It's a busy Memorial Day weekend, but there was no way I was going to miss the World of Dance urban dance event today at Brooklyn Tech. It's an all-star dance lineup of performers, including: Poreotix, winners of Americas Best Dance Crew Season 5 Jungle Boogie Blueprint Cru of Montreal Static Noyze and Ryhthm City…
Tag: hip hop dance
“Groovaloo” brings b-boying to the stage with mixed results
Got to see the Groovaloos stage show at the Joyce Theater last night with some friends. It's a very impressive hip-hop dance show with the most fully realized combination of dance performance, staging, sound, and theater that I've ever seen staged. For someone who wants to see an energetic, well-presented demonstration of b-boying, you can't…
PMT Studios hip-hop dance workshops in DC September 19
My fantastic hip-hop teachers Pavan Thimmaiah and Alan Watson will be teaching dance workshops on Saturday September 19 in Washington DC. If you are in the area, this is a great opportunity to learn street dance from two great instructors. Pavan and Alan will be teaching Hip Hop Dance, Breakin' and Poppin' and end the…
My 1st breaking gig: cupcakes, hokey-pokey, and b-boying!
Today I performed at my first paid breaking gig: a kid's birthday party in Queens. The spot was one of those party spaces for toddlers complete with themed decorations (from Power Rangers to Hannah Montana), lots of group games, gift bags, and everything else that a six-year-old wants to celebrate his or her special day. …
“In a Cypher Far, Far, Away”: PMT Breakers at the Spring Showcase
Yesterday and today I performed with the PMT breakers at the PMT Dance Showcase, which is always a blast. This season's show was particularly appealing to me because we had a "Star Wars" theme going on with our routine. I got to be the main evil jedi, leading my troop of Dark Side b-boys against…
My breaking solo for performance next week (video)
Here's my solo that I'm working on for the breaking performance I'm doing with my group at PMT Studios next week. Yes, the ending is still not done yet, and my swipes need a lot of work. The song is of course "Body Movin'" by the Beastie Boys (1998).
Final breaking performance today
The PMT Breakers did our final performance today for the Fall Showcase. I'm happy to report that everyone brought the fun and in-your-face spirit of b-boying to the stage. Thanks to Pavan for coming up with the overall vision for our piece, and then giving us the freedom to create our own personal moments throughout…
Awesome breaking performance last night!
Last night at PMT Studios, my breaking performance group and I were the opening act for the Fall Dance Showcase. It was a packed audience — including a good 15 or so of my friends, family and co-workers, which was super awesome. It's both great and nerve-wracking going first in the lineup because you don't…