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2016-2018 FC archival blogs
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED OUR MOST RECENT FC EVENTS INCLUDING THE BEHIND THE GROOVE TIMES SQUARE 4 NIGHT PROGRAM AND THE WOMEN IN HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL.
SPECIAL GRATITUDE GOES OUT TO DANSPACE PROJECT AND TIMES SQUARE ARTS FOR ROLLING OUT THIS KIND OF CLUB/STREET DANCE UNDERGROUND AFFAIR.
THANK YOU SHIRO FOR THE LOGO AND TO ERIC MICHAEL FOR THE T SHIRT PRINTING. THANK YOU TO ALL THE DANCERS WHO BATTLED, PERFORMED AND JUDGED. SPECIAL SHOUT TO K WON WHO TRAVELED FROM TEXAS TO PARTICIPATE.
PRAYERS GOING UP TO ALL OUR ANCESTORS WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US TO DANCE IN THE OTHER REALM. YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN. REST IN PEACE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO A FUTURE MASH UP OF STYLES AND GENERATIONS. BELOW IS BRIEF A PHOTO GALLERY SHOT BY JOHN RICH ROBERT TURLEY AND RHYTHM ADDICTS TV.
SPECIAL GRATITUDE GOES OUT TO THE POINT CDC FOR HOSTING THE FESTIVAL AND TO BRONX COUNCIL ON THE ARTS FOR THE ARTS FUND AWARD. THANK YOU TO THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL (WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUR BGIRL DOCUMENTARY ALL THE LADIES SAY) AND TO THE NY AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL.
THANK YOU TO THE FILM MAKERS FARANG ELIASI AND FELIX RODRIGUEZ WHO WERE PRESENT. WE WOULD LIKE CONGRATULATE RHYME LIKE A GIRL ON THEIR CONTINUED PROGRESS IN PERFORMANCES AND OUTREACH.
THANK YOU TO BGIRL BABYGIRL WHO TOOK TIME OUT AFTER ORGANIZING BGIRL CITY TO BE PRESENT FOR THE FESTIVAL AND TO LA BRUJA WHO ALSO ATTENDED AND SHARED HER INSIGHTS AS A WOMAN IN HIP HOP.
THANK YOU TO DENISE SINCERITY WHO REPPED FOR RHYME LIKE A GIRL IN THE PANEL AND ALSO KICKED A FREESTYLE FOR US.
JOIN US AS KWIKSTEP SPINS MUSIC FOR THE JAMES BROWN TRIBUTE AT THE APOLLO THEATER ON OCTOBER 18TH AND THEN CATCH ROKAFELLA PERFORMING AT THE GUN HILL BREWERY FOR THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT FESTIVAL-- LOCAL ARTIST VENDORS WILL ALSO BE THERE.
DANCE CLASSES ARE OFFERED BY KWIKSTEP AT THE GYM KNOWN AS THE BROOKYN ZOO AND ROKAFELLA OFFERS KIDS LEVEL 2 AND 3 BREAKING AT PERIDANCE STUDIOS. SPEX TEACHES AT BDC, RICHARD TEACHES AT PMT STUDIOS AND OTHER COMPANY MEMBERS OFFER HIP HOP CLASSES AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR SCHEDULES.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN OUR TEAM AND ADD YOUR SERVICES IN ADMIN, MEDIA AND/OR MANAGEMENT PLEASE CONTACT US HERE. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS WHO HELPED WITH THE FILM FESTIVAL OVERHEAD.
KWIKSTEP'S 50TH BDAY WITH DJ DP ONE
THE COMPANY WAS ON HIATUS AFTER WEEKS OF BOXED IN REHEARSALS AND PREPARATIONS. THE DIRECTORS - KWIKSTEP AND ROKAFELLA-- TRAVELED TO MINNEAPOLIS TO PREMIER THEIR NEW DUET FOR THE CHOREOGRAPHY SHOWCASE "ROOTED" WITH TONI BLACKMAN, RAH FIYAH AND CHELES.
THEY THEN TRAVELED TO NORTH CAROLINA TO THE AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL WHERE THEY WERE HONORED AS THE 2018 RECIPIENTS OF THE BALASARASWATI/JOY ANNE DEWEY BEINECKE NATIONAL DANCE TEACHER AWARD. IT WAS AN HONOR SINCE THEY ARE THE FIRST HIP HOP TEACHERS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE 85TH YEAR ANNUAL DANCE FESTIVAL.
KWIKSTEP CELEBRATED HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY WITH A BEHIND THE GROOVE PARTY ON JUNE 20TH AT STEPPIN OUT STUDIOS. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED AND CONTRIBUTED FOOD AND CAKE AND SPECIAL THANKS TO DJ DPONE (PICTURED ABOVE WITH KWIKSTEP) AND ALL WHO HELPED TO PURCHASE A NEW MIXER FOR KWIKSTEP TO USE IN HIS DJ BOOKINGS AS HE PIECES TOGETHER HIS DJ EQUIPMENT AFTER LOSING SO MUCH TO THE APARTMENT FIRE A YEAR AGO.
FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS (MANTIS, FLONETIK, KID BREAK AND STYELSKI) WILL ROUND OUT THE SUMMER COMPETING IN BBOY TOURNAMENTS AND PERFORMING AT VARIOUS FESTIVALS.
THE FC HARDROCKS ( BEASTY, DEANA, SHARMAINE, JANICE) WILL PERFORM AT THE AMERICAN TAP DANCE FESTIVAL'S SUMMER SHOWCASE AT SYMPHONY SPACE ON JULY 11TH WITH BODY PERCUSSION CHOREOGRAPHY BY KEITH MIDDLETON. YOU CAN PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT https://www.symphonyspace.org/events/rhythm-in-motion
LOOK FOR KWIKSTEP AT FAM FEST IN FLORIDA AND ROKAFELLA AT QUEENZ OF HIP HOP IN COLORADO.
FULL CIRCLE WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE AT THE CONEY ISLAND BREAKERS REUNION SHOWCASE / BBOY CONTEST ON AUGUST 18TH --$20 AT THE BOARDWALK BEER GARDEN-- SHANNON WILL PERFORM HER DANCE CLASSIC "LET THE MUSIC PLAY".
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR SUPPORT PLEASE CONTACT US HERE AS WE CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR BRONX BASED NON PROFIT MOVING FORWARD IN ITS MISSION TO DEVELOP TALENT AND INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF CREATIVES AND ARTISTIC LEADERS.
"BOXED IN" RAN AT DANSPACE PROJECT FOR THREE NIGHTS ENCHANTING AUDIENCES WITH AN EMPOWERING AND UPLIFTING JUXTAPOSITION OF STORIES THAT SPANNED THE CLASSIC PIANO, HIP HOP AND BALLET WORLDS.
INCLUDED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES 7 MUST SEE DANCE SHOWS, FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS WELCOMED NEW DANCERS SHARMAINE SHEPPARD JANICE TOMLINSON DEANNA RICHLINE AND SHANEEKQUA WOODHAM PLUS PIANIST MICHAEL BOND TO THE STAGE.
THANK YOU TO JUDY HUSSIE TAYLOR FOR INVITING US TO A RESIDENCY AT DANSPACE PROJECT. HER TEAM AND STAFF WERE VERY TALENTED AND SUPPORTIVE.
FULL CIRCLE LOOKS FORWARD TO REMOUNTING THIS "DANSICAL" IN THE FUTURE SO PLEASE STAY TUNED.
MEANTIME ENJOY THE PHOTOS BELOW TAKEN BY ANGIEMVPHOTOGRAPHY AND MARIO LOBO AND SOON A TRAILER SHOT AND EDITED BY AK47 PRODUCTIONS.
Congrats to Rokafella and the Hard Rocks on their performance at BAAD on Oct 14th. They were one of several groups who took part in BAADs BlakTinX “Souls of our Feet” performance series celebrating the convergence of work by African American and Latino Artists
That same night KS 360 spun at Marz’s hustle and salsa social. Kwikstep and Marz pictured below with the partygoers that night.
On Oct 23rd Mantis was invited to be a guest breaking teacher by Afaliah Tribune for her Hip hop pedagogy classes at NYU. You can see pictures of her with the students in the gallery.
Members of FCS travelled to Philadelphia for the UDEF Breakin' event and later on attended the Breaks Kru anniversary in NYC.
We started our practice sessions at the point on Oct 24th.
Thank you to Traci B-Love Bartlow, Halley Halo, Odylle Beder, Paolo and Stella, Elya Fly host from Belgium, Deana and Shiin Ying Shun, who donated goods at our first practice to send to our Puerto Rico dance family.
You can attend our sessions every Tuesdays from 6:30 - 9pm.
6 train to Hunts point 940 Garrison ave.
Kwikstep and Rokafella will travel to Germany end of November details soon to follow please check the Full Circle Souljahs Facebook fan page.
This month sadly two ICONIC members of our dance community transitioned.
Edwin Davila also known as Eddy Ed from The Incredible Breakers- an influential 80’s underground crew from New York B-boy scene and
Raymond Ularte also known as Voodoo Ray who had established himself as one of the biggest music and dance trendsetters of New York City nightlife .
They were both influential dance legends and will be dearly missed.
Our hearts go out to both their families. May they rest in peace.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN SCREENING ROKAFELLA'S BGIRL FILM AT THEIR SCHOOL OR FESTIVAL CAN PURCHASE/DOWNLOAD THE "ALL THE LADIES SAY" FILM WHICH INCLUDES A TEACHER'S WORKBOOK AND A YOUTUBE TUTORIAL GO HERE
OR CONTACT THE DIRECTOR BY CLICKING ON THE FILM'S WEBSITE LINK
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN REGISTERING YOUR CHILD FOR ROKAFELLA'S INTRO LEVEL KIDS BREAK DANCE CLASSES THAT WILL START UP IN SEPTEMBER OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK GO TO THE PERIDANCE
WEBSITE HERE: www.peridance.com/children-teen-classes.cfm
KWIKSTEP CONTINUES TO TEACH BREAKING AT BROOKLYN ZOO ON MONDAYS FROM 6 - 7PM
ALSO PRIVATE & GROUP LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
ANNOUNCING--
KWIKSTEP WILL BE OFFERING A CLASSIC HIP HOP DANCE AND AESTHETICS DANCE COURSE AS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER FOR QUEENS COLLEGE'S DANCE DEPARTMENT IN 2018.
SPRING REGISTRATION DETAILS SOON TO FOLLOW.
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT US HERE, WE APPRECIATE ANY PROMO, MEDIA AND ADMIN SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
ALSO CHECK IN AT OUR FACEBOOK FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS FAN PAGE, BEHIND THE GROOVE RECORDS AND ALL THE LADIES SAY PAGES
WE ARE ALSO ON TWITTER @FULLCIRCLESOUL AND YOU CAN FOLLOW KWIKSTEP ON
INSTAGRAM @ DJKS360
AND ROK'S IG IS @BGIRLROKAFELLA TWITTER @LAROKAFELLA
TO LISTEN TO SOME OF KWIKSTEP'S MUSIC CLICK
AND TO PURCHASE MUSIC GO TO WWW.BEHINDTHEGROOVENYC.BANDCAMP.COM
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING, DONATING THEIR SERVICES AND SPACE TO THE COMPANY INCLUDING HI-ARTS / PS 109 ARTSPACE EL BARRIO AND WHEDCO.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN!
