Miguel Panzardi/Mighty Mike
Hometown: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
[email protected]
Mighty Mike was born in Puerto Rico and raised in the Southside of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. As a teenager, growing up, Mike witnessed the beginnings of Hip Hop dance, from watching a few young kids dancing on cardboard outside of his family’s apartment building. From that point on he and became inspired and began developing with others in his community.
The person who motivated Mike from the start was Choco, Mikes dear friend and neighbor who would train day and night in Breaking and Rocking.
The first time Mighty Mike saw routines in Rocking was when he saw Ringo and Spin during a video shoot in Williamsburg. From then they became good friends and Mike became more interested in learning Rocking. He asked Ringo to show off some Rocking moves and in exchange he would show Ringo Breaking moves. Mike took Ringo to Coney Island where they met Choco and the two introduced Ringo to Joey, aka Mr. Speed, from the Furious Rockers. The Furious Rockers was one of Mike’s first Break Dance crews that he was a part of.
Mighty Mike continued learning Rocking throughout his Breaking career. He was a member of crews, Furious Rockers, Scramblin’ Feet, Full Circle, New York City Breakers (2nd Generation), Just Begun Crew, and toured extensively as one of Kurtis Blow’s break dancers.
Mike continued to dance and compete as a b-boy and eventually had a chance to go to the worldwide break dance competition, Pro Am in Florida. At the competition, Speedy Legs and Zulu Grims held a Rock Dance battle and Mike decided to enter. This was in fact, Mikes first Rock Dance Battle!
Upon returning home from the competition, Mike got a call from friend, Break Easy, an established educator to many upcoming Breakers and Rockers, to work on an instructional dance video project. The two spent a lot of time together and in 2007 Mike brought up his want to create his own Rock crew. Break Easy encouraged Mike to do this so Mike started his research on Rock groups in Brooklyn. Then, Mike revisited Mastermind Rockers, and interviewed members, Choco Rubber Band, Popeye, and Dash.
Serendipitously, Mike ran into Ringo, in Manhattan on 56 St. and 5th Ave. Mike asked Ringo to go online to YouTube and check out the world of Rock Dance, today (at that time). Mike interviewed Ringo at Maccarren Park on the Rock Dance culture as he knew it in Brooklyn. The two of them became re-founded friends and soon crewmates, co-instructors, and developers of this new generation of Mastermind Rockers. Ringo shared the past culture of Rock Dance with Mike, and Mike shared with Ringo some of the clubs in the City. The two battled Rock, trained, represented, and developed. And in 2009 Mastermind Rockers became established under his navigation.
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Hometown: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
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Mighty Mike was born in Puerto Rico and raised in the Southside of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. As a teenager, growing up, Mike witnessed the beginnings of Hip Hop dance, from watching a few young kids dancing on cardboard outside of his family’s apartment building. From that point on he and became inspired and began developing with others in his community.
The person who motivated Mike from the start was Choco, Mikes dear friend and neighbor who would train day and night in Breaking and Rocking.
The first time Mighty Mike saw routines in Rocking was when he saw Ringo and Spin during a video shoot in Williamsburg. From then they became good friends and Mike became more interested in learning Rocking. He asked Ringo to show off some Rocking moves and in exchange he would show Ringo Breaking moves. Mike took Ringo to Coney Island where they met Choco and the two introduced Ringo to Joey, aka Mr. Speed, from the Furious Rockers. The Furious Rockers was one of Mike’s first Break Dance crews that he was a part of.
Mighty Mike continued learning Rocking throughout his Breaking career. He was a member of crews, Furious Rockers, Scramblin’ Feet, Full Circle, New York City Breakers (2nd Generation), Just Begun Crew, and toured extensively as one of Kurtis Blow’s break dancers.
Mike continued to dance and compete as a b-boy and eventually had a chance to go to the worldwide break dance competition, Pro Am in Florida. At the competition, Speedy Legs and Zulu Grims held a Rock Dance battle and Mike decided to enter. This was in fact, Mikes first Rock Dance Battle!
