NEW GET DOWN CLIP

sup yall its been a while but we've been working...

I (SUGALOO) been going out for a lot of events for the couple month and picked up some new concepts about POPPIN

What I found most interesting was the knowledge I got from Kid Boogie(Machine Gone Funk).

What I learned was something called "Pop Separation"
Basically what it means is that you learn how to pop ur body parts separately.

If its the forearm, u only pop its muscle.
If its the triceps, u only pop that muscle.
If its the chest, u kno what I mean. lol

By doing so, u'll gain more control of ur body bc u'll be more conscious about how u body moves and that will help u to have more solid popping.

So me and poppin ill been worked on that for couple days.
Trying to dance using the pop.

and it actually dramatically changed the way we dance(especially Poppin ill).

We were more calm, relaxed and were taking time towards the music.
It may not look that amazing to u yet since this was after 3day's of training. But hope u can see the difference between ourselves in the past.

P.S btw Poppin ill edited the clip so it looks stupid LOL

Plz Welcome our NEW Crew Members!!!

Sup people!!! Today I want to introduce our newest What The Funk?!Crew Member

Alan "Killa Watts" Watson!!!(Left) and Jeremy "Remy D" Flores!!!(Right)




These dancers are also member of all styles choreography crew, Part Time Models.


Alan learned popping under Jrock of ABM, and Jeremy learned popping under Ten, who is/was the teacher of kite from Former Action.

They've been dancing more than most of us, therefore, are also well trained in styles such as Hip Hop,House and Breaking.

Speaking of which, Alan teaches Basic/Beginner Hip Hop at PMT Dance Studio every Wednesday(6PM~7:30PM) and Sunday(8:30PM~10PM)!!

I encourage you to take his class if u r ever interested in doing Hip Hop:) He is a very good teacher!!!

By the way, here is a footage of Alan battling at Step Up or get smoked 2010!!!



Footage of Jeremy popping will be uploaded soon so stay tuned:)


Peace!

~~Posted By SUGALOO~~

The Birth of Rival, Funky Fusion Crew

ok this happened at the same day when SUGALOO and Poppin iLL did the street performance in Union Square.

After the performance, we visited Popshop and met Poppin Tito and Crazy Sun who came all the way from Philly and Washington D.C

After Popshop Tito, Crazy sun and SUGALOO when clubbing and got down for 6 hours, having fun, exchanging techniques and practising new techniques.

On our way home, Tito encountered a fateful meeting which led him to create his new crew.

At first I misunderstood Tito's word and thought he was joking.
However, Funky Fusion Crew is spreading among East and West Coast and has been very active since I last met him.

They have also posted rules and goals and one of them include having a "Healthy Competition" with What The Funk?! Crew.

Thus, Funky Fusion Crew is our first rival crew and we are really happy about this cuz having a rival would motivate our selves to improve more.

This vid is how Tito came up with the name of the crew!!
Enjoy :)




~~Posted by SUGALOO

Keep it Fresh!! Popping Battle

OK so this saturday Im going to be judging this event called

Keep it Fresh!!!Breaking/Popping Battlein Baltimore!!!

its 1vs1 battle competing for the prize of $100!

This is the first event Im going to be judging out of my home state, New Jersey, and I'm really excited to see how the poppers in Baltimore will get down in battles!!

Like the prior event, Step Up of Get Smoked, I will write a review and hopefully some footage of the event so keep checking the blog!

Peace
SUGALOO

Best Shoes for Popping!!!

Now I kno that ppl have different opinion on this but I feel one of the best shoes for poppers are the Classic Wayne or Earl Hush Puppies.

The reason for sayin this is cuz

1. They fit comfortably
2. Its INCREDIBLY LIGHT!!! Feels like u aren't wearing shoes!
3. Has a black soft plastic kinda stuff on the bottom which makes it easy to slide, stand on the side of the shoe, and spin.

Although it is the best

The sad truth is......

They barely make em these days=HARD TO FIND!!!

Therefore,I would like to tell you few ways of getting them!!!!

Option 1: OUTLETS

Go to Hush Puppies Home Page and search for a store or outlet near you.
If its not near you, call them or try the next option.

Option 2: ebay

You may feel uncomfortable wearing second hand shoes, but actually, ebay offers new shoes too. When searching for Hush Puppies that poppers use, type in "Hush Puppies Suede" in the search box, so ebay will automatically display the shoes you are looking for.

You may NOT find the right size or the color you want right away, however, the price is much cheaper.

The best way to find the one you want is to go to ebay and check for shoes CONSTANTLY.

