealand. The dance troupe (called '' Hip Op-eration''), with an ...

''.

References

External links

Hip Op-eration website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hip Op-eration Dance Crew New Zealand dance music groups New Zealand hip hop groups