Summer Stacks

Summer Stacks 2011 is well under way with 40 awesome dancers! Congratulations to all those who made it and thank you to those who tried out! We hope to see you guys again soon!

As you might have seen from the second Summer Stacks teaser, we are going to train with amazing  choreographers from around California! With that said here is the list of choreographers who are coming and a little something about themselves!

Thursday, June 30

Kyle Limin

SF native, Kyle Limin, has contributed to the Bay Area/Socal hip hop community for the past five years.

With a distinct approach to storytelling, Kyle incorporates pedestrian movement into his contemporary hip hop training.

He focuses on teaching classes that are social and uncompetitive to better the dancer’s awareness of one’s self

rather than have them stress over carbon copying someone else.

He teaches weekly Sundays (5:30pm) at City Dance, and Mondays (8:30pm) at Shoebox Studios SF.

Credits:

Funk Beyond Control

Funkanometry SF (Artistic Director 2008-2009)

Founder / Director of Call It Art

Co-Artistic Director of A-Youngin’

Tuesday, July 5

AJ Pak

Kathleen Tung

Patrick Packing

Thursday, July 7

Amber Divina

Funkanometry SF Alum, Mix’d Elements, America’s Got Talent, Invisible League

Chris Go

Tuesday, July 12

Brandon Burciaga 8:30-9:30

–one of the founding members of GRV
–director of Nu Era
–dance on Reality Check
–dance/training with Street Fam
–coach of Natural St8
–founder/director of retrospect (coming soon)
–choreographer for up and coming artists (dance industry)

Jordan Julian 9:30-10:30

Thursday, July 14

Mappy 7:30-8:30

For as long as he can remember, Michael “Mappy” Mappala has lived his life through the different forms of artistic expression. Among the many facets of his artistic background are dance, photography and music.Mappy is best known for his R&B and soulful influence, as well as his passion and commitment to dance and the community. In over 10 years, he has worked with an endless line of dancers, choreographers, directors and artists. Contributing more than just a talent for dance, he has been affiliated with teams like Ronnie Reddick’s City Slam, Culture Shock San Francisco (later renamed Culture Shock Oakland), freestyle dance crew Mystic Disciples, Mind Over Matter, Funkanometry SF, Phoenix Dance Company and Mixed Elements. He has also worked on a variety of projects, dancing and choreographing for recording artists Innerlude, Malyssa, Desi, Immij, Kim Del Fierro, LL Cool J & Amerie. And he also choreographed and danced for Black Eyed Peas, in the music video “Bebot.”He currently teaches at Dancemakers Studio of the Arts (Newark), Dance Attack (Los Gatos) and The Dance Zone (Saratoga). Mappy continues to live out his passion for dance in his daily life. He is constantly creating new choreography, inspiring up-and-coming dancers, and looking for ways to bring recognition to the Bay Area dance community.Mappy is the founder of Soulidified Project and co-founded reDEFINE dance company. Through his companies, Mappy and other dancers and artists can come together to create, educate and entertain.As a talented and passionate entrepreneur, Mappy continues to teach and inspire others everyday.CREDITS:Black Eyed Peas (Choreographer/Dancer), America’s Got Talent (Dancer), Pixar Animation Studios (Dancer), Mixed Elements (Dancer), Phoenix Dance Co. (Assistant Director/Dancer), Funkanometry SF (Interim Executive Director/Dancer), Mind Over Matter (Choreographer/Dancer), Culture Shock Oakland (Dancer), Battlefest Live 360 (Judge), World of Dance (Judge), Prelude NorCal (Judge)

Tuesday, July 19

Maricar Aguilar 8:30-9:30

Maricar began dancing at a young age and trained primarily in ballet, tap and jazz. Her passion for urban dance choreography intensified when she attended UC Irvine, where she danced with MCIA and Common Ground. Upon graduating from college, Maricar moved back to San Francisco and found her home with Funkanometry Dance Company. Through the years, she has served as a Dance Lead for De La Femme, co-led numerous Funkanometry programs, and contributed artistically to various teams within the company. Currently, she is a Company Dancer for Funks SF and Funkanometry’s Community Outreach Coordinator. On the side, she enjoys sharing the stage with some of her favorite dancers, under the ongoing dance project- Wildcard!