Beyond the Dance Floor

Today we talk with one of the founders of the world famous event IBE, Tyrone Van Der Meer.  Tyrone has been involved in the European scene for many years, and has been instrumental in providing a space for some of the greatest moments in not only breaking history but dance in general. In this episode we get into how his love of hip hop came about, the importance of seeing people of colour in mains...

Today we talk with Hijack of 808 Breakers out of Hawaii, USA.  Hijack is known on the dance floor for his incredible connection with the music and innovative style but also contributes a lot to the local scene and training the next generation of dancers in Hawaii. In the talk we get into his and Hawaii's breaking history, his love of music, honest expression in breaking, building a positive and we...

Today we talk with one of my personal favourite dancers to come from Vancouver, Canada, Sevrin repping Now or Never, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Think Twice.  Sevrin is part of an earlier surge of younger dancers that now makes up what I would say is the current middle generation of dancers in Vancouver. In this episode we get into his history and how he got into dance, his views on what Vancouver...

Today we talk with Chris Wright aka Cros 1, the mastermind behind one of the most legendary bboy/bgirl dance events in the breaking world, Freestyle Session. In this episode we get into how he got into the hip hop culture in San Diego, the humble beginnings of Freestyle Session and how it grew to one of the biggest events in the world, what goes into creating such a large, international event, his...

Today we talk with Arthur Tiojanco aka bboy artattacks representing Floorstorm crew out of Surrey, Canada.  Arthur, for many years now has been, in my opinion, one of the pillars of the Vancouver breaking and dance community as a whole, throwing countless events for the community and has been instrumental in keeping the scene alive.  We talk about how he got into dance, his crew Floorstorm as well...

Today we talk with the one and only bboy Focus from Flow Mo crew out of Helsinki, Finland.  Focus is one of the most internationally recognized dancers in the breaking world and is one of the first to really push online breaking education through his website and youtube channel.  In the talk we get into his breaking history and coming from a small town, building the online learning platform the Bb...

Today we talk with one of the original members of my crew Filthee Feet, Dylan Thomas aka Dylioskee.  In the interview, Dylan provides great insight into the early days of the Victoria scene as well as how our crew got started, creating in isolation on Vancouver Island, his own Coast Salish first nations art, as well as a great look into how goofy and stupid our crew can get. A lot of great informa...

Today we talk with one of the best bgirls in my opinion, AT from Finland. In this episode we get into her history coming up in the Helsinki breaking scene, who her early breaking inspirations were, her perspective as a woman in a very male dominated dance, rediscovering herself and her style as a woman, mother, and human being, mentorship from Ata from Ghost Crew, being on the Finnish Olympic team...

Today we talk with Montreal veteran, Zig from Flowrock Fresh Format and Stylz Corrupt.  Zig holds a very unique perspective on the dance because his history spans three separate generations of Montreal breaking with the older generation of Flowrock, the middle generation of Fresh Format and the newer generation with Stylz Corrupt.  In the podcast we talk about his history, his crews, how he dabble...

Today we talk with Masanari, a Japanese bboy/artist representing Naked Gunz crew out of Nagoya, Japan.   Masanari is an artist who combines the impermanent nature of the dance we call Breaking, and translate that into permanent pieces of artwork.  We get into his history, what the Mie and Nagoya breaking scenes are like, his Master's degree in Fine Arts and how he connects his art with dance and m...

Today we talk with Juan from Dance Broomz, one of the most creative dancers from the Pacific Northwest in my opinion.  In the talk, we get into his history and how he got into the dance, his creative influences, how his crew approached routines, some of his most memorable battle moments, his work as a chaplain in the US military and more. Juan is a really down to earth guy and it was great hearing...

Today we have Geoff Reyes, who some of you might not know but he’s a very important person in the Canadian Breaking scene.  He’s one of the main people behind Breaking Canada which deals with Breaking in the Olympics and You Be ILL which is his unique event series. Geoff is, in my opinion, one of the people responsible for really elevating the scene as well as building necessary bridges for the fu...

Today we talk with Spooks from Saskatoon, Canada representing Dangerous Goods Crew and Alpha Kids. Spooks is in my opinion one of the most original and interesting dancers to watch in Canada. In today's episode we get into a bit about his history and how he got into dance, the Saskatchewan scene, connecting with the Dangerous Goods crew, traveling and getting outside your bubble, the mental game o...

