February Chill

February was definitely a brutal winter month and yet it was great to hibernate with the kadets improving their breakin' skills at the Door while Kwikstep rounded out his residency in PA with Roxey Ballet Company for the Jonthan Livingston Seagull show. Rokafella began recording a new song in Bridgeport Connecticut with Sweet Lu and Kwikstep reaching out into a new genre of Electronica style music.





B girls repping for All The Ladies Say will dance for the Momma's Hip-hop Kitchen
Women's History Month Concert on March 5th for the third year in a row.






Full Circle has confirmed some great performance engagements with El Museo Del Barrio and Lincoln Center for which details are still brewing.





All The Ladies Say will screen in Richmond VA to help raise funds for Camp Diva
with the participation of Vendetta, Severe and Rokafella on March 12th.










Last year Rokafella wrapped up the Blacktino Festival with a preview for a fusion of Bomba and Hip-hop with Retumba. This February Retumba recieved a grant from BCA Bronx Council on The Arts to further this project with Full Circle at BAAD.
Look out for ROKA TUMBA- a fusion of Puerto Rican traditional music and dance with Nuyorican Hip-hop vibes with Rokafella's band and b girls to celebrate Women's history Month on the 25th at BAAD.
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March 26th Rokafella will moderate a panel focused on female Hip-hop dancers for LAdies GEt Down festival. Last year Rokafella was honored along the many women of
the NYC dance scene who have given a lifetime commitment to this community. Thank you to Robin Dunn and Elka for putting this festival together for a second year in a row.




NJPAC in April will host All The Ladies Say on the 9th so please mark your calendars for a full day of film, music and discussions. This will be part of NJPAC's Alternate Routes FEstival april 7-9. 2011. www.njpachiphop.org






NYC Arts Cypha in Staten Island hosted ALien Ness' Octagon competition and this was some graffitti on display. Big ups to B boy Omen who won and will travel to Switzerland to compete against other international finalists. Elmo-tion did his thing as well.


Kwik and Rok onstage at Montgomery College where they shared the stage with young dance companies. It was a moment to show everyone how to keep in touch with dance yet include storytelling/monologues as you conquer the art of choreography while upping the ante. Kwik and Rok then taught a workshop with NIKE Culture Shock which was well attended. Thank you to Marguerite!!





Dinner with Cheles, Aysha, Julia, Amy, Holly Bass and friends after the Montgomery
College Black History Month show.





Kwikstep and Rokafella were featured for the third year in a Black History Month performance with Los Pleneros de la 21 making the bridge between African Traditions and Carribean cultural music and dance, particularly Puerto Rican culture pre dating the Spaniard or American colonization. Hip-hop is the present manifestation of that root.









Three DJ's for February's BTG party- DP,Kwikstep-KS 360 and LEAD






We enjoyed training with a b girl from Brazil-- Luise and she returned to her home country in February but will not be forgotten. One day we hope to travel there or to see her in NYC again. Big shout to the BSB B girls.


Thank you for all your continued support. If you are interested in donating funds or your services to this non-profit organization please reach out to us at fullcirclesoul@hotmail.com
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See you soon!