Ok this is my 3rd recommendation and its a real good one people. Drum Roll pleasee.............'BRIAN (Footwork) GREEN' Yeeeheyyyyy! Oh how i love that man, you have 0 clue. I'm one to always preach about versatility because i truly believe that every style can compliment another. When you think of Versatility the first person you should think of is The Brian Green. I've always been obsessed with how good he is in sooooo many freakin styles. It actually makes me sick lol. The footwork in his name stands for his amazing footwork in house and pretty much anything else. I'm talking styles like Tap, African, Ballet, Hip Hop, Popping, Locking, Waacking etc etc. And he's not just mediocre in these styles he's freakin amazing in all of them. Thats why he will always be above the rest.
I met Brian when I was 17...right around the same time I met Tweetie and a lot of other pioneers of the underground dance scene! I was in this crew "Nexx Level" with Bam Bam, Marvelous, Eric Negron, Tech, Sharaya, Kinue, Tenile and some others....most of the time i would go with the guys to this Underground Party that Brian hosted called the "House Dance Conference" that happened every 1st thursday of the month! It was at this spot called Demararas on 28th n 7th i think....anyways DJ Doc played hip hop for the poppers lockers and bboys downstairs & Various DJs played House Upstairs. The first time experiencing the House Conference I honestly felt at home with all these amazing people. I have an old soul, so i'm used to not having so much in common with my generation and usually gravitate towards my elders and the more Elite....always been that way. Any who my first encounter with Brian was pretty funny. I of course heard of Brian but i never met him in person. At this time i was voguing on my own and nobody was really doing it outside of the Ballroom Scene....the only style being done that was similar was Waacking, and the only ones i remember doing it up in the circles was Brian and Marjory before myself. My first time going to the Conference he was in the circle waacking and i was like 'who the fuck is that' wit my rowdy ass lol. I went in after him and tried to serve him and he wound up serving me instead haha. But I guess my i don't give a fuck attitude drew attention to the scene, hence the name "Female Brian Green". Thats how i started waacking. Brian even let me sub his waacking class at BDC twice and i fused Voguing into it. It was my first official teaching experience 2004! Til this day i can still go to his class and feel like i can't dance for my life. He's just Perfection!!!!
If it wasn't for this man with his amazing guidance and opening up a new world of dance to me where I met so many of my talented people i now call friends, I wouldn't be where i am! Thank you Brian for your brilliance :)
Almost forgot to mention that he's teaching House tomorrow March 4th 5pm at Alvin Ailey :)
OMG D this blog is giving me life and also taking some years away bitch i'm feelin maad stupid dumb old rite now but def great about myself. Thank you for the memories.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Danielle for starting this blog. We need more women writing and sharing their experiences in this manner. Doing this allows for other women to step.up and recognize their own importance to dance overall! Thank you for your commitment to writing to everyone. By the way, Tweetie's depth of.character is nothing short of amazing. Please keep writing!
ReplyDelete-Darlene
The Hip-Hop Dance Conservatory
LOL!! Love you to hon!
ReplyDeleteI am mad late seeing this (but it's time when it's time!!).
This is Brian.
Keep being your best and better!!
LOVE TO ALL and GOD BLESS US ALL!!