220 <3’s Hooters
Second to None AKA 220 will be kicking off the summer with a fundraiser at Hooters all day today (11 a.m. to close) in San Diego. I am not ashamed to say I’m a huge fan of Hooters wings, although every time I finish eating them I feel like I have heart disease. Go show your support and eat some wings for me.
PAC Camp for 18 and Unders
Today is the last day to register for PAC Camp at the pre-registration price ($50). If your registration/payment is postmarked after July 2, you will have to pay an extra $10, so register now! If you’re 18 years old or younger and looking for a relatively affordable intensive program, this is one of your best bets. Camp starts on Monday, July 6. Details and flyer after the jump.
Boogiezone University 2009
Boogiezone University (BZU) was Boogiezone’s first ever 3-day technical dance intensive. We got the chance to check out some of the classes on Saturday, and even during the first classes at 2 p.m., BZU was in full throttle. Not only did Boogiezone get over 50 instructors to teach three days’ worth of classes, but the Mass’ (whose name I will never forgive, being a lover and defender of the English language), NappyTabs, Other Duck and other vendors were in the house hockin’ their goods. BZ also gave out some awesome raffle prizes, including some free classes at Millennium and some Shoeture sneaker accessories.
Elm Pizarro, the chief brainchild of Boogiezone, as well as the man behind the magic of BZU, described the event as “extending the vibe of Boogiezone community classes to the entire weekend.” Elm and Boogiezone had about two months to pull the event off, which is really no time at all in the dance world. BZ community class on steroids, is more like it. Not surprisingly, the hip hop advanced and hip hop beginner/intermediate classes sold out quickly, with people even willing to pay a pretty hefty drop-in rate of $40 the day-of. BZU offered classes from such heavy hitters as Keoni Madrid and Mari Martin, Jillian Meyers, Mike Song, Tabitha and Napoleon, and KJ Gonzales.
Inside the Box
On June 6th, ABDC kicked off its auditions in LA, the first of four auditions that were being held across America. Yours truly, along with Toybox, Joey, Janet, and Hannah, auditioned as Inside the Box which featured Toybox’s unique house influence choreography. Our audition is up on bloggingbestdancecrew.com and youtube! Once I can get the youtube link to work here I’ll post it up as well! Enjoy and support please!
RIP Michael Jackson
RIP Michael Jackson
The L.A. Times has confirmed the Michael Jackson has died. Our thoughts are with his family. A huge loss for all of us, as I’m sure we wouldn’t be dancing or anywhere close to where we are today in the dance community without this huge inspiration. R.I.P.
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TMZ is reporting the death of Michael Jackson. No other (ahem legitimate) news sources have confirmed. Here’s hoping the king of pop is still alive.
Body Rock Behind the Scenes After-Thoughts…
If you’ve stumbled upon my Body Rock review, then it’s either because
a) you mistook me for JayPeg from Boogiezone, or
b) you read my comment on his thread and decided to read my POV as well, or
c) you googled Body Rock 2009 Dance Competition and for some reason you clicked on this link rather than all the other youtube thumbnails that popped up.
Whatever the case may be, you’re here and I’m writing. I know it took
Barkada Modern Auditions
Competition season is officially over and auditions are here!! Barkada modern’s summer auditions start this week. Go out and support!
Body Rock Results + No Vids
Body Rock 2009 placing:
1st - Choreo Cookies
2nd - The Company
3rd - Kaba Modern
Congratulations!
Let’s play I spy.
Check out this post on Perez Hilton about Britney Spears and tell me if you see something (or someone) familiar.
Last minute change for Boogiezone tonight
If anyone was planning on taking Boogiezone community class at Hype Studios tonight, there has been a last minute change - Breed and So You Think You Can Dance alum Ivan Koumaev will be teaching instead of Greg Chapkis.
If you weren’t planning on attending, YOU SHOULD. Ivan is one of the sickest. dancers. ever. period. the end. Hype Studios @ 9 p.m. GO! And spread the word!
In the Spotlight: As Seen on TV Recap
I hate to be the one to add yet another post about what Mavyn’s doing to this site, but I promise we’ll be back up and running with more dance news soon.
In the meantime, Mavyn Entertainment held its In the Spotlight: As Seen on TV workshops this past Sunday and coming from a completely biased standpoint, it was a tremendous success. Not just because the studios were packed with dancers all day, but also because we had the opportunity and the privilege of working in conjunction with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, and they brought some of their mentors and mentees out to learn a little about hip hop dance and even take a class from Kaba Modern’s own Cindy Minowa for free. Although I could tell some of them were a little shy, having never taken a dance class before, many of them were getting into it as the class went on, and having fun. Carlos Alcantara, one of our Mavyn directors and the person who helped to put together this great partnership, said that one of the younger kids wanted to know if next time, they could learn how to breakdance.
Although they were only there for part of the day, they got to take a class and watch our great performers, the Mavyn Marvels, Lydia Paek and Melissa Reyes. I hope that they had as much fun as we did having them there.
So with that, a huge THANK YOU to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, all of our performers and choreographers for the day, including: Ricky Cole AKA RickRawk, Cindy Minowa, Elm Pizarro, Jaffar Smith, Yuri Tag, Janet Langer, ToyBox, Lando Wilkins, Melissa Reyes, Lydia Paek, the Marvels, and our DJs for the day, Justin and Sal. Thanks for helping us put on a positive event with good vibes. And thank you also to Elevation Studios in Signal Hill (go check this studio out, it’s new, and it’s super sick) for letting us host ITS there, and to all who came and supported by taking class or just hanging out. And if you didn’t make it out, here’s a little taste of what you missed:
