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8/25: KnowRhythm, @ Blue Chip Lounge, DTSJ

*Dedicated To All Lovers Of Music + Dance culture. Brought to you by: Troomoov *TACOS & TURNTABLES 5 | Official After Party Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/162133421094697/?ti=icl *The Soul Providers: • Dennis Infante (MuthaFunkers / GroovMekanex) • Ren (Soul in the Hole / Sweater Funk) • Jefreedom (Troomoov / DanceFusion) • Eratyk (Trademarked) *Hosted by: TROOMOOV x…

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Fri 8/3: Troosoul @ Bluechip DTSJ

Come out for another fun night of Troosoul. Looking forward to DJing this August Edition with some of my favorite DJs, Cali and Chale Brown! -Dennis ===== *Quality Music + Good Folks + Good Vibes! 👉🏽 #TROOSOUL • Dedicated to Cultivating and Preserving Music + Dance + Creative Culture.. . *Join In! Up next, the…

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5/19: 5E Jam III

Honored to be on the judging panel for the 2v2 Open-Styles battle at 5E Jam III alongside some of my favorite dancers in the Bay. See you there! -Dennis ——–THE INSTITUTE FOR DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS PRESENTS——– 5E JAM III 5v5 Breaking and 2v2 All Styles Dance Competition Saturday, May 19th, 2018 Stanford University Black…

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6/9: SONIC BOOM BAP: 90’s Themed Hip-Hop Jam & 2v2 Open Styles (Bay Area Edition)

There just aren’t enough Hip-Hop jams in the Bay. So in collaboration with Gaby “Aqua” Lemus (Circle of Fire), and Eduardo aka E. Bastos (UBE), along with the MVMNT Studios family, we’ve decided to put together the 1st ever… SONIC BOOM BAP – 90’s THEMED HIP-HOP JAM (Bay Area Edition) Saturday June 9th 6pm-10pm @…

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GroovMekanex Members Jaypee Diaz & Dennis Infante in Official “Callin’ Out” Music Video, by Lyrics Born

I still remember getting doubles of Callin’ Out 12”’s during the days of Hot Buttered Soul Sundays at the Cardiff Lounge. I never thought I’d one day meet Lyrics Born years and years later and even be in a music video for the same song, with my GroovMekanex brother, the funky Jaypee Diaz. It was…

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3/31: Know Your Rank: Crew vs Crew Battle

DJing for KYR’s 2nd crew battle event this year. See you then! === KNOW YOUR RANK | Crew vs Crew Dance Competition Presented by Creative Transit Agency & MVMNT Studio MVMNT 2973 Sacramento St Berkeley, CA Saturday Mar. 31st 5p – 9p Hosted by Rj KoolRaul Dj Dennis Infante $500 Cash Prize JUDGES • Surprise…

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4/14: Waack, Crackle, Lock: 2v2 Locking/Waacking

I love DJing for these type of duo battles. Come out for more Bay Area vibes and good times. —– Alice and Lil B present Waack, Crackle, Lock!—a jam bringing together waackers and lockers in one funky, soulful space. Date: Saturday, April 14, 2018 Time: 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (last call sign-ups at 4:30…

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4/7: Break The Bay: 5v5 Battle

DJing with Vicente in the Funk Room at Break The Bay. Let’s go! =============== B4T and East Side Arts Alliance Present Break The Bay: 5v5 Bboy/Bgirl Crew Battle Proceeds benefit youth programs in the Bay Area April 7, 2018 2-10pm East Side Arts Alliance 2277 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606 —————————————————— Main Room: 5 Vs….

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2/23: Know Your Rank: Crew vs Crew Battle

Judging with Coflo and Shinobi Jaxx at the first Know Your Rank event of the year by my broham, RJ Kool Raul. ================== KNOW YOUR RANK | Crew vs Crew Dance Competition Presented by Creative Transit Agency & SPiN San Francisco SPiN SF 690 Folsom St. San Francisco Friday Feb. 23rd 7p – 10p Hosted…

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2/10: Heart + Hustle Weekend: Workshops, Battle, & Party