HIP HOP CULTURE IS ALIVE!
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO ALL THE FAMILIES AND VICTIMS OF RECENT NATURAL
DISASTERS AND ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD
The Company is back from it’s hiatus and the summer has officially come to an end. Here are some highlights from the last few months:
From July 27th to August 12th Mantis and and Flonetik visited Paris, Slovakia and Netherlands to attend two of the most well know breaking events in Europe, known as Outbreak and the Notorious IBE. They also took time to visit family and friends. Big shout outs to B-girl Hurricane who invited them to her practice spot just outside Paris and to Willy from Soul Mavericks who brought them to hip hop Huis. Mantis was the runner up in the finals of the “Return of the B-Girl" Battle at IBE versus B-Girl Mad Max who won first place, congrats to them both!
Kid Break and Styleski took the win at several competitions this summer.
July 22nd they teamed up for a 3v3 at "Brooklyn's Finest Kids Vol.1" and beat some tough competition for first place.
Sept 9th they entered and won the 1v1 and 3v3 categories at Kids of New York. They competed in the 3v3 with Concrete Monkey, Styleski entered the 10 and over category and Kid Break entered the 10 and under category.
Congratulations to Kid Break and Styleski!
Kid Break and Styleski outside Kids of New York after their win
On July 29th and 30th Lincoln Center hosted a two day event entitled “’Til the Street Lights Come on: Celebrating Double Dutch in NYC.” On the first night, they held a panel discussion called “Living Legacy: Double Dutch’s Impact on the Arts and NYC” where Rokafella was invited to speak on the panel along with Theresa Ruth Howard, Founder/Curator of Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet and Monique Martin, Director of Programming at Harlem Stage. The discussion was Moderated by Kiasha Johnson, Founding Director of Women of Color in the Arts. Rokafella was quoted in an article written about the event, in Vogue Magazine, you can read the Article here :
https://www.vogue.com/article/double-dutch-summer-classic-national-competition-lincoln-center
On July 30th the Full Circle Soul Sistahs performed in concert at Demrosch Park with Mommas Hip Hop Kitchen, the Dynamic Diplomats of Double Dutch, and Natasha Diggs. It was an empowering performance that brought Double Dutch crews, B-girls, Deejays and MC’s together. Below is a clip from the show that weekend:
On August 19th Flonetik was asked to judge at Wondrous Studios 1 on 1 boy battle “Get Fresh Vol 8” Hosted by B-Boy Jin. He judged along side B-girl Connie and B-boy Manji. Congrats to B-Boy Uncle Will for taking the win.
From Left: Flonetik, Arex, Smiles, Lethal and Mantis at IBE
On August 24th Rokafella was invited back to share her knowledge with dancers on hip hop ethos and floor moves at Rennie Harris’ Dance workshop festival “Illadelph Legends”
On August 25th Mantis began her 3 month long rehearsal residency at Brooklyn College as part of CUNY Dance Initiative, where she will be choreographing a duet with Flonetik. She will be holding an open rehearsal in the next few months, stay tuned for more info.
On September 4th the Crew got together to celebrate Labor Day at the beach and enjoy music and dance at the Coney Island Art Walls. You can see some of the crew on the beach in the picture below.
Full Circle and friends at Coney Island on Labor day
Later that month on Sept 21st DJ KS 360 was invited to spin at Camaradas, a local bar in Spanish Harlem for “The Supreme Experience” with DJ DP One. You can watch a live stream from the party to listen to some of the music here:
https://www.facebook.com/ana.r.garcia.33/videos/10211147235299920/
Sept 28th Dj KS 360 played at “Funk You 122” hosted by Rokafella and held at Angel of Harlem Restaurant. We expect him to bring the funk back to Harlem again soon!
DJ KS 360 spinning at Angles of Funk in Harlem
On Sept 29th he also played at Washington Square park at "Circle in the Square" along side DJ's Thrilla, King Uprock, P-Funk, Crazy IZ, Richie Santiago and Rok Sieze. The event was hosted by Richie Santiago to raise money for Puerto Rico hurricane relief.
Kwikstep has also been working at the Flea Theater as the choreographer and Associate Director for the off Broadway play “Synching Ink.” The play will be at the Flea Theater until October 29th. Be sure to get your tickets soon before they are sold out!! You can buy tickets on their website by clicking the link below:
COMING UP THIS MONTH
Rokafella an artist in resdience at the American Tap Dance Foundation will be performing at BAAD's BlaqtinX festival for the "Souls of our Feet" concert on October 14th at 8pm. 2474 Westchester Ave Bronx, NY and
Kwikstep will spin for EJoe's House party Oct 12th at Club Katra 217 Bowery , NYC
so make sure to mark your calendars!
Kwikstep and Rokafella will be returning to the Point CDC on October 24th for open dance sessions from 6:30p to 9pm every Tuesday. 6 train to Hunts Point.
We are raising funds and goods for family in Puerto Rico.
Donations for the PR Hurricane Relief are being collected at any of FC's events or activities in the form of hard goods such as: D batteries, packs of socks/adults and children's underwear/ bed sheet sets/ bath towels/ flash lights.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN SCREENING ROKAFELLA'S BGIRL FILM AT THEIR SCHOOL OR FESTIVAL CAN PURCHASE/DOWNLOAD THE "ALL THE LADIES SAY" FILM WHICH INCLUDES A TEACHER'S WORKBOOK AND A YOUTUBE TUTORIAL GO TO
OR CONTACT THE DIRECTOR BY CLICKING ON THE FILM'S WEBSITE LINK
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN REGISTERING YOUR CHILD FOR ROKAFELLA'S INTRO LEVEL BREAK DANCE CLASSES THAT WILL START UP IN SEPTEMBER OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK GO TO THE PERIDANCE WEBSITE HERE: www.peridance.com/children-teen-classes.cfm
REGISTRATION FOR ROKAFELLAS HIP HOP DANCE PRACTICES LEVEL 1 AT THE NEW SCHOOL IS NOW CLOSED. SHE WILL BE OFFERING HIP HOP DANCE PRACTICES LEVEL 2 AT THE NEW SCHOOL FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER.
KWIKSTEP'S CLASS IS BACK AT BROOKLYN ZOO ON MONDAYS FROM 6 - 7PM
ALSO PRIVATE & GROUP LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT US HERE, WE APPRECIATE ANY PROMO, MEDIA AND ADMIN SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
ALSO CHECK IN AT OUR FACEBOOK FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS FAN PAGE, BEHIND THE GROOVE RECORDS AND ALL THE LADIES SAY PAGES
WE ARE ALSO ON TWITTER @FULLCIRCLESOUL AND YOU CAN FOLLOW KWIKSTEP ON
INSTAGRAM @ DJKS360
AND ROK'S IG IS @BGIRLROKAFELLA TWITTER @LAROKAFELLA
TO LISTEN TO SOME OF KWIKSTEP'S MUSIC CLICK
AND TO PURCHASE MUSIC GO TO WWW.BEHINDTHEGROOVENYC.BANDCAMP.COM
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING, DONATING THEIR SERVICES AND SPACE TO THE COMPANY INCLUDING HI-ARTS / PS 109 ARTSPACE EL BARRIO AND WHEDCO.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN!
HIP HOP CULTURE IS ALIVE!
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO ALL THE FAMILIES AND VICTIMS OF RECENT NATURAL
DISASTERS AND ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD
JUNE WAS A BUSY MONTH FOR FULL CIRCLE. ON THE 3RD WE PERFORMED A TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDARY TATS CREW FOR THEIR 28TH ANNIVERSARY ART EXHIBIT AT BRONX ARTS SPACE FEATURING WORKS FROM NICER, BG183 AND BIO.
LATER THAT DAY ROKAFELLA RECEIVED A "HARVESTING CULTURE" AWARD FROM THE NOS QUEDAMOS ORGANIZATION. THAT SAME EVENING THE COMPANY PRESENTED THE "HIP HOP MEETS HOUSE" PROJECT FUNDED BY THE BRONX COUNCIL ON THE ARTS. THIS EVENT SHOWCASED THE OVERLAP OF VOCABULARY AND AESTHETICS BETWEEN BOTH HIP HOP AND HOUSE WHICH EMERGED ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY IN NYC. THE GATHERING TOOK PLACE AT THE BRONX MUSEUM FEATURING MASTER CHOREOGRAPHERS IN EACH GENRE SUCH AS KIM HOLMES, CEASAR VALENTINO, SEKOU HERU, AND ROCKA JAMES WHO REPRESENTED THE NEW GENERATION OF BOTH CLUB AND STREET DANCE. THE EVENT WAS HOSTED BY THE CHARISMATIC VOODOO RAY WHO ALSO DROPPED GEMS OF HIP HOP AND HOUSE HISTORY AS DJ KS360 KEPT THE CROWD DANCING BETWEEN PERFORMANCES. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PERFORMERS WHO DID AN AMAZING JOB AND TO THE CHOREOGRAPHERS FOR SHARING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND INSPIRATION. A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED AND TO THE BRONX COUNCIL OF THE ARTS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.
YOU CAN WATCH FOOTAGE OF THE PERFORMANCES HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgF7tMDTLs-QhEd3GCrTRn9fg5ubaYmSx
JUNE 10TH KWIK WAS A GUEST DJ FOR "DANCING IN THE PARK" AT RONALD MCNAIR PARK IN BROOKLYN WITH ALI COLEMAN AND LUCKY BENSON. YOU CAN SEE FOOTAGE FROM THE EVENT BELOW THE FC GROUP FOTO.
JUNE 15TH ROK AND KWIK WERE INVITED BY PURE ELEMENTS TO SPEAK AT "ROOTS OF MY LEGACY" PANEL DISCUSSION ON DANCE, IMMIGRATION, AND EQUITY AT THE KUMBLE THEATER IN LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN. IF YOU MISSED IT YOU CAN STILL CHECK IT OUT BY CLICKING THE LINK HERE : https://www.facebook.com/ana.r.garcia.33/videos/10210420414609857/
(top)Kwikstep, Styleski, Mantis, (bottom) Flonetik, Kid Break and Lil Beast
JUNE 16TH FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS ENTERED THE 5V5 CREW BATTLE AT DYNAMIC ROCKERS ANNIVERSARY WITH LIL BEAST AND MADE IT THE FINALS, CONGRATS TO THEM!
ALSO,
CONGRATULATIONS TO KID BREAK AND STYLESKI WHO WERE FEATURED ON A WNYW COVER STORY ABOUT "BREAKDANCING" IN THE OLYMPICS. YOU CAN WATCH THE FULL STORY BELOW.
