12/29/21 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez DANCE PARTY: Storyboard P- Chalk Walk

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.


Bessie Award winning performer and choreographer Storyboard P performs Chalk Walk; his interpretation of a cocaine binge. Continue reading

12/30/17 O&A NYC IT’S SATURDAY ANYTHING GOES: Pumpkin vs KitKat | Top 10 Battles of 2017

Flexing was born in the Brooklyn basements in the 1990’s and exploded across the city to become an internationally recognized dance style. The presentational nature of the dance battle share elements with West African dance. The competitive and athletic performance/battle is usually performed in the round, with a raucous audience cheering the participants/combatants. The heavy use of improvisation and physical call and response also mirrors another American art form with African roots- Jazz.  Continue reading

12/30/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez DANCE- BATTLING INTO THE NEW YEAR: NextLevel Squad- Zilla March (Flexing Gas Mask)

Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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NextLevel Squad Zilla March (Flexing Gas Mask) is the street dance documentary, that ventured deep into the NYC underground (literally) to document the Flexing prowess of the Brooklyn-based NextLevel Squad. Continue reading

12/28/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez DANCE- BATTLING INTO THE NEW YEAR: Les Twins Vs. Kida The Great and Jabari Timmons

By Adewale Adekanbi

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Les Twins and  Kida The Great and Jabari Timmons perform an exhibition battle at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco featuring DJ Tomahawk Bang and MC RJ Kool Raul. 
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