The Advocate: B-boying with a message: Terrance Morgan uses the arts to preach positivity

Thank you The Acadiana Advocate for the great write up! Ready to rock the stage at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

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The TMM Project program Makin' Moves: Dulcimer, Drum & Dance.  Pictured Left to Right: Amanda Roberts, Terrance Morgan, Torrez Hypolite, Elizabeth Vidos.

By: JACK BARLOW Apr 2, 2023 VIA The Advocate/Nola.Com

“Performance art and gun violence are unusual bedfellows, but merging the artistic and the serious is Terrance Morgan's raison d'etre.

For around 20 years, the 44-year-old Lafayette-based dancer and performance artist has brought positive change to communities, and particularly schools, through the arts. His TMM (The True Mission Matters) Project is the latest in a range of arts collectives that tackle serious issues through a variety of performance art techniques.

Morgan's journey began in the late 1990s when he came across by b-boying. More widely known as breakdancing, Morgan still stresses its original name. "People call it breakdancing, but it’s really b-boying," he said. "The 'B' really stands for Bronx Boy/Bronx Girl, from which the art form was originated, and is also associated with the break of the record."

He became immersed in the dance's culture by attending underground competitions throughout Texas, including b-battling against other dancers…”