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The Dancers...
Graeme Guthrie grew up in Fredericton, New Brunswick as a nationally
competitive gymnast and martial artist. He began Jazz dance his senior year of high school. However, during University Graeme
picked up on Street Dance, a.k.a., Popping, Locking and B-boying. All three of these dances immediately became his passion.
He then furthered his studies with different breakdance crews and Hip-Hop troupes around the Maritimes, occasionally
taking trips to New York and LA to compete as well as take lessons from the originators of the art forms. After graduating
from U.N.B with a B.A. in Multimedia & Film production, Graeme spent a year teaching breakdance, hip-hop, locking, gymnastics
and circus arts full time in Halifax, N.S.
While on the east coast he aslo performed numerous shows with the breakdance crew Lokdown, Step Bruthas and Atlantic
Cirque performance group. Moving to Toronto May of Last year he has performed with breakdance groups such as So Be
It Union, Born to Boogie, Fantastic Poppers and was a member of Toronto Blue Jays
2005 J-Force. Graeme currently is the dancing and acting the musical The Lord of The Rings
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.
Video of Libydo
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.
Bboy Zen is an extremely accomplished dancer, as a performer and in battles, he always goes the distance.
In 2007 he was a dancer with Time Bandits and was chosen to dance with Maestro Fresh Wes for his Cayman Island Tour. In 2007 his crew (FAM) won the Canadian National Championships which
gave them the opportunity to compete internationally in Korea. Zen and his crew has also placed
1st is the largest annual battle in Toronto, Pop Lock and Load, and 1st
in the Da Zone Battle hosted by Da Zone clothing store. In 2008 Zen won 1st
place in Unsung Bboy Battle on Day one and two; 1st place in the both the 2 on
2 and crew battles. Other performance opportunities include; KRS-One and RZA at the Opera House and his television credits include, Party Mamas
(T.V Series) where danced in an episode called Xavier’s Birthday.
Video of Zen
Tricky Troublez
One of Toronto's finest! An up dated bio to come!
Video of Tricky Troublez
Nathanial Fox is renowned dancer and street performer.
He performs regularly with the So-Be-It Union but is also a member of Concrete Styles. Nathanial teaches at Gotta Dance in
Mississauga
and can be seen dancing week-ends at the Roger’s Centre as he is one of the Blue Jays break dancers on J Force.
Stuntz is known as an amazing power
mover. Having discovered dance through other physical disciplines, like Martial Arts and Gymnastics and earning several gold
medals in both Floor and Vault in East York, he is able to incorporate such skills into his dancing.
His First crew “Crazy Ghost” performed at Canada's Wonderland, Pacific Mall, and the Rogers Center
(sky dome), and after 8 years of dancing and meeting new people, these opportunities gave Stuntz the ability to make ‘Bboy’ing
his full time career.
He has been featured on Electric Circus and several night clubs such as; The Docks, 108, and the Guvernment,
to name a Few. He has also performed at Square One for Import Fest, and has appeared in commercials such as WalMart.
Stuntz is now break dancing for the Toronto Blue Jays as a member of the J Force dance group. He does
street shows regularly at Dundas Square as a member
of “Concrete Stylez”. He wows the crowd by front flipping over numerous spectators. You have to see it to believe
it!
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.
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.
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.
Jesse,
along side his dance career is a visual artist, when he’s not in the studio; he’s creating graffiti inspired art.
You see, Jesse is truly hip-hop, combing the 5 elements; Dance, Art, Music, Rhyme, and most importantly Style.
Video of Jazzy Jester
Cien Soo aka Bgirl C.C, has started her full time training with the So-Be-It Union and will be available to start performing in shows after
her 3rd birthday on Aug 19, 2007. So far in her training, she is able to butt spin and has mastered standing and
crawling like the best of bgirlz. She has made an important contribution to the crew as her individual style exceeds all the
rest!
Miranda Abbott
(Tangerine) is well known for her love of many dance styles. As a modern dancer, she has performed for Sharon Moore,
Tina Fushell, and Jasmine Inns, among many other established and emerging artists. Miranda has danced in the Toronto International
Dance Festival and has been invited to perform as a guest artist with CCDT. She is a dancer in the studio as well as on the
street, and has a passion for hip-hop and break dancing. Miranda is known as ‘Tangerine’ and is a member of a
dance group called the So-Be-It Union. She has appeared in the Music Videos of two of Canada’s most up and coming artists,
Masia One, and Classified and has performed with Maestro Fresh Wes. Miranda has also been featured in Canada’s Owl Magazine, and on the CBC kids show The X and is currently the
lead dancer of ‘J Force’, a break dance team for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Harbourfront Session 2007 after battles
Benzo (BTX) and Jedi (Original Supernaturalz) vs. FAM
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