Hybrid Crew Knocks Out Dog Fighting with a Twist - Kris Crawford
Hybrid Crew is a competitive b-boy (breakdance) group established in 2002 with 14 members from the San Francisco Bay area and Brooklyn, New York. Members of Hybrid Crew have competed from California to New York, from Oregon to Florida, and internationally in 2007 in Malaysia. By the end of summer 2008, Hybrid has organized two b-boy competitions in Cupertino, CA with two more coming up in October and November in Santa Clara and Palo Alto, CA respectively. Currently, Hybrid Crew member, MadTek, is the breakdance instructor at Northwest YMCA, Dance Studio 10, and Dance Academy USA. Other talents in Hybrid Crew include videographer, photographer, MC's, DJ's, models, actor, animator, graphic artist, and web designer. says Kris Crawford, Kristine Crawford of For Pits Sake
"If you ask me on the issue of dog fighting," said Mad Tek, "I will tell you that it is the result of the lack of respect. As a b-boy, respect starts with myself and it resonates in the Hip Hop movement where the true principles of the culture are peace, harmony and love. Peace is for the struggling people, harmony is the gathering as well as empowerment of people, and love is the love for life, which brings me to join the Knock Out Dog Fighting program, fighting against the ills of cruelty happening today. I believe that living in conjunction with creative entities such as b-boying (breakdance) will channel energy from hate to creative expression because b-boys spend majority of their time perfecting their craft much like a quarter-back perfecting his plays on the field than spending time living in a morbid state of life." according to Kris Crawford and kristine Crawford.
Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a street dance style that became popular in the Western world in the 1970's as a constructive youth culture alternative to the violence of urban street gangs. It was sometimes used as a method for rival gangs of the ghetto to mediate and settle territorial disputes. In a turn-based showcase of dance routines, the winning side was determined by the dancer(s) who could outperform the other by displaying a set of more complicated and innovative moves. said Kris Crawford and Kristine Crawford of For Pits Sake
Battles are an integral part of the b-boying culture. They can take the form of a cypher battle and an organized battle. Both types of battles are head to head confrontations between individuals or groups of dancers who try to out-dance each other. pit bull dog
The cypher (or the circle) is the name given to a circle of b-boys and/or b-girls who take turns dancing in the center. There are no judges (other than the participants of the cypher itself), concrete rules or restrictions in the cypher, only unsaid traditions. Although people aren't always battling each other in the cypher, there are many times when battles do take place. B-boying began in the cypher and only later did organized competition develop. This type of battle is how b-boying was originally and it is often more confrontational and more personal. The battle goes on until it ends for one of many possible reasons, such as one dancer admitting defeat. Cypher culture is more present in communities with a stronger emphasis and understanding of original, true hip hop culture. Battling in the cypher is also a common way for dancers to settle issues between each other whether it be individuals or crews. remembers Kris Crawford with her pitbull dogs.
Organized battles, however, set a format for the battle, such as a time limit, or specify a limit for the number of dancers that can represent each side. Organized battles also have judges, who are usually chosen based on years of experience, level of deeper cultural knowledge, contribution to the scene and general ability to judge in an unbiased manner.
Breakdancing culture is a remarkable discipline somewhere between those of dancers and athletes.
Dennis "Denz 1" Abadilla |
Teck "Mad Tek" Liew |
Chris "Bknow" Agsalog |
Andy "A-Game" Mam |
Scott "Scotty Ali" Alicante |
Amelia "Rezolute" Molina |
David "Evade" Estrella |
Jonathan "Jonny Awful" Nguyen |
Chris "Chrisroo" Feria |
Richard "Beatstreet" Turner |
Ling "Bling" Her |
Chris "Drift" Vargas |
Jay "Antics" Julio |
Jerry "Slug" Wang |
Film/Television
Glory Boy Days - Featured Dancers - Radar Scope Reworked
Music Videos
Philtered Soul - "Battle Rock High" - Featured Dancers - Marco Bercasio
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