DJ KS360 SPINNING AT "DANCIN IN THE PARK" WITH ALI COLEMAN & LUCKY BENSON
KID BREAK AND STYLESKI ON WNYW "BREAKDANCING IN THE OLYMPICS"
JUNE 24TH FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS PRESENTED "KWIK2ROK" AT THE BRONX MUSEUM CELEBRATING KWIKSTEP'S BIRTHDAY WITH A JAM, DANCE BATTLE AND AWARDS CEREMONY. THE COMPANY FLEW IN TIME MACHNE SQUAD'S ALEX /REX JAY TO JUDGE THE BBOY BATTLE. REX JAY HAS ALWAYS HIRED KWIKSTEP OR ROKAFELLA TO PARTICIPATE IN HIS (NOW 17TH YEAR AND GOING) ANNUAL DANCE EVENT "EXPRESS YOUR SKILLS" IN CANOVANAS, PUERTO RICO. THE WINNER FROM THIS YEAR'S BATTLE TRAVELLED TO NYC AS PART OF HIS WIN TO COMPETE IN "KWIK2ROK". CONGRATULATIONS TO "LAST KINGS" FROM PUERTO RICO WHO WERE THE WINNERS OF THE 2V2 BBOY BATTLE AND TO "THE ALPHAS" WHO TOOK THE WIN FOR THE 3V3 MULTISTYLE BATTLE. THANK YOU TO ALL THE CREWS WHO CAME AND SHARED THEIR CREATIVITY ON THE DANCE FLOOR. SPECIAL MENTION TO THE DANCERS WHO TRAVELLED FROM COLOMBIA AND RUSSIA.
THE "ON FIRE" AWARD CEMERONY HONORED THE TORCH BEARERS OF OUR NYC AND GLOBAL DANCE COMMUNITY WHO ALSO JUDGED THE MULTI-STYLE AND BBOY CATEGORIES.
HEART FELT CONGRATULATIONS GO TO KIM HOLMES, SEKOU, CEBO, JIGGZ, AND REX JAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING CREATIVE PASSIONATE AND RESILIENT FIGURES IN OUR DANCE COMMUNITY. THE PREVIOUS "ON FIRE" AWARDS TOOK PLACE IN 2006 AT THE ALVIN AILEY EXTENSION AND THE RECIPIENTS WERE BABA ISRAEL, VIOLETA GALAGARZA, ANGEL RUBEN RODRIGUES, JANE GABRIELS, ARTHUR AVILES, THE UNIVERSES AND ZONE TDK. A SPECIAL "ON FIRE" AWARD WAS GIVEN TO MARJORY SMARTH IN 2009 AT DANCE NEW AMSTERDAM'S SCREENING OF ALL THE LADIES SAY. REST IN PEACE!
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CEREMONY, THE ENTIRE ROOM ENCIRCLED KWIKSTEP AND SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN UNISON!! HE HAS TOUCHED SO MANY LIVES AND FOUNDED OUR ORGANIZATION SO MANY YEARS AGO AS A DIRECT RESULT OF HIS CONCERN FOR THE NYC HIP-HOP SCENE. WE PRAY HE WILL CONTINUE TO FIND INSPIRATION IN ALL HIS MAGICAL SHAPE SHIFTING CHAPTERS!
SHOUT OUT TO DJ'S KS360 AND JAZE ART REMOTE WHO KEPT EVERYONE GROOVING AND THE DANCE BATTLES HOT. THANK YOU TO THE COMEDIC HOST DANNY INFAMOUS OF X FENZ. BROOKLYN'S LOAF MUSIC GAVE AN AMAZING LYRICAL PERFORMANCE THAT ENGAGED BBOYS TO PARTICIPATE DURING THEIR SET.
THE COMPANY WISHES TO EXPRESS TRUE GRATITUDE TO
EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO WATCH, RECORD, SUPPORT, DANCE, EAT CAKE, CHEER AND JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME AT NOT ONLY THESE TWO EVENTS BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
THIS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING TIME FOR OUR FOUNDERS / DIRECTORS TO CONTINUE TO FULFILL THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES DESPITE THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THE DONATIONS RECEIVED SO FAR HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO KWIKSTEP AND ROKAFELLA TO HELP THEM CONTINUE TO REBUILD AND RECOVER FROM THE AFTERMATH OF THE APARTMENT FIRE THAT DISPLACED AND EMOTIONALLY AFFECTED THEM.
WE HOPE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH WHITE WAVE MEDIA AND THE SHLIEFFER FAMILY IN FUTURE PROJECTS AND APPRECIATE THE SPONSORSHIP FOR THE VERY FIRST INSTALLMENT OF "KWIK2ROK".
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO KWIKSTEP AND ROKAFELLA'S GOFUND ME TO HELP THEM REBUILD, YOU CAN DO SO BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW:
https://www.gofundme.com/Help-Kwik-Rok-Rise-From-The-Ashes
JUNE 25TH
ROKAFELLA AND SHIRO WERE AT THE LADIES LOVE PROJECT POP UP SHOP IN BROOKLYN WITH THIER NEW CLOTHING LINE "SHIROKA." YOU CAN PURCHASE THEIR ITEMS ON JULY 23RD AT THE "BOOGIE ON THE BOULEVARD" STREET FAIR ON 15TH STREET AND GRAND CONCOURSE FROM 12P-4P.
KWIKSTEP WAS INVITED TO TEACH A WORKSHOP AT COFFEY PARK IN BROOKLYN RIGHT BEFORE A PERFORMANCE BY GOLDEN ERA MC AND PIONEER KRS ONE AND LATER THAT NIGHT KS 360 WAS A GUEST DJ FOR HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY AT FUNK BOX AT CLUB CIELO AND BROUGHT THAT BTG VIBE THAT ROCKED THE DANCE FLOOR!
YOU CAN SEE A CLIP FROM KWIKSTEP'S WORKSHOP HERE: https://youtu.be/VTtm-nh2oXg
AND CLIPS OF DJKS360 SPINNING HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcv4fzkuGd8
BGIRL MANTIS AND BBOY FLONETIK TRAVELLED TO MASSACHUSETTS TO TEACH WORKSHOPS AT FUNKBOX DANCE STUDIO IN PITTSFIELD AND PERFORM AT JACOBS PILLOW.
IN MAY FLONETIK WAS INVITED TO DO AN EXHIBITION BATTLE AT TJ ROCKA JAMEZ' FIRST DANCE EVENT ROUNDZ OF FLAME AT HARLEM'S H LOFT.
THE FOOTAGE IS NOW AVAILABLE TO WATCH HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jnhX_inY_A
FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS WILL BE ON HIATUS FOR THE SUMMER
BUT YOU CAN CHECK COMPANY RELATED FACEBOOK PAGES AND TWITTER FOR RECOMMENDED DANCE AND HIP HOP EVENTS.
KWIKSTEP IS WORKING WITH THE FLEA THEATER NYC ON A PLAY ENTITLED "SYNCING INK"-- MORE INFO TO FOLLOW.
ON JULY 30TH ROKAFELLA AND THE FC SOULSISTAHS WILL PERFORM WITH MOMMA'S HIP HOP KITCHEN FOR THE DOUBLE DUTCH TRIBUTE AT LINCOLN CENTER OUT OF DOORS SPONSORED BY WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE ARTS.
http://www.lincolncenter.org/out-of-doors/series/family-weekend-double-dutch
http://www.lincolncenter.org/out-of-doors/show/something-for-the-people
FLONETIK AND MANTIS WILL BE TRAVELLING TO EUROPE TO ATTEND DANCE JAMS AND VISIT FAMLY, THE COMPANY WISHES THEM GOOD LUCK AND SAFE TRAVELS!
ANYONE INTERESTED IN SCREENING ROKAFELLA'S BGIRL FILM AT THEIR SCHOOL OR FESTIVAL CAN PURCHASE/DOWNLOAD THE "ALL THE LADIES SAY" FILM WHICH INCLUDES A TEACHER'S WORKBOOK AND A YOUTUBE TUTORIAL GO TO
OR CONTACT THE DIRECTOR BY CLICKING ON THE FILM'S WEBSITE LINK
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN REGISTERING YOUR CHILD FOR ROKAFELLA'S INTRO LEVEL BREAK DANCE CLASSES THAT WILL START UP IN SEPTEMBER OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK GO TO THE PERIDANCE WEBSITE HERE: www.peridance.com/children-teen-classes.cfm
ROKAFELLA WILL BE OFFERING HIP HOP DANCE PRACTICES LEVEL 1 AT THE NEW SCHOOL THIS FALL, PLEASE GO TO THE UNIVERSITY WEBSITE AND REGISTER.
KWIKSTEP'S CLASS IS BACK AT BROOKLYN ZOO ON MONDAYS FROM 6 - 7PM
ALSO PRIVATE & GROUP LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT US HERE, WE APPRECIATE ANY PROMO, MEDIA AND ADMIN SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
ALSO CHECK IN AT OUR FACEBOOK FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS FAN PAGE, BEHIND THE GROOVE RECORDS AND ALL THE LADIES SAY PAGES
WE ARE ALSO ON TWITTER @FULLCIRCLESOUL AND YOU CAN FOLLOW KWIKSTEP ON
INSTAGRAM @ DJKS360
AND ROK'S IG IS @BGIRLROKAFELLA TWITTER @LAROKAFELLA
TO LISTEN TO SOME OF KWIKSTEP'S MUSIC CLICK
AND TO PURCHASE MUSIC GO TO WWW.BEHINDTHEGROOVENYC.BANDCAMP.COM
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING, DONATING THEIR SERVICES AND SPACE TO THE COMPANY INCLUDING HI-ARTS / PS 109 ARTSPACE EL BARRIO AND WHEDCO.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN!
HIP HOP CULTURE IS ALIVE!
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
LOOKING BACK ON THE MONTH OF MAY THERE WERE SOME GREAT MOMENTS WE'D
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT.
APPOLONIA CRUZ'S PHOENIX RISING FUNDRAISER FOR KWIK AND ROK AT BRONX ACADEMY OF ART AND DANCE (BAAD) WAS A HEARTWARMING SHOW OF SUPPORT WITH TOUCHING DANCE PIECES AND VOCAL PERFORMANCES. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PERFORMERS, APPOLONIA CRUZ, KAREN NG, THE FOUNDERS AND STAFF AT BAAD AND ALL THOSE WHO CAME TOGETHER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN .
WE'D LIKE TO THANK THOSE WHO HAVE DONATED TO KWIKSTEP AND ROKAFELLA'S GOFUNDME CAMPAIGN TO HELP THEM REBUILD FROM THE FIRE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE PLEASE VISIT THE GOFUNDME HERE AT
https://www.gofundme.com/Help-Kwik-Rok-Rise-From-The-Ashes
ON THE 13TH ROK PERFORMED AT FEMALE FLAVA IN THE BRONX AT THE POINT. SHIRO WAS INVITED TO PAINT A MURAL FOR THE EVENT AND TOGETHER THEY SOLD SHIRTS FROM THEIR NEW BRAND "SHIROKA."
