SUGALOO Funk Phenomenon: Best Hip Hop Dance

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Jul 17, 2013

ILL WHAT THE FUNK?! CREW......

My first student/crewmate/partner/brother from another mother killing beats where we've met.

2009. Thats when I first met him. He didn't know anything. Just a fanboy of Nam Hyun Joon.

Now he is consistently learning, developing, and trying to evolve the dance using his individuality.

Still a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG way to go till he gets to the point where he wants to go.

But even with difficulties, I know he NEVER gives up. He will consistently work to improve.

My brotha

iLL of What The Funk?! Crew.

Jul 11, 2013

"What The Funk?! Crew" Showcase at Takala Land

Most recent showcase by What The Funk?! Crew.
Featuring
Ilya "iLL" Leyzerov
Edmund "E.T" Tan II
Shinjiro Ray Tanaka.
And myself.

It was difficult to complete this piece because

1. I don't lock. I suck at it lol
2. iLL was in Boston finishing up his semester. He came to the rehearsal 3 times in total.
3. We realized that we forgot to bring the bag LMAO.

So over all, we were REALLY nervous.

But as you'll notice watching the clip, the crowd loved it. There are many mistakes made in this piece. But I just love the fact that we were able to make everyone exited and happy.

Thank you sincerely to my brothas, iLL, E.T, and Shin.

Hope you all enjoy our crew flava!!!

What The Funk

Jun 22, 2013

My review on ジャパニメーション(Japanimation)

First of all, whoever came up with the name is a genius lol
Japan+Animation=Japanimation. AWESOME lol

But thats not the reason why I'm writing this on here. I want to give my thoughts on this amazing show.
Now why am I not saying "This amazing dance showcase"? Because I felt that this is stepping outside of dance category a little.

It is obvious that Japanimation is using dance technique that falls under the style of Street Dance called "Popping/Animation". They use popping, bopping, dimestop, speed control, isolation, etc. Most technique that are commonly used by poppers or animation dancers.

However, in my personal opinion, Japanimation is simply utilizing the Street Dance technique, and not DANCING. They are not dancing to the rhythm from beginning to the end. What they do is something we call "Beat Freaking", where you emphasize the sound in the music with emphasized movements to make the sound and the movement to stand out. This is a very popular technique used by many choreography dancers.

Therefore, this show feels like an entertainment show more than a dance performance/showcase. I mean it looks like PS 4's Samurai Game commercial in real life. lol Therefore, I'm not sure if this is a good representation of Street Dance.
Furthermore, the mission of this TV show is really vague as well. It states that it aims to create a "Hero" from the Japanese Dance community to introduce it to the world.

BUT FOR WHAT???
YOU BECOME A HERO AND THEN WHAT???
I see many performances that uses street dance style, so are you trying to advertise Street Dance to the masses??? But again for what???

Don't get me wrong, I do like what I see. I actually LOVED IT. This piece is perfected to the maximum level. The detail, atmosphere, technique, outfit and all are excellent. In addition, I love the fact that they brought their cultural heritage. This is definitely a showcase that can be done by Japanese because Samurai us one of the core element in our culture. It lives in our DNA. Thus, using that this way is great.

Its just that I don't think it is a good way to inspire dance to the young generation. This will only lead them to misunderstand the dance. These types of showcase is very mechanic. DANCE SHOULD BE ORGANIC. FREEDOM should be the main feeling that you get while you dance. But showcases like this makes me feel only about "Systematic movements".

In my humble opinion, the show shouldn't be called DANCE@HERO. Should be like TALENT@HERO or something.

I appreciate any feedback that you have!
Thanks for reading.

Peace and God Bless.

Jun 21, 2013

This event was titled after Frantick.....

The title of the event is

"Physical Poetry"

Frantick is definitely one of the best, deepest, and the dopest physical poet on the planet.

Beginning to the end......So sick with it!!!

Jul 24, 2012

MY FAVORITE BATTLE JAM ON THE EASTCOAST AS OF NOW

One of my favorite event on the East Coast is....

Electro Soul Satisfaction!!!

This event REALLY electrifies your soul until your satisfied XD lol

The event is organized by my friends (Carlo Manabat, Gwoping Yang and James Wu) in Washington D.C.

I've been to this event since it started and I have never been disappointed, not even once!!!

The event is very organized and they bring great judges and dancers to do workshops, which attracts great dancers around the local area, east coast, and even from abroad.

