Spring is in the Air!!

All The Ladies Say was screened as part of the Ladies First festival at the Byrd Theater in Richmond, Virginia on March 12th-- proceeds went to help Camp Diva. The concert in the evening was a full on line up of local female Emcees who rocked the mic at Tropical Soul lounge. Lioness, Elle Maxwell, Sima Lee and Novacaine were just a few of the local stars who graced the audience with there lyrical skills. DJ Shorty reprented with all the great beats for heads to freestyle and dance to. Vendetta and Severe flew in from Atlanta to join in the festivities and pleased the onlookers with impressive moves- Burn Unit style.
Big THANK YOU to Deirdre Towers and Melissa Aguilar for their funds support. We continue to step foward confidently with this film project and will keep you all posted with our developments.





Our Women's History concert at BAAD with Retumba was a true celebration of culture and roots from the past to the present. What began as a comment in passing between Nancy and Rokafella turned into a joyous preview in October which then led to a grant award from the Bronx Council on the Arts. After small brainstorming meetings with Kwikstep and Rokafella in Yvette and Nancy's kitchen in City Island, the line up of a future-retro performance began to take shape. Even tho it was a Women's History month concert, Kwikstep brought his percussive talents, Angel drummed and led the plena and Ron Renaissance added his trombone to the evening. It was a non stop celebration of rhythms and dance! The evening began with a Bomba followed by a Plena with interaction from Hip-hop dancers Beastie from the Bronx and Jaws from Boston blended with the newcomer salsera/bombera Nataly. Christelle and Noemi wove in their vocal and keyboard skills, Naisha carried the Basslines and I-Shea from Springfield Massachusetts held it down with her new drum kit! Yvette enjoyed playing
her role of Auntie and kept the audience engaged with her mastery of 'Piquetes'.



Once the mood shifted, Rokafella went into her songs with a fusion of YUBA and Bataa drum patterns yet still honoring her "Aunt's and Uncle's"--played by Yvette and Angel rhythmic roots. The night wrapped up with solo's from breakers and audience members. Congrats to Retumba for 30 years of repping Folkloric Puerto Rican music and dance and congrats to BAAD for 11 years of celebrating their BAAD ASS women's history month concerts. We look forward to future collaborations to represent Puerto Rican tradition then and now with Retumba. Thank you to CASA ATABEX for lending us the space to rehearse and to BAAD for giving us a platform to make this dream happen, and to the staff at BAAD. BIG SHOUT TO photographer LAURIE MARKIEWICS for her talents! If YOU need a great photographer(great fees) hit us up on Fullcirclesoul@hotmail.com email and we will give you contact info!!!




Kwikstep and Rokafella have been training the next generation of break masters at The Door for over a decade and recently witnessed a group of young dancers excel in their advancement of skills. Last year was the first time for them to try their hand in a local competition. This March was their first win and was soon followed by a second one with a close 2nd place by another 3 man team of Full Circle Kadets. This was the first time Atomic, Mona Lisa and Kid Flash won a breakin 3 vs 3!

It is not easy to train under the direction of a coach who casts a 'tall shadow'.. then multiply that by two. So there is much credit to be given to this group of young dancers who have taken to the regimen given to them on a weekly basis. For years Kwik and Rok have mentored many of NYC's finest dancers but none have come this far so quickly and so diligently. It is not easy for teachers to give of themselves so generously for so long a period with the understanding that much of the time spent may be in vain since each student's destiny is not set by the trainer. Only the individual dancers can decide how far they want to go with their commitment to instruction.
This is only the first few months of the second decade of the millenium and it looks promising not only for Full Circle but to the breakin scene. We hope to share more great news about the growth of this new batch of future dance masters who are proud to sport the crew name and colors. Needless to say, the dance technique is only the first part of development since there remains the cultural, social and business aspects that will be acquired in time.




It definitley feels like Spring has brought a breath of fresh air.. even if it is still cold and snowing!! Thank you to Anthony for hosting and creating the Bboy Metro League events and to Break-Easy and RC for repping the music and dance in Brooklyn all these years.



If you are a teen interested in Breeaking training at the Door please call 212 941 9090 for registration /membership. There are other academic and artistic programs available at the teen center for you to attend.
If you would like to donate your services or funds to keep our company going please reach out to us at fullcirclesoul@hotmail.com

SEE YOU ALL AT NEWARK'S NJPAC ON APRIL 9TH..www.njpachiphop.org for ATLS screening and evening concert!!