East3: Break down a little about your self and what you represent? Bonita: What up! My name is Bonita Lovett aka “Bgirl Bonita”, originally from Phoenix, AZ, and now residing in Los Angeles, CA. I’ve been dancing since I can remember, coming from a very soulful & musical family full of singers, dancers and performers.…
My last two posts were short and sweet due to the holidays. But that also means I’ve got myself a nice little compilation of happenings from the past couple weeks. Apparently staycay does not equal R&R. Don’t get me wrong…I’m not complaining in the least. All signs of the year to come. Because as me…
EAST3: Describe the moment you were introduced to Hip Hop and decided this is the lifestyle you wanted to be a part of and why? LEANSKI: The funny thing is we did not know any movement was happening we were living it, for us it was a way of life. Where I grew up we…
I’ve been amazed at what Queens has achieved so far: Local to Vancouver, but getting love from around the world. Their Holiday 2012 lookbook features one amazing item: The “Made you Look” Varsity, set to drop this weekend, Saturday, Dec. 15. Can’t wait! Official Site | Crownthequeens.com
Immediately following the U.S. Grand Prix, I headed west to Northern California for some much needed R&R. Mama Shen’s birthday aside, the last time I requested two days off was back in May for a friend’s wedding in Cabo, so a “vacation” has been long overdue. Unfortunately the weather god’s weren’t on my side (nor…
Like everyone else and their hip-iphone-toting mother, I got bit by the Instagram bug. And hard. I love the incredible ease of micro-blogging: it doesn’t require the photo editing process blogging requires (my nemesis in life) and is like Tumblr, but for super dummies with extreme ADD. Thank goodness for the brainiacs in the tech…
These youths are the future of Breaking. Its amazing how this generation picks up the style, power and soul of the dance and channels the energy with intensity and natural rhythm. I have never seen an upcoming era of Bboys & Bgirls (since the early 80’s) that were gifted and could execute with so much…
Nike hosted the 8th annual Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco two weekends ago, where over 25,000 women conquered the hills to commemorate the 28th anniversary of Joan Benoit Samuelson’s historic gold-medal in the first women’s marathon at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Since it’s inception, the program has partnered with the Leukemia and…