I love Nada's response- I'm so late reading it.
Competition definitely keeps dancers motivated. But battling in the b-boy arena, much of which is based on raw athleticism with a de-emphasis on musicality - strikes me as very 8th grade. I haven't se…
I'm joining this discussion a few months late. Nobel Bin Wa - it's a really relevant question, one that I hope folks will keep commenting on. Different people dance for different reasons, and each person is entitled to express themselves as they lik…
All dancers welcome my crew is House Shoes we are teachers ,dancers,students we are looking forward to meeting all the house heads not only in the bay area but in the world!
Of Course not. You Don't have to if you don't want to. EGO EGO is all what it is, people just want to show off what they got.. First of all House Dance was never a battle form to begin with. It was later on influenced by the B Boy culture which came…
I think that once the person understands and have experienced house dancing in its real form and essence, than its ok to battle.
The problem is to skip one step, and loose the best part, where sharing is the word.
I think about how people see dancers in the club.
u know, if u look at somebody moves dope, u wanna see them.
Then there is a circle. People are surrounding one to watch.
One by one, each dancer starts to dance inspired by one before.
(sorry, my Eng…
During the b-boy era we out here on the west coast were having popping or strutting battles i came up with media circus,d.o.m etc.. oh and we was active heavy on these streets with the gangs and all.. needless to say battling did stop a lot of peopl…
I have been dancing all my life but house dancing since 1991. I feel deep house best motivates me to flow the smoothest. My crew is House Shoes we are based in the Bay Area Ca, I have been very influential here in the bay area from the times i went by the name "KENOBY" to the here and now i will continue to teach those that want to be taught and spread my little contribution to this thing we all love HOUSE DANCE!
House shoes is a collective of all nationalities right now represented in RICHMOND,FRISCO,OAKLAND- AND EVERY WHERE IN BETWEEN IN The bay area,such is the diversity of the bay area with many cultures its only right THE FOUNDATION houseshoes reflects that aswell We want to open houseshoes schools and workshops all around the world my people in South America mainly BRAZIL bring houseshoes you are An inspiration to me caipoera, the crazy footwork! my people in europe i must say you are the catalyst that never stopped and got me back into my soul JAPAN, CHINA KOREA AFRICA ESTONIA NORWAY SWEDEN GERMANY POLAND ALL have a part in HOUSESHOES.. when i dance Its WARRIOR STRICTLY WARRIOR STYLE YOU KNO? i don't play and when i get in that drum trance i feel my peoples pain THE SPIRIT our struggle! i share my resolve with my many people around the globe who know that the negative and positive forces we feel can be delegated thru dance WARRIOR!!!!!
Whatz groovin fellow house head? Was juz browsin to see who in here from the BAY n came across u....was checkn out ur vids and jus thought id say wsup...keep doin the dam thang... What events u be hittin up n the Bay?
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Just watched this video again. Yes, of course it was" just dancing", I can appreciate that cause you were riding the groove in that abstract beat in whatever way that felt natural. I can appreciate that you say you were doing your hip-hop thang, so…