Hey Guys This Video has been brought to you by VRV An awesome platform full of your favorite shows and channels by Cartoon Hangover, Crunchyroll And Rooster Teeth. Go to VRV.co/domics For a free 30 Day trial of premium *Domics Intro* When I was a kid, probably like eleven or twelve. I went to this party with a bunch of family friends. I think it was someone's birthday?, I don't really remember. I had this friend there, we'll call him CJ. At some point during the party the dance floor became open And the DJ was letting loose with them BEATS. Not by Dre... I wasn't much of a party person, much less a dancer So I just remain at my table, probably beating Pokemon Red for the eighth time on my Gameboy. I was sitted next to CJ and his family and I over heard his dad say "Shht, hey, I'll give you ten bucks if you do your thing." By the way, Filipinos don't go "Psst" to get your attention. Like normal people, they go.. SHHT Like they're shooting a tranquilizer dart from their mouth.(lmfao) It's more effective, you should try it. And with no hesitance, CJ took the bill and walked to the dance floor. And I was like, oh he's probably gonna do the macarena dance or something. Hehe- WOH N-NANI??! What the- Wha- What the fu- YOOOOO OH MY GULAY!! Dude... dude.... CJ was such a cool kid man, he was only A year older than me and *fist bump* well actually he still is.. Like.. I guess that..that's how age should work? Random Memory! I remember being on this school bus And in elementary, this kid was taking on this girl who had a new-born baby brother. I don't know why I remember that. And she retorted with "When my brother grows up.. he's gonna kick your butt!". And I just thought, doesn't.. Does she not know that this kid will get older and bigger too? Unless she intended on him getting that much older and h-her brother who is, like a younger, more healthy age would beat this senior version of this bully? That's alot of time to hold a grudge. I don't condone bullying but that interaction was pretty funny And I really looked up to CJ as a kid. I didn't see him often but I remember him being one of the coolest guys around my age. CJ comebacks from the set and everyone was complimenting him and I think that's when I thought, MAN. I want to be that cool. So then I became a Youtuber, The End! HEHEHEHE *Slapped by humility* Ah oh okay I'm sorry.. Alright I wanted to learn how to breakdance but I didn't really have anyone to practice with. CJ was kinda far, my friends were uninterested. And it wasn't until I moved to Virginia in 11th grade that I found people that share my interest. I just though B-Boys and B-Girls were so COOL just the idea that whenever there was a random dance song whether on the streets or at a wedding reception you can kick someone's ass without violence!! Dude that's poetic! Not to say the purpose of Breakdancing is to create hostility between people. quite the opposite actually.. From my experience, B-Boy-ing has helped me befriend a lot of people not only helping me Break [Pun intended] out of my timid shell. I found out that CJ actually took classes to learn Breakdancing, *lip Smack* And I thought, my parents would never approve of me doing that. HA NAKO [TRANS: Oh my child!] (philippinos represent!) you're just going to break your bones. And they were already paying for my Taekwondo classes so I had to learn on my own. So when I was 16, I had my friend, Min. From my taekwondo class and my two friends Daniel and Kenny. who I befriended in my Taek class of mixed-grades. And we got pretty close and I remember going to Daniel's house pretty much any other day to just have sessions Which we mostly came out of with... Bruises But it was still fun! :D Not to long later, more friends joined us. Jay, whom I found really annoying at first because he called me a porcupine head in the halls when I barley even knew him. And Teren who now actually dances professionally and teaches classes for Hip-Hop dance and choreography. Dom: What the heck I used to play Smash with this guy! So proud of you Teren ಥʖ̯ಥ (continued by Vicc, thanks Happy ^-^) I face value my reasons for wanting to learn how to bboy might have been a little shallow A lot of dancers give you this whole speech about expressing yourself and having an outlook of your emotions and while I don't disagree, and actually find great truth in that, Honestly, I...I, just wanted to be cool! I mean it wasn't work, I had fun with it. I was the new kid in a new school, in a new country. I didn't exactly make many friends in the 2 years I lived in Virginia but I'm glad I got to know who I did I wanted to leave my mark. I thought b-boys and b-girls we're so frickin' awesome and I too wanted to be awesome! I mentioned this in previous videos, but I was a really shy and introverted kid that got bullied often because I was short and an easy target I thought anyone who could break dance had this sort of aura of respectable intimidation I was tired of being disrespected. I wanted people to know that there was more than me than my size And you're probably thinking, "Oh, so you use to break dance Dom!" "You're a B-Boy, hoh?" "Let's see you do some HEADSPINS and AIRFLARES!" Nah, I was really more into the style and footwork aspects of b-boying. Not to bag on powerheads but I really disliked it when that's all some people could do They had no sense of rhythm or flavour They weren't hitting the beat KNOWWHATIMEAN Of course back flips and head spins have there WOW factors But if that's all you can do, then, your just doing moves that just happen to be accompanied with background music, I didn't think they were dancing. And so I had great respent for style heads who had really unique sets that involved for movements I didn't know was possible with the human body. But hey! Power moves are still amazing to witness! Some of my favorite b-boys to watch in the past were Ronnie, Hong 10, Lilou, Taisuke, and Born, Redfoot, and Physicx of the Rivers Crew I watched these guys almost everyday and I just thought... I wanna be that cool! It was 2007, and with the new YouTube platform at the time, watching other b-boys and crews were more accessible, and so it was really useful when trying to teach ourselves certain moves One of my TaekWonDo teachers even gave me his VHS collection of b-boy films and tutorials, and even let us use the floor for a few minutes after class to practice moves that would otherwise break our hips if we didn't have the mats to soften our falls Shout out to you Mr. Dabla You're the best! Every year at Freedom High School they held INTERNATIONAL NIGHT, an event that showcased performances by students representing many different cultures. My friends, and a few others, banded together and created KOLLABORAZN I don't remember who named it, and I don't get why because Teren's black as **** Anyway, Kollaborazn represented of the hip hop dance culture for INTERNATIONAL NIGHT And while I didn't take part in my junior year, i did perform with everyone in my senior year. I think it was my first time performing a dance like that to an audience, and I definitely had the jitters before getting on stage. But much like the adrenaline I got from track and field, my ultra instinct kicked in as we went up. We kicked ass. Along with our overall choreography, we each had our solos and got our individual moments in the spotlight. And in hindsight, it probably wasn't the best performance and we did make small mistakes, but regardless it was definetly the highlight of my high school years It was then that I felt I achieved... COOLNESS Granted, it was near the end of my senior year, but I cherished it nonetheless Even before that performance, Daniel gave our b-boy group a name. Notice Our Style The NOS crew And after international night, we continued to do other small performances at small events and charities during summer break. I eventually had to move back to Canada during University And even I still continued to practice and try to look for b-boy communities to meet new people. And when I visited Virginia, I'd session with the crew and go to battles But eventually the weight of my school workload led me to stop. It's unfortunate, but break dancing will always remain part of my childhood and early adulthood. 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