Jawn Ha

One of the most confident and hard-hitting dancers of Mos Wanted Crew is Jawn Ha. Jawn Ha is a top instructor from the top dance studios and is highly respected throughout the dance community. He is one of the main choreographers for his dance team GRV. Jawn Ha has competed in big dance competitions such as America's Best Dance Crew, The Bridge, and Body Rock. In 2010, GRV placed 3rd in Body Rock. Most recently, the winners of the Bridge 2012 was GRV. Jawn Ha has helped his team place in several big dance competitions and has traveled around the world to teach other dancers and inspire them.

One of my favorite dance pieces from Jawn Ha is his dance to "Snap" by Audio Push. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G99Oe-cLDE. The routine is so smooth and clean, yet hard-hitting to match the mood of the song. Jawn Ha's style is stands out to me because he dances stationary. He uses more of his upper body to hit the beats of the music rather than his feet. Jawn Ha is most famous for his dancing when he literally hits every single lyric and beat of a song. In his dance to "Daddy's Lambo" by Yelawolf, Jawn Ha goes nuts when it gets to the fast parts of the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jstUrGMAun4. At 0:52 to 0:56, Jawn Ha dances to the fast rapping of the song and uses mostly his upper body.  His musicality is just insane. When I first saw this routine online, I screamed and went crazy. Jawn Ha is too good of a dancer and does not get the recognition that he deserves.

Jawn Ha is well-known throughout the dance community. He travels to workshops around the world to teach dancers and inspire them. The public needs to recognize the many talented dancers out there, and Jawn Ha is definitely one of them. By simply following dancers and watching their dances online, people can learn so much more about the dance community and become involved. Here is Jawn Ha's Youtube link. http://www.youtube.com/user/JawnHizzaw

The Bridge, Dance Competition

The Bridge is another hip-hop dance competition held annually in California at Lakewood High School. This competition features both adult competitive teams and junior teams. Though not as big as Body Rock, The Bridge is still a well-known dance competition that teams prepare for. Most recently, The Bridge 2012 was on December 2, 2012. All of the tickets sold out and the auditorium was packed! Big teams such as CADC from UCI took the stage and entertained the crowd throughout the night. This competition is one that definitely needs more attention from the public.

The winners of The Bridge competition of 2012 were GRV. GRV's performance brought the heat to the stage. With amazing dances choreographed by Bam Martin and David Lim, GRV hyped the crowd and brought them to their feet. Here's the link to the 1st place performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbSxqhLimPM. In the beginning of the routine, the music is smooth and relaxing. Then, the rest of the songs are hard hitting and filled with "swag". The 2nd piece of the routine was choreographed by David Lim. Notice how sharp the movements are and how they hit both the lyrics and the beat of the song. The ending piece was choreographed by Bam Martin, a member of Mos Wanted Crew. The footwork is unbelievable and incredibly fast. GRV really stood out the most in this competition and deserved 1st place. All of the other teams deserve recognition too.

The junior teams that competed at The Bridge were amazing. The 1st place winners were Breakthrough. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uqse7zHtuE. Breakthrough is a junior team from San Diego and one of the cleanest, in my opinion. My favorite piece is their opening number. The footwork and the hard-hitting really caught my attention. The second place winners of the Bridge was the Organization (ORG). For those of you who don't know, Allan Nguyen, the captain of the Fountain Valley Dance Team, is currently on ORG and he competed in the Bridge. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcSa2vkV4kY. Many students from Fountain Valley High School went to the competition to support Allan.

The Bridge needs more attention throughout the community. Many dancers that compete in this competition are just so talented and need to be noticed by the public.

Body Rock, Dance Competition

Body Rock is one of the largest international hip-hop dance competitions held annually in San Diego. This famous competition attracts thousands of people. Participants in the competition come from all over the world, including teams from Japan, New Zealand, Germany, and Italy. All of the international teams compete with the top professional teams of the nation for a spot to win first place at this famous dance competition. Not only does this competition feature adult competition teams, but junior teams are allowed to participate also. Well-known junior teams such as The Organization practice hard throughout the year to prepare for this competition. Teams that compete range from four members to almost thirty members on stage. Body Rock is a competition that people do not want to miss!

In 2011, the first place winners of Body Rock were the S**t Kingz. This is a team that consists of four professional dancers from Japan that have inspired dancers around the world. People were surprised how only a group of four dancers were able to beat teams that consisted of almost thirty people. Here's the link to the 1st place performance of Body Rock 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucCe_krBFL0. The S**t Kingz are extremely entertaining to watch. Performing an intense five-minute routine is extremely tiring with only four people because there is no time to switch out during the dance. S**t Kingz earned a well deserved 1st place. The second place team of Body Rock 2011 was the Choreo Cookies. This is a team from San Diego, CA. Here's the link to the 2nd place performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKekdEWXiCk. There was a lot of people performing in the routine so dancers could switch out without being tired. Overall. Choreo Cookie's routine stood out from the others because the dance told a story. Most of the dances in the competition were upbeat and hard-hitting hip-hop songs. Choreo Cookies was more towards the lyrical side. When watching the routine, take notice of how the dancers on stage told a story through their dancing.

