Facebook Group Launched!

On August 10, 2009, the Baltimore Dance Crews Project launched its facebook group!

We are already getting an overwhelming response! Thank you everyone for the support! The 2009 -2010 school year is going to be year to remember. Join us!

Check out the group at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=127542879960

Shout out to Kodachrome!

Thank you Kodachrome for an amazing weekend of dancing in Virginia!

The founders of BDCP (yes, all four) were invited to teach dance workshops for college and high school students from all over the DMV region (DC, MD, and VA)! There were seven workshops in all and BDCP taught three of them. Let me just say, the DMV has some sickkkkk dancers and choreographers!

Aaren kicked off the event with a fast-paced, hard-hitting piece and Kim brought some sexiness. The next day, Brian and Cynthia taught a piece with a little attitude. Most fun teaching ever! Videos will be posted by Kodachrome soon (see links at the end of the post). Thanks for showing us so much love!

Major shout-out to all the other dope choreographers! If you do not know who these guys are you definitely need to check them out! Seriously, dope

• Joshua Gilmore (Boogie Bots, Culture Shock DC)
• Tristan Suarez (Crewcial)
• Frederick Mayor (Crewcial)
• Chris Munar (Major Definition, Ajnin Precizion, TitoBoyscouts)

Shout-out to the dancers of Crewcial, Bamboom, Culture Shock DC, and Major Definition for all the support.

BDCP would like to thank Kodachrome for the amazing opportunity and look forward to future collaborations!

Links you should check out!

• Kodachrome (videos will be posted here soon): http://www.youtube.com/user/kodachrometv
• Crewcial: http://www.youtube.com/user/CrewcialVA
  
• Major Definition: http://www.myspace.com/major_definition
  
• Ajnin Precizion: http://www.youtube.com/user/ajninprecizion
• BDCP: http://www.youtube.com/user/baltimoredcp

Vote for Karla on SYTYCD

Vote for Karla Garcia on So You Think You Can Dance!

BDCP definitely supports Karla! Karla is crewmates with one of the founders of BDCP, Kim, on the Boogie Bots Crew. In addition, Brian, Cynthia, and Aaren have taken her workshop and have seen her perform up and down the East Coast over the last 5 years. So vote Karla! Why wouldn't you??? She's beautiful and talented!

Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=87663866543

SYTYCD Website: www.fox.com/dance

The Past Two Months

The founders of BDCP have been busy with life but that does not mean they put BDCP or dancing on hold!

Kim has been finishing some college courses, teaching beginners' hip-hop classes, reppin' Boogie Bots Crew, and continuing her training dancing with Culture Shock - DC. Definitely super woman. Kim also performaned at Culture Shock - DC's East Coast Dance Competition (ECDC)! Huge success! Maybe the biggest highlight of all was seeing Kim's face on national television on So You Think You Can Dance! Ok, so it was only a picture promoting Karla's ties to Boogie Bots, but it was still seen by millions of people!

Aaren is rockin' the engineering career and has found time to advise several dance groups at Virginia Tech. Somehow he has also found time to create some hot mixes. He should sell a CD of all the mixes he has made for different groups over the years! Currently, Aaren is super busy helping jump start BDCP's dance company and workshop series.

Cynthia and Brian finished their first year of teaching! In between grading papers and lesson plans, they have found time to take workshops with many top dancers, including Karla Garcia, Lyle Beniga, and several Culture Shock choreographers through ECDC. They traveled to New York City not only for Chicken and Rice but for Team Milennia's Prelude-EC competition. Congratulations Rhythm City for a well deserved first place win! Shout out to Project D that definitely should have placed.


What's up with BDCP? BDCP itself is still in the planning stages. Over the last two months that team has slowly grown to help with all the nuts and bolts that go with creating a non-profit. The fall season looks to be an exciting one! In other news...be on the look out for a collaboration workshop series with Kodachrome-VA in August in the Northern Virginia area!

BDCP's Andrew, Kim, Brian, and Cynthia with the one and only Lyle Beniga (center).
MIA: Aaren

Welcome Andrew Ton to BDCP

Baltimore Dance Crews Project is extatic to welcome Andrew Ton as a principal choreographer for after-school programs. Back in November 2008, Brian invited dancers from Bamboom to spend the day with his students at the REACH Partnership School. Andrew accepted the invite. The connection between Andrew and the students was immediate. Andrew was a natural at teaching choreography to young 6th graders and inspiring a new generation of dancers. The success with REACH students places Andrew as an excellent model for all future BDCP choreographers. His example and leadership will help BDCP better serve the students of Baltimore!

Andrew Ton is an upcoming choreographer out of Virginia Tech. Also known as Nomadic, Andrew got his start dancing and choreographing for different Virginia Tech groups. Nomadic now reps his own crew DOP (Dancing's Our Poison). He has been a featured choreographer for Kodachrome-VA, Bamboom's Winter Intensive, and Baltimore Dance Crews Project. His other talents include music and spokenword.

Check out some of Andrew's work on his youtube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/tontonthenomad.



Stay tuned! Other BDCP profiles are in the works!

