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HIP HOP MASTER WORKSHOPS Saturday February 20th 2010 1:00-5:00
at Image All Stars 1:00-5:00pm 1st workshop $15 - 2 for $25 or all 3 for $35 Jacoby Mosby, grew up in the Liberty area danced at a local studio. After high
school in 04' Jacoby started his career in dancing, and has been dancing since. Also getting
back from LA where he is a work study student and sub teacher for Millennium Dance Complex. He extends his training with big
name choreographers such as. Nick bass,Misha Gabriel,
Dres who were recently seen on Micheal Jackson " THIS IS IT " the movie, and
Twitch from "so you think you can dance " and many more. Jacoby is an all around dancer he is trained in ballet
jazz tap contemp./lyrical and his love hip hop. his credits are Holland America Cruise Lines, international tours of sesame
street live, Dixie Stampede, and will start soon with Shoji Tabuchi in Branson Mo. Mr. Personett, at 24 years of age is already a renowned dancer
and choreographer. He started dancing at age 10 focusing on all styles but found his passion in hip hop when he joined
the Houston based professional dance company "Dance Force Productions. He is the youngest dancer ever to have worked
for Dance Force. Mr. Personett then proceeded to work at Busch Gardens Tampa, with Carnival
Cruise Lines and Princess Cruise Lines. He then moved to Los
Angeles where he was immediately recognized for his dancing and given a scholarship to work at Debbie Reynolds Dance
Studio. In past years he has been privileged to work with or dance for Marty Kudelka (Justin Timberlake), Havic (Mya), Jian Pierre (Pussy Cat Dolls), Lee
Daniel, Nick Zborowski (Adrenaline, Urban Legends), etc. He has trained at Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio, Millennium
Dance Complex and Broadway Dance Center, just to name a few. He is a multi scholarship winner from Monster
of Hip Hop. More recently, in August of 2009 was asked to Choreograph for the Los Angeles Choreographers
Carnival, a showcase featuring todays top choreographers. He has also choreographed for the Houston Rockets
as well as many studios and a few colleges throughout the U.S. Mr. Personette recently returned back to Kansas
City from a master class tour in Australia. He has done commercials for Sunkist, FMC Technology, etc. He is very
excited to be back in Kansas City and looks forward to continuing his training as well as forwarding others. Personette's
style is Hip Hop. It is smooth and intricate. Attention to detail is a must. Expect to learn, sweat and
of course have fun. Please call 816-792-4372 to reseve your place in the workshop. Open to everyone! No need to
be a current student to attend this workshop!
Saturday January 23rd 2010 1:00-2:30pm at Image All-Stars Cost: $15.00
Brandon “Bamm
Bamm” Roberts has been dancing professionally for over 11 years. This 24 year old Choreographer/Performer/Instructor
has accomplished many things in his long career. He has performed with Many Major recording artist like Tech N9ne, Talib
Kweli, KRS1, and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings. He has been featured on MTV”s Made and several commercials. He has performed in front of several Live
audiences including performing at the halftime of the World Champion Jayhawks of Kansas University. Bamm is Currently
the Assistant Director of Choreography for the professional performance group TigerStyle!. He is also a member
of the prestigious Mighty Zulu Kingz. MZK, as they are commonly referred to, is one of the world’s most dominating Bboy
crews. To Become a Might Zulu King is one of the highest accomplishments a Bboy can receive. With MZK Brandon has competed
in and won two back to back world championships. He has also won Hundreds of competitions nation-wide from California
to New
York, and everywhere in between. He is constantly training
and progressing. He is trained in many styles including Bboying,House, Popping, Locking, HipHop and Jazz. He is always pushing
his abilities to the limit. He is always going to be a student of dance. He attends conventions regularly. Bamm is music in motion. His ability to mix an astounding sense of musicality with high energy movements make him one
of the world’s most Dynamic Bboys. His creativity and unique style make it impossible to take your eye off of him. Lock In Come and join us at the studio on August 7
from 5-7. We will be having some fun with free food, movies. games and goodies. Don't worry about getting a
sitter this weekednd drop off your children at the studio and plan your own night of fun. Cost is $20 all kids ages 8
and up are invited. All proceeds will go toward studio fundraising.
