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The Art of Teknique at City Dance Winter Showcase 2011

Damn, what are they feeding these kids?! Straight killin it!

“The Wiz”, Emerald City Scene, by The Waackers

Great performance based on the Emerald City scene. Directed by Kumari Suraj.

Dec 6th: Benefit Event/Fundraiser for Steelo!

Show your support!

Top Rock Finals – Renegade Rockers 28th Anniv 2011

Whacko vs Flo-Master. Whacko bringin’ that HEAT!

Redbull BC One 2011 Finals. Lil G vs Roxrite

Redbull BC One 2011 Finals. Lil G vs Roxrite

KNT at the Renegade Rockers 28th Anniv.

Knuckle Neck Tribe performing at Renegade Rockers 28th Anniversary in San Francisco, CA

Battle of the Year 2011 Finals

Battle Born (USA) vs Vagabonds (France).

“Like Mike” by Daniel Cloud Campos

Another nice video from Bboy, Daniel “Cloud” Campos.

Link (Elite Force) & Popin Pete (EB’s) Showcase

One of our favorites from the last KOD featuring two of the greats.

Medea Sirkas Performs at their 20th Yr Anniversary

Footage courtesy of White Road Films

Black Resurgents member Diamond D aka “Red”

Footage from Oaktoberfest 2011 of OG boogaloo, popper, at 52 yrs old. Courtesy of Mooncricket films.

Remote Kontrol: “Harry”

Dope performance by Chibi, Nonstop & iGlide aka Remote Kontrol

The First Annual: Boogaloo, Robotter, Strutter, & Poppers BBQ: Oakland, CA

OG’s as well as the new generation’s dancers get together to celebrate the Bay’s rich history in dance.

IBE 2011 Top Rock Finals

Shoutout to Bay Area’s own, Whacko for taking the IBE 2011 Top Rock battles.

Freestyle Session 2011: Locking Finals

Top Status Funk Room at Freestyle Session. Locking Finals with JBoogie vs Flomaster

On The One 2011 Footage

Check out the finals from On The One 2011. Crew popping, 1v1 locking, popping, and jack & jill.

Interview: Master Locker Jimmy “Scoo B Doo” Foster | Funk’d Up TV

Check out this interview with Scoo B Doo!!! Big ups to Funk’d Up TV.
Funk’d Up TV is honored to have guest host Lil B (Locker) interview with Master Locker Jimmy “Scoo B Doo” Foster, one of the pioneers of locking.
Topics include how Scoo B Doo discovered locking; how he created the steps “Scoo B Doo” [...]

8/7: One The One: Los Angeles

1v1 Popping and Locking Battles, Crew Popping Battle, Jack & Jill Freestyle Contest. OG Skeet, Tony Go-Go, Gemini, Richie Rich, Anthony Thomas, Jr. Boogaloo, Stokes, and more!

On The One Locking Battle Rules

OG Skeet breaks down the rules for On The One! Competing lockers, take note!

The Robotters’ Room Trailer

Film Director Brad Carr, along with Dance Artist/Choreographer Ralph “Plik Plok” Montejo delve into the history of the “Robot Dance” culture in the Northern Bay Area’s City of Richmond, California USA

Turfin247 ft. UM

Respect to the new school Bay Area!

R-16 USA Funkstyle Elimination 2011

1v1 Popping, 1v1 Locking. Winners will receive Round trip Tickets and all local costs to participate at R-16 Finals that take place in Korea on July 2nd – 3rd

Musician, Yo-Yo Ma Incorporates Jookin’ Into Performance

Such a great collaboration and beautiful performance. Featuring dancer, Lil Buck.

Gentlemen of Production

Gotta love the Bay Styles. Bay Area OGs, Gentlemen of Production! Nice footage!

Juste Debout 2011 Hip-Hop Semi-Finals. Les Twins vs Lil’O & Tyger B

YES to REAL HIP-HOP DANCE! Now this is what we call RAW! Juste Debout 2011 Hip-Hop Semi-Finals in France.

Funk’d Up TV Interview with Angel Ceja

The lovely Michele King of DS Players, interviews Angel Ceja after his Punkin’ workshop held at City Dance Studios on 3-12-11. Angel Ceja is one of the pioneers of Punkin’/Waacking and we are honored that he stopped by the Bay Area to share his knowledge.

Waack To The Future: Bay Area Dance Documentary

Funk’d Up TV’s short documentary on the latest punkin’/ waacking dance movement in the Bay Area. Features Tiffany “Jimini” Bong’s 6 days Waacking/ Punkin’ Intensive Workshop and SOULyztik Community Dance Jam.