Today on the podcast, we have the General himself, Roxrite of the Renegade Rockers, Squadron and Redbull All-Stars.  A true honour to have a breaking veteran like Roxrite share his experiences and knowledge with you all.  Unfortunately halfway through I made a recording mistake aka I forgot to hit the record button again so we lost the original second half of the talk.  Luckily Roxrite was nice en...

Today on the podcast, we have one of the best bboys when it comes to toprock, footwork and just dancing in general, Ivan Cofield aka Heatrock from Del Fuego Wolfpack and Cypher Sons.  He gives us a look into his dance origins growing up in Georgia, the beginnings of his Breaking journey in Boston, becoming known for toprock and footwork, his rivalry with bboy Samo and more.  Really great talk, wit...

Today on the podcast, we have bboy Rudy Rexx from Havikoro and Funky Fanatix.  Rudy's been one of the people I've really wanted to have on because I always respected his style, approach and mentality towards breaking, dance and music in general.  Super down to earth guy and I’m really glad we got to chat.  He shares a lot about his history and how he got started, his personal influences, Austin an...

Today we talking with Jurskee of Turn It Loose out of Amsterdam, Netherlands.  Serving as the moderator for the IBE talk shows among other things, Jurskee is someone who’s done a lot to promote the cultural aspects of breaking as well as get people talking and thinking about this dance that we all love.  We get into his history, the Dutch breaking scene, IBE and his involvement in the talk shows,...

Today we talk with one of the pillars of the Japanese breaking scene, DJ Tee.  Tee shares his own personal history of how he got into the DJing, how he got his first turntables which he still has to this day, the early days of the Osaka breaking scene, Machine Harada and the events Dance Delight, Old School Night and Be. Bboy, wanting to keep the party aspect of breaking alive and more.  Thank you...

Today we have the great honour of talking with the legendary Storm from Battle Squad.  A breaking pioneer in Europe and someone who helped revitalize the scene in North America after everyone considered it dead in the 80s.  Storm has done it all, and it's this wealth of experience that he shares with us today.  In this episode, Storm delves into how he got into dancing, his breaking philosophies,...

Today we talk with co-founder of WeFunk Radio, Mike Lai aka DJ Static.  Static has been DJing since the early 90s and helped create the very popular internet radio program WeFunk along with his partner Professor Groove.  We talk about how he got into DJing, the importance and influence of the Krispy Bisket Show, starting WeFunk and its international success, the art of DJing, helping to organize V...

Today we have the return of MC, beat producer, former Skillz-O-Meter champion, and one of the best bboys in Canada Switch B.  This time we have a much more casual chat about breaking, flip flops, pro-wrestling, stories and emotional connection, concept jams, sacrificing now for a better future, judges staying relevant and more.  Switch is one of my favourite people to catch up with and it was real...

Today on the podcast we talk with the mind behind Circle Kingz, The Concrete Jam, one of the best hosts in the world and a true man of the culture, Amjad from 7 Dollars Crew.  We get into his and 7$'s origins, Switzerland hip hop and being a hub for European hip hop, how Circle Kingz started, why it ended, and why the Concrete Jam was the future for him, and so much more.  It was a true honour to...

Today we have the Lead of Strength and Conditioning for Breaking Canada, Nick Robinson who will be helping Canada's bboys and bgirls get ready for the battles at the up coming 2024 Olympics in Paris.  Nick Robinson, member of Groundwork Sessions is a bboy originally from Whitehorse, Yukon but now resides in Toronto, Ontario as a personal trainer.  Nick gives his insights into what it takes to be a...

Today we talk with co-founder of Sweet Technique and member of the breaking Olympic committee, Victor Sono aka Vicious out of Montreal, Canada now residing in Finland.  We got to get into some Montreal/Sweet Technique history, the importance of travelling to build their name, building with the East coast of the US, getting brought on to Breaking Canada the Olympics and more.  It was really great t...

Today we talk with Matt Kang also known as Twelve, a dancer from Ground Illusionz out of Toronto who now works as a videographer/interviewer for Forbes.  We talk about his breaking origins in London, Ontario, how he connected with Toronto and Ground Illusionz, carrying on tradition with the crew, his journey into journalism and working with Forbes and a whole bunch of other stuff.  Matt definitely...