ON MAY 19TH ROKAFELLA AND KWIKSTEP MARCHED IN THE DANCE PARADE WITH THE HOUSE COALITION AND ROKAFELLA PERFORMED WITH THE HOUSE OF NINJA.
THE MAY EDITION OF BEHIND THE GROOVE WAS EXCITING!! WE HAD A FUNDRAISER SHOWCASE FEATURING DANCERS MICHAEL "WOLF" DIAZ, CHUN, HURRICANE AND FIRELOCK! THE PERFORMANCES WERE EMOTIONALLY FILLLED RANGING FROM STRUGGLE, VICTORY AND JOY. A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME TO SUPPORT AND OF COURSE TO ALL THE PERFORMERS WHO SHOWCASED,
YOU ALL MADE THE NIGHT SPECIAL!
ON MAY 23RD FULL CIRCLE WAS INVITED BY HARLEM ONE STOP TO TEACH A WORKSHOP FOR A CANADIAN HIGHSCHOOL FROM MONTREAL. AFTER THEIR TOUR OF HARLEM THEY THEN JOINED KWIKSTEP, FROSTLOCK AND MANTIS AT RIVER BANK STATE PARK TO LEARN A FEW MOVES FROM BOTH THE OLD AND NEW SCHOOL HIP HOP GENERATIONS.
ON THE 29TH ROKAFELLA WAS INVITED TO JUDGE FOR "ROUNDZ OF FLAME" -A SERIES OF STYLE VERSUS STYLE SHOWCASE BATTLES AT HARLEM'S H LOFT. BBOY FLONETIK WAS ALSO INVITED TO DO AN EXHIBITION BATTLE. YOU CAN WATCH THE BATTLE BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jnhX_inY_A
THE EVENT WAS ORGANIZED /HOSTED BY ROCKA JAMEZ. CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM ON A SUCCESSFUL FIRST EDITION!!
YOU CAN FIND PICTURES OF THESE EVENTS IN THIS MONTH'S PHOTO GALLERY AS WELL AS FOOTAGE OF ROK'S PERFORMANCE FROM FEMALE FLAVA BELOW.
ROKAFELLA ALSO TAUGHT A DANCE CLASS AT THE RANDALL'S ISLAND CONNECTOR FOR THE BRONX NARATIVES PHOTO WALK. IT IS THE SMALL BRIDGE THAT CONNECTS THE BRONX TO RANDALL'S ISLAND.
A VIDEO SHOT FOR AN ESPN LATINO SERIES FOCUSING ON WOMEN FEATURED ROKAFELLA AND HER JOURNEY AS A BGIRL. IT WAS RELEASED THIS MONTH AND IS IN SPANISH THOUGH SOME PARTS ARE SPOKEN IN ENGLISH BY ROKAFELLA.
CHECK OUT THE LINK http://www.espn.com.ar/video/clip/_/id/3120808
ANYONE INTERESTED IN SCREENING ROKAFELLA'S BGIRL FILM AT THEIR SCHOOL OR FESTIVAL CAN PURCHASE/DOWNLOAD THE "ALL THE LADIES SAY" FILM WHICH INCLUDES A TEACHER'S WORKBOOK AND A YOUTUBE TUTORIAL GO TO
OR CONTACT THE DIRECTOR BY CLICKING ON THE FILM'S WEBSITE LINK
ROKAFELLA IS WRAPPPING UP HER KID'S BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL CLASSES AT PERIDANCE CAPEZIO DANCE STUDIO WITH A FINAL PERFORMANCE ON JUNE 10TH AT NYU'S SKIRBALL THEATER.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN REGISTERING YOUR CHILD FOR CLASSES THAT WILL START UP IN SEPTEMBER OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK GO TO THE PERIDANCE WEBSITE HERE: www.peridance.com/children-teen-classes.cfm
KWIKSTEP'S CLASS IS BACK AT BROOKLYN ZOO ON MONDAYS FROM 6 - 7PM
ALSO PRIVATE & GROUP LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
ON SATURDAY JUNE 10TH, KWIKSTEP WILL BE DJ'ING WITH ALI COLEMAN
AND STEVEN "LUCKY" BENSON AT DR RONALD MCNAIR PARK IN BROOKLYN
2P -7PM THROUGH THE CITY PARKS FOUNDATION.
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT
KWIK2ROK
SAT JUNE 24TH
AT THE BRONX MUSEUM
WHICH WILL BE
A BIRTHDAY PARTY/ DANCE BATTLE/FUNDRAISER.
DJ'S JAZE ART REMOTE AND KS360 WILL BE ON THE TURNTABLES.
THE MULTISTYLE JUDGES WILL BE CEBO, KIM HOLMES, AND SEKOU AND THE BREAKING JUDGES
WILL SOON BE ANNOUNCED! THE EVENT WILL BE
HOSTED BY DANNY INFAMOUS OF THE XFENZ.
THANK YOU TO WHITEWAVE MEDIA AND BEHIND THE GROOVE FOR THEIR GENEROUS SPONSORSHIP.
BROKAFELLA'S EARRING DESIGNS AND HER COLLABO T SHIRT LINE WITH SHIRO WILL BE ON SALE AT THE LADIES LOVE PROJECT POP UP SHOP IN BROOKLYN ALSO ON THE 25TH.
ROUNDING OFF HIS BIRTHDAY FESTIVITIES, KWIKSTEP WILL BE DJ'ING AT FUNBOX AT CIELO'S NIGHTCLUB 10P-TIL 3AM ON JUNE 25TH!
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT US HERE, WE APPRECIATE ANY PROMO, MEDIA AND ADMIN SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
ALSO CHECK IN AT OUR FACEBOOK FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS FAN PAGE, BEHIND THE GROOVE RECORDS AND ALL THE LADIES SAY PAGES
WE ARE ALSO ON TWITTER @FULLCIRCLESOUL AND YOU CAN FOLLOW KWIKSTEP ON
INSTAGRAM @ DJKS360
AND ROK @BGIRLROKAFELLA
TO LISTEN TO SOME OF KWIKSTEP'S MUSIC CLICK
AND TO PURCHASE MUSIC GO TO WWW.BEHINDTHEGROOVENYC.BANDCAMP.COM
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING, DONATING AND SENDING PRAYERS TO KWIK AND ROK WHILE THEY ARE RECOVERING FROM THE HOUSE FIRE. WE TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN!
HIP HOP CULTURE IS ALIVE!
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
ROKAFELLA, STYLESKI, KWIKSTEP, MANTIS, ANGYIL, KIDBREAK AND FLONETIK AT EXPRESS YOUR SKILLS IN PUERTO RICO
THE MONTH OF APRIL FINISHED OFF STRONG!!
WE JUST CAME BACK FROM PUERTO RICO AND EXPRESS YOUR SKILLZ 2017!!! SHOUTOUT TO ALEX CRUZ AND ALL OF TIME MACHINE SQUAD FOR PUTTING TO GETHER SUCH A DOPE EVENT EVERY YEAR. ROKAFELLA, KWIKSTEP, FLONETIK AND ANGYIL WERE ALL INVITED TO JUDGE FOR THE EVENT IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES.
CONGRATS TO ALL OF THE WINNERS!!
KID BREAK WON 1ST PLACE IN THE KIDS BBOY BATTLES AND STYLESKI GOT 2ND PLACE.
BGIRL MANTIS ALSO COMPETED AND TOOK 2ND PLACE IN THE BGIRL BATTLES. FULL CIRCLE TEAMED UP FOR THE CREW BATTLE WITH TYGER FROM UNITED OUKAST CREW OF CONNECTICUT AND ROMAIN FROM SWITZERLAND AND TOOK 1ST PLACE IN THE CREW BATTLES.
NOW ITS BACK TO THE LAB! THE TRAINING NEVER STOPS!
OUR APRIL EDITION OF BEHIND THE GROOVE WAS A SUCCESS! THANK YOU TO EVERONE WHO CAME TO SUPPORT AND ENJOY THE VIBE!! HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE NEXT ONE! STAY TUNED !!
WE HAD TWO FUNDRAISERS BEFORE WE HEADED OUT TO EXPRESS YOUR SKILLS. A KARAOKE NIGHT AT MONIQUES BAR ON APRIL 25TH AND A SHOWCASE AT BAAD ON MAY 2ND
IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE ATTEND THESE EVENTS YOU CAN ALSO DONATE TO THEIR GOFUNDME BY CLICKING THE PHOTO BELOW
KWIKSTEP WITH THE CAST ON THE SET OF "THE GET DOWN"
THE SECOND SEASON OF "THE GET DOWN" PREMIERED ON NETFLIX AND KWIKSTEP CONSULTED ON THE FINAL EPISODE'S CONCERT BBOY SCENE CHOREOGRPHY AND MADE AN APPEARANCE AS WELL. THE NEXT TIME YOU WATCH "THE GET DOWN" KEEP A LOOK OUT FOR KWIKSTEP, YOU MIGHT CATCH A GLIMPSE OF HIM! ABOVE HE IS PICTURED ON THE SET WITH SOME OF THE CAST.
KID BREAK AND STYLESKI COMPETED IN THE 1V1 KIDS BATTLES AT KIDS OF NEW YORK FOR THE APRIL EDITION ON THE 15TH. CONGRATS TO KID BREAK WHO TOOK THE WIN IN HIS CATEGORY.
ON APRIL 14TH WE CELEBRATED SPEX'S BIRTHDAY AT FLONETIK AND MANTIS' HOUSE WARMING. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPEX!! WE WISH YOU MANY MORE YEARS OF HAPPINESS, GOOD HEALTH AND DANCING!
APRIL 1ST THE CREW TOOK A ROADTRIP TO RUTGERS UNIVERSITY FOR RUTHLESS AS FLONETIK WAS AN INVITEE FOR THE BBOY 1V1.
YOU CAN SEE PHOTOS OF ALL THESE EVENTS BELOW IN THE PHOTO GALLERY.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN SCREENING ROKAFELLA'S BGIRL FILM AT THEIR SCHOOL OR FESTIVAL CAN PURCHASE/DOWNLOAD THE "ALL THE LADIES SAY" FILM WHICH INCLUDES A TEACHER'S WORKBOOK AND A YOUTUBE TUTORIAL GO TO
OR CONTACT THE DIRECTOR BY CLICKING ON THE FILM'S WEBSITE LINK
ROKAFELLA CONTINUES TO TEACH BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE CLASSES FOR YOUNG BREAKERS AT PERIDANCE CAPEZIO DANCE STUDIO. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THESE CLASSES OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK GO TO THE PERIDANCE WEBSITE HERE: www.peridance.com/children-teen-classes.cfm
KWIKSTEP'S CLASS IS BACK AT BROOKLYN ZOO ON MONDAYS FROM 6 - 7PM
ALSO PRIVATE & GROUP LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
COMING UP
MAY 13TH
FEMALE FLAVA AT THE POINT IN THE BRONX 12-5PM - ROKAFELLA WILL BE PERFORMING ALONG SIDE OTHER ARTISTS INCLUDING MARIPOSA FERNANDEZ, STORMY DOMINIQUE. THERE WILL ALSO BE WORKSHOPS AND LUNCH SERVED. YOU CAN VISIT THE EVENT PAGE HERE: FEMALE FLAVA: THE GODDESS WITHIN
MAY 16TH
SYBARITE: LOVE IS LOVE A CHOREOGRAPHERS SHOWCASE AT THE HIGHLINE BALLROOM.
