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Alien Squad USA - AUSTIN,TX has appeared in Culture Shock - Midwest video. The midwest winners of 2002 Out For Fame 5 on 5 National Bboy/Bgirl Championship Tour (VHS): 
Abs Crew

abscrew@abscrew.com

Asia One USA -LA

 

This Squad displays hi-energy breaking, lockin, and poppin shows, specializing in fly-girl choreography with some serious uprocks, downrocks, footwork and hard core freezes. These girls have the vibe to get noticed and the skills to get respect with NO EASY PROPS.
Born To Rock USA - BROOKLYN Born To Rock was formed in 1992 when they met Rajan, body popping at a Wildstyle night at Subterannea. appeared in the UK B-Boy Championships 1996 
Bag o Trix CANADA - TORONTO The Bag Of Trix crew performed and represented some Canadian skillz at the world reknown b-boying showcase known as: Battle Of The Year. They ranked 3rd after a dissappointing walk off by the France team (The Family). The Bag Of Trix crew also participated in a Hip Hop festival in Korea this past summer. They beaten the Korean Team and the French, but lost in the finals to the United Skillz of America. They ranked 2nd overall. Tango & Longshot (Bag Of Trix, Toronto) performed at Rock Steady Crew 26th Anniversary
Circle of Fire  USA - SEATTLE, WA Artistic performers that use dance such as: Capoeira, B-Boyin', Breakdancing, House, Hip-Hop, and Tap to fully express themselves with no limitations. breakdancing every Monday night at 2300 at Nation, 1921 5th Ave., 3rd floor Washington
Crazy Force USA - TEXAS International Breakdance Event 1998, Battle of the Year 1999 Schweiz 
The Fantastic Poppers CANADA

The Fantastic Poppers are a crew representing poppin, boogaloo, locking and other funk styles in the Toronto area. We put together this website to let everyone know about us and to help spread knowledge and awareness of these lost art forms that we have grown to love.

Check out our site by using the links on the top and bottom of the page, we hope you like what you see. If you have any comments or suggestions please feel free to email us with them and let us know what you think.

Keep the funk movement alive!
Fantastic Poppers

Click Here for info on the upcoming jam "Get Up - Get Down - Get Funky"

Flying Steps . reviews available on this page: Flying Steps 
GT Breakers USA - Florida GT Breakers - http://breakdancecrew.com

Originally starting as a group of college friends in northwest Florida who combined breaking with comedy acts to catch the audience's off-guard, the GT Breakers eventually went online with breakdancecrew.com.  After rising popularity of their website, the true name of the crew faded, and most people simply refer to them as "the guys from BreakdanceCrew."
 

The Jive Tribe Breakers

 

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Masta Crew . Masta Crew, un groupe de danse formé de 11 personnes, en piste depuis 1997. Basée à Nogent/Le Perreux, la troupe de danseur a établi son quartier général à la gare SNCF du Pont de Mulhouse. Salle d'entrainement de fortune, le hall de gare et son marbre très dur a supporté les premiers Rock steady, freezes, debut de grandes phases et autres saltos.

http://www.mastacrew.com/ 

Possessions Hungary  
 

Rock Steady Crew

Mr. Wiggles

USA - New York The Rock Steady Crew was established in 1977 by Bronx b.boys Jimmy D and Jojo. When they started this crew in the streets of the Bronx, they had no idea that someday it would take them all around the world. Only the best b.boys were down with Rock Steady. They had rivals in all five boroughs of New York and for every rival there were ten kids who wanted to be down with them. However, getting into the crew was not easy. To get into Rock Steady you had to battle one of the other b.boys in the crew. It was a competition few people won.

Check out Website. http://www.rocksteadycrew.com/ 

Rubberband Dance Group CANADA - MONTREAL Hailing from Montreal, Canada, the Rubberband Dance Group seamlessly integrates modern and Hip Hop dance aesthetic forms to create unique and innovative works.

"Is it Art?
Breaker breaker: Dancers are setting up shop 
at Just for Laughs’ Urban Expressions stage (corner of St-Denis and de Maisonneuve), perhaps none as unusual as the Rubberband Dance Group. Formed by Victor Quijada, formerly of Les Grands Ballets, the Rubberbanders put a strange spin on staid old breakdancing, pulling out those crazy moves to a classical music soundtrack, among other permutations on the form." [c/o the Montreal Mirror, "the Arts-This Week," July 18, 2002]  

Performed @ DC Hip Hop Theatre Festival

Team Rock-it

 

 

p This is a full featured crew with pics and bios.  They also feature some histories and definitions for new breakers.
shebang! CANADA - TORONTO b-girls Blazin', jennrock, maehem, and Ms. Mighty are the whole shebang! The four renaissance women make up the all-female breakdance crew out of Toronto.Influenced by everything from swing to rhythmic gymnastics, step dance to hip hop, shebang's b-girl style is playful, creative and fresh. 

for more info: click the link or check out their feature in the Cafe Ami Dancer's page

the Supernaturalz CANADA - Scarborough The SuperNaturalz are a collaborated team of dancers from The Stylordz Network and dancers out several Scarborough, ON crews.  They get together whenever they want to show in major or international battles.

The below will take you to some pages where you can download video clips and samples.

video samples 

http://www.stylordz.com/newnews.html 
 

 

Spartanic Rockers Switzerland & Japan As DefIce was the founder of our crew, he was also the one who came up with its name. A name with which he wanted to show all others what the ideas behind this crew were and still are.

The Spartans were Greek warriors - the hardest, toughest and most brutal ones. Everybody was afraid of them and they lived a very hard and simple life (that's where the word "spartan" arised from) to focus on the most important thing: the battle. They didn't like half-hearted things and situations. They did everything with maximum employment. And regardless of what happend they always sticked together and fought for each other.

 

For more information about their International formation and battles please check out their website: http://www.spartanic.ch/ 

Second to None UK B-Boy Crew / Record Label

Second To None are the UK's top b-boy crew. Established in 1985 they are one of the longest running crews in the world. Members are Nick Palmer, Asa Harding, Darrel Harding, Adam Renshaw & John Isaacs.

Winners of the UK Championships '96 & '97, they have "breaked" all over England and Europe appearing at countless clubs, jams & festivals - they also have several TV and music video appearances to their name.

For more info please check out their website: http://www.secondtonone.com/  

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