What The Funk?! Crew Takala Land Showcase

Epic picture right? Well enjoy our epic performance.

WHAT THE FUNK?! CREW AT TAKALA LAND ANNIVERSARY 2013!!!

ENJOY!!! 

Ilya battle with Bboy(Omega) and Krumper (Hour)

Ilya a.k.a Popping iLL proving that poppers can smoke Bboys!!! Lol

Ilya's wish of the day, " I wanna battle some Krumper man" came true. Watch Popping VS Krumping in Queens New York!

Once again, big shout out to TAKALA LAND Studio for organizing a dope event. We all enjoyed it.

Happy 1st Anniversary to the Studio!!!

Super Dope Funk Explosion 2

Photos and video clips!!!

Preliminary Poppin iLL (Watch it in HD)

 

Preliminary SUGALOO



Out of 40-50 popper's intense preliminary round (where the judges gave scores within 10 points to each poppers), SUGALOO passed the prelim with the highest score from the Judeges!



SUGALOO VS Jon Lock(NY) TOP 16 

Watch this in HD, and watch Jon's second round......INSANE....

By the way, SUGALOO got too excited that he screamed for no reason before Jon's second round Good thing Poppin Todd screamed right after that to make SUGALOO look less weird lol

 

 SUGALOO VS Mark Flux (D.C, Boston, LA) Top 8

 The way he expresses the music is truly amazing. Not only does he have great technique but he is a great popper that can create "WTF?!" moments within his get down. Much respect.

 

 SUGALOO and Poppin iLL had a great time during this event. We reunited and met with many poppers from all over the eastcoast.

The battle was on fire through out the event and it was VERY ORGANIZED. I think both of us did not complain at all.

We enjoyed getting down and represented What The Funk?! Crew to the fullest :)

Check out Daveshi's youtube channel and subscribe!!! Daveshi Youtube You can watch all the battles AND a judge showcase by Monsta Pop, Slim Boogie, and Poppin Todd.

What The Funk?! Crew 2011

Poppin iLL(RAIJIN), E.T, SUGALOO(FUJIN), Lazy Pop

BOOGIE NATION 2011

This event was the first event for us to rock our new custom made "Kamikaze hats"

Unfortunately, we DEFINITELY need to try MUCH MUCH harder to represent the hat lol

Over all, it was the most organized event we've been to in New York.

Every thing was on time and well organized.

However, music sucked. Some dancers who attended Boogie Nation addressed that they were using the same music as last year.

Furthermore, it was disappointing to find out that in the battle, DJ played the some songs he already used in the preliminary.

well, here is how we did, enjoy!

Battle Team, 神風(kamikaze) of What The Funk?! Crew.

The idea sparked from SUGALOO and Poppin iLL talking about becoming a 2 man battle team of our crew since we've been battling together at events constantly.

We chose the name 神風(Kamikaze) because we want to become battling poppers that destroy everything that stands in our way (opponent)to reach the goal(winning the battle) and also to bring new flavor to the scene.

According to the ancient story of Japan, Kamikaze is formed by two gods know as Fujin (風神）god of wind and Raijin（雷神）god of lightning.

They are also one of the most well known gods in Japan because the painting by Tawaraya Soutatsu titled 風神雷神図 Fujin Raijin zu(picture below) is preserved as a national treasure in Japan.




To make this vision and hope to life, I created a customize hat and shirt.

he hat is done and here it is



RAIJIN/God of Lightning (Poppin iLL)









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nah this is it LOL

RAIJIN/God of Lightning (Poppin iLL)



FUJIN/God of Wind (SUGALOO)




We will be rocking those to events starting Boogie Nation 2011!!!

If you are going to the event, we will see you there!

Peace n God Bless.

P.S For people interested in Boogie Nation, here is the Facebook information.

Place: Club 412
412 8th ave ( 31st Street ) Next to MSG / Penn Station
New York, NY

Time: 9PM-2AM

Hosted By: NYC Popping Academy

Boogie Nation NYC 2011 1 on 1 Popping Championship

$10 with flyer or RSVP
$15 with out
( so its really only $10 because why would you not rsvp nor have flyer printed ? )

Part of NYC popping dance week 2011

Hosted by Tommy Hypno Chan

DJ
Break Easy
Spinning all your popping music all night

Judge
Tiny Love
Big Mike
The people there! - Boogie Nation style


1 on1 Popping Battle
Group round if we have alot of people
If we can get everyone there and have the battle starts at 11pm then we can do 2 rounds each even if we have 16 people.
However we always want to keep the battle low # and short so there is more time for just open music.

