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Sears and Kenmore do it right with b-boys in latest ad...

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On twitter @missesbishop (add her) told me about a Sears/Kenmore add using b-boys. This thing was well done. The premise of how the b-boys were used was PERFECT and the moves they did were choreographed well. I appreciate the lead.

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NOTE TO ALL ADVERTISING & PR HEADS: B-boys are often horrifically called BREAKDANCERS. Nobody who loves the art of b-boying or Hip-Hop does that. As soon as you say "breakdancers" we know you are out of the loop on the essence of Hip-Hop. We know you don't know US. Please stop doing it. If you need to know more about b-boying I suggest starting with The Freshest Kids:

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