ROKAFELLA, BEASTY, SPEX AND NIARA WILL BE PERFORMING A WORK TOGETHER ALONG SIDE OTHER ARTISTS SUCH AS KR3T'S AND GEN X.
MAY 17TH
BEHIND THE GROOVE FUNK HOUSE AND HUSTLE LOFT STYLE PARTY AT STEPPING OUT DANCE STUDIOS WITH MUSIC BY DJ KS 360. 8$ AT THE DOOR WITH FREE FOOD AND BEVERAGES.
JUNE 3RD
HIP HOP TO HOUSE AT THE BRONX MUSEUM HOSTED BY VOODOO RAY - A PARTY WITH SHOWCASES FEATURING DANCERS SEKOU, KIM HOLMES, BEASTY AND CAESAR VALENTINO AND DANCE MUSIC BY DJ KS 360
JUNE 10TH
"VOICE OF VOICE NYC OUTDOORS" PARTY AT RONALD MCNAIR PARK DJ KS 360 WILL BE SPIINNING ALONG SIDE ALI COLEMAN AND LUCKY BENSON. 2-7PM
JUNE 24TH
KWIK2ROK AT THE BRONX MUSEUM - A FUNDRAISER, COMPETITION AND AFTER PARTY CELEBRATING KWIKSTEPS BIRTHDAY.
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT US HERE, WE APPRECIATE ANY PROMO, MEDIA AND ADMIN SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
ALSO CHECK IN AT OUR FACEBOOK FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS FAN PAGE, BEHIND THE GROOVE RECORDS AND ALL THE LADIES SAY PAGES
WE ARE ALSO ON TWITTER @FULLCIRCLESOUL AND YOU CAN FOLLOW KWIKSTEP ON
INSTAGRAM @ DJKS360
AND ROK @BGIRLROKAFELLA
TO LISTEN TO SOME OF KWIKSTEP'S MUSIC CLICK
AND TO PURCHASE MUSIC GO TO WWW.BEHINDTHEGROOVENYC.BANDCAMP.COM
THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING, DONATING AND SENDING PRAYERS TO KWIK AND ROK WHILE THEY ARE RECOVERING FROM THE HOUSE FIRE. WE TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN!
HIP HOP CULTURE IS ALIVE!
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
APRIL 1ST AND 2ND ROKAFELLA PERFORMED A SOLO IN PROGRAM 2 IN THE ANNUAL "RHYTHM AND MOTION" CONCERT AT THE DUKE THEATER. PHOTOS WILL BE POSTED SOON IN THE GALLERY.
APRIL 8TH SHE WILL ALSO BE HOSTING/MCING FOR IHOLLABACK.ORG'S ANTI STREET HARASSMENT RALLY. FOR MORE INFO THE LINK TO THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE IS
LATER IN APRIL FULL CIRCLE WILL BE HEADING EXPRESS YOUR SKILLS IN PUERTO RICO! DONT WAIT TOO LONG TO GET YOUR TICKET, WE HOPE TO CATCH YOU THERE IN THE CYPHERS!
IN OTHER NEWS FULL CIRCLE WAS NOTIFIED OF A FUNDS AWARD FROM BCA FOR A PROPOSED "HIP HOP MEETS HOUSE DANCE" GATHERING IN LATE SPRING. STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS!
MARCH 31ST ROKAFELLA WAS AN HONOREE AT A WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION AT THE BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ART BY CONGRESSMAN JOSE E. SERRANO. SHE WAS AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION FOR HER OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION, CONGRATULATIONS ROKAFELLA AND THE OTHER LOCAL BRONX ART AMBASSADORS!!
TUESDAY MARCH 22ND WAS SAVIOR ELMUNDO'S "COLLAGE NYC" PARTY AT THE DELANCEY, WHERE ROKAFELLA, RON RENAISSANCE AND DJ KS 360 COLLABORATED TO BRING AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE TOGETHER OF COVER SONGS AS WELL AS ORIGINAL MUSIC. BOTH RON AND ROKAFELLA ROCKED THE MIC WITH THEIR VOCALS AND RHYMES WITH RON TAKING SOLOS ON THE TROMBONE AS DJ KS360 MIXED THE TRACKS LIVE. STAY TUNED! FOOTAGE OF THE PERFORMANCES THAT NIGHT WILL BE POSTED SOON!
MARCH 12TH ROK WAS FLOWN TO BELIGIUM TO SCREEN HER DOCUMENTARY "ALL THE LADIES SAY" WITH A Q&A DISCUSSION. SHE ALSO JUDGED AT LA BELLE HIP HOP FESTIVAL. YOU CAN FIND PICTURES FROM THE EVENT IN THE PHOTO GALLERY AND A CLIP FROM THE Q & A BELOW..
ANYONE INTERESTED IN SCREENING ROKAFELLA'S BGIRL FILM AT THEIR SCHOOL OR FESTIVAL CAN PURCHASE/DOWNLOAD THE "ALL THE LADIES SAY" FILM WHICH INCLUDES A TEACHER'S WORKBOOK AND A YOUTUBE TUTORIAL GO TO
OR CONTACT THE DIRECTOR BY CLICKING ON THE FILM'S WEBSITE LINK
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT HEARD OR SEEN ON SOCIAL MEDIA, VERY RECENTLY KWIKSTEP AND ROKAFELLA, THE FOUNDERS OF FULL CIRCLE PROD INC/FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS, SUFFERED A LOSS WHEN THEIR APARTMENT OF OVER 2 DECADES WAS DESTROYED BY A FIRE.
A FUNDRAISER CONCERT IS BEING ORGANIZED BY MS. APPOLONIA CRUZ AT BAAD ON MAY 2ND. CHECK BACK HERE FOR MORE INFO REGARDING PERFORMING ARTISTS WHO WILL PERFORM TO HELP WITH KWIK AND ROK'S RECOVERY PROCESS.
A GO FUND ME WAS CREATED TO HELP THEM GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.
TO DONATE AND TO SHARE THE LINK CLICK THE PHOTO BELOW.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ERIN FAIRMAN FOR TAKING THE TIME TO CREATE THE GO FUND ME, AS WELL AS EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO DONATE, SAY A PRAYER, CONTACT US, AND HELPED US IN ANY WAY.
ROKAFELLA CONTINUES TO TEACH BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE CLASSES FOR YOUNG BREAKERS AT PERIDANCE CAPEZIO DANCE STUDIO. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THESE CLASSES OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK GO TO THE PERIDANCE WEBSITE HERE: www.peridance.com/children-teen-classes.cfm
KWIKSTEP'S CLASS IS BACK AT BROOKLYN ZOO ON MONDAYS FROM 6 - 7PM
ALSO PRIVATE & GROUP LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT US HERE, WE APPRECIATE ANY PROMO, MEDIA AND ADMIN SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
ALSO CHECK IN AT OUR FACEBOOK FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS FAN PAGE, BEHIND THE GROOVE RECORDS AND ALL THE LADIES SAY PAGES
WE ARE ALSO ON TWITTER @FULLCIRCLESOUL AND YOU CAN FOLLOW KWIKSTEP ON
INSTAGRAM @ DJKS360
AND ROK @BGIRLROKAFELLA
TO LISTEN TO SOME OF KWIKSTEP'S MUSIC CLICK
AND TO PURCHASE MUSIC GO TO WWW.BEHINDTHEGROOVENYC.BANDCAMP.COM
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN!
HIP HOP CULTURE IS ALIVE!
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
WE CELEBRATED WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH ON MARCH 4TH AT THE 10TH ANNUAL MOMMAS HIP HOP KITCHEN!! YOU CAN SEE ROKAFELLA PICTURED HERE WITH HER STUDENTS, CHLOE AND ABIGAIL FROM PERIDANCE AND CARMEN AND KAYLA FROM THE NEW SCHOOL AS WELL AS FULL CIRCLE SOUL SISTAHS NIARA, HALLEY AND MANTIS. WE SHARED THE STAGE WITH OTHER AMAZING DANCERS, MC'S, SINGERS AND BEATBOXERS THAT ALSO CAME TO CELEBRATE AND PERFORM. MAKE SURE TO CHECK BACK IN WITH US, FOOTAGE OF THE SHOW WILL BE POSTED SOON.
COMING UP FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH ROKAFELLA WILL BE FLYING OUT TO BELGIUM MARCH 12TH TO SCREEN HER DOCUMENTARY "ALL THE LADIES SAY."
BELOW YOU CAN CHECK THE FLYER FOR THE EXPRESS YOUR SKILLS INTERNATIONAL HIP HOP EVENT IN PUERTO RICO IN APRIL. FULL CIRCLE WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE!! HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT TOO!
FULL CIRCLE SET OFF THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WITH AN ENERGETIC PERFORMANCE AT THE BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS! YOU CAN SEE THE SHOW BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW:
GET DOWN IN THE BOOGIE DOWN ITS SHOWTIME NYC!
FEBRUARY WAS FULL OF TRAVEL AS KWIK AND ROK WERE INVITED TO JUDGE AND TEACH WORKSHOPS. FIRST ON THE LIST WAS OVRDRV IN BOSTON WHERE ROKAFELLA JUDGED THE 1V1 BBOY COMPETITION ALONG SIDE EL NINO AND STEP2. ON THE 17TH KWIK AND ROK BOTH FLEW OUT TO DENVER COLORADO FOR DISCIPLES OF FUNK. BOTH ROK AND KWIK HELD WORKSHOPS AND JUDGED. KWIKSTEP WAS ALSO INVITED TO GUEST DJ FOR LOCAL RADIO STATION KGNU, AN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY RADIO IN DENVER. YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVED RADIO BROADCAST BY CLICKING THIS LINK: KGNU AFTER FM
ROKAFELLA THEN TOOK A TRIP TO BROWN UNIVERSITY IN RHODE ISLAND FOR ART OF RHYTHMIX WHERE SHE TAUGHT A WORKSHOP AND SCREENED HER DOCUMENTARY ALL THE LADIES SAY. BELOW IS A CLIP OF HER WORKSHOP.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN SCREENING ROKAFELLA'S BGIRL FILM AT THEIR SCHOOL OR FESTIVAL CAN PURCHASE/DOWNLOAD THE "ALL THE LADIES SAY" FILM WHICH INCLUDES A TEACHER'S WORKBOOK AND A YOUTUBE TUTORIAL GO TO
OR CONTACT THE DIRECTOR BY CLICKING ON THE FILM'S WEBSITE LINK
IF YOU WOULD LIKE DONATE TO
THE GO FUND ME CAMPAIGN FOR “ALL THE LADIES SAY” PART 2 PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW
www.gofundme.com/AlltheLadiessaynyc
THIS WILL HELP US COVER EXPENSES FOR PRODUCTION COSTS AND A
RE-VISIT TO SOME OF THE CITIES FEATURED IN THE FILM.
