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Bay Area Dancer, Ami “Tsunami” Nixon Interview on Pandoni Travels

Check out this cool interview/feature on one of our favorite Bay Area dancers, Ami “Tsunami” Nixon of Circle of Fire/Soul Shifters, presented by Pandoni Travels.

Locking4Life | Don “Campbellock” Campbell Tribute

Happy Birthday to the creator of Locking, Don “Campbellock” Campbell! Thank you Don for all you’ve done for this world with your heart and your dance! This awesome tribute video was made by Locking4Life. Shash’U with the track. Directed by Gemini and edited by Scramblelock!

Mix’d Ingrdnts presents: “In Between The Seams” Full-length Production

Women sharing relatable experiences of connection and interconnection with self, others & the world through various forms of dance. Donate today to help Mix’d Ingrdnts fundraise for their 3rd full-length show.

Turfers and Ballet Dancers Come Together to Give Meaning to “All-Styles”

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE A fresh and exciting dance theater project brings together a dozen turfers, ballet dancers, spoken word, and music artists. The project, titled “Mud Water,” has been selected by Dance Brigade’s Dance Mission Theater to showcase as part of the D.I.R.T., or Dance In Revolt(ing) Times, Festival on January 29 and 30, 2016 […]

Bay Area Dancers Featured In Kendrick Lamar Music Video

Kendrick Lamar recently released his music video for his song, “Alright” off his album, To Pimp A Butterfly. One of the locations filmed in San Francisco, California where you will see a few of our local Turfers and Poppers getting down. Here is an list compiled by Bay Area popper Agatron, one of the dancers […]

Educate Yourself In The Whole Culture.

Hip-Hop OG and pioneer, Loose Joint of Elite Force Crew drops the knowledge on the dance. The importance of maintaining it’s essence, and really immersing/educationg yourself in the culture. He also shares his opinion on how studios are presenting their Hip-Hop classes to the public. A great interview which also is relevant towards ANY style […]

TURF Feinz Feature on KQED

The Bay Area’s own, TURF Feinz were featured on KQED earlier this month on their mini freestyle dance performances on local BART trains. You may have seen TURF Feinz or other local TURF dancers performing on BART during your work commute. Very inspiring to see the next generation take freestyle on a whole new level. […]

Salah vs Greenteck: UK Bboy Championships 2014 Popping Semi-Finals

Two totally different styles. Super heated battle! Who do you think took this?

Oakland Boogaloo Conservatory Interview pt II

Bryce Hill interviews three members of the Black Messengers Chuck Powel, Steve Harris and Kearney Mayers at the Port of Oakland. Part 2.

Interview with Black Messengers, Chuck Powell and Steve Harris.

Check out this great interview on Bay Area history. Conducted by Bryce Hill aka Playboy Stix of Playboyz Inc., interviewing two members of the Black Messengers Chuck Powell and Steve Harris at the Oakland Museum. Dope gems dropped in this interview.

BBoy North Interviews w/ YNOT

Really great interview with Ynot. Covering topics from his views on Style vs Power, Competitions, his dance background and philosophy, etc. A lot of the things he says here can also apply to all dance styles. So much respect for this guy. Definitely a must watch!

Sayaw Kalsada | History of Street Dance in the Philippines

Pioneer Street Dancer of the Philippines, Ricky Carranza is putting together a documentary revolving around the history of street dance in the Philippines! Titled, Sayaw Kalsada, it tells the untold story of many old school pioneer street dancers of the Philippines as well as the new generation. Very excited for this film! Please support by […]

Brian Green Showcase OBS Vol 8

Brian Green is the epitome of an ALL-STYLES Dancer, as he demonstrates here during his Hip-Hop Judge showcase from OBS Vol 8, he takes it a little further and shows us how true dancing really done.

Locking Showcase: Go Go Family (Tony GoGo, Rei, Yuu)

Tony GoGo, along with his two sons Rei and Yuu, give an amazing locking showcase at OBS (Ocean Battle Session) Vol. 8. Smooth, Funky, Technical, Dancing, and LOCKING!

TRANCE: A Social Network App for Dancers

Funkanometry SF director Emerson Aquino first showed me this dance video app a few weeks ago and it was really interesting how it worked. It’s called Trance. Check out our interview with Marwa Muhammad, one of the producers of Trance.

Street Performer Challenges Cop to a Dance Battle, See What Happens Next.

No words. Just wow.

TURFinc 9: Ladia Yates vs Android Exhibition Battle

After coming back to judge at the TURFinc 9 event, this exhibition battle with Ladia Yates vs Android was hands down my favorite to watch. Here is a small preview of their battle. Jookin’ vs Poppin. Two different styles from two amazing dancers. The gave us a great show. If you look closely you see […]

Everything Remains Raw: A Historic Lineage of Hip-Hop Dance, Kickstarter

This film by E. Moncell Durden investigates the cultural and historical lineage of American social dance practices from the 1600s to 2013. Funding is needed to cover music clearances, production costs, etc! One Cypher supports this kickstarter! You should too!

Jr. Boogaloo: Judges Showcase at Soul’f Da Street vol. 1

Jr. Boogaloo. Damn him and his crazy control!!! Keeps the whole crowd engaged, then everyone goes crazy.

Don Campbell Solo & Speech: Just for Funk 4, Taiwan.

Always inspiring words from the creator of locking, Don Campbell! If you’ve ever felt unmotivated about this dance, felt like you have hit your peak, or question your skills, you need to see this video.