VIDEO: ROCK DANCE HISTORY: The Untold Story of Up-Rockin'

ROCK DANCE HISTORY: The Untold Story of Up-Rockin' Vol. One features Bronx Rock dance legends: Enoch, Papo and Marine Boy. The documentary was filmed, edited, directed and produced by Jorge "PopMaster Fabel" Pabon. This series of interviews reveals amazing dance footage as well as pieces to the puzzle of the history of one of the major foundational dance forms associated with Hip Hop culture, known as Rockin', and later referred to as Up-Rockin'. Part of Fabel's inspiration for undertaking this series was due in part to controversy regarding the history of this dance form.





This work in progress is a response to certain Brooklyn based dancers adamantly rejecting the possibility of early Rock dance originating out of the Bronx and Manhattan. Within the past 15 years, claims have been made that the Rock dance and its "original" style and "correct" form began in Brooklyn. After years of debating and valid points falling on deaf ears, Fabel took it upon himself to seek out some of the Rock dance legends from the Bronx and Manhattan. He was determined to have their voices heard and their rightful place in Rock dance history established. The subjects in this documentary will challenge the history of Rock dance as most people know it and will finally set the record straight regarding their part in the history and development of this amazing dance form!





Note from Fabel: "This documentary was also inspired by my continuous efforts in presenting a different perspective of Rock dance history. One example being this note I posted on January 8, 2010: To all students of the Rock & B-boy dance, keep an open mind & learn the whole truth! ROCK DANCE HISTORY: The Untold Story of Up-Rockin' will be screened in it's entirety at a soon to be announced venue and date. It will feature more interviews of Rock dancers from the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. The event will include a panel discussion with Rock dance pioneers and legends plus a Rockin' contest which these legends will judge.







Thanks to TOOLS OF WAR

Dancing In The Streets presents HIP HOP GENERATION NEXT 2009

FROM THE SOUTH BRONX TO SOUTH KOREA - 13 CREWS FROM 3 CONTINENTS REINVENT HIP HOP

From June 13 to August 9, 2009, Dancing in the Streets’ third annual HIP HOP GENERATION NEXT series explores the breadth and scope of hip hop dance and places it in a broad cultural context. With free, public dance and rap performances, community ciphers, a block party, a film, and a public discussion, HIP HOP GENERATION NEXT celebrates the breathtaking virtuosity, jaw-dropping kineticism, and explosive rhythms of hip hop as it continues to evolve in clubs, theatres, and on the streets of New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, South Korea, Sierra Leone, and every corner of the world. The (almost) citywide 2009 series will take place at Lincoln Center Out of Doors in Manhattan; Queensbridge Park and Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center/Queens Library in Queens; St. Mary’s Park in the Bronx; and at Coffey Park, Red Hook in Brooklyn.

CALENDAR:

SAT 7/25 LANGSTON HUGHES COMMUNITY LIBRARY & CULTURAL CENTER/QUEENS LIBRARY, QUEENS
1-5 PM at 100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona

1 pm: THE OTHER SIDE OF HIP HOP: THE SIXTH ELEMENT. Film screening and panel discussion with producer, writer, and director Dion Michael Ashman, Hip Hop Photo Activist Brother Ernie Paniccioli, Kangol Kid of UTFO, and Lin Que (formerly known as Isis of X-Klan)

3:30 pm: IT'S BIGGER THAN HIP HOP: THE RISE OF THE HIP HOP GENERATION. Author talk and book signing with author, filmmaker, and professor M.K. Asante, Jr.

Produced and presented by the Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center/Queens Library

SUN 8/2 QUEENSBRIDGE PARK , QUEENS
4-7 PM at 41 Ave. Bridge Plaza, Vernon Blvd. & East River

4 pm: COMMUNITY CIPHER hosted by Brandon “Peace” Albright

5 pm: GENERATION NEXT hosted by Rokafella . Performances by The House Dance Project, Le Soul Afrique, MAWU, and Misnomer(S). Curated by Gabriel “Kwikstep” Dionisio, Ana “ Rokafella ” Garcia, Santiago Freeman, Thomas F. DeFrantz, and Adesola Osakalumi.

6 pm: ILLSTYLE & PEACE PRODUCTIONS excerpts from impossible,IZZpossible

Presented in partnership with CityParks Dance

THU 8/6 LINCOLN CENTER OUT OF DOORS, MANHATTAN
6-7 / 7:30-10 PM

At Josie Robertson Plaza , Columbus Avenue & 63rd
6 pm: COMMUNITY CIPHER hosted by Brandon “Peace” Albright

At Damrosch Park Bandshell, West 62nd between Columbus and Amsterdam
7:30 pm: DANCE. Full Circle, Chinese American Arts Council Martial Arts Society,
FootworKINGz & Creation, Last For One, Lee In Soo Dance Project
Followed by: RAP. Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew (Bajah, A-Klazz, & Dovy)

Presented in partnership with Lincoln Center Out of Doors, which is sponsored by Bloomberg and PepsiCo Inc. with additional generous support from foundations, corporations, individuals and government agencies.

Dancing in the Streets’ appearance as a part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors is a collaboration with the Korean Arts Management Service and Chinese American Arts Council.

SUN 8/9 ST. MARY’S PARK, THE BRONX
4-7 PM at 146th St. & St. Ann’s Ave.

4 pm: COMMUNITY CIPHER hosted by Brandon “Peace” Albright

5 pm: GENERATION NEXT hosted by Rokafella . Performances by The House Dance Project, Le Soul Afrique, MAWU, and Misnomer(S). Curated by Gabriel “Kwikstep” Dionisio, Ana “ Rokafella ” Garcia, Santiago Freeman, Thomas F. DeFrantz, and Adesola Osakalumi.

6 pm: ILLSTYLE & PEACE PRODUCTIONS excerpts from impossible,IZZpossible

Presented in partnership with CityParks Dance


HIP HOP GENERATION NEXT will take place rain or shine. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved indoors. For weather updates, please visit the website at dancinginthestreets.org or call (212) 625-3505 on day of the event.

VIDEO: Unbelievable McCain Vs. Obama Dance-Off

This is the funniest and slickest video that I have seen in a looong time. Barack Obama, John McCain and Sarah Palin in a b-boy battle. There was a "Breakin"" parody video called "Barackin'" with a similar theme but this one superimposes the actual faces in a creepy but realistic way. It makes this clip really stand out.

Original post HERE