STACKS CLASS w/ PAUL JUCABAN [GRV]!

 

Come take STACKS CLASS with the one & only PAUL JUCABAN!!! We’re bringing you one of SoCal’s finest— you won’t want to miss this.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND
6-7:30 PM
The Works Studio
$8 w/ Student ID
$10 General

MEET PAUL JUCABAN:
Paul Jucaban has been in love with dancing since he was a child with his parents making him dance at his own birthdays. His first involvement with the socal dance community started in 2005 going to competitions and being inspired by teams such as CADC, Gen2, and Pac Modern to name a few. From 2006 to 2008, Paul danced and trained with Common Ground(Irvine) as well as helped direct their junior team Underground. In 2008, he founded and still currently directs his own crew Reality Check, with his two best friends Kayla Mallari and Matt Gutierrez. Currently, Paul has been a member of GRV since 2010 and is also an advisor for the junior dance team The ORGanization, based out of Garden Grove. Although, he is very grateful for every opportunity he has had through dance, it’s the kids he helps direct on ORG that have renewed his passion for dance. Through his various outlets of dance, he has been able to give back to the community he was first inspired by.

CREDITS INCLUDE:
- GRV
- Reality Check
- The ORGanization
- Common Ground
- Underground

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For any questions/concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us via FB or e-mail mainstacksdance@gmail.com.

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Stay tuned for more information on our March series of Stacks Classes!

Main Stacks Presents: Stacks City

Come Take Class with Jimmy Nguyen & Brandon Yang!!

Stacks Class this week will be taught by Jimmy Nguyen and Brandon Yang.

We are continuing this month of February of collaborating with various dance groups in the Berkeley dance community to give you a taste of Cal!

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10th
6:00-7:30 P.M.
The Works Studio
$10 General; $8 w/ Student ID
Brandon Yang (Main Stacks) & Jimmy Nguyen (Velociraptors)

MEET BRANDON YANG:
Brandon started dancing in 2005 with the intention of impressing cute girls. It didn’t work. In his failure, he eventually learned to love dance to express (instead of impress) and he has been dancing ever since. You can often find him dancing in front of Zellerbach on late nights at Lower Sproul (he’s the one always dropping his ipod) or cursing the fencing team as they occupy the rec room in the RSF. Or better yet you can take one of his workshops.

MEET JIMMY NGUYEN:
Originally from San Jose, I grew up with little to none experience in dance. My first exposure came from watching YouTube videos and learning how to do the wave. When I came to Berkeley as a freshman, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to train with The [M]ovement, where my real passion for dancing started. Since then, I have been apart of campus groups such as Danceworx, Cal VSA’s Sriracha, and am currently dancing with the Velociraptors. I enjoy incorporating a lot of isolations into my choreography, but I’m also open-minded to other forms and styles of dance.

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CHECK OUT THE NEXT CHOREOGRAPHERS:
FEB. 17TH: Sam Dizon & Alice Hua (Danceworx)
FEB. 24TH: Keisha Soleta & Sammy Go (The Movement)

For any questions/concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us via FB or e-mail mainstacksdance@gmail.com.

STACKS CLASS: Berkeley Dance Community Collaboration Month!

STACKS CLASS makes its return THIS FRIDAY with two very talented choreographers: CHRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ & MARIANA MARTINEZ!

THIS FEBRUARY, we are collaborating with various dance groups in the Berkeley dance community to bring you the ULTIMATE sample of the Cal dance scene– come out and experience the various styles and talent our community has to offer!

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD
6:00-7:30 P.M.
The Works Studio
$10 General; $8 w/ Student ID
Christian Rodriguez (MS) & Mariana Martinez (TruElement)

MEET CHRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ:
As a toddler, Christian’s babysitting entailed his aunt teaching him dance moves from raves and clubs. Since then, Christian has been in love with movement and dance. Born and raised in San Diego, CA, Christian started hip-hop dancing his first year of high school. After taking a four year break, he picked it back up and joined Main Stacks of UC Berkeley in 2010. Since then, Christian has explored his love for dance, training under various choreographers and dancing for Main Stacks. With this being his second year on Main Stacks and first year on Velociraptors (UC Berkeley), Christian continues to explore his potential as a dancer and choreographer. He is frequently caught dancing at bus stops, in store aisles, and walking to class. He loves teaching and hopes to one day be able to teach a regular dance class for his community back home in San Diego. Christian is a student at UC Berkeley studying Integrative Biology and Music. Along with school and dance, this groovy, macaroni & cheese loving guy enjoys meeting new people, learning new things, and trying new food! He hopes to, one day, meet you!

MEET MARIANA MARTINEZ:
Growing up in Oakland, Mariana Martinez started her training as a dancer at the age of six. She has performed and choreographed for various companies around the East Bay including the Destiny Arts Youth Performance Company and New Style Motherlode’s Diamond Dance Company. During her time as a Cal student she has performed with Main Stacks and the [M]ovement and has been Co-Coordinator for Truelement for the last two years.

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LOOKING AHEAD:
FEB. 10TH: Brandon Yang & Jimmy Nguyen (Velociraptors)
FEB. 17TH: Sam Dizon & Alice Hua (Danceworx)
FEB. 24TH: Keisha Soleta & Sammy Go (The Movement)

For any questions/concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us via FB or e-mail mainstacksdance@gmail.com.

