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Boogaloo: The Greatest Story Never Told (Official Trailer)

Super excited for this one! Trailer just released by On The One Entertainment. “Boogaloo: The Greatest Story Never Told” is the culmination of an over 20 year journey to document and present the untold story regarding one of the most influential but least known music and dance phenomena of the last half century. Often categorized […]

BBoy City 2021 Finals + Semi’s

BC One Squad vs Havikoro in this hype exchange from Bboy City, Austin TX. Event footage credits Stance. Be sure to subscribe to their channel for great dance footage and content. Also checkout the semi’s with the Bay’s own, Renegade Rockers vs Havikoro here:  

10/31: The Black Messengers Worldwide Online Workshop

Students of Boogaloo will be hosting special online dance workshop featuring The Black Messengers this Halloween weekend via Zoom.

Bay Area Hip-Hop Dance History w/ Superdave and Mikey Disko.

Buddha Stretch of Elite Force via Mop Top Channel interviews our Bay Area heroes on everything from how they came up, and what the scene was like, and how they see the new generation now. From the Bay Area Edition of the West School Dictionary series. Check out more via Mop Top Channel on YouTube.

Everything Remains Raw, Documentary by Moncell Durden, Now Streaming Online

We are very excited to announce that Moncell Durden has publicly released his dance documentary, “Everything Remains Raw” for streaming online. The film was in a work-in-progress state for 10+ years, only previewing the latest cuts and edits at various events and panels.

Next School Dictionary Features Bay Area Natives, Superdave & Mikey Disko

Mop Top releases a preview of their next segment the Next School Dictionary series. This time featuring some of our Bay Area hometown heroes, Superdave (Housin’ Authority), Mikey Disko (Knuckkle Neck Tribe) and also King Charles, Chrybaby, Mr. Youtube, and Caleaf. Check it out and get a dose of the realness in Hip-Hop, Lite Feet, […]

Style Elements Crew 23rd Anniversary 3v3 Bboy Finals

Classic match up of Bay Area Titans: Renegade Rockers vs Rock Force. Shout out to Stance for the footage.

Playboyz Inc. | Barbershop Getdown

Check out this new getdown video by San Jose’s very own popping/strutting group, Playboyz Inc. RAW!

What Is House Dance? Coflo’s Response On How To House Dance Videos

Here is a great video by the Bay Area’s own, Coflo of Circle Of Fire, Soul Shifters, and Catch The Ghost Records. This one is his personal response on the many “How To House Dance” videos that are out there. Particularly how he feels about good ones, bad ones, legitimacy, positives and negatives, etc. What […]

Rest In Peace, Mr. Animation, West Coast Popping Pioneer

We would like to send our deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers to the family and loved ones of Mr. Animation. A West Coast Popping Pioneer, one of the hardest hitters in the game, and baddest entertainers, you’ve probably seen his street shows in LA at Venice Beach, Santa Monica, or the Promenade. He died from […]

Kida Wins SYTYCD Season 13

We want to send a huge congrats to Kida for his win during this season’s So You Think You Can Dance. I remember first seeing The Art of Teknique from this video a few years ago and bugging out. You were all so much younger then. It’s been awesome to see you grow in your […]

Crazy Legs (RSC) vs Storm (Battle Squad) @ V-1 Festival, Russia

*UPDATE: For any of you who missed the battle, you can watch it here. Do listen to Legs/Storm’s final words together after the battle. Inspiration!

USC To Offer African American Dance With Moncell Durden Fall 2016

Students at USC will now be able to learn from Moncell “Ill Kosby” Durden this Fall of 2016 featuring an African American Dance Class. How awesome is that?! I really wish we had these kinds of classes available while I was still attending school! Moncell is more than just an amazing dancer/teacher, he is a […]

UC Riverside Brings In Ken Swift (Rock Steady Crew) as a Professor for Spring 2016

The University of California, Riverside’s dance department welcomes Ken Swift as a visiting assistant professor for the 2016 spring quarter. This is a smart move by the dance department for bringing in a legitimate icon who actually lives the culture and was there since the beginning! Hopefully this will encourage other schools to do the […]

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!

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?