A couple of months ago I had the pleasure of seeing Joe Schloss, adjunct professor at NYU, speak about b-boy culture along with Ken Swift. Schloss spoke about b-boying in a way that I had never heard anyone speak before, combining the rigor of academic inquiry with insider knowledge as a practitioner of the craft. …
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B-boy Cypher at World of Dance 2010 in Brooklyn (video)
The World of Dance showcase on Saturday featured lots of amazing performances on stage at Brooklyn Tech High School in Fort Greene. Still you can only watch so much choreographed routines. I yearned to see some more raw, freestyle dancing, which really is where hip-hop dance has its roots and foundation. So I was happy…
Lilou of France wins Red Bull BC-One (again)
Here's some exciting footage from the latest Red Bull BC-One breaking / b-boy competition in New York City, which took place a couple of days ago. It killed me that I couldn't be there to see this in person. But having this awesome footage (and so quickly!) is a nice consolation prize. Congrats to Lilou…
B-boys and B-girls Battle to be the New “King of New York” in East Village (video)
Yesterday evening was the sixth annual "Kings of New York" Dance Competition at Saint Marks Church in the East Village. Here's a montage of some of the 8-on-8 crew battles. Sorry, I didn't catch all the names of the crews. Congrats to Dynamic for winning the KONY6 best crew crown (again, apparently)! They featured incredible…