project: EC history

Another dance team?!

No! It’s something better! With the rise and advent of new teams and the evolution of established teams in our respective areas, our dance community is finally becoming a….DANCE Community. But how do you keep track of knowing who is known for what? How do you know what team came from who? How are new teams going to be understood by established teams? Simply put, how will every team understand each other and what they’re all about?

THE ANSWER

We here at pDstyle felt that with the rate our community is growing, the timing could not have been any better to establish an ongoing chronicle to constitute our community history. An idea first suggested by Tristan Cabalar of the Hip Hop Dance Association, the calling was to organize an open book of dance community history that encompasses the beginnings of teams, their milestones, breakups, resolutions, and major developments. Eventually, the need for history necessitated action to be executed.

Our proposal is to create a project that will collect all of the historical background of every dance team represented in the East Coast, that will accurately document the connections between different EC communities, and will be continuously documented on this website under the link entitled: EC HISTORY (coming soon!) The forefront of this project will be headed by our very own, Angelita Del Rosario! *claps*

How can you help?

Two ways. If you would like to be included into our historical log, please email us your most accurate team history to angelitaadr@gmail.com

Include…

• How your team first started and began
• Any lines of relation/communication established between your team and others
• Did the team break off? Did it consolidate and absorb another team?
• Has the name been changed?
• Milestones for the team, etc.

Or if you see Gigi on an almost daily basis, then definitely don’t be shy to come up to her and talk about your team history! (She’ll be curious! I promise!)

The success on this project is really dependent on you, the dancer, the team, and the community.

MAIN EVENT this SATURDAY

14 dance teams of the tri-state area (and DMV area) are coming together for one of the most anticipated dance competitions to hit the east coast, to date. Where will you be?

Fr3sh Dance Company’s The Main EVENT, hosted by Bryan “boogiemind” East of America’s Best Dance Crew Season 2’s Boogiebots, will be this saturday, FEB 28th. Exhibition performances include: Project Em, Funkanometry SF, the Lost Kids, the Bryan East Project, FR3SH Dance Co and Fr3sh Jrs. Peep the trailer vid to get a taste of what to expect.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=37354868039&ref=ts

WWW.MAINEVENTCOMPETITION.COM

PRELUDE EC 2

PRELUDE East COAST 2  is  official!
Comping April 25, 2009 to the Manhattan Center studios

props to “Phawill” on the vid

SoReal Cru in NYC

EXPLOSION!? Apparently, SoReal Cru will be in Times Square NYC on Wednesday March 4, 2009 from 8-9:00 PM according to their website, myspace, and facebook info. Catch them while they’re in town! Chicken and Rice anyone?

Also SoReal has released the first episodes of their season 2 miniseries on YouTube! Check those out because despite the awesome dancing involved in each of the vids, you get a pretty good sense of SoReal from the inside (but not the entire SoReal dance crew).

UPDATE. They came out with EP 2.2 Back to School – Chicago

lost kids x main event

Fr3sh Dance Company has teamed up with the Lost Kids (who are performing exhibition at the Main Event) and made a fun promo vid for the Main Event on FEB 28th at the Bergen PAC in NJ. Its a really silly 1:37 vid, but it gets the job done! Peep their cool vid and see the Lost Kids live on FEB 28th!

FYI,  DMV area stand up, the Main Event will be hosted by Bryan East of America’s Best Dance Crew’s “The Boogie Bots”

DMV Dance Community Update

Hey yall, this is Kimbers from DC letting you all know what’s going on in the DC/MD/VA area in the dance community this week!

Thursday, February 19th
Culture Shock DC Company Class
Jemuel “JV” Valencia is teaching Culture Shock, DC’s Company Class. JV is a principal dancer and choreographer for Culture Shock, DC, former director of Major Definition, and member of TitoBoyScouts Crew.

Class is held at CityDance Center at Strathmore from 8:30pm to 9:45pm for $15. Please see the CSDC website for more details.

Have a Heart, Save a Life
A Celebration of Life & Art in Support of Suicide Prevention.  Culture Shock, DC and DCypher Dance will be performing to support suicide prevention at the Rock & Roll Hotel at 8pm.

Myron Marten announces WOD NYC

World of Dance Video – VIMBY

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WORLD OF DANCE: NYC

IT started with Prelude EC. Then there was the Jabbawockeez event (kinda). Then the advent of PRIDE. The MAIN Event soon followed after. (and even rumours of Battlefest NYC are popping up).  So whats next?

WORLD of DANCE.

Say what?!

VIMBY – World of Dance

YES. We said it. WORLD OF DANCE is coming to NYC. With WOD recently expanding to San Mateo and San Diego, it wasn’t long until it made its way to the east coast. The date is set in stone: JUNE 13, 2009 at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC. This year, starting with their original franchise in Pomona, WOD is going to be integrating fashion and street wear culture on top of the unification of bboy and dance crew events all under one roof. Those looking for a vendor booth should sign up here: https://secure1.webconnex.com/fashionparticipant

No leads yet on the selection process for registering to perform at WOD since all their registration files are specially password protected. Time will only tell, but for now, we all can wait and dream.

AUDITIONS: Major DEF!

If you’re in the Baltimore AREA and you’re looking for something more than companionship, then you’re in luck. This Saturday, FEBRUARY 14th, Major Definition is having pre-audition workshops in the UC BALLROOM for their upcoming auditions. Take three different classes from Jake Naldo, Joe Naldo, and Paolo “P-Slice” Penala.