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One Cypher for Black Lives
For the last year or so, we haven’t been able to post content to our site as consistently as we hoped due to other priorities, but we’d like to take this time to say that One Cypher stands in solidarity with our Black brothers and sisters. There is no question about it that the dance […]
“Eddie Lee Forever”, Live Recorded Mix by Soul In The Hole
The Bay Area dance community lost a good soul recently. Eddie Lee Flandez of San Jose’s TrooMoov always brought a great vibe on and off the dance floor. I’ll always remember how dope he was in the cyphers and times catching up at random events. So much respect for this guy. A huge inspiration in […]
Rest In Peace, Mr. Animation, West Coast Popping Pioneer
We would like to send our deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers to the family and loved ones of Mr. Animation. A West Coast Popping Pioneer, one of the hardest hitters in the game, and baddest entertainers, you’ve probably seen his street shows in LA at Venice Beach, Santa Monica, or the Promenade. He died from […]
Kida Wins SYTYCD Season 13
We want to send a huge congrats to Kida for his win during this season’s So You Think You Can Dance. I remember first seeing The Art of Teknique from this video a few years ago and bugging out. You were all so much younger then. It’s been awesome to see you grow in your […]
Knuckle Neck Tribe & 808 Breakers in Sony’s Xperia X Performance Ad
Bay Area dancers Nasty Ray & Dopey Fresh of Knuckle Neck Tribe, and Ark 808 & Funky-T of 808 Breakers make a little dance cameo in Sony’s commercial showcasing the new camera features for the Xperia x Performance.
USC To Offer African American Dance With Moncell Durden Fall 2016
Students at USC will now be able to learn from Moncell “Ill Kosby” Durden this Fall of 2016 featuring an African American Dance Class. How awesome is that?! I really wish we had these kinds of classes available while I was still attending school! Moncell is more than just an amazing dancer/teacher, he is a […]
UC Riverside Brings In Ken Swift (Rock Steady Crew) as a Professor for Spring 2016
The University of California, Riverside’s dance department welcomes Ken Swift as a visiting assistant professor for the 2016 spring quarter. This is a smart move by the dance department for bringing in a legitimate icon who actually lives the culture and was there since the beginning! Hopefully this will encourage other schools to do the […]
Jabbawockeez x Street Fighter V
Jabbawockeez x Street Fighter V collaboration. Dance & Visual effects project. I don’t know about you guys, but this is pretty damn awesome.
TRANCE: A Social Network App for Dancers
Funkanometry SF director Emerson Aquino first showed me this dance video app a few weeks ago and it was really interesting how it worked. It’s called Trance. Check out our interview with Marwa Muhammad, one of the producers of Trance.
Final Jam as Cellspace San Francisco Closing Down, Local Dancers Fundraise
Since 1998 Cellspace in San Francisco has been home to various dance events like Mighty 4, Soulidify, Momentum, Who Can Roast the most, Burning Sessions, and other well known events. Sadly Cellspace will be closing its doors for good at the end of the 2014 year, however Whacko (Forever We Rock, Illest Villains, Knuckle Neck […]
Fundraiser for the Late Dallace Zeigler, Waacking Pioneer
The dance community has lost one of it’s Mothers in dance and waacking pioneer, Dallace Zeigler. Here is a fundraiser put together by Tiffany Bong, calling all in the dance community to help Dallace’s family with any monetary costs from her passing. Even if you can’t contribute at the moment, please help spread the word! […]
3 Useful Tips for Surviving Your Next Battle
So there’s a battle coming up that you REALLY want to enter. You’ve done everything you can to prepare for it right? No? Well fret not! For in this article are some tips that may help you do well in your next jam. Using separate jars of peanut butter and jelly is better than that […]
How to Find a Yoda of Dance
This article gives some great advice on what to take into consideration when looking for a dance teacher. Ceech has been in the Bay Area street dance scene for over 15 years; winning countless competitions in groups such as Mindtricks and DS Players while training / mentoring many funk stylists and hip hop dancers along […]
5 Basic Tips to Throwing a Good Dance Event
I like dancing to the music. Put me in an environment with similar people and the feeling is amplified so it only makes sense that I’ll want to go to a jam like a battle or other similar types of get togethers. However, sometimes there are parts of an event that can really take away […]
Hey DJ! What the Heck, Man?!
Through the years of attending Open Style Battles as well as seeing a few events on youtube, I’ve learned that the DJ’s music is sometimes really good, and other times it makes you wonder if they are even paying attention to some of the things they are doing… Here is a list of some of […]
4 Common Dancers You Run Into at Clubs and Parties
A club or party is a great place to go dancing. It’s usually filled with awesome energy from people socializing and generally just having a really fun time. Over the years I’ve been to a number of social gatherings and thought that I would share some of the people that I have met on the […]
Mirror Mirror On The Wall
With so many dance studios open nowadays, it seems that students always find themselves in front of mirrors to perfect their technique. It makes sense. You can watch your own movements to make sure your arms and legs aren’t just flopping about like a marionette (unless that’s what you’re aiming for of course). However, there […]
Win 2 FREE tickets to the 14th Annual SF Int’l Hip-Hop Dancefest
THIS JUST IN! The SF Int’l Hip-Hop Dancefest is giving away 2 FREE tickets to the Nov 18th 2pm showing of the 14 Annual SF Int’l Hip-Hop Dancefest, and it’s exclusively for the One Cypher community! The SF Int’l Hip-Hop Dancefest and One Cypher have teamed up to give you a chance to win these […]
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