Main Stacks for ONE DANCE. ONE CHANCE!

Hello friends and fams!

Main Stacks is currently a SEMI-FINALIST in the OVATION ONE DANCE. ONCE CHANCE. COMPETITION!

As part of the competition, we have a chance to win $1,000 just by VIEWER’S CHOICE! This money would help us a great deal– but we can’t do it without your help!

So between NOW until JANUARY 30TH, the Viewer’s Choice Voting Window will be open for YOU to VOTE for our video!

1) Just visit http://ovationtv.com/dancecontest and VOTE for the video under MAIN STACKS.
2) Make sure you tell your friends, family, and colleagues to vote! Share this event, post a status, tweet about it, talk about it– the possibilities are endless!

FROM EVERYONE IN MAIN STACKS:
Thank you for your never-ending support!!! We truly appreciate all you guys do to help us in every little way!

♥ MS LOVE

Help Main Stacks win $225!

Hi everyone!

Main Stacks is currently entered in a UC Berkeley Talent Show on Google+ and we need YOUR help to win!

How to vote:
1) Log on to your Google+ account. If you don’t already have one, you can create one here: www.google.com/+
2) Go to this web page: https://plus.google.com/u/0/107691091721710315901/posts
3) Scroll down to the video labeled “Ultimate Brawl XI Main Stacks Performance”
4) Click “+1″
5) (optional) CLICK SHARE!

Please help us win the Talent Show (as well as $225) by simply clicking “+1″ on our video on their Google+ page!

We would really appreciate your help!

♥ Main Stacks

VOTING ENDS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14th at 11:59 PM!

Help Main Stacks win $225!

Hi everyone! 

Main Stacks is currently entered in a UC Berkeley Talent Show on Google+ and we need YOUR help to win! 

How to vote:
1) Log on to your Google+ account. If you don’t already have one, you can create one here: www.google.com/+
2) Go to this web page: https://plus.google.com/u/0/107691091721710315901/posts
3) Scroll down to the video labeled “Ultimate Brawl XI Main Stacks Performance” 
4) Click “+1″
5) (optional) CLICK SHARE!  

Please help us win the Talent Show (as well as $225) by simply clicking “+1″ on our video on their Google+ page! 

We would really appreciate your help! 

♥ Main Stacks 

VOTING ENDS DECEMBER 10th at 11:59 PM!

Prelude Norcal: Photos, Videos, & Blogs

Prelude Norcal was such a great success! Fortunately, we had the support of our really great sponsors who helped us capture all of the night’s highlights!

FKN Famous: Check out some sick action shots from their staff photographer, Jerry Rodrigo. For future inquires please contact him directly at jerry@fkn-famous.com.

The Opportunity: Ian Hallili and The Opportunity Staff provided great video coverage of last week’s event! If you missed out on all of the great performances of the night, be sure to check out their YouTube Channel. For more information regarding The Opportunity Workshop, visit www.theopportunityworkshop.com.

8Asians: One of our dancers and directors, Denise Chan, partnered up with 8Asians.com to write a Guest Blog Post recapping her experience with Prelude Norcal. Written from the perspective of Prelude Norcal Company Manager, it’s a great behind-the-scenes look at Prelude Norcal; an event 10 months in the making. Check out 8Asians.com for more articles about the Asian American Experience.

Prelude Norcal 2011

After ten months of intense preparation, the day of Prelude Norcal 2011 finally arrived! Still, even on the day of the big event, we needed all the Stacks members to help set-up the big event. Main Stacks members met up early in the morning at Chabot College’s Performing Arts Center at 10:30am to get a head-start on the day!

With all the stacks members (and a few volunteering hands) set-up was able to run smoothly and quickly. Right away, we found ourselves with more than a little extra free time.

We even found some of our ladies of the night doing some last minute advertising for ticket sales. Get it Julia and Bao!

As teams began registering, they were welcomed by amazing Go Team posters made by Main Stacks members! YOU BETTA WERK!

Part of the intent of prelude is to not only give teams from all over California the opportunity to showcase their hard work in a competitive environment, but to also foster friendships and build networks in the hip hop dance community. So team runners introduced “The Team Game” in which teams would take pictures with two members from another team and they would have to do a certain pose in order to win points. The team that was able to take the most pictures won the Team Congeniality award!

We also had a photobooth station filled with fortune teller/Main Stacks props for people –both dancers and audience members– to take pictures with.

Throughout the day, many teams were constantly practicing and getting ready for their big moment on stage.

Once the clock hit 6:00PM, Prelude Norcal 2011 began right away, hosted by the one and only Main Stacks alumni, Huan! And every team, one after the other, began putting themselves out on the stage. Each team showed how hard they’ve been working to earn first place. They brought nothing less than their A game and held nothing back.

After all the teams performed, it was time for the closing ceremony. Everyone ran up to the stage and squeezed together as they awaited the announcement of who would win first, second, and third place.

Congratulations to the winners of first place AND best costume, Kaba Modern!

And also congratulations to iDK on second place and Barkada Modern on third place!

From your PR Interns

Brandon Crisostomo and Nathan Tendido

Prelude Norcal 2011: Trailer

*JUST RELEASED*

The OFFICIAL Video Trailer for Prelude Norcal Urban Dance Competition

Purchase your tickets TODAY at www.preludedancecompetition.com/norcal.html!

SEE YOU THERE.