3/26: Rock The School Bells 4

Don’t miss out on this annual Hip-Hop Conference and Concert, Rock The School Bells! Great workshops and panels lined up! Don’t sleep!

Is Choreo Considered Hip-Hop Dance?

Ran into a great video. Bobby Mileage (Elite Force) talks about the importance of foundation, and also Hip-Hop Dance in general. 30 minutes, all dancers should definitely check this out and take notes!

Classic Vogue Documentary: Paris is Burning

If you haven’t seen it already, check out this Vogue documentary. Classic, featuring the late Willi Ninja.

Gasoline Music Video ft. Gorilla Crew Bboys

Check out this video from our boy doin’ it up big in Korea. Black Ilumin (formerly known as “Dbstk Crzzy”) & Bashwon feat. DJ Zoo

Bay Area Popping/Locking Dance Coverage by Funk’d Up TV

Been seeing these folks at all the jams recently. Subscribe to their channel now. Don’t forget to sign up for their Cyber Cypher Online Dance Challenge as well. More details here

Hip-Hop Dance Workshop with Legendary of The Soul Brothers

Learn from one of the OGs of Hip-Hop dance and creator of The Suns of James Brown dance documentary.

Waacking/Punking Workshop Intensive w/ Tiffany “Jimini” Bong

Don’t miss this week long intensive followed by “SOULyztik” Community Jam. Presented by the one and only Tiffany Bong! Coming to the Bay Area Jan 3-8th.

Turf Dancing Gets featured on ABC 7 News.

Turf Dancing finally getting more recognition after these years. ABC news covers a story on Turf dancing and some of the Turf Feinz. Check out the video here. BAY AREA!!!! Shout out to YAKfilms for always supporting the dancers.

Oldies but goodies series: Kids from Osaka, Japan. Homeland clips.

Oldies but goodies series: Talented kids from Osaka, Japan showcase performance at the Homeland Battles in Long Beach July 18, 2009. Just a few of some of our favorite clips during the event.

Max Party 2010 – House Winner vs Brooklyn Terry

Footage from Max Party (Taiwan) 2010 featuring the winner of the house category and Brooklyn Terry (Elite Force). CRAZY

The Strutters’ Room

Want to know what struttin’ is all about? Subscribe now to The Strutters’ Room, featuring one of the Bay’s best, Pop Tart showcasing Bay Area Styles.

Bboy Summit 2010: Boog vs G Style Battle

Boog vs G-Style battle with Jazzy J & JRock vs Slick Dogg & Tempo. You be the judge…

Brian Green and Shan S. Showcase Performance

Brian Green and Shan S. Showcase. I’m not sure where exactly this was from, but I remember first seeing it before youtube came out. It was so crazy the first time I saw it and it still is!

Expression Crew Korea – Marionette Show Montage

Oldies but goodies series: Expression Crew at out Korea and a montage of their classic Marionette show.

Granny & Robotroid, Inc. 1976

Vintage clip from the 1976 Chuck Barris Gong Show. This clip is like GOLD!

Khan and Moon of Originality Lockers Korea

Khan and Moon of Originality Lockers Korea, perform a great piece to Stevie Wonder’s Another star. Very fun to watch

Mr. BB. Featuring Harold Nicholas

Another tap dance clip from the 1940’s. Features Harold Nicholas. Great dancing throughout, gets super crazy around 2:40.

Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather

Harold and Fayard Nicholas. Two of the greatest dancers who ever lived, perform one of the greatest tap sequences shot on film. Stormy Weather. Classic.

Hilty & Bosch ft. Co-Thkoo Showcase

We said we’d be posting some of our favorite all time dance clips. Regardless of how old they are, we’ve noticed that not everyone has seen them yet.

“Welcome Home” – Daniel Cloud Campos

Check out this great video featuring Bboy Cloud. Great concept, shots, and editing. Very entertaining.

Battle of the Stylez Ludwigsburg Locking Finals: Flockey vs. Hurricane

Battle of the Stylez Ludwigsburg Locking Finals. Flockey vs. Hurricane. Props to these two for bringing DANCING back into locking. SOOUULL!!

Elite Force Show 2010: Taiwan @ Spark 101

Performance by Buddha Stretch, Henry Link, Loose Joint, E-joe Wilson, Brooklyn Terry, Bobby Mileage.

Jazz Fusion and Bebop Dance Style Website

Home of the UK Jazz Fusion and Bebop Dance Scene