PLEASE CHECK BACK AT www.alltheladiessay.com FOR UPCOMING EVENTS, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS.
CONGRATS TO FLONETIK AND MANTIS WHO BOTH TOOK WINS THIS MONTH. FLONETIK AT GET FRESH VOL.2 AND MANTIS AT PMT'S ESSENTIAL BREAKIN BATTLES. ALSO TO KID BREAK AND MARCSKI WHO TOOK WINS AT THE KIDS BREAKING LEAGUE LAST WEEKEND.
PHOTOS FOR ALL THESE EVENTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE GALLERY BELOW.
ROKAFELLA CONTINUES TO TEACH BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE CLASSES FOR YOUNG BREAKERS AT PERIDANCE CAPEZIO DANCE STUDIO. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THESE CLASSES OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK GO TO THE PERIDANCE WEBSITE HERE: www.peridance.com/children-teen-classes.cfm
ALSO PRIVATE & GROUP LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT US HERE, WE APPRECIATE ANY PROMO, MEDIA AND ADMIN SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
ALSO CHECK IN AT OUR FACEBOOK FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS FAN PAGE, BEHIND THE GROOVE RECORDS AND ALL THE LADIES SAY PAGES
WE ARE ALSO ON TWITTER @FULLCIRCLESOUL AND YOU CAN FOLLOW KWIKSTEP ON
INSTAGRAM @ DJKS360
AND ROK @BGIRLROKAFELLA
TO LISTEN TO SOME OF KWIKSTEP'S MUSIC CLICK
AND TO PURCHASE MUSIC GO TO WWW.BEHINDTHEGROOVENYC.BANDCAMP.COM
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELP US MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN.
HIP HOP CULTURE IS ALIVE!
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
JANUARY GOT OFF TO A GREAT START! WITH DJ KS 360 SPINNING AT THE DELANCEY'S COLLAGE PARTY: TRIBUTE TO DAVID BOWIE AND RICK JAMES. TOMAS 'ATOMIK' MANON, ONE OF OUR FULL CIRCLE MEMBERS, WAS PAINTING LIVE AT THE EVENT. YOU CAN SEE ATOMIK'S PORTRAIT OF DAVID BOWIE IN THE GALLERY BELOW. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATOMIK'S ARTWORK HE PAINTS LIVE AT THE COLLAGE PARTY EVERY TUESDAY. DJ KS 360 ALSO ROCKED THE HOUSE FOR OUR MONTHLY BEHIND THE GROOVE AT STEPPING OUT STUDIOS. MAKE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDERS FOR FEBRUARY'S VALENTINES DAY EDITION ON THE 15TH. JOINING US WILL BE RON RENAISSANCE WITH HIS MUSICAL TALENTS ON THE TROMBONE!!
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DONATING TO BEHIND THE GROOVE SO WE CAN KEEP THE PARTY
GOING, YOU CAN DO SO HERE:
FEBRUARY - APRIL 2017 YOU CAN FIND FULL CIRCLE AT THESE EVENTS:
FEB 10TH GET DOWN IN THE BOOGIE DOWN - FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS PERFORM AT THE BRONX MUSEUM
FEB 11TH OVRDRV IN BOSTON, ROKAFELLA WILL BE A JUDGE FOR THE BBOY EVENT
FEB 15TH BEHIND THE GROOVE AT STEPPING OUT STUDIOS FULL CIRCLE'S MONTHLY PARTY
FEB 17TH DISCIPLES OF FUNK IN COLORADO ROK AND KWIK TEACH WORKSHOPS
FEB 25TH THE RHYTHM OF CHANGE FESTIVAL AT BROWN UNIVERSITY ROKAFELLA OFFERS A BGIRL WORKSHOP
MARCH 4TH MOMMAS HIPHOP KITCHEN FULL CIRCLES LADIES PAST AND PRESENT PERFORM
MARCH 12TH SCREENING OF ALL THE LADIES SAY AT BGIRL FESTIVAL IN BELGIUM
APRIL 29TH - 30TH ROKAFELLA JUDGES AT EXPRESS YOUR SKILLS PUERTO RICO.
ABOVE IS THE THROWBACK VIDEO OF THE FULL CIRCLE SOULSISTAS MOMMA'S HIP HOP KITCHEN PERFORMANCE MADE UP OF STUDENTS AND FLOOR FAMILY.
KWIKSTEP HAS BEEN BUSY WORKING IN TEXAS AS A CHOREOGRAPHER AND MOVEMENT SPECIALIST FOR THE PRODUCTION "SYNCING INK." DIRECTED BY NIEGEL SMITH AND WRITTEN BY NSANGOU NJIKAM, THE PRODUCTION WILL PREMIER AT THE ALLEY THEATER OF HOUSTON TEXAS ON FEB 3RD.
KWIKSTEP WILL BE BACK FOR HIS INTRO TO BREAKING PUBLIC CLASS AT BROOKLYN ZOO IN 2017 WILL BE RESUMING LATER THIS MONTH --MONDAYS AT 6PM.
ROKAFELLA IS ALSO BACK AT THE NEW SCHOOL FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER NOW TEACHING LEVEL 2 OF HER HIP HOP DANCE PRACTICES COURSE.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN SCREENING ROKAFELLA'S BGIRL FILM AT THEIR SCHOOL OR FESTIVAL CAN PURCHASE/DOWNLOAD THE "ALL THE LADIES SAY" FILM WHICH INCLUDES A TEACHER'S WORKBOOK AND A YOUTUBE TUTORIAL GO TO
OR CONTACT THE DIRECTOR BY CLICKING ON THE FILM'S WEBSITE LINK
IF YOU WOULD LIKE DONATE TO
THE GO FUND ME CAMPAIGN FOR “ALL THE LADIES SAY” PART 2 PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW
www.gofundme.com/AlltheLadiessaynyc
THIS WILL HELP US COVER EXPENSES FOR PRODUCTION COSTS AND A
RE-VISIT TO SOME OF THE CITIES FEATURED IN THE FILM.
PLEASE CHECK BACK AT www.alltheladiessay.com FOR UPCOMING EVENTS, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS.
ROKAFELLA CONTINUES TO TEACH BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE CLASSES FOR YOUNG BREAKERS AT PERIDANCE CAPEZIO DANCE STUDIO. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THESE CLASSES OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK GO TO THE PERIDANCE WEBSITE HERE: www.peridance.com/children-teen-classes.cfm
ALSO PRIVATE & GROUP LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT US HERE, WE APPRECIATE ANY PROMO, MEDIA AND ADMIN SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
ALSO CHECK IN AT OUR FACEBOOK FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS FAN PAGE, BEHIND THE GROOVE RECORDS AND ALL THE LADIES SAY PAGES
WE ARE ALSO ON TWITTER @FULLCIRCLESOUL AND YOU CAN FOLLOW KWIKSTEP ON
INSTAGRAM @ DJKS360
AND ROK @BGIRLROKAFELLA
TO LISTEN TO SOME OF KWIKSTEP'S MUSIC CLICK
AND TO PURCHASE MUSIC GO TO WWW.BEHINDTHEGROOVENYC.BANDCAMP.COM
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELP US MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN.
HIP HOP CULTURE IS ALIVE!
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
LAST MONTH KWIK WAS INTERVIEWED BY BBOY TEK ON A LIVE STREAM FOR THE BBOYSPOT.
CHECK OUT THE INTERVIEW IN THE VIDEO BELOW.
OR CLICK THE LINK HERE: https://www.facebook.com/bboyworld/videos/10154891024709571/
KWIKSTEP'S INTRO TO BREAKING PUBLIC CLASS AT BROOKLYN ZOO IN 2017 WILL BE RESUMING IN FEBRUARY --MONDAYS AT 6PM.
ROKAFELLA IS ALSO BACK AT THE NEW SCHOOL FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER NOW TEACHING LEVEL 2 OF HER HIP HOP DANCE PRACTICES COURSE. REGISTRATION IS OPEN.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN SCREENING ROKAFELLA'S BGIRL FILM AT THEIR SCHOOL OR FESTIVAL CAN PURCHASE/DOWNLOAD THE "ALL THE LADIES SAY" FILM WHICH INCLUDES A TEACHER'S WORKBOOK AND A YOUTUBE TUTORIAL GO TO
OR CONTACT THE DIRECTOR BY CLICKING ON THE FILM'S WEBSITE LINK
IF YOU WOULD LIKE DONATE TO
THE GO FUND ME CAMPAIGN FOR “ALL THE LADIES SAY” PART 2 PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW
www.gofundme.com/AlltheLadiessaynyc
THIS WILL HELP US COVER EXPENSES FOR PRODUCTION COSTS AND A
RE-VISIT TO SOME OF THE CITIES FEATURED IN THE FILM.
PLEASE CHECK BACK AT www.alltheladiessay.com FOR UPCOMING EVENTS, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS.
ROKAFELLA CONTINUES TO TEACH BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE CLASSES FOR YOUNG BREAKERS AT PERIDANCE CAPEZIO DANCE STUDIO. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THESE CLASSES OR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK GO TO THE PERIDANCE WEBSITE HERE: www.peridance.com/children-teen-classes.cfm
ALSO PRIVATE & GROUP LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT US HERE, WE APPRECIATE ANY PROMO, MEDIA AND ADMIN SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
ALSO CHECK IN AT OUR FACEBOOK FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS FAN PAGE, BEHIND THE GROOVE RECORDS AND ALL THE LADIES SAY PAGES
WE ARE ALSO ON TWITTER @FULLCIRCLESOUL AND YOU CAN FOLLOW KWIKSTEP ON
INSTAGRAM @ DJKS360
AND ROK @BGIRLROKAFELLA
TO LISTEN TO SOME OF KWIKSTEP'S MUSIC CLICK
AND TO PURCHASE MUSIC GO TO WWW.BEHINDTHEGROOVENYC.BANDCAMP.COM
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELP US MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN.
HIP HOP CULTURE IS ALIVE!
#BLACKLIVESMATTER
WINTER SNUCK UP ON US BUT WE KNOW HOW TO KEEP WARM! SO COME CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH US ON DEC 21ST AT BEHIND THE GROOVE!