Upon returning home from the competition, Mike got a call from friend, Break Easy, an established educator to many upcoming Breakers and Rockers, to work on an instructional dance video project. The two spent a lot of time together and in 2007 Mike brought up his want to create his own Rock crew. Break Easy encouraged Mike to do this so Mike started his research on Rock groups in Brooklyn. Then, Mike revisited Mastermind Rockers, and interviewed members, Choco Rubber Band, Popeye, and Dash.
Serendipitously, Mike ran into Ringo, in Manhattan on 56 St. and 5th Ave. Mike asked Ringo to go online to YouTube and check out the world of Rock Dance, today (at that time). Mike interviewed Ringo at Maccarren Park on the Rock Dance culture as he knew it in Brooklyn. The two of them became re-founded friends and soon crewmates, co-instructors, and developers of this new generation of Mastermind Rockers. Ringo shared the past culture of Rock Dance with Mike, and Mike shared with Ringo some of the clubs in the City. The two battled Rock, trained, represented, and developed. And in 2009 Mastermind Rockers became established under his navigation.
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Samuel Ringo Miranda/Ringo
Hometown: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
[email protected]/www.facebook.com/ringommr
Ringo was born in Brooklyn's King County on April 30, 1963. As a child, music, variety shows, and black and white movies inspired him. Ringo's big inspirations are Sammy Davis JR, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Michael Jackson, James Brown, and the tap dancers on the Lawrence Welk Show. Dancing at Family parties as a child was always a part of Ringo's life. At 10 years old he was freestyling on the floor until he saw outlaws doing the two step, salsa like and the indian step, with drops and burns. By 1975 he was a full blown burner dancer, a rocker, at 14 years old. Crews that Ringo has been a part of are, Latin Dancers, Paradise Rockers, Loft Unlimited, Loft Savages, Rhythm Reaction Crew, Furious Rockers, and has been a member of Mastermind Rockers from 1982-1989, then reestablished in 2009-present. He has also traveled extensively internationally to teach and perform. In 1984 on the Furious Rockers Tour to Italy for Rai television, and traveled to Aruba, Curacoa, Saint Martin, Poland, S. Korea, Taiwan. Also, has traveled around the United States in Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Jersey, Boston, Virginia, Miami, San Francisco, and San Diego. Has received awards and credit as, Bboy winner of Roxy International Swatch Watch comp., and model for sportswear Bloomingdales, NY. He has appeared at and performed on, Telemundo news channel 47, Miami Pro Am showcase, Boston's Mass Appeal, Dance for Strafe 2013 on stage for song, "Set it Off". Mountain Rock Dance Tour Project Documentary in Taiwan 2013. Ringo also has judged battles in San Francisco, San Diego, Virginia, and New York.
Hometown: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
[email protected]/www.facebook.com/ringommr
Ringo was born in Brooklyn's King County on April 30, 1963. As a child, music, variety shows, and black and white movies inspired him. Ringo's big inspirations are Sammy Davis JR, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Michael Jackson, James Brown, and the tap dancers on the Lawrence Welk Show. Dancing at Family parties as a child was always a part of Ringo's life. At 10 years old he was freestyling on the floor until he saw outlaws doing the two step, salsa like and the indian step, with drops and burns. By 1975 he was a full blown burner dancer, a rocker, at 14 years old. Crews that Ringo has been a part of are, Latin Dancers, Paradise Rockers, Loft Unlimited, Loft Savages, Rhythm Reaction Crew, Furious Rockers, and has been a member of Mastermind Rockers from 1982-1989, then reestablished in 2009-present. He has also traveled extensively internationally to teach and perform. In 1984 on the Furious Rockers Tour to Italy for Rai television, and traveled to Aruba, Curacoa, Saint Martin, Poland, S. Korea, Taiwan. Also, has traveled around the United States in Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Jersey, Boston, Virginia, Miami, San Francisco, and San Diego. Has received awards and credit as, Bboy winner of Roxy International Swatch Watch comp., and model for sportswear Bloomingdales, NY. He has appeared at and performed on, Telemundo news channel 47, Miami Pro Am showcase, Boston's Mass Appeal, Dance for Strafe 2013 on stage for song, "Set it Off". Mountain Rock Dance Tour Project Documentary in Taiwan 2013. Ringo also has judged battles in San Francisco, San Diego, Virginia, and New York.
