Author Archives: Byron

Brian Green @ ATMOSPHERE le 26/02.2009

Brian green gettin down in France

Sammy vs ET – House 1v1 Finals @Breaknomics 09

House final of the Breakonomics 09 battle in Mass.

Brian Green @ Breakonomics 2009

Brian Green recently in Mass.

Dance Fusion @Dance Delight NYC 2009

Dance Delight Judge’s Showcase: Caleaf Sellers – Marjory – Tony McGregor – Sekou Heru – Brooklyn Terry

Brooklyn Terry Dance@live 09

Brooklyn Terry recently in Taipei

Juste Debout 2009: Byron (HDP) and Sadia

Juste Debout 2009 preselects w/ Byron (HDP) and Sadia

Juste Debout 2009: Sekou and Tone

Juste Debout 2009 preselects with Sekou and Tone! Classic material!

Juste Debout Tour 2009 – Lille, France

Latest clip from the guys in France. Winners included.

Hideki and Shuho Win Juste Debout Japan!

Japanese selection of the Juste Debout 2009; 12 January 2009 in Tokyo (Japan)

2004 – Evolution

By Byron Cox From the foundation movements of house, 2004 has grown and added to the fabric of the dance.  It’s birth was given life through the updated sounds of many dj’s and producers of house and tech house music.  Many musicians pushed the rhythmic envelope, adding slightly muted sounds, complex syncopation, electronic flare, and [...]

New School

The next wave of house dancers came after the hip hop explosion was already full tilt.  Mega clubs such as the Tunnel were playing to mixed audiences, which included both house and hip-hop.  For some DJ’s, the delineation between dance music was seen as more of a marketing ploy, but for the dancers, an evolution [...]

Let me see your Footwork!

Footwork, long a part of the landscape of the NYC dance scene, appears in full regalia in house dance.  Many classic techniques like “heel toe”, cross stepping, kicks, taps, and slides,  speak to the anthology of movement and music that lead to the disco revolution and the music we now call house.  Stomping and skating [...]

Loft

Following the trend of social dances in New York, the eccentric dances of Paradise Garage formed the basis for the Loft style of the mid 80’s. As the “New Jersey” sound took hold in New York, the loving reinforcement of the music became the catalyst for the dance form. Clothing and environment played a large [...]

Time To Jack

In the late 80′s, Chip E told the world it was “Time to Jack.”  Jacking was a term coined in Chicago for waist-centric launch and recovery dance of house.  The Jack represents the control factor in house dance, manipulating the energy by gathering it on the snare and releasing it on the high hat.   [...]