ANYONE INTERESTED IN DONATING TO KEEP THE PARTY GOING CAN DO SO HERE:
WWW.GOFUNDME.COM/GETBEHINDTHEGROOVE
NOVEMBER TOOK ROKAFELLA TO PRINCETON UNIVERSITY ON THE 12TH WHERE SHE SCREENED EXCERPTS FROM "ALL THE LADIES SAY" AND OFFERED A DANCE WORKSHOP. SHE WAS ALSO AT THE LADIES PROJECT HOLIDAY POP UP SHOP ON THE 26TH SELLING HER FAT LACE EARRINGS. YOU CAN STILL FIND THEM ON SALE AT THE BRONX MUSEUM GIFT SHOP OR AT ROKADESIGNS.BIGCARTEL.COM
ANYONE INTERESTED SCREENING THE FILM AT THEIR SCHOOL OR FESTIVAL CAN PURCHASE/DOWNLOAD THE "ALL THE LADIES SAY" FILM WHICH INCLUDES A TEACHER'S WORKBOOK AND A YOUTUBE TUTORIAL GO TO
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/–ALL-THE-LADIES-SAY—A-New-Documentary-on-Female-Breakdancers.html?soid=1101218204988&aid=ygXyxbHsW2Y
OR CONTACT THE DIRECTOR BY CLICKING ON THE FILM'S WEBSITE LINK
WWW.ALLTHELADIESSAY.COM
IF YOU WOULD LIKE DONATE TO
THE GO FUND ME CAMPAIGN FOR “ALL THE LADIES SAY” PART 2 PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW
www.gofundme.com/AlltheLadiessaynyc
THIS WILL HELP US TO HELP US COVER EXPENSES FOR PRODUCTION COSTS AND A
RE-VISIT TO SOME OF THE CITIES FEATURED IN THE FILM.
PLEASE CHECK BACK AT www.alltheladiessay.com FOR UPCOMING EVENTS, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS.
SHOUT OUTS TO KID BREAK FOR MAKING THE AUDITION FOR GAP, YOU CAN CHECK THE COMMERCIAL BELOW.. KID BREAK HAS ALSO BEEN CHOSEN AS A NOMINEE FOR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR FOR THE REP YOUR STYLE AWARDS. KWIKSTEP IS ALSO A NOMINEE FOR THE LEGACY AWARD. VOTE FOR THEM HERE: http://repyourstyle.com/vote/
CONGRATS TO BGIRL MANTIS FOR TAKING THE QUEEN BGIRL TITLE 2ND YEAR IN A ROW! SHE WAS FLOWN OUT TO COMPETE IN THE 7 TO SMOKE AT TEMPLE ROCK VOL.3 IN ORLANDO AND WON SECOND PLACE.
FULL CIRCLE CAME BACK TO "THE POINT" THAT SAME WEEKEND IN THE BRONX TO PERFORM AT THE "GROW ROOTS: THE URBAN INDIGENOUS EVENT. THERE WERE WORKSHOPS, AN OPEN MIC, LIVE ART BY KAYLOVE AND MUSIC PERFORMANCES BY THE PEACE POETS, CIRCA 95 AND BRUJAS. IT WAS EMOTIONAL, POWERFUL AND INSIPIRING WE WERE PROUD TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH STANDING ROCK THROUGH THAT GATHERING.
THIS PAST SUMMER, RED BULL AND THE BREAK BOYS CAME THROUGH TO SHOOT AN EPISODE OF THEIR SHOW WITH KWIKSTEP AND THE CREW. THE SHOW HAS AIRED AND YOU CAN WATCH THE EPISODE HERE: BREAK BOYS EPISODE.11
RECENTLY ROKAFELLA WAS INTERVIEWED ON WINDY CITY WEDNESDAYS PODCAST WITH TECK @TECKPROINC YOU CAN SEE THE PODCAST @BBOYWORLD FACEBOOK PAGE.
ALSO CHECK IN AT OUR FACEBOOK FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS FAN PAGE, BEHIND THE GROOVE RECORDS AND ALL THE LADIES SAY PAGES
WE ARE ALSO ON TWITTER @FULLCIRCLESOUL AND YOU CAN FOLLOW KWIKSTEP ON
INSTAGRAM @ DJKS360
AND ROK @BGIRLROKAFELLA
TO LISTEN TO SOME OF KWIKSTEP'S MUSIC CLICK
WWW.SOUNDCLOUD.COM/DJKS360
AND TO PURCHASE MUSIC GO TO WWW.BEHINDTHEGROOVENYC.BANDCAMP.COM
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELP US MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN.
HIP HOP CULTURE IS ALIVE!
NOVEMBER IS HIP HOP HISTORY MONTH!
ROKAFELLA WILL BE IN WASHINGTON D.C. WITH BRONX BASED ORGANIZATION PEPATIAN'S "HIP HOP ACADEMY" ON NOVEMBER 5TH AT THE WORDS, BEATS & LIFE HIP HOP FESTIVAL OFFERING A WORKSHOP AT THE KENNEDY CENTER.
IN OCTOBER ROKAFELLA WAS APART OF SHE A CHOREOPLAY ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SANDRA BLAND AND HEALING. THIS MONTH ON NOV 9TH IT WILL BE SHOWING AGAIN AT THE KUMBLE THEATER OF LONG ISLAND UNIVERSTY IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN.
YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE ROKAFELLA'S FAT LACE EARRING DESIGNS ALONG WITH OTHER HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS AT THE LADIES PROJECT POP UP SHOP IN THE CITY ON NOVEMEBR 26TH.
ALSO DONT FORGET DJKS360 WILL BE MIXING THE ALLSTYLE'S BEHIND THE GROOVE DANCE PARTY ON NOV 16TH AT STEPPING OUT STUDIOS. WE'VE BEEN GIVING OUT FREE EMPANADAS, COOKIES AND BEHIND THE GROOVE PUNCH!! SO COME DANCE, HAVE SOME FOOD AND EVEN LEARN HOW TO DO THE HUSTLE!
ANYONE INTERESTED IN DONATING TO BEHIND THE GROOVE SO WE CAN KEEP THE PARTY GOING CAN DO SO HERE:
FLYERS FOR THESE EVENTS ARE BELOW.
THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF FULL CIRCLE, KID BREAK AND MARCSKI, AS WELL AS A STUDENT OF ROKAFELLA'S PERIDANCE KID'S LEVEL 2 BREAK DANCE CLASS, LELIA MCGEOUGH, WERE ALSO MAKING NOISE AT OCTOBER'S KIDS OF NEW YORK EVENT ORGANIZED BY ANTHONY COLON. ALL THREE OF THEM WON FIRST PLACE IN THE CATEGORIES THEY COMPETED IN, CONGRATULATIONS!!! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!
KWIKSTEP AND FLONETIK WERE FLOWN OUT TO MARTINIQUE THIS PAST WEEKEND FOR THE CARAIP-HOP 1V1 BBOY EVENT ORGANIZED BY DAVID MILOME. KWIKSTEP JUDGED THE COMPETITON AND FLONETIK PARTICIPATED. CHECK THE PHOTO ALBUM BELOW FOR PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT.
LAST MONTH ROKAFELLA, KWIKSTEP AND BEASTY WERE INVITED TO PERFORM WITH THE HOUSE OF NINJA IN A TRIBUTE TO WILLI NINJA CALLED PLATFORM 2016 AT DANCESPACE IN A REMOUNT OF 'THE EAST IS RED' VOGUE THATER PIECE ORIGINALLY PRESENTED AT DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP IN 2007. ROKAFELLA WAS IN THE ORIGINAL CAST. YOU CAN SEE THE FINAL POSE IN THE PHOTO BELOW. THANK YOU KAREN NG FOR CAPTURING THE PHOTO.
ROKAFELLA WAS ALSO INVITED TO PERFORM AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE FOR A KEITH HARING MUSEUM EXHIBIT OPENING. SHE OFFERED CLASSIC HIP-HOP DANCE WORKSHOPS TO THE STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE.
ROKAFELLA CONTINUES TO TEACH AT THE NEW SCHOOL AND WILL OFFER A LEVEL 2 HIP-HOP DANCE PRACTICES COURSE IN THE SPRING OF 2017 AND LEVEL 1 AND 2 KIDS BREAKDANCE CLASSES AT PERIDANCE CAPEZIO DANCE STUDIO. PROFESSOR KWIKSTEP IS WORKING WITH CONNECTICUT COLLEGE DANCE MAJORS AND WILL PRESENT A NEW DANCE PIECE ON CAMPUS IN DECEMBER. KWIKSTEP OFFERS BEGINNER BREAKIN CLASSES AT THE BROOKLYN ZOO MONDAYS AT 6PM.
PRIVATE & GROUP LESSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR SERVICES PLEASE CONTACT US HERE, WE APPRECIATE ANY PROMO, MEDIA AND ADMIN SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY
ROKAFELLA WILL BE SCREENING EXCERPTS OF "ALL THE LADIES SAY" - A BGIRL FOCUSED HIP-HOP DOC/ SHORT AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY AND OFFER A DANCE WORKSHOP ON NOVEMBER 12, 2016.
ANYONE INTERESTED SCREENING THE FILM AT THEIR SCHOOL OR FESTIVAL CAN PURCHASE/DOWNLOAD THE "ALL THE LADIES SAY" FILM WHICH INCLUDES A TEACHER'S WORKBOOK AND A YOUTUBE TUTORIAL GO TO
OR CONTACT THE DIRECTOR BY CLICKING ON THE FILM'S WEBSITE LINK
IF YOU WOULD LIKE DONATE TO
THE GO FUND ME CAMPAIGN FOR “ALL THE LADIES SAY” PART 2 PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW
www.gofundme.com/AlltheLadiessaynyc
THIS WILL HELP US TO HELP US COVER EXPENSES FOR PRODUCTION COSTS AND A
RE-VISIT TO SOME OF THE CITIES FEATURED IN THE FILM.
PLEASE CHECK BACK AT www.alltheladiessay.com FOR UPCOMING EVENTS, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS.
ALSO CHECK IN AT OUR FACEBOOK FULL CIRCLE SOULJAHS FAN PAGE, BEHIND THE GROOVE RECORDS AND ALL THE LADIES SAY PAGES
WE ARE ALSO ON TWITTER @FULLCIRCLESOUL AND YOU CAN FOLLOW KWIKSTEP ON
INSTAGRAM @ DJKS360
AND ROK @BGIRLROKAFELLA
TO LISTEN TO SOME OF KWIKSTEP'S MUSIC CLICK
AND TO PURCHASE MUSIC GO TO WWW.BEHINDTHEGROOVENYC.BANDCAMP.COM
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELP US MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN.
HIP HOP CULTURE IS ALIVE!
SUMMER IS OFFICIALLY OVER AND THE WEATHER IS GETTING A LITTLE CHILLY, SO LETS WARM UP WITH A FLASHBACK TO AUGUST AND THE "ALL THE LADIES SAY" GARDEN PARTY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NEW YORK RESTORATION PROJECT. THANK YOU CGLENNVINO FOR POSTING UP A SOUND CLOUD PODCAST OF THE EVENT WHICH YOU CAN LISTEN TO BELOW.
CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS AND VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE WILLI NINJA TRIBUTE AND OTHER SEPTEMBER EVENTS BELOW.
TO SEE MORE PICTURES OF THE WILLI NINJA TRIBUTE YOU CAN VISIT MR JASON PHOTOGRAPHY FACEBOOK PAGE.