Excited to DJ for the Bay Area NSH Community with the homies Jayvi Velasco and Gwoeyn at Heart+Hustle Weekend. Lots going on, from workshops to party, to celebrating Cypher Sundays. It’s going to be another great weekend in the Bay. ====================== BAY AREA NEW STYLE HUSTLE & MVMNT Presents * HEART+HUSTLE WEEKEND * PRE-SALE SPECIAL…

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2/4: Twice as Nice: Workshops – Locking w/Dennis Infante

Looking forward to sharing that Bay Area flavor in Vancity again. See you for the workshops the day after the Twice As Nice Jam! ———————- You saw their skills, now let’s learn from them! 12:30PM – Locking with Dennis (GROOVMEKANEX, Bay Area) 01:30PM – Footwork and Glides with Abdel (MTL SQUAD, Montreal) 02:30PM – Freestyle…

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1/13: 90s Hip-Hop Workshop @ Full Out Studios w/ Dennis Infante

Looking forward to this coming Saturday Jan 13th, I’ll be teaching a workshop at Full Out Studios, Oakland! Thank you to Emerson, Rocko and Full Out Studios staff for bringing me in to share. We’ll be covering 80s/90s party dance steps, grooves, patterns, and variations. Expect to dance to a little bit of the boom-bap,…

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2/3: Twice as Nice III : 2v2 Open Style + Hustle J&J

See you again soon Vancouver! Always enjoy DJing for the scene out there. And also eating at Guu Garden lol. For the latest event updates, you can find their FB page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1759334834362069/ ====================== We didn’t think we’d do it again… Hustle at RS presents- ▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾▾ ✌️ TWICE AS NICE III : Open-Styles Battle +…

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11/4: GroovMekanex 18th Yr. Anniversary Jam w/ 1v1 Locking

It’s that time of the year again! The Bay Area’s own, GroovMekanex will be celebrating their 18th yr. Anniversary! Same party vibe, with our unique GMX Locking battle format on the side. THE GROOVMEKANEX 18TH YR ANNIVERSARY JAM 1v1 LOCKING BATTLE (GMX STYLE!!) Grand Prize: $300 + GMx18 Custom Trophy *Flyer character design by LadyKai…

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10/14: Rock & Lock

DJing for the first ever Rock & Lock Jam in the Bay! ————– ROCK & LOCK OCTOBER 14TH, 2017 MVMNT STUDIOS Pick up your Pre-Sale tickets at our GoFundMe! There are also T-shirts, Private Lessons, and other swag up for grabs. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + https://www.gofundme.com/rock-n-lock + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE AND EXPOSE THE…

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09/23: Turn The Beat Around: A Disco, Funk, & Boogie Party

DJing at Starline Oakland in the downstairs room this Saturday for Gladys & Mark Rock’s Birthday. Happy to rock vinyl sets with my boys, Jaypee, Paulie Rhythms and the Birthday boy, Mark Rock. Come celebrate and dance w/us… and have a drink or two, I guess lol.

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DS Players Performance at Body Rock 2017: Homecoming

Had a great time performing at Body Rock 2017: Homecoming in San Diego a few weeks ago. The road trip was a fun one getting to perform with my DS Players brothers, Ceech and Shy Guy. It’s been 10 years since we’ve been to the event after winning 1st place back in ’07. Big shout…

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WEFUNK Radio (Show 901 In‑Studio Recording) w/Dennis Infante

Back in March, I had the honor of DJing live on WEFUNK Radio in Montreal. I’ve been following the show forever and it felt crazy I’d be playing on the show with DJ Static and Professor Groove. Meeting Professor Groove and seeing him do the show intro live at the studio was crazy to me….

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7/29: Vancity Lockers 10 Year Anniversary: Celebration Of Funk

DJing for the Vancity Lockers 10 Year Anniversary Jam this summer! Will also be performing with my GroovMekanex brothers to rep that Bay Area locking flavor alongside the Bay Area Lady Lockers aka B.A.L.L. Special guest all the way from Korea the homie, Locking Khan! This is going to be another fun one! Guu Garden!!…

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6/3: DS Players Exhibition Performance @ Body Rock 2017: Homecoming, San Diego

Can’t believe it’s been 10 yrs since Ceech, Shy Guy, and I competed at Body Rock SD as DS Players and won the competition with our “3” routine. It was pretty much the 2nd year of the DS Players and we just wanted to do a big show to get our name out and also…

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