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The So-Be-It Union Break Dancers are a group of dancers available for performances and
workshops as individuals or as a group. Break
dance presentations include motivational speaking and dance showcases in a variety of urban dance styles, not only break dance.
Each presentation is 30 minutes and classes are 1 hour in length and can be held in a studio or within a school setting. All
professionals are available for work in dance studios and have exceptional choreography skills. Canadian Division

Graeme Guthrie (Golden Graeme) grew up
in Fredericton, New Brunswick as a nationally competitive gymnast and martial artist. He began Jazz dance in high school but
soon picked up Street Dance, i.e. Popping, Locking and B-boying. He furthered his skills performing with various Hip hop crews
while also traveling USA and Europe to compete and study Street Dance from its originators. After completing a B.A.,
Graeme moved to Toronto where he currently resides as a full time actor, instructor, choreographer and performer in Dance
and Circus Arts. Some credits include, Toronto Blue Jays J-Force, Toronto Raptors Groove, That Dance Show, Mirvish Productions
The Lord of The Rings and Cirque Du Soleil.

Libydo For nearly ten years Libydo has been a part of the underground bboy dance scene. An individual in many respects
is revered as one of the most influential dancers in the Toronto hip-hop
community and break dance history. Libydo has performed with such notable acts such as The Pocket Dwellers, The Salads and
most recently K-OS. Currently Libydo is working with Event Horizon Dance and is a dancer, promoter and organizer for monthly
events called Footprints, and Atomic Shuffle. Libydo is very proud to have been one of the dancers to make the Guinness Book
of World Records for the longest bboy/bgirl circle, 24 hours of continuous dancing as part of the Cure for Cancer Fundraiser.

Bboy Drops (Jon Reid), Supernaturalz Crew, Drunken Monkz, Emerging from years of
Tae Kwon Do training, Bboy Drops found a passion for dance in the art of Bboying. Mixing his disciplined mentality with his
natural style, he created his own dynamic flow. A fast, musical, and unique flavour is the calling card of this dancer. With
his ability to do explosive motions to the music, and fast power-moves, he creates a balance between dancing and spins. Couple
this style with an expansive list of performances and competitions across the globe, this dancers has both the experience
and a professional attitude. From Wembley Arena in London England performing for 20,000 fans, or teaching in his community centre at Davisville
and Bayview, Bboy Drops shows his passion through his dance while remaining humble and focused.

Tricky Troublez (F.A.M) Mike Smith aka Tricky
Troublez, born in Montreal Quebec, and raised in Toronto Ontario, is a well known b-boy across Canada. In his 11 years of B-boy experience
he has successfully been in movies such as 'Save the Last Dance 2' to TV spots and music videos such as, Breakfast Television, Much Vibe, Family,
Adidas and TicTac. He also has performed for many music artists such as KRS ONE,Jin, Maestro Fresh Wes, and Black Thought from The Roots. Many competitions in
Canada have been won either by him alone or with his Crew called The FAM (THE Floor Assassins Militia.)His main focus is to travel and compete
against the world's best on an international level to increase his knowledge and experience for the dance. Eventually he would like to pursue becoming
a well known event planner for the hip hop community.

Jesse Catibog, known
as "Jester", is one of Toronto’s most renowned break dancers. He has traveled
the world; United States, Germany, United Kingdom and the
Philippines, where he has performed and competed in many international break dancing competitions, against
the “breaking” elite from across the globe. Jesse is a crewmember of the 'Supernaturalz' in Toronto, the “must
beat” crew of Canada. They placed ninth in Germany (International Battle of the Year 2004); third
in the U.K (U.K Championships 2004); third in Chicago (City vs. City 2004); first in MTL (North American Battle of the Year
2004); first in 7 Series Toronto (Bag of Trix Battle 2004); first in Toronto (Harbourfront Battle 2004); second in L.A (Underdog
Event); second in Cincinnati (Scribble Jam 2003); and first in Virginia (Circle 4). As a performer Jesse hasn’t spent much time away
from the stage. He has performed with various recording artists such as, Talib Qweli, Visionaries of Beat Junkies, and K-OS.
He has performed along side some of break dancing’s greats, like Crazy Legs of the Rock Steady Crew. He has most recently
appeared on Canada's So You Think You Can Dance. Jesse not only shares his talent on the stage but with his students, who get
a close glimpse of this professional in action, where he teaches at the Groove Dance Studio in Toronto.

Jaime Wilson aka Bgirl Jiven, started dancing when she was in grade 5 doing hip
hop routines with her peers at school. As she grew up and moved on to peruse her dance career she accomplished enough to fill
a life time of experiences. Jaime
has always loved to do many different things and as a result is skilled in many different trades, from hairdressing to dance
and event coordinating, she can do it all. She has worked in the hair industry for over 6 years, and has recently opened the
Hip-Hop Barber Shop. Jiven has put together some of Toronto's Biggest
events such as Playdium's Game Over Series, H.Y.P.E 2 and 3 at the AGO, as well as her newest project The Big Norm Show. Her
dance career has taken off as well and she has done many great shows including; Toronto Street Festival, Puma store opening,
New Muzik Fest performance, Nas as an opening performer at the Guvernment Night Club, and Dream Warriors at Om Festival.
She has appeared in music videos such as Kos, Classified, Eternia, Maestro Fresh Wes, Masia One,
Naughty By Nature, Frank and Dank and a movie called Isabella. She continues to do all three trades and tackle her new life…
being a Mom.
Costa Rican Division Information coming soon!
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