Razvan Robert Gorea/Tiny Love
Hometown:Romainia/New York City
https://www.facebook.com/razvan.gorea?fref=ts
In the 1990's as Romania's people struggled through revolution under a strict, communist regime, a gentleman by the name of Razvan Gorea left his home country in hope of seeking a better life in the United States, specifically New York City. Struggling to adapt to the American urban lifestyle this young man sought, found and conquered refuge within America's prospering electronic music rave scene. Frequenting nightclubs such as Limelight, Twilo & Roxy with gentlemen of a similar Romanian background, Mr. Gorea soon earned his dance alias through uninspiring means when a mutual city dweller referred to him as Mr. Tiny based on his small stature. Pushing through initial resentment, Tiny soon accepted his nickname but not before adding his own unique twist with the word Love. Low and behold, "Tiny Love" was born and began his crusade through electronic music dance culture's history; witnessing firsthand the creation, development and evolution of glow sticking, mag lights, liquid, digits and a plethora of other historical street dances in New York City.
Helping create the Liquid Lights Crew, America's first Glow sticking Crew, Tiny Love helped channel Liquid, Glow sticking and other rave-related stomping to the masses of New England's rave scene. Found dancing at spots such as Sputnik, Limelight, Ashbury Park and others to the sounds of Bones, Van Dyke and Scott Henry, Tiny Love broad casted a characteristic, natural blend of non-stop, experimental, multiple-style infused movement.
Having earned spots in crews such as Vibe Elements, Dynasty Rockers, Touch of Rock, Little Dave Rockers, Master Mind, New Era, and Dark Matter Squad, Tiny Love performs effortlessly as a mutant like alien in Popping, Waving, Tutting, Rocking, Robot and the style he helped create (and still dominate) Finger Tutting.
Hometown:Romainia/New York City
https://www.facebook.com/razvan.gorea?fref=ts
In the 1990's as Romania's people struggled through revolution under a strict, communist regime, a gentleman by the name of Razvan Gorea left his home country in hope of seeking a better life in the United States, specifically New York City. Struggling to adapt to the American urban lifestyle this young man sought, found and conquered refuge within America's prospering electronic music rave scene. Frequenting nightclubs such as Limelight, Twilo & Roxy with gentlemen of a similar Romanian background, Mr. Gorea soon earned his dance alias through uninspiring means when a mutual city dweller referred to him as Mr. Tiny based on his small stature. Pushing through initial resentment, Tiny soon accepted his nickname but not before adding his own unique twist with the word Love. Low and behold, "Tiny Love" was born and began his crusade through electronic music dance culture's history; witnessing firsthand the creation, development and evolution of glow sticking, mag lights, liquid, digits and a plethora of other historical street dances in New York City.
Helping create the Liquid Lights Crew, America's first Glow sticking Crew, Tiny Love helped channel Liquid, Glow sticking and other rave-related stomping to the masses of New England's rave scene. Found dancing at spots such as Sputnik, Limelight, Ashbury Park and others to the sounds of Bones, Van Dyke and Scott Henry, Tiny Love broad casted a characteristic, natural blend of non-stop, experimental, multiple-style infused movement.
Having earned spots in crews such as Vibe Elements, Dynasty Rockers, Touch of Rock, Little Dave Rockers, Master Mind, New Era, and Dark Matter Squad, Tiny Love performs effortlessly as a mutant like alien in Popping, Waving, Tutting, Rocking, Robot and the style he helped create (and still dominate) Finger Tutting.
Jacky Zhuang/ Jacky Burnz
Hometown: Taiwan
https://www.facebook.com/Jackyburnz
Jacky went to NYC in 2011 to learning rocking and met Mighty Mike at the party, New York State of Mind. Mike invited Jacky to the Mastermind Rockers practice where he met Ringo, Tiny, Rival and C.Rock. That was the first time Jacky got into Rock. He had thousands questions about Rocking and asked them all that night. After that, Ringo and Mike started training Jacky to get his skills well understood in Rocking. Seven months later, he joined his first Rock Dance contest at the 1st Annual Mastermind Rockers Reunion in 2011. Jacky won that battle. two weeks after, Ringo, Mike, Tiny and OGs of MMR accepted Jacky as a member of Mastermind, that was August 16th at McCarren Park, Brooklyn. After coming back to Taiwan, he started to promote and share as much as he could. Today, Jacky does his best to hold workshops and throw Rock parties. Jacky is starting to see the population of Rockers grow. Now there are Rock crews in Taiwan which is one of the most beautiful things he would like to see in the dance scene. Jacky holds awards in, 2011 Mastermind Reunion Champion, 2011 Dynasty Rockers 37th Anniversary 2nd place, 2011-13 Bboyworld Asia Cheif Executive Officer, 2013 World Bboy Classic Taiwan Qualifier Rock Dance Judge, 2013 Culture Shock Don't Stop The Rock Toprock & Uprock Contest Organizer, 2013 Mountain Rock Dance Tour Project Organizer 2013, and Rock Fantastic Founder.