Option 3: Buy through poppers/ex-poppers.

There are some poppers/ex-poppers that sells Hush Puppies. This may take a while since the best way to find them is meet as many popper as possible by going to an event and social media sites.

I know a guy who sells hush puppies so if u are really desperate, you can contact me by commenting on this blog :D

Option 4: Alternative

Ok so as you noticed, finding Hush Puppies are not easy.
However, If u really want comfortable shoes for poppin, there is an alternative way.

Buying Hush Puppies look-a-like from Korea!!!! lol

But do not be aware, even though its not a genuine Hush Puppies, the quality is Top Rated or maybe even better.
In fact, world famous poppers like crazy kyo, Poppin J(K-OGS) use it!!

The price is higher than other options, however, you will be able to chose the right size and color

Here are the links to their home page!
GGUMBE

Now to shop, choose the shoes you like then click on them.
Once you click, the payment chart will come up in Korean, HOWEVER, if u scroll down a little, you will see PRODUCT FEATURES where you can find PAYPAL. This way you can buy them online like any U.S product:)
by the way, you can also show other poppin products like hats and shirts on this site too!

So There you go!! Some ways u can buy one of the best shoes for poppers!!!


Enjoy
Peace

Step Up or Get Smoked 2010!!!

Yes the event I'm helping to organize and judge is happening this Saturday, March 6 from 8pm!!!!

Its called

"Step Up or Get Smoked 2010"!!!!!

As u can tell from the name, this battle competition expects u to bring the best u can do or else get smoked(defeated) by the opponent!!!

The event will be held at Creative Image Studio
Address are displayed on the side link of this blog :)

This time Step Up or Get Smoked will hold 3 different street style competitions.

First House


Second Hip Hop


Finally Poppin


Incredibly, many skilled competitors are expected to attend this event,
including my crew mates, E.T,Karlo,Poppin iLL,Ray Mak,Samgician,and TKO

I have high expectation to see the best battles of the day in poppin section since it have more competitors than the other two. Also dancers will be coming from all over east coast such as D.C, Philly,NY,and NJ.

Come and see how What The Funk?!Crew gets down and witness the best dancer of these styles!
Support and be part of the REAL UNDERGROUND HIP HOP CULTURE!!!


Facebook Event Page

Peace

Who The What Now?!?!

Sup ya'll my name is SUGALOO, Member and one of the creator of What The Funk?! Crew.

many of u might be wondering why we chose such ridiculous name for our crew, well since this is beginning of another new journey for us, (well just something I have to do for skool LMAO)
I would like to explain how we came to be who we are now.

April 2009
At the time I had no knowledge about the area and its dance community,thus, the only reliable source was the Breakdance.Org. There I finally found a session spot where I can drive up to and that was called P.A.L of parsippany.

At first, I was kinda disappointed by the low level of the dancers there lol
However, I stuck around cuz the guyz were all nice and I felt at home instantly, and perhaps cuz I met Ilya(only white boy in our crew lol)

He was the only popper around the area and when I saw his dance, well let just say he wasnt a popper at all lol. But that was only cuz he never had the chance to actually learn from anybody who know how to dance poppin.

Although he had energy when he danced and also was seriously curious about poppin. After acknowledging that he only need another popper/teacher who can teach him, I decided/promised to stay and cultivate his skills to make him a sick popper

May&June 2009
Surprisingly, the number of dancers practicing at P.A.L gradually grew. They were mostly B-Boys(Since the session was called P.A.L Breakin Session) but we were blessed to meet E.T,Karlo,Ray Mak,Charles and Rezno.
Unlike Ilya and TKO(My little brother), they knew how to get down.
Since we were the only poppers they've met in NJ, we soon began to get down constantly and share knowledges,concepts,techniques and battles.

Now here comes the reasons for our crew name!!!!

one day karlo started a conversation about forming a poppin crew since there wasnt any in NJ.

At first, we(E.T) came up with the name cuz wanted to show/introduce the NJ dance community a pure and original form of poppin, EB Style/Funk Style. So that when they see us poppin, they would say "What The Funk!?" instead of "What The F**k!?" lol
and also we thought it was really catchy lol

Although now I feel like we have another main reason for having this name.

WTF?!Crew have diverse styles of poppin
and they all have original flavors.
Right now we all are trying to cultivate those flavor to be UNIQUE

We want to be DIFFERENT.

We want to be UNIQUE

so UNIQUE that when u see us get down, u will be flippin out shouting our name,,,,,,,


WHAT THE FUNK?!?


Peace