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take me back immediately!! This is still the highlight of my year and maybe last year too hahaha

Cover Photo: @alliecostello @costellocaptures

When I first saw hip hop, I felt at home. I felt seen. I felt understood. When I freestyle, I feel liberated, because I know it was made for me.

Matters of Movement by @redbulldance
Creative Director: @imjesshu
Video by @humananimal.tv

Come watch me battle next week at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final week on Oct 7-11! Event Details: redbull.com/DanceYourStyleLA

1v1 Hip Hop Prelims Cooking In the Chamber Vol.2
🕺: @_fantaye
1%bettereveryday

Dj: @inhabituel_b
Judges:
@hyperbolic_q
@raquandachef
@capjjay
🎥: @josiyahmaes
🏠: @rutsdancestudio

BGCXVI “LEGACY” CAMP June 10th-14th: our landing page is on our website✈️❤️‍🔥

PROUDLY INTRODUCING OUR 1V1 ALL-STYLE (ladies only) JUDGES🔉🔉🔉

💐 @angyil
BIO: Angel “Angyil” McNeal is originally from Kansas City, Missouri, where she grew a love for dance from a very young age. She started in the ballet space, training classically and always keeping her appearance primed and poised. It wasn’t until further into her journey with dance that Angyil realized she wanted to fully convey herself through her art, without any restrictions or boundaries.

💐 @_packrat_
BIO: A renowned member of the Ballroom community,voguer,dancer, and educator. She’s a Jersey/ Philly hybrid based in Los Angeles. Overall Founding mother of the Kiki house of FuBu, member of the Haus of Basquiatand star of HBO’s Max’s Legendary! She is known for being a dedicated performer on and off the ballroom floor, bringing undergroundballroom culture and choreography to main stages and platforms including Doechii,Lizzo, Megan the stallion, Madonna,FKA Twigs, vogue magazine and more.

💐 @_fantaye
BIO: Fantaye, a Los Angeles native with Ethiopian roots, is a Hip Hop freestyle dance artist, choreographer, and educator who has spent over a decade building a career that bridges street dance choreography and freestyle expression. As a freestyle artist, she has earned major battle recognition, including winning Freestyle Session’s 2v2 Open Styles Battle and reaching the finals at VersaStyle’s 20th Anniversary Hip Hop Battle. She is also the founder of All Black Collective, a performance group dedicated to bridging Hip Hop freestyle and choreography while creating space for Black dance artists who move fluidly between both worlds. Through her work, Fantaye is dedicated to inspiring the next generation of dancers to develop their own authentic voice in freestyle, choreography, and beyond.

the stories behind each individual bring something so beautiful to the forefront is everything BGCXVI and we are honored to have them all, Huge thank you to @rascalrandi for taking the lead on this journey with us!💐🔉

#womxnofthisculture #hiphopherstory #bgirlcity2026 #empowerment

@_fantaye 🔥
Jueza & Tallerista
Open Styles

Hip Hop freestyler, coreógrafa y educadora 🇺🇸
originaria de Los Ángeles con raíces etíopes 🌍

Con más de una década activa en la escena, ha construido una carrera que conecta el freestyle con la coreografía.

Ex directora de @vmodance y LFG Crew, llevando a sus equipos a ganar competencias como Hip Hop International 🏆

Ganadora del Freestyle Session 2v2 Open Styles y finalista en la categoría Hip Hop 1vs1 en el 20 aniversario de VersaStyle 🔥

Ha trabajado en proyectos como Passing The Crown
junto a MC Lyte y Rapsody 🎤

Finalista en World of Street Woman Fighter (Korea) 🌍

Fundadora de @_allblackcollective

Actualmente viaja internacionalmente enseñando, compitiendo y siendo jueza, participando como jueza y artista principal en @worldofdance ✨

Estamos listxs para recibir a @_fantaye esta edición como nuestra última JUEZA de Open Styles 1vs1 y TALLERISTA en @tjinthegroove 🪩.

🪩✨ TJ IN THE GROOVE 2026 ✨🪩
14vo ANIVERSARIO x @sixsixfour.tj 🥳

📅 16–18 OCTUBRE
📍 Tijuana, MX

Diseño x @trasmutostudio
Video: @thegr818ers

@_fantaye 🔥
Jueza & Tallerista
Open Styles

Hip Hop freestyler, coreógrafa y educadora 🇺🇸
originaria de Los Ángeles con raíces etíopes 🌍

Con más de una década activa en la escena, ha construido una carrera que conecta el freestyle con la coreografía.