King Tut Contest - only 4 to 8 dancer max .You get 1 min or 2 to do your thing. ( One round )

Come early because this not that long of an event. Event starts at 9.30 then come at 9.30

Have your $10 bill - we don't have change !

Bring your own water and have fun!

SUGALOO practice clips

Popping(General) Practice/get down



Electric Boogaloo Style Practice




Animation Style Practice

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

Street Performance Footage!!!

Sorry yall for keeping you waiting!

We finally uploaded the footage of SUGALOO and Popping iLL getting down at Union Square,NYC

Before u watch, plz be reminded that this vid was taken while SUGALOO or Popping iLL was still botting

Therefore, the view and the angles might not be comfortable to watch

Still we created an awesome clip!!! lol

There will be another clip called "Birth of Funky Fusion Crew" coming up soon so stay tuned!!!

Enjoy!!



~~Posted by SUGALOO

Preview

Found a youtube clip of us street performing in NYC!!!!!



The performances we recorded will be edited before we upload it to youtube so please stay tuned!!!


Peace!


~~Posted By SUGALOO~~

What The Funk?! Crew Street Performance!!!! POPSHOP!!! in NYC!!!

sup yall! Sugaloo posting this when he should be working on his final project but F**k that and hear me out!!! LOL

On Saturday, 24th, me and Ilya "Poppin' Ill" will be street performing in manhatten, NY!!! XD

I often go to the city to teach or practice and have seen people street performing but never actually done it
I've always had interest but never wanted to do it by myself lol

But since Ilya will be coming all the way from Parsippany,NJ,by train, I thought it would be a good chance to try it.

I'm really excited about this because of two reasons

1. Want to find out how much our performance is worth lol

2. Performing on the streets means performing in front of audiences that are NOT familier with Popping. In other words their feedback is PURE AND REAL. How COOL IS THAT!!!!!

We would probably be performing at Union Square from about 3:30PM, so if u happen to be around, come check us out!

We would be dressed some what formal and will be popping :D lol

And if possible, we would record some of our performance and post it here or on our youtube account

Also after street performing, we would be going to POPSHOP to practice with dope poppers in NYC, Popping Tito from philly, and Crazy Son&friends from D.C!!!!

POPSHOP will be at PMT studio from 5~7PM! damage is $3!!
The address is same as SUGALOO's Popping Class

And then we are going to a club event @ THE PARLOUR!!!
Its open from 8PM but we would probably be going around 9 or 10.
The address is
247 West 30th Street,New York, NY!


wooooo its gona be a LOOOOOOOG day!!!!LOL

If u wana get down with us, feel free to come to these places on Saturday!!!

oh Wish us luck on the street performance!!!XD

Peace

~~Posted by SUGALOO~~

SUGALOO's POPPIN CLASS EVERY THURSDAY

Ok so I will be starting a poppin class EVERY THURSDAY @ PMT Dance Studio in NYC from 1st of April!!

This is a great opportunity and a dream come true so I will work my butt off to teach my students and let them have the best class they ever had.

If any of you ar interested in learning poppin, def come to my class!!!

Here is the my course description:

Solid Poppin Foundation -
Do you want hard hits, sharp movements, and clean poppin technique? If so this class is definitely for you!
This class will be focusing on hitting, popping and isolation drills to cultivate necessary techniques for the beginners and for experienced poppers who wish to improve or solidify their poppin foundation. There will also be a routine using movements associated with poppin styles such as Boogaloo, Waving, Botting etc. The instructor will help you achieve clean angles, the understanding of movements and the way to incorporate the moves into you freestyle.


For more info, go to: PMT Dance Studio and check out "TEACHER PROFILES"-SUGALOO

Looking forward to seeing you at class

PEACE
SUGALOO

Crew Footage: Poppin iLL

One of our youngest member "Poppin iLL" gettin down!!! ENJOY :D

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