Hometown: Taiwan
https://www.facebook.com/Jackyburnz
Jacky went to NYC in 2011 to learning rocking and met Mighty Mike at the party, New York State of Mind. Mike invited Jacky to the Mastermind Rockers practice where he met Ringo, Tiny, Rival and C.Rock. That was the first time Jacky got into Rock. He had thousands questions about Rocking and asked them all that night. After that, Ringo and Mike started training Jacky to get his skills well understood in Rocking. Seven months later, he joined his first Rock Dance contest at the 1st Annual Mastermind Rockers Reunion in 2011. Jacky won that battle. two weeks after, Ringo, Mike, Tiny and OGs of MMR accepted Jacky as a member of Mastermind, that was August 16th at McCarren Park, Brooklyn. After coming back to Taiwan, he started to promote and share as much as he could. Today, Jacky does his best to hold workshops and throw Rock parties. Jacky is starting to see the population of Rockers grow. Now there are Rock crews in Taiwan which is one of the most beautiful things he would like to see in the dance scene. Jacky holds awards in, 2011 Mastermind Reunion Champion, 2011 Dynasty Rockers 37th Anniversary 2nd place, 2011-13 Bboyworld Asia Cheif Executive Officer, 2013 World Bboy Classic Taiwan Qualifier Rock Dance Judge, 2013 Culture Shock Don't Stop The Rock Toprock & Uprock Contest Organizer, 2013 Mountain Rock Dance Tour Project Organizer 2013, and Rock Fantastic Founder.
Chi Ching Yao/Yell G
Hometown:Taipei, Taiwan
www.facebook.com/yellg
Yell G has been dancing for 12 years, mostly in Breaking and Locking. In the summer of 2012, Yell G went to NYC to learn Hip Hop culture, history, and Breaking. Jacky introduced Yell G to Ringo at the Rock Steady Crew anniversary that summer and saw a Rock Dance circle and Apache Line, there, for the first time. Soon, he fall in love with Rock. He traveled back and forth from east coast to west coast for three months, then came back to Taiwan and trained with Jacky. He was accepted into Mastermind Rockers in February 2013, after he took top 4 at the Culture Shock Jam. Yell G also holds workshops, dances for artists, and shares the love of dance to kids in the tribes around Taiwan. He has the titles of, 2013 Chelles Battle Pro Taiwan Toprock champion, Culture Shock rocking top 4, 2012 Illest Bboy Battle second place, TKU cup Cypher kings, and Don’t Stop Funk Toprock 1st place.
Hometown:Taipei, Taiwan
www.facebook.com/yellg
Yell G has been dancing for 12 years, mostly in Breaking and Locking. In the summer of 2012, Yell G went to NYC to learn Hip Hop culture, history, and Breaking. Jacky introduced Yell G to Ringo at the Rock Steady Crew anniversary that summer and saw a Rock Dance circle and Apache Line, there, for the first time. Soon, he fall in love with Rock. He traveled back and forth from east coast to west coast for three months, then came back to Taiwan and trained with Jacky. He was accepted into Mastermind Rockers in February 2013, after he took top 4 at the Culture Shock Jam. Yell G also holds workshops, dances for artists, and shares the love of dance to kids in the tribes around Taiwan. He has the titles of, 2013 Chelles Battle Pro Taiwan Toprock champion, Culture Shock rocking top 4, 2012 Illest Bboy Battle second place, TKU cup Cypher kings, and Don’t Stop Funk Toprock 1st place.
