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Dance is more than just moves. Beyond the Dance Floor podcast is about the people, their histories and their mentalities. These are the stories that carry on the tradition and culture of Breaking for future generations.
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Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Rina was one of the first members of OURO in it’s early days and is still going strong to this day with the group. We talk about her history, differences between waacking and voguing, the importance of learning the foundation and histories of the dances before you start mixing them, and more.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
The return of Tafiya. This conversation a far cry from our original talk. Much more fluid and natural we just get into all kinds of things and blast off into space about dance, mentality, philosophy, psychology, and all kinds of stuff that makes us sound smarter than we actually are.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
One of the people that really got me interested in movement in general as well as thinking outside of breaking, Maiko shares her journey from ballet, to hip hop, to contemporary, the beginnings of OURO Collective and more.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Le Cock, Fastbeard, Tommy Middle Finger, Chair Buddha, whatever you want to call him, Rory has left his mark on Vancouver, the Northwest, and the Canadian scene. We talk about his history in Vancouver and Victoria, the importance of traveling, being SUCKcessful producing events, and more.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
One of the first bgirls I met from Japan back when she lived in Vancouver, Ery talks about her history, the importance of mentors, her thoughts on why Japan has such a high level in breaking, difficulties she faced as a bgirl, and more.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
The number one stranger in the scene, Bles talks about growing up in Portland and how that shaped him, his DIY spirit with everything, history of the Mashhall bat, making music for the breaking scene, and more.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
One of the first people I really connected with in Japan, Junya shares his history, his time living in Australia and Germany, overcoming his fears and taking that "first step" and how it changed his life, his love of coffee, and more.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Definitely one of the people I wanted to have on here since the beginning, Ark shares his personal history, history on the Hawaiian scene, perspectives on teaching, adapting to teaching during the pandemic, teaching students perspectives beyond just moves, and more.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
One of the most interesting bboys I've met so far, Vinnie definitely has an interesting take on things. We get into his history, his love of horror movies, his perspective on creating, naming moves and more.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
One of the young up and coming talents in Vancouver, Cian. We talk about his origins in Ireland, the Irish scene and the larger European scene, how he got into footwork, what he's learned living abroad and more.