Now, this upcoming Saturday, (7/28), Studio G, DCDC, and LifeXHipHop.com presents......

Electro Soul Satisfaction 3, Popping, Locking, All Styles-Over a $1000 in Prizes!

Just look at the flyer ladies and gents.....

From the top.......

BIONIC MAN (Machine Gone Funk/LA)

One of the best and the dopest popper in the U.S right now.
He is also known for being one of the most versatile dancer in the Street Dance scene. Definitely a figure that is trying and are filling the gap between the underground street dancers and mainstream choreography dancers. Mad props and respect.
He has won, has been qualified and judged numerous international street dance competitions including Battle of the Year, U.K Bboy Championship, R16 and many more.....

I've took his class twice within the past couple years and it helped me to exceed in popping more that I could ever imagine.
He is also very funny and friendly. Definitely a dancer that I recommend people to meet and learn under.

JAZZY J (Electric Boogaloos/NY)

Member of the legendary popping crew, The Electric Boogaloos.

He has worked with legendary artists including Michael Jackson on a short musical film called "Captain EO".

Jazzy J has been a great influence to the East Coast Popping scene since he moved from California. He is versatile in many different popping styles and technique, allowing many (to name a few, Frank Boogie, Oba, Toshika, Dementia, and many more) to evolve their dance style. He is one of those dancers that you can't ignore because he is full of energy and funkieness.....

He has been dancing over few decades but never lost his edge, in fact, he is still evolving.

Lastly, he is my teacher, mentor, and a dance name god father.

A.K.A Ra (Korea)

The first impression that I had seeing him dance was "How many dance style is he great at???"

It was 2009 or 2010 when I first saw A.K.A Ra at an event called "Step Ya Game Up". He entered all of the categories (popping, locking, house, waacking, Hip Hop) and was the only one (I believe) who passed all the preliminaries. I was amazed and inspired by his dance ever since.

If I'm not wrong, he is one of the most influential forerunners of street dance community in South Korea. He is very rigorous, humble but open minded and of course an extraordinary dancer. Furthermore, I respect the fact that he is still constantly competing even though he is one of those figure who has an O.G status.

Go to 3:56. Guy in Denim Jacket.

Dickson (U.K)

I have never met Dickson before, but I've known his name and dance via Youtube since 2009. I'm very excited to see this guy live this Saturday!

Dickson is one of the top poppers in U.K, representing his country in numerous battles across Europe. I like his clean popping technique that has some groovy feeling on it.

A.K.A Kin (F.I.T.H/Korea)

One of my all time favorite popper right here :) I had a privileged to finally meet him last weekend at an event "Step Ya Game Up".
His Boogaloo is one of the best in not only in Asia, but in the world (in my humble opinion). His style is deep in feeling and very chill. At first, you might not get his dance because it is slow at times, but if you listen to the music carefully, the expression he makes by using his full body is magnificent. Although he had a slump where people questioned whether he lost his edge in the past few year, he came back strong and now is the champion of the International Street Dance competition, R16. Once again, Congratulations Mr. Kin!!!

Ok with all that said.......

YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS JAM!!!

Here is the information!!!

(including workshops and After Party!!! :D)

Time: July 28th (Saturday) 12PM-8PM

Category:

1 v 1 Popping competition
Cash Prize: $500 plus gear
***Battle Guest: AKA Kin***

1 v 1 All Styles
Cash Prize: 300$ plus gear

1vs1 Locking
Cash Prize: 300$ plus gear

Fee:

Jam – 15$ before 1:30PM and 20$ anytime after 1:30PM – Ladies 10$ ALL DAY, Kids 10 and under are FREE ALL DAY (With an adult admission) & supervision) !!!

Cameras = 5 Bucks, this jam will be well documented by the LXH and Studio G team, so no worries about footage being
available!
Location:

DCDC
4908 Wishconsin Ave
Washington DC, 20016

Workshop:

http://www.facebook.com/events/440179099338623/

Time: 7/29 (Sunday)

Cost:

Workshops – $25 for 1 – $35 for 2 - $50 for all 4

Time: July 29th 12PM to 5PM

Where:

DCDC
4908 Wishconsin Ave
Washington DC, 20016

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After Party!!!!

http://www.facebook.com/events/410773932301873/

Contact:

c@lifexhiphop.com / (240) 944-6826
or
gwoyang@yahoo.com / (240) 401-1481

Hope to see you all there!!!

Peace and God Bless

SUGALOO