Erin Goodwin/Goody Roc
Hometown: Ashland, Ohio./Brooklyn, NY
https://www.facebook.com/goodyroc/[email protected]
Erin “Goody Roc” Goodwin hails from Ohio and moved to New York City to pursue theatre and comedy. Trained in ballet, tap, and jazz as a child, Erin didn’t revisit dance as an adult until 2009, when she fell in love with hip hop and breaking under the guidance of Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie. Since then, she has gone on to train with numerous others including Breakeasy and Ken Swift. Through breaking, Erin met rock dancer Ringo, and trained under him in the style known as “Uprock” or “Rocking”, and went on to become the first female of the new generation of Mastermind Rockers.
Erin travels all over the world performing, battling, and teaching. As a performer, she was a background dancer for the legendary MC Kurtis Blow (The Breaks, Basketball) in the Bronx. She was also an actor/dancer in the College Humor commercial for Vitamin Water as a “Bumble Bee-Girl”, alongside her fellow dancer, B-boy Nemesis. Erin was awarded “Cyper Queen” at the first Urban Dance & Educational Foundation (UDEF) breakdance event in Philadelphia. She was also a winner of the “Cypher Medallion Hunter” at the Rockafellaz Anniversary in Warsaw, Poland. In 2015, she was nominated for “Up & Coming Dancer” at the Rep Your Style Dance Awards NYC. She is also the founder and organizer of the annual event "Queen B-Girl", a b-girl and all female all style competition in NYC. In addition to being an active member in MMR, she also represents the All female allstyles crew Ladies Adios.
Erin’s main goal as a dancer is to represent the female community of breakers and rock dancers. She seeks to encourage other women in the dance, and hopes to inspire and motivate them to reach their full potential.
Hometown: Ashland, Ohio./Brooklyn, NY
https://www.facebook.com/goodyroc/[email protected]
Erin “Goody Roc” Goodwin hails from Ohio and moved to New York City to pursue theatre and comedy. Trained in ballet, tap, and jazz as a child, Erin didn’t revisit dance as an adult until 2009, when she fell in love with hip hop and breaking under the guidance of Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie. Since then, she has gone on to train with numerous others including Breakeasy and Ken Swift. Through breaking, Erin met rock dancer Ringo, and trained under him in the style known as “Uprock” or “Rocking”, and went on to become the first female of the new generation of Mastermind Rockers.
Erin travels all over the world performing, battling, and teaching. As a performer, she was a background dancer for the legendary MC Kurtis Blow (The Breaks, Basketball) in the Bronx. She was also an actor/dancer in the College Humor commercial for Vitamin Water as a “Bumble Bee-Girl”, alongside her fellow dancer, B-boy Nemesis. Erin was awarded “Cyper Queen” at the first Urban Dance & Educational Foundation (UDEF) breakdance event in Philadelphia. She was also a winner of the “Cypher Medallion Hunter” at the Rockafellaz Anniversary in Warsaw, Poland. In 2015, she was nominated for “Up & Coming Dancer” at the Rep Your Style Dance Awards NYC. She is also the founder and organizer of the annual event "Queen B-Girl", a b-girl and all female all style competition in NYC. In addition to being an active member in MMR, she also represents the All female allstyles crew Ladies Adios.
Erin’s main goal as a dancer is to represent the female community of breakers and rock dancers. She seeks to encourage other women in the dance, and hopes to inspire and motivate them to reach their full potential.
Desire Wandan/Vitamin D
Hometown: Cote 'd Ivoire, W. Africa/Brooklyn, NY
https://www.facebook.com/desire.wandan?fref=ts
Desire Wandan A.K.A Vitamin D is a West African native of Cote 'd Ivoire. He spent the later years of his teenage life living in Brooklyn where he was surrounded by a urban setting, hence picking up some hip hop dance. He began to experiment with different styles of hip hop popping, krumping, flexing, locking, and b-boying. It was not until meeting B-Boy Atomic from Full Circle that he learned more about the B-boy culture, movement and fundamentals of breaking. With the exposure to more of this format of hip hop he began to educate himself on not just the dance but the other elements of hip hop being graffiti mcing(rapping) dj'ing. Desire has also been involved with the theater and performed at over 25 NYC public schools. He has also had the honor of performing at the 2007 memorial dedication ceremony at the African burial ground and the 2007 national African American black arts festival. Overall Desire see's hip hop has a vehicle to teach the urban community and other outside the urban community about the art form and themselves.