Ex directora de @vmodance y LFG Crew, llevando a sus equipos a ganar competencias como Hip Hop International 🏆

Ganadora del Freestyle Session 2v2 Open Styles y finalista en la categoría Hip Hop 1vs1 en el 20 aniversario de VersaStyle 🔥

Ha trabajado en proyectos como Passing The Crown
junto a MC Lyte y Rapsody 🎤

Finalista en World of Street Woman Fighter (Korea) 🌍

Fundadora de @_allblackcollective

Actualmente viaja internacionalmente enseñando, compitiendo y siendo jueza, participando como jueza y artista principal en @worldofdance ✨

Estamos listxs para recibir a @_fantaye esta edición como nuestra última JUEZA de Open Styles 1vs1 y TALLERISTA en @tjinthegroove 🪩.

🪩✨ TJ IN THE GROOVE 2026 ✨🪩
14vo ANIVERSARIO x @sixsixfour.tj 🥳

📅 16–18 OCTUBRE
📍 Tijuana, MX

Diseño x @trasmutostudio
Video: @thegr818ers

Mark Your Calendars!🔥
Let The Music Move You Vol. 19:
2vs2 Open Styles Dance Battle

Saturday, August 1st 2026

👑👑👑👑👑
Judges: @_fantaye @tiffany_yw_bong @jajavankova
DJ: @crystaljackson_
Emcee: @lisalboogie

Location: @mihrankstudios (Burbank, CA)

This will be a celebration and closer for our Summer Dance Intensive 2026. Click the link in our bio to learn more, don’t miss out on our early bird special! 👀

Spread the word, bring a friend, bring your family, and we hope to see you there!🙌🏽♥️

#VersaStyle #StreetDance #LosAngeles

We back

ROUNDED FREESTYLE
DANCER : @_fantaye
CITY : LA,CALIFONIA
MUSIC : @officialjdilla
FILMED BY : @guone_art

👐#WENZDAYS SEOUL 🇰🇷 |
🦋”BUTTERFLIES“ - @michaeljackson 🎶|
CHOREOGRAPHY : @snghwanlee , @ahobbbbbb9b , @_fantaye

💡이번 WENZDAY의 fun factz:

1. @haenihaenihaeni 께서 제공해주신 피자가 단 5분만에 모두 매진되었습니다! 🍕

2. @ahobbbbbb9b 의 세션 진행 중 모든 댄서들이 공간을 굉장히 크게 써 사상 최초! 캠의 위치를 조정했습니다.. 🎥🤳

3. @_fantaye 는 엘에이 - 서울행 비행기에서 내리자마자 세션에 참여하러 한걸음에 달려와주셨습니다. 감사합니다🙇

4. @gaexxn 은 @_fantaye 가 가져온 웬즈데이의 머천다이저 수건이 굉장히 탐났다고 합니다.. 🫣

5. 벌써 세번째인 서울에서의 웬즈데이! 이번 세션에는 무려 48명의 댄서들께서 함께해주셨습니다. 앞으로의 웬즈데이와 한국의 커뮤니티도 자연스럽게, 꾸준히 지속되길 바라며! 👐

#dance #dancecommunity #wenzdays #seoul

2026 VIBE Dance Competition: @_fantaye presents @_allblackcollective

📺 Watch more on youtube
📹: @vibrvncy

@_fantaye presents @_allblackcollective (exhibition) | Los Angeles, CA

VIBE Dance Competition
Sunday, March 1
🎟️ LINK IN BIO

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾

ALL BLACK COLLECTIVE | “WHADDUP?!” ✊🏾

So honored to have been invited to perform at Versa-Style & Friends in January! It was so much fun to be around the Street Dance community in LA and witness everyone’s work over three days. Also this was the first time I could connect what I’ve been doing over the past five years to a name and I’m so grateful to have done that with Ari, Carlin, Danzel, and Sylvia. Y’all were so amazing to work with and I can’t wait to continue building with y’all this year✨

Talking about Black American History and Culture during this BHM has me in constant thought about what my history is and how that has influenced my life. I’ve been journaling about who am I in the spaces I occupy, who have I been in other spaces, and what am I becoming for the next space. I put this on my story, but thought I’d leave it here too.

When I first started competing with youth teams in SoCal I could count 10 Black dancers in the whole competition. I would watch or do dance forms were meant for me, but not actively see myself in the dance. That definitely impacted how I showed up in the community as a young adult. I’ve always aimed to create a mirror for young Black kids at these competitions to see themselves. My friends and I would constantly talk about pulling up for the “little Black girl in the audience”. To this day this is my WHY.

As I’ve occupied so many spaces over the years the goal has just evolved. Not only do I want to be a mirror for young Black kids, but also an example of the freedom in doing street dance and choreographed dance. Having a strong sense of who you are is so powerful and being a Hip Hop practitioner has helped me continue to express who l am unapologetically. I was denied the option of doing both as a youth/young adult and I want to continue bridging gaps for anyone that wants to cross back and forth between the two.

See y’all at VIBE

All photos by @george_simian thank you so much! 🫶🏾