Haus Fraus

In the beginning there was five strong women - different ages, appearances, personalities and backgrounds... The words "Desperate House Wives" comes to mind. That notion actually led this group to call themselves "Haus Fraus" (german for housewives).Haus Fraus is a crew of ladies, who have all been representing in the Copenhagen club scene for many years. As individuals they are knowledgeable within different dance styles: old & new school hip-hop, latin, locking and popping. But it was with house dance they found their common ground. Separately, each dancer has experience in numerous productions throughout Denmark, Sweden, England and Spain. Initially they gathered to perform at the Scandinavian Battle of the Year in the spring of 2006, but found that this particular collaboration had the foundation to be a long lasting one. PASSION became the keyword, and they put their hearts in this project. The final result was a resounding success and they've been busy ever since. The same year they performed at the “Who is Who” battle in Paris and at “San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest”. In 2007 they performed at the International Battle of the Year in Germany, at Bboy Hodown in Texas and at B.Supreme in London. This month you can catch their show at Battlehanics in Copenhagen.Conscious or not, an all girl crew holding it down like the Haus Fraus do, sends a message. A message saying: it IS possible for women to express themselves physically without it necessarily involving half naked bodies or an overdose of sex appeal. Society seems to have fixated it¹s standard with the ideal of how women are supposed to appear and dance. Even within the hip-hop world. Sometimes particularly within the hip-hop world!!! The Haus Fraus aren't trying to make a feminist statement by dancing like men, but they feel no need to be "girly" either. Why not? Because they simply define themselves through dance. End of story.... Welcome to Jenny. Our latest long distance addition. Now there's six of us. Watch out!