Hometown: Cote 'd Ivoire, W. Africa/Brooklyn, NY
https://www.facebook.com/desire.wandan?fref=ts
Desire Wandan A.K.A Vitamin D is a West African native of Cote 'd Ivoire. He spent the later years of his teenage life living in Brooklyn where he was surrounded by a urban setting, hence picking up some hip hop dance. He began to experiment with different styles of hip hop popping, krumping, flexing, locking, and b-boying. It was not until meeting B-Boy Atomic from Full Circle that he learned more about the B-boy culture, movement and fundamentals of breaking. With the exposure to more of this format of hip hop he began to educate himself on not just the dance but the other elements of hip hop being graffiti mcing(rapping) dj'ing. Desire has also been involved with the theater and performed at over 25 NYC public schools. He has also had the honor of performing at the 2007 memorial dedication ceremony at the African burial ground and the 2007 national African American black arts festival. Overall Desire see's hip hop has a vehicle to teach the urban community and other outside the urban community about the art form and themselves.
Brie Helmuth/Ill Brieski
Hometown: Boulder, Colorado/Brooklyn, NY
[email protected]/www.coachbrienyc.com
Brie's mission is to stay committed to progressing with Rock and Break dance, enlighten the hip hop community with her style and physical fitness, and progress with the new generation of Brooklyn culture while preserving the roots of the meaning behind dance when it first developed in the 70s.
Originally from Boulder, Colorado, Brie moved to NYC in 2013 from the Northwest. She moved from Bellingham, WA, seeking more knowledge and practice in Hip Hop dance and culture. Since then, she has been practicing Rocking under the guidance of Mighty Mike, Ringo, the Mastermind group as well as refining her Breaking under B-girl Rokafella of Full Circle as well as B-girls who roll in her cypher here in NYC. Breaking has become a great part of her life and connection with friends and community.
Brie first shaped into a B-girl under the direction of Kevin O'Keefe, or KO, as a member of True II Form dance troupe in Boulder, Colorado from 2005-2008. There, she was introduced to the fundamentals of breaking and hip hop culture and continued to listen to underground hip hop music. She moved to Bellingham, Washington in 2008 earning her degree in Human Services and Communication from Western Washington University. There she organized dance and music fundraiser events in campaigning against hunger and homelessness in her community and has mentored and instructed dance to adults and youth in after school programs. Additionally she guest taught and at the "Bellingham Girls Rock Camp 2013" where she empowered young females to break dance and connect with the true essence of hip hop music.
Brie is also a world traveler and believes that it is crucial to learn from other cultures to understand more about life here on earth. Upon graduating from college in 2011 she traveled independently to Lesvos, Greece where she worked on an organic farm and traveled up and down the Cyclade Island strip learning about Greek culture and art. Additionally she traveled to Cuba in 2012 to research Cuban dance, music, and culture along the way.
Hometown: Boulder, Colorado/Brooklyn, NY
[email protected]/www.coachbrienyc.com
Brie's mission is to stay committed to progressing with Rock and Break dance, enlighten the hip hop community with her style and physical fitness, and progress with the new generation of Brooklyn culture while preserving the roots of the meaning behind dance when it first developed in the 70s.
Originally from Boulder, Colorado, Brie moved to NYC in 2013 from the Northwest. She moved from Bellingham, WA, seeking more knowledge and practice in Hip Hop dance and culture. Since then, she has been practicing Rocking under the guidance of Mighty Mike, Ringo, the Mastermind group as well as refining her Breaking under B-girl Rokafella of Full Circle as well as B-girls who roll in her cypher here in NYC. Breaking has become a great part of her life and connection with friends and community.
Brie first shaped into a B-girl under the direction of Kevin O'Keefe, or KO, as a member of True II Form dance troupe in Boulder, Colorado from 2005-2008. There, she was introduced to the fundamentals of breaking and hip hop culture and continued to listen to underground hip hop music. She moved to Bellingham, Washington in 2008 earning her degree in Human Services and Communication from Western Washington University. There she organized dance and music fundraiser events in campaigning against hunger and homelessness in her community and has mentored and instructed dance to adults and youth in after school programs. Additionally she guest taught and at the "Bellingham Girls Rock Camp 2013" where she empowered young females to break dance and connect with the true essence of hip hop music.