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The Pulse Tour Congratulation to our teachers Ms. Cierra & Mr. Jeremy!
They attending the "Pulse on Tour" last weekend with the industry's leading choreographers/dancers from "So You Think You Can Dance" & "America's Best Dance Crew" These judges choose our DLI staff faculty for a couple
huge awards at the end of the event workshop. Mr. Jeremy was chosen to come and personally work with the judges of SYTYCD
& ABDC in New York City at the Broadway Dance Center. Ms. CC was chosen as a
prodigy for the Pulse on Tour. We are very proud of our Staff faculty. Congratulations to the both of them.
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 Urban B-boys teach swagger to suburban kids By
Angie Anaya Borgedalen
They teach kids — and some
adults, too — how to swagger, how to spin on their heads or balance on one hand without toppling over, how to freeze
on command and how to strut.
But most of all, a team of twenty-something, hip hop instructors from the Kansas City
area teach their students how to be cool.
Choreographer Jeremy “J-Wreck” Finney and his dance crew,
Adonus “.50 caliber” Ray, Joshua “Talent” Romero and Albert “Al-burnz” Burnes teach hip-hop
and break-dancing classes at Dance Line Image in Liberty. As professional dancers, the guys call themselves Tiger Style!
“We’re kind of like a circus,” Finney said. “We’re very goofy. We have very different
personalities.”
As teachers, they’re a hit.
Eleven-year-old Megan Roberts of Kearney has
been taking dance lessons since she was three and perfecting her hip hop moves for the last two years. She’s not hesitant
to jump in the middle of the break-dance circle and show off her B-girl footwork.
“It’s fun,”
Megan said. “And they’re cool.”
Although the athletic foursome had been performing and competing
in various dance contests around town and elsewhere they didn’t get together as a crew until last year. Ray and Burnes,
though, have been friends since high school.
“We met Jeremy last year at a competition at the Legends, and
he said he had an idea to put together a crew,” Ray said.
“We thought it was really stupid at first
— a crew of guys who liked to dance and have fun,” Burnes interjected.
Now they’re scheduled
to perform at the University of Missouri-Kansas City next month.
And they opened for MTV’s “America’s
Best Dance Crew” when the production was auditioning dancers at the Midland Theatre in Kansas City Oct. 6.
“The producers actually called Jeremy and requested them,” said Wendy Wills, owner of Dance Line Image. “They’re
awesome.”
Wills said “America’s Best Dance Crew” is a highly watched dance competition,
somewhat like “American Idol.” Randy Jackson, a judge on “Idol,” is executive producer of the reality
TV dance show.
Finney said they considered trying out for season three of the show but were uncertain if they would
be able to devote months of time to it.
Ray, 25, has a day job at a facility for at-risk youngsters in Kansas City.
Finney, 25, is a professional choreographer, dance teacher and performer. Burnes, 27, is an actor, dancer and stand-up comic.
The three were teaching at the dance studio last week.
“Josh is one of the best B-boys in the world. He really
loves the kids,”
said Finney about his fourth crewmember.
Tyler Wills, 12, of Liberty has been
taking dance lessons from Finney for two years.
“I like it,” Tyler said. “It’s fun and
it helps make you stronger.”
His mother said the studio offers hip hop for boys, girls and adults as well
as a variety of other dance classes. She said ages of students ranged from 8 to the 40s. Wills recently opened a new Dance
Line Image in Plattsburg.
“It’s hard to keep boys happy, but they seem to love it,” she said.
“But they have to listen to the teachers and follow instructions.”
Liberty Editor Angie Anaya Borgedalen
can be reached at 781-4941 or aborgedalen@npgco.com.
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