Body Rock is a memorable dance competition. Teams from all over the world train extremely hard to prepare for this one competition. Most recently, the Body Rock 2012 winners were ReQuest. These female dancers from New Zealand also competed in America's Best Dance Crew. Here's the link to their performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5roN-2yPN4Y. Notice how in sync all of the dancers are. Their whole routine was sharp and clean, with hardly any mistakes. ReQuest really stood out and deserved 1st place this year. However, all of the competition teams that compete in Body Rock are amazing and all deserve to be noticed. 

Vinh Nguyen

Jabbawockeez. The name is known throughout the world as the champions of America's Best Dance Crew Season 1. One member of Jabbawockeez stands out the most, and that is Vinh Nguyen. Vinh Nguyen is currently the director and choreographer for Super Galactic Beat Manipulators (SGBM), a competitive adult hip hop team. He is also a member of Movement Lifestyle, which is a brand that promotes events, merchandise, and has its own studio. Vinh Nguyen is also a close friend to Keone Madrid. He has traveled around the world teaching at classes and workshops. Vinh Nguyen is also a part of Kingdom Made and loves to give back to the community.


In Vinh Nguyen's fun and groovy dance video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WX7FdYEE7U, he dances to a song by Chris brown. Vinh's footwork throughout the video is phenomenal. This entire dance is hip hop choreography, but starting from 0:59 to 1:29, house dancing is included. Vinh Nguyen kills every single beat of the song. In addition, the different formations changes are executed flawlessly. The transitions are 0:15 to 0:20, 0:25 to 0:30, 1:08 to 1:10, 1:12 to 1:14, and 1:20 to 1:22. When dancing in groups, transiting to a different formation without mistakes is very crucial in dancing because it is a big factor that the audience notices. Vinh Nguyen's facial expressions vary throughout his dance and makes it very entertaining to watch. Here's a link to his crew, SGBM, that competed in a very big dance competition known as Body Rock and placed 3rd in 2011,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzD7TpCgLFY.

Vinh Nguyen is well-known throughout the dance community. He is on the list of my favorite dancers because his footwork is amazing and his execution in his dances are flawless. You can check out more of Vinh Nguyen at his youtube channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/v1nhnguyen. Stay tuned for more amazing choreographers and dancers still to come.

Ian Eastwood, The Young Lion

Once again, we will explore Mos Wanted Crew. However, this time we will look at their youngest member, Ian Eastwood. Ian is a tall white boy who has been dancing for about ten years and is currently 19 years old.  Mos Wanted Crew is not the only dance group that Ian performs with. Ian is also a part of Kub Skoutz, a dance crew made up of some of the most famous hip hop choreographers in the world. Kub Skoutz has performed for famous artists such as Britney Spears and Justin Beiber. They can also be seen on television in Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance. Ian has had a lot of success for his age and continues to pursue his dancing career. 

In Ian Eastwood's most popular video on youtube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsWBqfG6uqg, he dances to a song by Tyga. Although the song is a bit explicit, the whole concept behind this dance is to express Ian's lifestyle in LA and to have a good time. The dancers in the video include members of Mos Wanted Crew, which are Brian Puspos and Bam Martin. Ian Eastwood's dancing is unique because of his height and his long arms. In addition, Ian seems to be extremely flexible, which makes his dancing extremely entertaining. My favorite parts of the video are from 0:00 to 2:33, which means everything about the video is great. Ian dances to both the lyrics and the fast beats of the song. The choreography in the video is very complex, but it is clean and easy to see the story behind Ian's movements. 

Ian Eastwood seems to be extremely popular with the ladies. Every event or show that he attends, the crowd goes insane. You can see Ian eastwood in Justin Beiber's Beauty and a Beat music video,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys7-6_t7OEQ. Ian Eastwood is still young, and people cannot wait for how much more great dancing there is to come from him. His strong passion for dance has earned him much success and has gotten him to where he is today. 

Keone Madrid, The King Of Footwork

If you do not know who Keone Madrid is, then you've been missing out on some of the most amazing dancing in your life. Keone Madrid is respected throughout the dance community. He was raised in San Diego, California, and started dancing in high school. He continued his dancing to a professional career and is now the director of Choreo Cookies, a competitive adult hip hop team. Keone has traveled around the world to teach workshops for people of all ages. He is currently married to his wife, Mariel Martin, who is also a choreographer for Choreo Cookies. Keone teaches at Studio 429 in San Diego every week.

For those of you who do not know, Keone Madrid's footwork is incomparable. His movements are crisp and sharp, allowing you to see every detail of his dancing. Here is a link to his most recent video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3YyUcU6lU0. Keone Madrid is in the middle of the group. This type of choreography would be considered lyrical hip hop. Take notice to how he dances to the music. The movements are linked to the lyrics and the notes of the piano. Keone's choreography has meaning behind it. He tells a story of the song through movement. My favorite part in the entire video is from 2:09 to 2:38. The footwork is just breathtaking and the work of a professional. 

Keone Madrid's main purpose to dance is not to win competitions or make money. His passion for dance is to give back to others and inspire them. Keone started a social entrepreneurship called Kingdom Made, where people make products and give back to the community. Here is the link to Kingdom Made, http://thekingdommade.com/. The Korean music industry also had Keone Madrid choreograph for a famous singer, Kim Hyun Joong. Keone madrid is an amazing dancer who loves to dance and helps give back to the community.