Brie is also a world traveler and believes that it is crucial to learn from other cultures to understand more about life here on earth. Upon graduating from college in 2011 she traveled independently to Lesvos, Greece where she worked on an organic farm and traveled up and down the Cyclade Island strip learning about Greek culture and art. Additionally she traveled to Cuba in 2012 to research Cuban dance, music, and culture along the way.
Guillaume Fernandez/El Poeto/Swiss Roc
Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland
[email protected]/www.facebook.com/ElPoeto
Guillaume heard about bboying for the very first time when he was about 10, by his cousin. Immediately he wanted to do it, even though he didn't have a clear idea of what it really was. He started to beg his mom to find a place to dance. But in his early years, the teachers available to him weren't good and didn't teach the Hip Hop Culture. It's in 2009, after a dance camp organized by the association JAIA that El Poeto became interested in every part of the Hip Hop culture. From then on out, he sought more knowledge. Since this time he had only one idea, Going to New York to live Hip Hop in its purest form. In 2014, his dream came true! He started dancing with The Bronx Boys Rocking Crew ( which he's now a prospect, and will become an official member in May 2014). Slex, of TBB, introduced El Poeto to Ringo at Friday's practice. El Poeto, immediately fell in love with rocking, and soon became Swiss Roc, name given by MMR. He'd already seen rocking in some videos and with Chief 69, but soon rocking became one of his dreams. Mighty Mike, Ringo, all the Master Mind Rockers and TBB are helping Swiss Roc to improve in this dance form. During three years El Poeto competed in all the battles he could. He won the 2 on 2 "préambule battle", finished in the top 8 of the Swiss championship "au delà des préjugés," went to the final of the first "Let's Kill the Flow", and reached many semi finals in 1on1 battles or in all styles battles with Swiss crew, Penelope Crew. He has also participated in many shows for a graduate project or for different dance schools. He has appeared in rap clip videos and has instructed bboying classes to young people with difficulties.
Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland
[email protected]/www.facebook.com/ElPoeto
Guillaume heard about bboying for the very first time when he was about 10, by his cousin. Immediately he wanted to do it, even though he didn't have a clear idea of what it really was. He started to beg his mom to find a place to dance. But in his early years, the teachers available to him weren't good and didn't teach the Hip Hop Culture. It's in 2009, after a dance camp organized by the association JAIA that El Poeto became interested in every part of the Hip Hop culture. From then on out, he sought more knowledge. Since this time he had only one idea, Going to New York to live Hip Hop in its purest form. In 2014, his dream came true! He started dancing with The Bronx Boys Rocking Crew ( which he's now a prospect, and will become an official member in May 2014). Slex, of TBB, introduced El Poeto to Ringo at Friday's practice. El Poeto, immediately fell in love with rocking, and soon became Swiss Roc, name given by MMR. He'd already seen rocking in some videos and with Chief 69, but soon rocking became one of his dreams. Mighty Mike, Ringo, all the Master Mind Rockers and TBB are helping Swiss Roc to improve in this dance form. During three years El Poeto competed in all the battles he could. He won the 2 on 2 "préambule battle", finished in the top 8 of the Swiss championship "au delà des préjugés," went to the final of the first "Let's Kill the Flow", and reached many semi finals in 1on1 battles or in all styles battles with Swiss crew, Penelope Crew. He has also participated in many shows for a graduate project or for different dance schools. He has appeared in rap clip videos and has instructed bboying classes to young people with difficulties.