THANK YOU TO THE LEGENDARY HOUSE OF NINJA, THE SPEAKERS WHO SHARED TESTIMONIALS. TO THE PERFORMERS AND THE DJ'S AND OF COURSE TO LAUREN CLICK AND THE BRONX MUSEUM TEAM AND VOLUNTEER STAFF FOR HELPING TO MAKE THIS EVENT A MEMORABLE ONE.
SEPT 8TH ROKAFELLA WAS A GUEST SPEAKER ON FEEL GOOD RADIO WITH DJ FARBEON AND THEN TO THE SMITHSONIAN FOR LATINIDAD HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH FESTIVAL WHERE SHE DID A WORKSHOP CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AND LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW BELOW.
A Rokafella and Kwikstep and DJ PP One were invited to judge, teach workshops and bring "Behind The Groove" to the "Hip Hop You Don't Stop Festival " in Montreal. The weather was beautiful, there were Grafitti pieces up on trucks, organic food, a film about an artist from Cambodia and talented performers.
Right before heading to Canada Rokafella spent the weekend celebrating the wedding of Aiko who appeared in "all the ladies say "Congratulations Aiko!!!
Anyone interested in purchasing/downloading "All the Ladies Say" for an in-school screening or a film festival which includes a teacher's workbook and a Youtube tutorial, please go here.
or if you would like donate to the go fund me campaign for “All the Ladies Say” part 2 please click here. This will help us to help us cover expenses for production costs and re-visit to some of the cities featured in the film.
Please check back at www.alltheladiessay.com for upcoming events, photos and videos.
This fall semester Rokafella is back at the new school she brought BGirl Aruna and her son to visit her students recently. Also a big welcome back to Spex who just came back from a trip to Sweden. Check out photos of him and his students in the photos above.
Sadly we also need to acknowledge the loss of another legendary dancer Rest In Peace Mr. Animation.
For this fall semester, Kwikstep will begin offering a course in classic hip-hop dance at Connecticut college. Rokafella will begin her hip-hop dance practices at the new school.
Peridance will now offer two kids classes taught by Rokafella one for beginner level and one for intermediate levels young breakers. Please go to the peridance website link here.
Kwiksteps class at Brooklyn Zoo is now Mondays at 6 PM.
Private & group lessons are available upon request.
We are a non-profit so if you would like to offer your services please contact us here, we appreciate any promo, media and admin support from the community look out for fall events here. But we are officially on hiatus while we train and make plans for the future.
Stay cool.
Black lives matter.
Last week we had 2 events. August 31st BEHIND THE GROOVE AT STEPPING OUT STUDIOS and September 2nd A TRIBUTE TO WILLI NINJA AT THE BRONX MUSEUM FIRST FRIDAYS EVENT Photos for which will soon be posted up. You can check out the step and repeat the photos shot by clicking here.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES!
August is coming to a close but we had some amazing moments!
The " All The Ladies Say " / Her story Garden Party at Rhodebeck Community Garden in Hunts Point was fun! It was beautiful energy under the stars. People came by and showed love to all our performers.
Thank you to Cindy Suga Rush for hosting and Denise Garcia, Beasty, Puertominicana and Lady K Fever for celebrating with us by sharing your talents and passions!
Also to DJ KS 360 for spinning for us and creating a nice atmosphere.
Footage and interviews will be included in part 2 of All the Ladies Say.
And of course!
Anyone interested in purchasing / downloading " All The Ladies Say " which includes a teacher's workbook and a Youtube tutorial. Click here for the link.
Or if you would like donate to the Go Fund Me Campaign for " All The Ladies Say " part 2. Please click here.
This will help us to cover expenses for production costs and possibly a re-visit some of the cities featured in the film. Please check back at All The Ladies Say for upcoming events, photos and videos.
Our Central Park Summer Stage Concert " Soul Connected " hosted by La Roka a.k.a BGirl Rokafella was incredible!
The energy from the crowd and on the stage was definitely unforgettable. Thank you to the Legendary Ladies of Skyy, Eddie Torres " The Mambo King ", The Iconic House of Ninjas, Djobiba Mouflet, Cebo, Raph Xavier and The Hood Lockers, Full Circle Souljahs and DJ DP One all for being apart of this!
Big thank you to Dannie Gee for bringing us back to the Big Summer Stage for the first time since 2007. Also, to Shiro and Kazunori Shida for creating the beautiful slideshow we had playing in the background. Thank you to Nay Marie and Float Master John for capturing the performances. Check out some photos below.
Shout outs to Spex who is teaching out in Sweden!!
Congratulations to Full Circle Souljahs Flonetik for winning Cypher in the Hood finals this month and Mantis for taking the win at Florida Freestyle sessions BGirl 1 vs 1. She will be headed to Los Angeles in November to compete in the finals.
Rokafella was invited to teach a workshop for Illadelph Legends in Philadelphia along with Kim Holms, Violeta Galagarza and Tyrone Proctor and others.
La Roka also filmed her newest music video " Rock With It " at local bar Camaradas earlier this month. Look out for its release!!
Her newest Youtube series " Rockin' With You " has been airing every Tuesday. Check out the latest interview with BBoy Rival and stay tuned for upcoming episodes!
For this Fall semester, Kwikstep will begin offering a course in Classic Hip-Hop Dance at Connecticut College. Rokafella will begin her Hip-Hop Dance practices at the new school.
Peridance will now offer two kids classes taught by Rokafella. One for beginner level and one for intermediate levels for young breakers. Please go to the Peridance website here.
Kwikstep class at Brooklyn Zoo is now continuing Mondays at 6:00 PM.
Private and Group lessons are available upon request.
We are a Non-profit, so if you would like to offer your services please contact us here.
We appreciate any promotions, media and administrative support from the community. Look out for Fall events here, but we are officially on hiatus while we train and make plans for the future.
STAY COOL!
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Noel Frostlock Rodriguez
Thank you to Teofilo for the photos of Full Circle Souljahs onstage at Lincoln Center like the ones above and in the home page.
8/17 CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE FEATURED ARTIST LADIES OF SKY
8/17 CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE FEATURED ARTIST THE LEGENDARY HOUSE OF NINJA
All the Ladies Say Garden party August 27th Bronx, New york
Summer 2016 has been exciting so far and we haven't even hit the midpoint yet. Please stay tuned to the upcoming parties and events. Meanwhile, enjoy some of the photos soon to be posted of our past dance celebrations in July.
Congratulations to Flonetik and Mantis for qualifying for the finals for Cypha in the Hood.
Rokafella launched her first Youtube Show episode produced by editor, of All The Ladies Say, Melissa Ulto with music by Kwikstep.
Here is the link to the write up.
Stay tuned for more episodes!
The concert at Saint Mary's Park was a powerful display of a shared passion for dance. Thank you to the Hood Lockers from Philly, Cebo with the Genx Crew, The Dysfunktional Soles with Richard James, Future All Stars-Kid Break, Marcski, Victoria (BGirl Red) and JP Plus Carribean Soul with Ismael Otero from Jersey City. Also, DP One who played with Kwikstep (DJ KS360). Rokafella sang a small sample of her Remix Single " Rock With It " accompanied by dancers Ella Jade and Katie-O! Thank you to Danni Fee and City Parks Foundation for inviting us to select the amazing dance masters to grace the stage. Big hug to former Full Circle Soul Sister Beastie who jammed on stage with us at the Finale Jam.
Performances with the American Tap Dance Foundation continued with an evening at the Duke Theater and then a week at the New Victory for their Summer Youth Victory Dance Series. Thank you to Tony Waag, Cocomotion, Richard James, Tapman Myers, Kwikstep (DJ KS360) and Rokafella, who remains as an artist in residence.
The Stepping Out Studio jam with special guests Red Bull's Break Boys and Legendary Ken Swift really brought together two communities in a way never before seen. Hustle and House/Break/Funk World's collided in a harmonious jam. Thank you to Lori from Stepping out Studios.
The Squad switched gears and rehearsed a new program for Lincoln Center. The company was joined by vocalist from Massachusetts I-Shea who worked with Rokafella to add nostalgic choruses to the Dance Memory Lane performed at Lincoln Center with Kwikstep/DJ KS360 providing the music.
Thank you to Kaisha Johnson for inviting us to perform on a stage with Bambara-West African and Chief Joseph Garifuna-South American and Bombazo. Traditional Puerto Rican company allowing us to proudly show our roots and evolution.
Click the link for the Heritage Sunday Roots Concert held on July 24th.
Kwikstep (DJ KS360) will be spinning on August 13th, Rokafella's Birthday, 3:00 PM at Coney Island!
Following that party, join us for a super concert on Wednesday, August 17th, with dancers, singers, video montage and jamming under the Stars at Central Park Summerstage. Featuring the Legendary House of Ninja and the Ladies of Sky.
Click here for the pictures. (Citypark link)
On August 27th, Join us for a Garden Party at Rhodebeck Garden in Hunts Point with a set by DJ KS360, Poetry by Denice Garcia, Beatbox by Jennifer Beasty, A Conga, Bongo set by Irene and Julissa Puertominicana Duo and more with the New York Restoration Project hosted by Cindy Sugar Rush!
For this Fall semester, Kwikstep will begin offering a course in Classic Hip-Hop Dance at Connecticut College. Rokafella will begin her Hip-Hop Dance practices at the new school.
Peridance will now offer two kids classes taught by Rokafella. One for beginner level and one for intermediate levels young breakers.
Please contact us here for registration details.
Kwikstep continues to offer his Thursday class at Brooklyn Zoo at 7:00 PM.
Private & Group Lessons are available upon request.
We are a Non-profit so, if you would like to offer your services please contact us here!
We appreciate any promotions, media and administrative support from the community.
STAY COOL!
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Lincoln Center performance representing the lineage of dance in the Bronx and beyond!
Our monthly party welcomes Red Bull's BBoys and Legendary Master Ken Swift!!
Steppin' Out Studios $5 Wednesday 9:30 PM - 1:00 AM at 37 West 26th Street 9th Floor
This month get ready for these upcoming events:
JULY 16TH ST MARYS PARK SUMMER STAGE OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES
"FROM THE STREETS TO THE STAGE"
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!
JULY 20TH BEHIND THE GROOVE FUNK HOUSE AND HUSTLE PARTY AT STEPPING OUT STUDIOS
JULY 24TH LINCOLN CENTER OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES
"HERITAGE SUNDAY Global Beat of The Bronx: From Bambara to Breakbeats"
Our June events were success.
All The Ladies Say part 2 at The Bronx Museum was a blast. Shout outs to Purple Haze, DJ's DP One, KS 360 and Perly as well as BGirls Eren and J-La Rok for adding their talents to the evening.
Footage is being compiled and a new trailer will be coming soon!!
June Harlem Block Party
Top photo, left to right: Atomik, BGirl Eren, Ishea, Flonetik, Mantis, Kwikstep, Sara Kelly, MC Beats & Shanequa Green. | Bottom left: BBoy Flonetik teaching. Bottom right: BGirls Mantis, Eren and Rokafella.
