DJing the Deep Soul Lounge at DEEP SF!!! Bout to play everything across the boards. Let’s do this! —– Sat Nov 26, 2011 Mighty SF 119 Utah San Francisco 10pm-4am | +21up $15 advanced tickets $20 @ Door http://www.deep-la.com Main Room: Marques Wyatt | Deep LA Doc Martin | Sublevel Patrick Wilson | Ricanstruction Deep…
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Soulciety Non Profit Org presents Elevating Arts Academy: Free Dance Programs for the Youth coming this Fall 2011. Locking with Dennis Infante, every Tuesday after school. Customed to follow the National Dance Standards for grades 5-12 ranging from basic principles such as alignment, balance, articulation, isolation, flexibility, strength, agility, etc. (http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/standards.aspx). Students will be able…
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This month’s Dy-No-Mite party is the official Soulebrity After Party! This time at Milk in SF people! See y’all there! Dennis —— SOULyztik, KNT, and Flo-Ology presents… DY-NO-MITE! A Disco/Funk Dance Party Saturday, November 12, 2011 10pm – 2am Milk Bar 1840 Haight St, San Francisco www.milksf.com Dy-No-Mite is BACK and we’ve partnered up with…
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Here’s my showcase from the Wreckenshop Dance Conference. Stupid shoe came off hahah. Had a lot of fun dancing at the jam with everyone and also teaching the workshops at Dance Mode Studio. Shout out to Gravidy for putting together the fun events. I’m glad the weather is getting a little colder now so I…
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Teaching a free workshop for Kasanayan Movement at the Liwanag Kultural Center, Daly City. Open to all ages (students 21+up donation optional and goes directly to Liwanag Kultural Center). 7-8pm: Basic Groove & 80s/90s Party Dances 8-9pm: Open Session Register for the class by clicking SIGN-UP on their website at: http://kseliwanag.tumblr.com/KASANAYANMOVEMENT Taken from Kalayaan School…
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Teaching a locking workshop at the Wreckenshop Urban Dance Conference. Great line up of classes, teachers, and events for the weekend. $200 All Styles battle. The adult class I am teaching will be geared towards students who already have a general idea of some basic locking fundamentals. Beginner students are still welcome though! There will…
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Here is our super last minute performance at Oaktoberfest hahah. To be honest, we didn’t rehearse for it and planned for mainly solos and little freestyle parts, but we forgot to designate who was freestyling on which part of the songs haha, oh well. I wanted to change up the songs for my solo, so…
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Very humbled and honored to even be on the panel with folks that have influenced the Bay’s rich dance history. I personally don’t think I had any major influence on this scene compared to these folks, but I will do my part and talk about the generation I grew up dancing in, and what the…
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GroovMekanex will be in the spot performing at this year’s Oaktoberfest! See you there! A non-profit event for community development in Oakland’s Dimond District. There will be street art, multiple music venues, craft food, beer vendors, and much more! http://oaktoberfest.org/ “About The Music” is bringing you a little more of “Oakland” to the “Oaktoberfest’s” Family-Friendly…
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I DJ’d this event in 2003 and it was off the hook! Cypher style format. Guest performance by MAWU from NYC and dope workshops lined up too! SATURDAY – 11.12.11 Flo-Ology and Circle of Fire Present: SOULebrity All-Style Cypher Contest – Established in 2003 – $600 PRIZE! VENUE: Womens Building 3543 18th St #8 San…
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The first time I saw the old Jackson 5 video of them locking, I wasn’t at all surprised at how funky young Michael was. He always showed love towards whoever inspired him like James Brown, his teachers Pop N Taco, and dancers Elite Force/Mop Tops. Ofcourse I love his music, but I’ve always wanted to…
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MuthaFunkers will be opening up for ROSE ROYCE!!!!!!! YESSSS!!!! Dope concert line up for a great cause too! =). We will be going on after the one and only EVELYN CHAMPAGNE KING!! STUDIO 92 MUSIC, NETWORK DOT COM & PASSION SOCIETY BRINGS YOU THE BIGGEST CONCERT OF THE BAY AREA IN YEARS WITH AN ALL-STAR…
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Feel good R&B and New Jack Swing mix with an old Bay Area Houser twist. Time to re-grow the tall flat tops and long bangs to comb over the top. Did you prefer to pin your pants, or cuff them? haha. Enjoy! TITLE – ARTIST Keep On Walkin’ – CeCe Peniston I’m In The Mood…
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Still couldn’t sleep from the Korea jet lag and decided to record another mix yesterday. Sounds like Amel, Saadiq, Miles Bonny, Jill Scott, Mayer, Erykah, Hawthorne Headhunters, etc, complete track list below. To you, for you. TITLE – ARTIST Brown Sugar (Live) – D’Angelo Bucktown v2.0 – Miles Bonny Never Give You Up ft. Stevie…
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Here is my Top 16 and Top 8 battle against Maru (Majestic 5, Japan) and Kenzo (Shuffle, Japan) at R16 Korea World finals. Very fun exchanges with these guys during the battles. (Much respect to both of you my new friends!). Found 2 angles of my battle with Kenzo. It was a great experience! All…
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Woke up with this Korea jet lag and felt like recording a popping mix. Good for warmin’ up, practice, listening, etc. A quick 45 minutes, some hip-hop, r&b, g-funk and electronic instrumentals, as well as some uptempo recent funk. It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these. Will probably put out a locking mix…
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DJin for the battles! You know the beats will be LEGIT! ☆☆☆All The Way Live West Coast Qualifier☆☆☆ Winners of the 2 vs 2 All Styles will receive; flight, accommodations, transportation and the chance to represent the west coast at this years All The Way Live USA Finals in Houston, Texas. Schedule: Registration 6:30pm-7:30pm Showcase:…
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Teachin HIP-HOP! Can’t wait to learn from OG Pioneer Locker Jimmy “Scoo B Doo” Foster! Also check out the info for the 2 on 2 All-Styles Qualifier Battle for ATWL Texas. Creative Grounds Presents: Desperados of the West When: Saturday July 9th, 2011 12pm-10pm Where: Matt Jimenez Community Center 28200 Ruus Rd Hayward, CA 94544…
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Check out these great workshops, panels, and performances! GroovMekanex will be in the house showcasin’ some LOCKIN! Celebrating Bay Area Hip Hop Dance Roots! workshops, panel discussions, films live dance performances, live graffiti Workshop Teachers Traci Bartlow // Starchild Dance // Lindy Hop WIlliam Randolph // Black Resurgents // Boogaloo/Steppin Fayzo // Medea Sirkas //…
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Goin’ to Korea to rep the USA in the 1v1 Locking Category! Tony Go-Go and P-Lock confirmed judges for Locking! DOOPE!! They just listed some of the winners of the other countries. I think it’s funny how everyone is coming from a major city and I’m representing little ole Fremont, CA hahhaha. Let’s Gooooo!!! More…
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