#csla25yrs

Happy Saturday! Just realized I haven't posted this yet 😅. In leiu of Culture Shock LA's 25th anniversary this year, the Alumni and current team assembled together to get down at Arena LA last month. I also had the gracious opportunity to co-choreograph the breakin piece with the homie, the almighty @darrenrwong ! 💪🏼 I had a buttload of fun with this one and It was super dope to get down with everyone like this again! Shout-out to the CSLA breaking crew! ✊😎. . 🎶: Kokamoe Freestyle - Goldlink . #cultureshockla #CSLA25yrs #CSLA #Breaking #bboy #bgirl #ArenaLA #dance #hiphop https://www.instagram.com/p/B116Xs-hbwX/?igshid=1bpibto0x7rzu

Anyone who knows me well knows that my journey with my @CultureShockLA FAM has made me a better artist, educator, leader, and human being. CSLA you will always be one of my life's greatest blessings. Thank you for this post! LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH - Happy 25 Year Anniversary! 💜👊🏽🙏🏽 #Repost @cultureshockla ・・・ 25 years of Culture Shock LA filled with amazing work with the community, messages, performances, and of course generations of dancers and leaders. 👬👭👫 . Former CSLA Executive Director (2003-2007), CSLA President (2007-2018), and current Culture Shock International Board President @arnelcalvario has been an integral part of the CSLA Family since 1998. He has been a role model, leader, friend, and inspiration to many generations of dancers and directors of Culture Shock family and many others from the community. He is the founder of the first collegiate dance team @kabamodern and he has been a huge part of major world competitions and shows such as HHI and ABDC. He spreads knowledge and history of hip hop and urban dance through his series “Roots B4 Branches”, and he combines his skills as a Doctor of Occupational Therapy and dance to work with #AwesomeShockLA, a dance therapy program for special needs children. The list goes on and on. He has impacted the lives of so many, and he continues to change the world. 💜⚡️🐯👊🏻 . Culture Shock LA wouldn’t be what it is without all of the people that have been a part of this family. Thank you to all the amazing people who have made this company what it is today. Happy 25 years! ✨🎊🎉 . #cultureshockla #csla25yrs #forallpeople #cultureshockinternational #cslaalumni #community #leaders #mentorship #locking #kabamodern #kinjaz #kmlegacy #rootsb4branches #arnelcalvario #dancetherapy (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuWX8QahJPMdLxPLv3frkdT8WBqCMnHIRGnNVs0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n6iho5hs7jqs

Anyone who knows me well knows that my journey with my @CultureShockLA FAM has made me a better artist, educator, leader and human being. CSLA you will always be one of my life's greatest blessings. Thank you for this post! Love you all so much - Happy 25 Year Anniversary! 💜👊🏽🙏🏽 #Repost @cultureshockla ・・・ 25 years of Culture Shock LA filled with amazing work with the community, messages, performances, and of course generations of dancers and leaders. 👬👭👫 . Former CSLA Executive Director (2003-2007), CSLA President (2007-2018), and current Culture Shock International Board President @arnelcalvario has been an integral part of the CSLA Family since 1998. He has been a role model, leader, friend, and inspiration to many generations of dancers and directors of Culture Shock family and many others from the community. He is the founder of the first collegiate dance team @kabamodern and he has been a huge part of major world competitions and shows such as HHI and ABDC. He spreads knowledge and history of hip hop and urban dance through his series “Roots B4 Branches”, and he combines his skills as a Doctor of Occupational Therapy and dance to work with #AwesomeShockLA, a dance therapy program for special needs children. The list goes on and on. He has impacted the lives of so many, and he continues to change the world. 💜⚡️🐯👊🏻 . Culture Shock LA wouldn’t be what it is without all of the people that have been a part of this family. Thank you to all the amazing people who have made this company what it is today. Happy 25 years! ✨🎊🎉 . #cultureshockla #csla25yrs #forallpeople #cultureshockinternational #cslaalumni #community #leaders #mentorship #locking #kabamodern #kinjaz #kmlegacy #rootsb4branches #arnelcalvario #dancetherapy (at Planet Earth) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuWX8QahJPMdLxPLv3frkdT8WBqCMnHIRGnNVs0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sblp7zj17d8e

TOMORROW! Me and my bestfran @kristin.santiago are teaching for @cultureshockla ‘s open rehearsal nights 💜💜💜 Anyone is welcome to come train with us on Thursdays for the month of November! You won’t want to miss out on these fun nights @elementsdancespace 😘 . . #cultureshockla #csla25yrs (at Elements Dance Space) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp4_EtQnLVN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rx67c8i49dy

🎃⚠️WARNING EXPLICIT LANGUAGE & SASSY FIERCENESS⚠️🎃 . . Yes, @cultureshockla opened up the Culture Shock International Showcase 2 years ago with a Halloween themed set 👻 yes, we got down to - Let’s Have A Kiki 💋 yes, that is me in the iridescent purple rainbow hammer pants dressed up as Gayladdin 🤷🏻‍♂️🌈🧞‍♂️ . . 👯‍♂️: @beaufp & @nekodisco #wbw #cultureshockla #csla25yrs #halloween #sassy #letshaveakiki (at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpnmTHhgF69/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z0fsk3c4mooh

Culture Shock International Showcase weekend #4 for me was already last weekend. Man this week just flew by 😱 so happy I got to create more memories with my @cultureshockla & @futureshockla family! 💜💙 #CultureShockInternationalShowcase #csla25yrs #attitudeofgratitude #fsla15yrs #shockfamla #commUNITY (at California Center for the Arts, Escondido) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpaaZUhB3y5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6a2ajob81jhg

Haven’t posted in a while but I had a pretty awesome day today so I thought I’d post so I’d have it on record. As some of you know already, I auditioned for @cultureshockla a week ago. I had been thinking about it for a long time and I have always been a fan of Culture Shock since I first saw them on stage (which if I remember correctly was separated by style) at my first Vibe as a Kaba Kid. Now, after years of inspiration and admiration, I have been blessed with the privilege to be a part of the company. I’m not going to lie, the wait until the roster reveal was pretty nerve wracking. But when the roster came out and I saw my name, I got pretty emotional. It brought me back to when I saw my name on the @kabamodern roster my first year, 8 years ago. It’s crazy because it’s like everything came back full circle. Thank you to the CSLA board for taking a chance and believing in me. Thank you to everyone who sent me messages and called me when they saw the roster. Thank you to everyone who convinced me to audition this year. Thank you to everyone who showed me support and love during this whole process. And thank you to everyone who has ever showed me support and love. I’m so excited for this upcoming year and I’m going to make sure your belief in me is well placed. I’m going to make you all proud! On another note, I messed up a bring it in already and there’s only been two practices LOL. #cultureshockla #forallpeople #csla25yrs #kabamodern #kabakids #kaba #km #dance #hiphop #auditions #risks #dreams #faith #belief #support #love #dancing #fullcircle #vibe #styles #foundation (at Boogiezone Utopia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn0qmx_gFaR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yhse7pvttay0