At Olympic Games closing ceremony “London eight minutes” performance

whenoneolympichostcitypassesthemantleontothenext，thenewhostusuallyunveilsacelebrationofnationalidentity.

after12monthsofsecretplanning，londonhasfinallyrevealedjustwhatwillhappenatitshandoverperformance：theunrulyspiritofbritains"hoodie"culturewilltakecenterstageatbeijingsolympicstadium.

theeight-minuteperformancewillbeledbytheurbandancesquadzoonation，whosefamousshow，titledintothehoods，featuresadrug-dealingpimpandgangsterrapmusic.

itdoesntmakeyoudangerous–itkeepsyouwarm

thehoodie，shortfor"hoodedsweatshirt"，isaheavyupper-bodygarmentwithahood.originallydesignedinthe1930sforlaborersinthecoldwarehousesofnewyork，hoodieseventuallybecamepopularamongyoungpeople.

intheuk，however，hoodieshavebeenthesubjectofmuchcriticism.someshopliftershaveusedthehoodtoconcealtheiridentityfromcctvcamerasinshoppingcenters.ahoodiewithabaseballcaphasbecomeatrademarkofthe"chavs"–youngpeoplefromalowsocio-economicclasswhoareassumedoftentoengageincriminalactivity.

soinmay2005，thebluewatershoppingcenterinkentbanneditsshoppersfromsportinghoodiesorbaseballcaps.

gradually，however，peoplehavebeguncallingforatolerantattitudetowardshoodies.

in2005，coombesheadcollegeinsouthwestenglandallowedthehoodietobecomepartoftheboysschooluniform.theprincipal，richardhaigh，saidthemovewouldhelptocalmsomeofwhathecalledthe"hysteria"surroundingthegarment.

injuly2006，davidcameron，leaderoftheconservativeparty，said："thehoodieisaresponsetoaproblem，notaprobleminitself.hoodiesareawaytostayinvisibleinthestreet.inadangerousenvironment，thebestthingtodoiskeepyourheaddown，blendin."

theemergenceofhoodiedancinghasalsohelpedpeopleseehoodiesinapositivelight.danceshowslikeintothehoodsbyzoonationandpiedpiperbyboyblueentertainmenthavedrawnaverydiversecrowdtothetheater.

"therewereplentyofyouthsintheauditorium，butnosignofanti-socialbehavior，"wroteabloggerattheguardian.

"weusedancetochallengethenegativeimageofyouthculture，"saidboybluechoreographerkenrick"h2o"sandy."manypeoplehavestereotypesandthinkthatwereathreatjustbecausewewearhoodies，butthatsridiculous.ahoodiedoesntmakeyoudangerous–itjustkeepsyouwarm."

aspokeswomanforlondonsolympicorganizingcommitteeseemstoagreewithsandy，sayingthattheceremonywouldreflect"thebestofbritain，witharangeoftalentshowcasinglondonscreativity，diversityandyouth".