Performances, battles,
showcases, and crew projects
Up next in our anniversary workshop series.. Come get down & learn from the one & only @dennisandfonte 🔥TUESDAY • SEPT 8 • 7PM Pre-registration link ⬇️linktr.ee/bouncebackhiphop Dennis Infante is a dancer/DJ from the Bay Area, CA. He is a member of groups such as DS Players, GroovMekanex, Chain Reaction, The MuthaFunkers and Tuff Funk…
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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…
Read MoreLooking 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…
Read MoreLooking 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,…
Read MoreIt’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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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…
Read MoreDJing 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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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…
Read MoreExcited to share some of that Bay Area flavor for On Point MTL’s Locking workshops this year. Vancity Lockers’ Kim Sato will also be teaching a workshop! See you there! —– This year at On Point! Locking Battle – 3rd Edition, our judge Kim Sato and our after-party DJ Dennis Infante will each be giving…
Read MoreWe don’t claim ourselves as masters. To us, Don is the true master of this dance. Forever a student, hungry to learn more. We’ll always try to put in our share of work in efforts to help keep this dance and it’s history alive. Looking forward to sharing with everyone out in Sac! See you…
Read MoreHonored to be a part of the UrbanVibe guest teacher roster this year. Come out! Beban Park in Nanaimo, BC. Registration 10:45 am Nov 27th. Open to all ages. Jian/Andye J will be teaching Hip-Hop, Slim Boogie for Popping, and I will be doing the Locking portion.
Read MoreYou’ve been asking!! Well, here’s the details. Come on out and join us as we celebrate GM (GroovMekanex) 17 YEARS STRONG!! Can you believe it??!! We are also trying to raise funds to cover costs and prize money. Please check out our GoFundMe page in the link below if you’d like to contribute. Any amount…
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The last time I performed with Ceech and Shyguy as DS Players was about 6 years ago. Here is our performance at Bobbi Vie’s FAMESS2016. Felt good to dance with these guys again after all these years. Big thanks and shout out to Bobbi Vie for getting us together again. For more information on FAME,…
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It’s been years, but finally re-uniting with my original DS Players brothers, Ceech & Shy Guy for a special performance at this year’s FAME, produced by Bobbi Vie! See you there! *And if you haven’t heard the promo mix I made for the event, download/stream it https://www.soulo1200s.com/2016/03/f-a-m-e-fashion-art-music-exhibition-promo-mix-2016/ ——– Bobbi Vie Presents FAME SS2016 + STYLE…
Read MoreLooking forward to getting down and sharing with everybody alongside the mighty PopNTod over at Dartmouth College! So, what’s a good place to eat over there? Also, show me to your record shops, toy stores, and comic book stores! haha -Dennis —— Street Soul is bringing in guest instructors PopNTod and Dennis Infante. Both will…
Read MoreTruly honored and humbled to be teaching at the 2016 Las Vegas Locking Camp, alongside my GroovMekanex brother, Jaypee Diaz. We are grateful for this opportunity to share locking from our Bay Area perspective. To be even considered to teach on the same bill as the creator Don Campbell, pioneers like Scoo B Doo, Sundance,…
Read MoreI’ll be doing a short solo dance performance with my friend Kelsey’s live band (Stanford No Named Band) for the the Stanford Chinese New Year Gala this weekend. Had our first rehearsal last week, and it was a lot of fun. ——- FB event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1729293367299798/ The Year of the Monkey is coming! The…
Read MoreCome celebrate a funky good time with us, The GroovMekanex, on our 16th year anniversary! GET DOWN TO THE FUNKINESS !!! Locking Competition | Performances | Party | Celebration | Community Saturday, October 3rd @ Distrct SF, 586 6th St. San Francisco 6pm-12midnight $12 ***** Locking Competition ***** 1v1 Locking (GMx16 Style!!) DJ: Dennis Infante…
Read MoreWill be performing a Locking piece with GroovMekanex at the 32nd Anniversary of one of the Bay Area’s OG B-Boy crews, The Renegade Rockers! —- Renegade Rockers 32nd Anniversary! Presented by: The Pro Breaking Tour & Sanctioned by UDEF …………..PRO BREAKING TOUR UDEFtour.org…………. – – Powered by Monster Energy – – Renegade Rockers 32nd Anniversary…
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