Usha Jey, Hip-Hop Dancer & Choreographer from France
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The After Hours team go international again for this episode to speak with Usha Jey from Paris, France. Usha is a Hip-Hop Dancer and Choreographer, representing the Tamil culture through her style of #HybridBharatham. She has gained immense popularity over the last year and has even caught the eye of some big named celebrities like DaBaby and M.I.A. Her most recent project involved her choreographing for M.I.A. and Virgil Abloh for an Off-White fashion show. Usha talks to us about how she got started, how social media has helped her get connected to big names, and what she has in store for the remainder of 2021. 
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