Dance

Performances, battles,
showcases, and crew projects

Interview with Funk’d Up TV

Here is an interview I did with Funk’d Up TV. I feel honored to even be considered for this kind of interview and I apologize for all the re-takes we had to do due to my awkwardness and stuttering when conducting interviews hahah. Thank you Funk’d Up TV for all you do!

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Rock The School Bells 2012

Performing at this years Rock The School Bells with GroovMekanex! Gonna be a collaboration with other dancers from the community. The whole piece is on a theatrical tip, directed by Chaz “Funkee Asiatic” of GroovMekanex. Don’t miss the great workshops they provide before the show as well. Mark your calendars with a fat tip sharpie!…

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Elevating Arts Academy: Open Sessions Tuesdays

From now until the end of the 2012 school year, I will be DJing free weekly open sessions on Tuesdays in the East Bay. All-Styles welcome. This is through Soulciety Non Profit Organization’s program, Elevating Arts Academy. There are also free classes offered for high school students who have community service hours. http://soulciety.org/elevating-arts-afterschool-program Share your…

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MuthaFunkers Performance at DAMSF 1 yr Anniversary

MuthaFunkers (Kool Raul & Dennis Infante) live dj/dance performance at DAMSF 1 yr Anniversary at the DNA Lounge San Francsico. Doing the mix live on stage while dancing to it. We’re not the greatest dancers or djs, but we just try to make the best of it and have fun with what we do to…

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2/17/12: Hawaii Workshops

Teaching again at The Artsmith Hawaii! Don’t miss Sweepy’s classes as well as Jaypee’s. I will also be DJing a Soul Train Tribute to Don Cornelius set at SOULGASM (ThirtyNine Hotel) after the classes. —— This is how Hawaii gets down on 3rd Fridays… THIS MONTH: 6:30-8:00pm Sweepy (RockSteady Crew & Machine Gone Funk) Boogaloo…

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DAMNSF 1 yr. Anniversary

MuthaFunkers will be performing at the DAMNSF Anniversary! Wooooot! Should be a fun one. We got some new material to show. Finally hahah. Dennis. ======= Come celebrate the one year anniversary party for DAMSF (Dance.Art.Music.Style.Fashion) and enjoy performances from some of our previous artists as well as a handful of additional artists to welcome! Hosted…

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Help Dennis Fundraise to Teach Free Dance Classes for the Youth in the Philippines

Wussup everyone, I am selling street dance mixes to fundraise for an outreach project teaching FREE dance classes for the youth in the Philippines. I will be going with AllTheWayLive Foundation’s current S.E.A.M (South East Asia, Manila) Tour. The rest of the mentors are already in Vietnam, I was only able to make it for…

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Locking Classes, Mondays at the Wiki Dojo: w/Dennis Infante

*UPDATE 01/03/14: This class is no longer in session at this location. Beginners and Intermediate Locking classes every Monday at the Wiki Dojo! I believe it is the only class in the east bay right now dedicated to just LOCKING. Great learning environment, come through and get with THE FUNK! For more info, mailing list,…

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Elevating Arts Academy Locking Classes for the Youth

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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Judges showcase at Wreckenshop Dance Conference 2011

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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10/25: Old School Hip-Hop Workshop, Kasanayan Movement

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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Wreckenshop Dance Conference 2011

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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GroovMekanex Performance at Oaktoberfest 2011

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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D-Cypher: Bay Area Filipino Street Dance Panel

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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10/1/11: Oaktoberfest

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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All The Way Live 2011, Texas: Judge Showcase

Judge’s showcase from All The Way Live Texas 2011. Oh how I miss the great food out there! That was such an awesome trip. Thanks Keith, Rob, RK, and the rest of the ATWL Texas staff for having me out!

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Hawaii Session @ The Artsmith. Locking to Nasty Rock

Hawaii session at the Artsmith with Funky-T and Jaypee. Playing around to Nasty Rock.

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Locking/Hip-Hop Workshops @ The ArtSmith, Hawaii

Comin’ for you Hawaii! Old School Hip-Hop and Locking workshops next week at The ArtSmith! 1116 Smith Street #215, Honolulu, HI 96817 (The Mendonca Building) For more info, or to pre-reg online go to www.dancersunlimitedHI.com Can’t wait! 8/15: Locking w/JayPee 7:30pm-8:30 Old School Hip-Hop w/Dennis 8:30pm-9:30pm 8:17: Locking w/Dennis 8:30pm-9:30

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MuthaFunkers Performance @ SJ Summer Soul Festival 2011

Here is our performance doing another Live DJ/Dance set opening up for Evelyn Champagne King and Rose Royce! Concert was awesome! Evelyn King killed it, and the crowd went nuts when Car Wash came on. We had a little Soul Train line backstage haha. Went through a few technical difficulties during our performance but we…

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