Kapela Marna: Dancer, Choreographer, Dance pedagogue, Coach

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Kapela Marna: Dancer, Choreographer, Dance pedagogue, Coach

French dancer Kapela is a member of the world famous Serial Stepperz and Wanted Posse and specialises in Toprock and House Dance. Kapela started Breaking In 1999 and his unique musicality meant that he was noticed during toprock and footwork battles at big events such as Street Star in Sweden and the Black Sea Contest in Russia. In 2004 he joined the International Dance Academy (IDA) and during his 3 […]

Meet House music dancer: Brooklyn Terry

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Meet House music dancer: Brooklyn Terry

  Terry was born and raised in Brooklyn NYC. Growing and living with the childhood stages and the golden era of hip hop at his doorstep he took in all of the sights and sounds and vibes. At the early age of 15 He began clubbing and giving back to the culture through Dance. He became one of the most well known dancers in the clubs during the Golden era […]

A short discussion with 5 time award winning NYC promoter Robbi

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A short discussion with 5 time award winning NYC promoter Robbi

Before we conduct the interview would you mind telling us a bit about yourself professionally, interests, personal etc. I'm based in New York City. I promote dance parties(in and outside of New York), I promote web sites ,clothing, dance music videos + releases; and affectionately known as the 5 time award winning promoter. Its too much to list who I've worked with and currently working with but...most don't know this, […]

Interview: Legendary House Dancer Marjory Smarth

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Interview: Legendary House Dancer Marjory Smarth

"Fluidity is my thing.  I think I am an earth-bound mermaid. If there were a way to describe the way I dance, I have a lightness to my movement.  Sometimes it's as if my feet don't even touch the ground." - Marjory Smarth Originally hailing from Haiti, she grew up in New York City and began dancing in her formative years. Deriving influences from the native dances of her culture […]

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Beatportal’s Artist of the Month: DJ Minx

Marcus Barnes speaks to Detroit’s queen of house music DJ Minx — a champion of women’s empowerment in the dance music scene — to learn more about her ancestral history, the first time she mixed records, the origins of her Woman On Wax imprint, and beyond. It’s interesting to hear DJ Minx describe the path that was forged by her predecessors while also considering the fact that she has also […]

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House History

A Brief History of Ron Hardy’s Music Box

Any history of Chicago house music would be incomplete without a triple fold LP size chuck saved for Music Box. In 1982, after, five years as its resident, Frankie Knuckles left The Warehouse (widely credited as the inspiration behind the term “house”) to set up the Power Plant. After a couple months of closure, founder Robert Williams reopened in a new location and looked to Ron Hardy to stem the […]

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House History

Legendary NY Nightclub: Better Days

Better Days was a New York dance club which opened in the 1972 and closed in 1988. Re-opened and closed again in 1990 or 1991. It was located on West 49th Street. DJs Bert, Tee Scott, Bruce Forest, Francois Kevorkian, Kenny Carpenter, Larry Patterson, Shep Pettibone, and others played to a loyal, attitudeless black black crowd over a period of more than 15 years. Bruce Forest was the house DJ at Better Days from 1981 to 1988. Bruce Forest helped Shep, Dave […]

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