Great Culture Shock DC Workshop: Tony Kundu

Cynthia, Brian, AND KIM (finally reunited) took an amazing house workshop with Tony Kundu (www.kundudance.com).  This was Cynthia and Brian's first training in house.  Tony really broke down basics of house.  If  you have a chance, try to take a class with Tony!

Video: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=82853208693&subj=15206303

Kodachrome Cancelled

Unfortunately, the Virginia Tech Kodachrome workshop was cancelled and rescheduled for the April 25-26 weekend. BDCP would like to thank Kodachrome for the invitation and the opportunity to be instructors.  We wish we could come down on April 25th but we already have something on our calendar.  We love the people of Kodachrome and cannot wait for another opportunity to be instructors  =)  

Invited to Kodachrome

Cynthia and Brian will be teaching a KODACHROME Workshop at Virginia Tech! Dope!

Event Details:
Sunday, April 12, 2009 (yes, Easter)
11:00 - 4:00
Center of Dance
460 Turner Street, Suite 101
Blacksburg, Virginia

Tentative Itinerary:
11:00 - 11:45 Icebreakers
12:00 - 12:50 Eirol Bernardino and Bryan (ODU)
1:00 - 1:50 Shirley Reppert (VT Bamboom)
2:00 - 2:50 Brian Gerardo and Cynthia Chavez (Baltimore Dance Crews Project)
3:00 - 3:50 Games / Cypher / Bonding Time

Baltimore Dance Crews Project is excited to support this amazing effort by the Virginia colleges! It is an honor to be invited to teach such amazing dancers! We hope we BRING IT for you!

"I just wanna dance!"  Please come out! We closing it out!  We are trying a new piece that is a little outside of our usual style!

Zumba

Catch Cynthia's Zumba fitness class at the Baltimore (Canton) Merritt Gym!

What is Zumba? (http://www.zumba.com/us/)

Zumba® fuses hypnotic latin rhythms and easy to follow moves to create a dynamic fitness program that will blow you away. Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked. Zumba® Fanatics achieve long term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exhilarating hour of caloric-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

The routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms, and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat. Add some Latin flavor and international zest into the mix and you've got Zumba®!

More than just Dancing

You want to be a dancer? It takes more than just dancing in front of a mirror. You got to take care of yourself mentally, physically, and intellectually. The members of Baltimore DCP fully believe in a well balanced life.

In an effort to stay physically healthy Cynthia and Brian have been hitting the gym! Much love to Merritt Gym in Canton! They have also been entering races!

Baltimore's Shamrock 5K rocked! Best way to kick off St. Patrick's festivities!

[video coming soon]

28 Minutes Later. Sweat and all.

Upcoming race: Baltimore's Port to Fort 6K on April 26th!

NappyTabs

The training continues!

Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo, the celebrity choreographers best known for So You Think You Can Dance, gave two Monsters of Hip-Hop Master Classes in Baltimore (really Ellicott City) on Friday March 13, 2009 at the B. Funk Dance Studio! How would one describe the experience? HOT! Great choreography, insane [super young] dancers, and awe inspiring choreographers. For Cynthia and Brian, Napoleon and Tabitha set the vision for where they want to be as duo choreographers. Just have to wait and see! Oh and Aaren came all the way from North Carolina! CT reppin'!

Cynthia and Brian with NappyTabs

Aaren with NappyTabs

It's coming...
...Confused Teachers...

The Main Event

Baltimore DCP wants to give a shout out to Adrian Causing and the FR3SH Dance Company for a knock out dance competition this past weekend in Jersey! The Main Event was a huge success and we cannot wait to come back!

Brian and Cynthia drove up with choreographer friend, Aaren Salido, and members of Bamboom to watch dance crews from all over the East Coast compete. From whacking to krumping, the teams competing did it all. Congrats to Rhythm City for unquestionable and well deserved First Place and, of course, congrats to GWU's Capital Funk for Second Place and representing the DMV!

We also took two crazy good workshops on Sunday. Thank you to Keone Madrid, Mariel Martin, Kyle Hanagami, and Ellen Kim for intense workshops! Two of the hardest workshops any of us have ever attended! We needed extra practice in the parking lot and at a KFC.

We love Funkanometry and THE LOST KIDS!
http://www.youtube.com/user/thel0stkids | www.myspace.com/thel0stkids
http://www.youtube.com/user/funkanometrysf | www.myspace.com/funkanometrysf

More love....

Show love to Virginia's Kodachrome! KODACHROME is the collective word for the dance workshops put together by various colleges/universities in VA (Visit: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=121818485401). Check them out at http://www.youtube.com/kodachrometv. Virginia on the verge of doing big things!

In other news....

Baltimore DCP has been quiet for awhile. Brian and Cynthia have been introducing the idea of dance to their students and are currently working on further establishing the program. The pair is also training with different choreographers along the East Coast. They are also preparing to teach workshops in both Baltimore and in Virginia.

Lastly, Brian, Cynthia, and Aaren are joining forces! Be on the look out! ...."Confused Teachers"....a unique blend of choreography that detention can't hold.


Brian, Cynthia, Aaren, and Bamboom members (Hannah, Shirley, Mandi, and Larry) with the Lost Kids and Mariel Martin!!!