Yann Szuter / NOYA
Hometown: Grenoble, France
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=585446403&fref=ts
Noya started breaking and writing 10 years later, entering secondary school. He immediately felt in Love with Hip hop when he met Ahmed Chaia, a school supervisor at that time who was into it. From back then, he would never stop studying this Culture in all its forms. At this time, the only way to learn was by trying to imitate the elders; what he did. There was breaking, there was graffiti, there was listening to rap music... Only years later did he realize the importance Dancing was taking in his life, growing up through the movement as a Dancer and as a human being. That's when he decided to make moves from his little city as often as possible, to meet as many dancers as he could. In France first, then Europe. In 2009, he went to live in Spain for a year and became part of the Proemios Crew, learning a lot among them. Then he finally made it to New York for the first time in 2012, with the will to understand and feel Hip hop in its most authentic form. Noya saw Rocking for the very first time in 2006 in Grenoble, during an event called Total Session. Only way later did he get the chance to approach it again, when he met Wary by the end of 2012. Soon after that he decided to really get into it, and came back to New York to interview and learn from pioneers of that Dance. That's when he met Mike and Ringo, with whom he quickly got along well. From that day, he never stopped crossing the pond as often as possible to keep on learning from his teachers, soon to be crew mates. Besides Dancing, Noya is a naive but autonomous young man, who still believes he can be a reality changer; a self-taught and creative person, who lives to take up challenges and tries hard to think outside of the box every day. Curiosity, anti-conformism and a strong sense of ethics help him wanna forge ahead. Peace, love, unity and having fun!
Hometown: Grenoble, France
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Noya started breaking and writing 10 years later, entering secondary school. He immediately felt in Love with Hip hop when he met Ahmed Chaia, a school supervisor at that time who was into it. From back then, he would never stop studying this Culture in all its forms. At this time, the only way to learn was by trying to imitate the elders; what he did. There was breaking, there was graffiti, there was listening to rap music... Only years later did he realize the importance Dancing was taking in his life, growing up through the movement as a Dancer and as a human being. That's when he decided to make moves from his little city as often as possible, to meet as many dancers as he could. In France first, then Europe. In 2009, he went to live in Spain for a year and became part of the Proemios Crew, learning a lot among them. Then he finally made it to New York for the first time in 2012, with the will to understand and feel Hip hop in its most authentic form. Noya saw Rocking for the very first time in 2006 in Grenoble, during an event called Total Session. Only way later did he get the chance to approach it again, when he met Wary by the end of 2012. Soon after that he decided to really get into it, and came back to New York to interview and learn from pioneers of that Dance. That's when he met Mike and Ringo, with whom he quickly got along well. From that day, he never stopped crossing the pond as often as possible to keep on learning from his teachers, soon to be crew mates. Besides Dancing, Noya is a naive but autonomous young man, who still believes he can be a reality changer; a self-taught and creative person, who lives to take up challenges and tries hard to think outside of the box every day. Curiosity, anti-conformism and a strong sense of ethics help him wanna forge ahead. Peace, love, unity and having fun!
Park Knukl
Hometown: Seoul, S. Korea
Hometown: Seoul, S. Korea
Chauncey Espada/Rugged One
Hometown: Panama/Brooklyn, NY
Chauncey Espada aka Rugged One is a b-boy/emcee representing Brooklyn NY. He has been dancing since 2004 with members vitamin, kickz, and papaz. In late 2008, he joined floor royalty crew he won 2nd placed at kids of NY jam and 2nd placed in a emcee battle of a real Bronx Summer Jam. He is additionally became a member of Mastermind Rockers in 2014. He also teaches youth hip hop dance and culture.
Hometown: Panama/Brooklyn, NY
Chauncey Espada aka Rugged One is a b-boy/emcee representing Brooklyn NY. He has been dancing since 2004 with members vitamin, kickz, and papaz. In late 2008, he joined floor royalty crew he won 2nd placed at kids of NY jam and 2nd placed in a emcee battle of a real Bronx Summer Jam. He is additionally became a member of Mastermind Rockers in 2014. He also teaches youth hip hop dance and culture.
Henry Vijande/Rival
Hometown: New Jersey
Hometown: New Jersey
Esteban Alvarez/Colombia Rock
Hometown: Colombia/New Jersey
Hometown: Colombia/New Jersey
Jefferson Abril Alvarado/Pereke
Hometown: Cuenca, Ecuador
Hometown: Cuenca, Ecuador
John Lee
Hometown: Korea/ Brooklyn, NY
Hometown: Korea/ Brooklyn, NY
Chad E. Davis/King Jamrock
Hometown: Brooklyn, NYC
Hometown: Brooklyn, NYC
Remi Lopez
Hometown: Pérols, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Hometown: Pérols, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Antonio Marez/Moose
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Hometown: San Diego, CA
