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B:C:Clettes

Hot Tough and Shiny! www.bcclettes.ca

About Me

New website!! www.bcclettes.caWe are an all lady, bike inspired, street-performance collective. Our performances are a celebration of bikes and those who like to ride them.The Clette-a-festo:The B:C:Clettes are a Biker Collective, Creating Love, Equality, and Toughness Through Engaging Spectacle!We will not be defined by words alone; instead you will find us perpetually in motion, taking back the streets for revolutionary use as bicycle ways and dance floors. We’re revolutionary, yes, like our wheels. Hot, tough, and shiny — like the sexy steeds we tame and ride.Pedal, pump, coast and fly: we ride in all weather. Swing, shimmy, strut, and jive: we dance in all weather. We weather all storms as a collective, together.We are artists, mechanics, scientists, students, designers, teachers, and writers, and baristas; jokers, inventors, leaders, neighbours, family, friends, and lovers, and sistas.This is a lifestyle of agility, sustainability, of respecting all ability. Our bodies don’t end where our bikes begin. We’re beauty, we’re pride; we dance hard, roll fast, and tread lightly, loving life.We take risks; we’re a little different. We are a spectacle, a show, a delight.We are that giddy feeling you get riding pedal-powered for the first time: Exhilarated with newfound fun, you can’t wait to share your amazing secret with the world. We want to ride and dance and share our secret with you.And one last thing: we won’t technically be able to be part of your dance-dance-party revolution, if there’s no bike parking available. So get on it! You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

My Interests

www.bcclettes.ca Black Panda licorice. Sparks. JJ Bean coffee. Leg warmers. Fixie-trix!

I'd like to meet:

Other B.Y.O. groups, especially of the performance art variety, all types of creative folk, people who like to dance, people who like to party, people who like bikes, people who stand for more than just bikes, people that challenge themselves, people the challenge the system, people that challenge their friends, people that want to be a part of the greater good.

Music:

CREDITS: The New Kings (Street Fighter), Le Tigre (I'm so excited redo), Culcha Candela (La Bicicletta), Shirley Bassey (remix of Love Story), White Stripes (Blue Orchid), clapping, chanting, the sound of tools on bikes, Voodoo Trombone Quartet (Jenny on the Block remix), Be Your Own Pet (Bicycle, Bicycle, You Are My Bicycle), JT (Sexyback)

Movies:

The Winking Circle, all of Rev Phil's movies, Flash Dance, "You Can Break Dance" by Otis, movies made by our friends

Heroes:

Girls who dance at recess, boys who dance at recess, The Sprokettes, the Brakes, The Velovixens, The Spokes, **MC3**, ZooBombers, the Dead Babies, The Sweathearts, Bring Your Own Caberet, The Rat Patrol, Bicyle Jesus our Lord and Saviour, ...and YOU and YOU and YOU!!!

My Blog

VELOMUTATIONS: Cycle-powered Festivities! Sept 21-23. Two shows on Saturday: NEW PARTY LOCATION

The Clettes invite you to come out and join in the marvelous frenzy that is September 21st to 23rd in Vancouver. We'll be performing Saturday at both Pedal Fest (1pm) and the Velomutations party (10pm...
Posted by B:C:Clettes on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:23:00 PST

B:C:Clettes Velo:City Tour 2007

August 17-31, 2007Vancouver's own B:C:Clettes are taking from Vancouver to LA and back! Join the B:C:Clettes as they dance their way down the West Coast spreading their bike love along the way.Tour Da...
Posted by B:C:Clettes on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:31:00 PST

ROUGE ET NOIR CABARET! July 12, 13, 14

The B:C:Clettes present ROUGE et NOIR: A Bicycle CabaretWith performances by:Sidria: *sultry torch singer who will leave you breathless*Fossilosopher: *elder bikepunk spinning wheel words of wisdom*Br...
Posted by B:C:Clettes on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:10:00 PST

NEW B:C:CLETTES FLICKR GROUP FOR PHOTOS! Plus more photo and video links- share yours here!!

BiKarnival Performance Ride on June 8 rocked. Here are some slideshows and whatnots. Feel free to add to the mix or write a review.B:C:Clette video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKsuZltkCwYShred the...
Posted by B:C:Clettes on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:28:00 PST

Summer Schedule- LOTS of shows!!!

?We are proud to announce our summer schedule!! LOTS of amazing opportunities to play and to spread some good Velo-Love!JUNE (Yay Bike Month!! Bike to Work!!):2, Sat: Bike to Market Day at the Trout L...
Posted by B:C:Clettes on Mon, 28 May 2007 09:58:00 PST

Play date with BC SEA winners - Grade 4-6

Last friday, four lucky clettes got to spend the afternoon with the winners of the BC SEA (sustainable energy association) class room contest - Grades 4-6 from Queen Mary Elementary. Kids across the c...
Posted by B:C:Clettes on Sun, 20 May 2007 09:16:00 PST

Check out bikeliker NOW for our article! woot!

Thanks Shiprek for the article on bikeliker!!!! rad.Check us out!http://www.bikeliker.com/portland/bc.htmlhttp://www.bike liker.comhaha- love it. LOVE. IT....
Posted by B:C:Clettes on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:23:00 PST

B:C:Clettes at Main St. Literary Tour- Thurs April 26

Hey Hey Hey!!Your favourite red-and-black bicycle dance crew will be doing their thing as part of the FREE Main St. Literary Tour this Thursday April 26. Momentum asked us to show our stuff to the poe...
Posted by B:C:Clettes on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:21:00 PST

BC:Clettes goodies 4 sale April 21

Come to the Work Less Party April 21. Dance. Laugh. Have a good time. Wear a costume. And: pick up your rad homemade BC:Clettes fashion bits!!!! For the FIRST TIME EVER! T-shirts, patches, pj's, cuffs...
Posted by B:C:Clettes on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:27:00 PST

Bike Rider's Ball- VICTORIA SHOW: April 28!

Yo, Recyclistas in Victoria are putting together a rad weekend of bikey-events April 27-29! Of special importance is the Saturday night Bike Prom, where you can get your fill of bicycle-dancers: perfo...
Posted by B:C:Clettes on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:32:00 PST