About Me
"FEVER 1"Inspired by a Poppin' Battle in Seattle's Central District, Fever had become influenced by the spiritual aspect and competitiveness of the dance, by the age of 10. Soon after, he identified with the aggressive dance, known as the New York style of dancing (Breakin'). In 1982 he joined the Grand Master Breakers and performed for the Flash Children's Show on KING Broadcasting News in Seattle. In 1984 he won a battle to become a member of the professional crew The Seattle Circuit Breakers, sponsored by Adidas and Swatch. Between 1984 and 1986 he performed shows at the Seattle Car Show in the Kingdome, Children's Orthopedic Hospital Telethons, Seattle Center's Bumbershoot Festival with Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force. During this time, he also participated in dance workshops at the Seattle Central Community College. In 1987 the world famous Icey Ice of the New York City Breakers came to Seattle, giving Fever the opportunity to dance with a renowned, professional b-boy (breaker) and to appear with DJ Mixmaster Ice of U.T.F.O. In the early '90s Fever taught Hip Hop to children at local community facilities and held after school programs at middle schools. He joined a group of graffiti artists, b-boys, and DJs to create the DVS crew (Dropping Vicious Styles). Most performances during the early '90s were for Seattle youth and many performances were staged at the Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center. Fever has staged youth b-boy battles and worked with at-risk children, teaching them dancing, graffiti art, DJing and MCing. In the summer of 1995 he traveled to Europe where he performed with local dancers from France, Germany and Switzerland, exchanging styles and doing street performances. In the summer of 1997 he then moved to the birthplace of Hip Hop, the Bronx, so that he would be able to study and learn more about the history of Hip Hop culture. He performed at the Centennial anniversary of St. James Park, in the Bronx; Funk Master Flex's Birthday Bash at the Palladium with KRS-One; danced on the DJ Honda video Check-the-Mic. and performed at the 23rd annual Zulu Nation Anniversary. He became a member of GhettOriginal Productions Dance Company and joined the cast of the Off-Broadway show Jam on the Groove at Walt Disney World's Epcot Center. In 1998, he performed shows in Italy and Germany and choreographed routines for Invasion of the B-Girls, in Seattle, a production designed to promote women's contributions to Hip Hop Culture. Since then Fever 1 has become a member of the world famous Rock Steady Crew which has taken him to new heights in his career. Fever was chosen as one of the representatives from three generations of B Boys to teach on DMC’s B Boy foundations instructional video. He Has done lectures at Yale, Princeton and Rutgers Universities. Currently, he teaches classes at The Steps School of Dance on Broadway in Manhatten. Among the many venues he has performed in, he has appeared at Lincoln Center with The Roots; done choreography for and performed at Madison Square Garden with Salsa singer Huey Dunnbar; participated in a show with Wycleff Jean at Carnegy Hall; and performed at the VH1 Fashion Awards with Cuba Gooding Jr. He has also done runway modeling for Ennyce clothing during New York Fashion Week; appeared on VH1’s Holla’ Back TV show; judged the Freestyle Fridays on Black Entertainment Television’s 106th & Park; and appeared on B.E.T’s Hip Hop show, The Basement. He also has been seen in several magazines including The Source, Jane, XXL, Stress and Blaze. Most recently, Fever 1 has appeared in a TV commercial for VH1’s Movies That Rock, was featured in Tony Touch’s music video “The Greatest DJâ€, Gangstarr's music video "Skills"; appeared on the Lipton Brisk Flavor U.S. Tour and was a member of the Rock Steady Crew’s Australia Tour which traveled to five major Australian cities.
