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Catfox

There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. -Jelaluddin Rumi

About Me

BREAKING THE CYPHER RETURNS!!! SATURDAY AUGUST 9TH AND SUNDAY AUGUST 10TH AT THE EL PORTAL THEATER IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD!!! STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO...Artist Director of Antics Performance http://www.AnticsPerformance.com and Co-Artistic Director of the show Breaking the Cypher http://www.BreakingTheCypher.comDancer, Capoeirista, Choreographer, and teacher, with an MFA from UCLA's Dept. of World Arts and Cultures, living and working in Los Angeles. I've been breaking and training Capoeira for over 9 years, dancing hip hop for longer than that, and I have a secret past life that involves salsa, tango, modern dance, and snowboarding. I use all these influences in my hip hop dance/theater creations under the name Antics Performance. In addition to my own work, I also perform with Kujo's Lux Aeterna dance company www.LuxAeternaDance.com I come from a family of environmental and social activists. I like to go surfing on my rare days off. Training gymastics is my newest love along with Sufism and Concept Therapy.

My Interests

BGirling, Locking, Capoeira, Choreography, Surfing, Brasil, Wilderness conservation, Social Justice, Dance/Theater, Dance for Camera, MacArthur Park.

I'd like to meet:

Peeps who got something vital to say. Peeps who are down for street dance in it's various beautiful forms (b-peopling, freestyling, house, locking, popping), capoeira, surfing, wilderness conservation, monkeys, and guacamole. Conscious peeps who resist and disrupt the dehumanizing capitalist system and the corrupt governments and corporations that impose this system. Visionary peeps who have creative solutions to our social/economic/political ills. Forward thinkers creating new cultural paradigms.

Music:

Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, House, Samba-Reggae, Pagode, Salsa, R&B, Dancehall, not necessarily in that order :-)

Movies:

Crash, MacArthur Park, Waking Life, Riding Giants, Carandiru, O Brother Where Art Thou? V is for Vendetta, Favela Rising, Letter to the President

Television:

I don't have time to watch this crap but I will rent Alias or 24 on DVD and watch all the episodes back to back.

Books:

Pedagogy of the Oppressed, A People's History of the United States, Droppin' Science, Bomb the Suburbs, No More Prisons, Guns Germs and Steel, The Sparrow, Modoc, .

Heroes:

Muhammed, Mos Def, Dave Chapelle, Gueillermo Gomez-Pena, Jane Goodall, Eazy-E, my Mom, and my Dad.

My Blog

Capoeira Batuque Afro-Brazilian Dance & Martial Arts Performance

CAPOEIRA BATUQUE BRINGS MASTERS OF AFRO-BRAZILIAN DANCE AND MARTIAL ARTS TO LULA WASHINGTON DANCE THEATRESunday June 29th, 2008 1pmLos Angeles, CA: Brazilian cultural icon, Capoeira Batuque, brings in...
Posted by Catfox on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:58:00 PST

BREAKING THE CYPHER AUGUST 9TH AND 10TH AT THE EL PORTAL IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD!!

STAY TUNED TO WWW.ANTICSPERFORMANCE.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION AND UPDATES AND SEND US YOUR EMAIL SO THAT WE CAN ADD YOU TO OUR NEWSLETTER MAILING LIST...
Posted by Catfox on Sat, 10 May 2008 06:13:00 PST

BREAK FEST IN LA JULY 12TH FOOL!!!


Posted by Catfox on Tue, 06 May 2008 12:35:00 PST

Lux Aeterna Wins Lester Horton Award for Best Performance by a Company!!!!

Congratulations to choreographer/dancer Jacob "Kujo" Lyons, film maker Alexander "Journey" Mercado, DP Kirk Westwood, dancers Steve "Xtra Credit" Cisneros, Anibal "Animal" Sandoval, Sara "Ms. Mighty" ...
Posted by Catfox on Thu, 01 May 2008 03:25:00 PST

JUiCE Hip Hop Dance Festival Call for Submissions!!!

J.U.i.C.E. Hip Hop Dance FestivalCALL FOR WORKDeadline for submission: June 1, 2008ABOUT THE FESTIVAL:The J.U.i.C.E. Hip Hop Dance Festival is an annual showcase of cutting-edge street dance choreogra...
Posted by Catfox on Thu, 01 May 2008 03:18:00 PST

Find a Cypher in L.A.- My Recommendations

This is a list of clubs and practices where breakers, poppers, lockers, house dancers, freestylers, and hip hop dance headz go to get down and dirty. At the end there is also a list of interesting an...
Posted by Catfox on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:50:00 PST