Hmm the song 'leaf ripped it on sounds like a New Orleans cut - I cuold be wrong, its so distorted but it sure sounds like the marching bands down in NO.
it's in the earlier postings, if you read it... but it's sa-ra - in limbo. they're an alternative hip-hop group from l.a. the 1st track is john tejada - sucre and my friend qzen (aka susan) does the vocals).
that's how most people dance to house all over... that's just house period... i'm from cali been dancing for 15 years and that's how we've been dancing out here with no formal training videos and it looks pretty much the same ol' "freestyle"
yo... that shit was off the hook! Big Leaf and Terry are some the main reasons why I still get inspired to keep on dancing! Much Love!!!!! Shabazz (ZuluNation)
I thought House originated in Chicago?? That being said, where are the Chicago House style dancers? And why do I not see anything other than NYC style?
House* music from Chicago, House* Dance mostly took form in NY (from what i know of the scene)...You'll still see remnants of House*Dance in Chicago, but in the form of juke, jig and footworkin.
yeah, coming from a guy from chicago, you might want to check out full effects they have alot of chapters but more importantly they are known for showing chicago house style which as romanticconfusion said before is of juke, jig, and fast footworkin' they were also on abdc.
but all in all, every area has their own way to house. i mean theres remnants but its not seen very often.
No, I think you might be slighly mistaken comparing footworkin' and especially juke to House dance. Juke is simple glides, heel-toe footwork along with some waves. Footwork is basically taking the top-rock and up-rock off the Bboy and making that a fast movement foot art all in itself. If you look at Brooklyn Terry -- house dance looks nothing like Footworkin or Juke-- hit me back. I want to make sure I am grasping this right.
TOp Rock and Up Rock are a bit different, the footwork on display here reminds me more of Jazz Steps (Tap and Soft shoe) and Latin Steps... Top rock and Up rock are a bit less intricate... very little heel toe in Top or Up rock which also very different from one another... I think you mean top rock (the shit cats do before they go down to the groud) while uprock is more like a mock battle...
The term house music is from chicago from the term Wherehouse music which was later shortened to house music. But that style of dance music as a club music was pioneered in NYC - the Dj at the WHerehouse was from the NYC house scene.
The dance on the vid is both Chicago style at points and NYC style but it's mainly Caleaf style and Terry Style to be honest.
Proton just so YOU know, Gene & Fred were watching the Nicholas Bros & some of the other melan8d folk put it down hardcore. They just did a whitewashed interpretation of what they saw.
'tricks'? you say that so condescendingly, so i'm assuming you're a more seasoned house dancer than these cats or you know a lot of ones who are better. feel free to name some others b/c Fred and Gene didn't know house.
court jester? so anyone who dances is a court jester? i guess you like to bottle up all your emotion and pose as a wallflower then. or is it b/c you dont like it when other people can really let go and have fun?
Twenty years in the Toronto underground. I bo back far enough to a time when cats danced without labelling it "house dance." No labels meant we enjoyed ourselves outside all frameworks, moved with fluidity and in an automatic manner govered solely by "the gods."
I'm also from a time where everyone was considered equal and no prophets were elevated. There were good dancers, but there were no heros and people otherwise elevated to be spokespeople for some ideal dance as it seems to happen today.
There were no conventions, no "battles", we didn't call ourselves b-boys or anything else. We didn't strive to learn "The Jack", "Dolphin Dives" or anything within some spiritually narrowing framework -- we simply moved as the music governed we should, and with as little as our own conscious input as possible. No labels means no limits, and no limits mean total freedom on the dancefloor, man.
If cats today divorced themselves from all the labels and egotistical "battles" and simply danced..
battling has spawned from the more egocentric viewpoint of the dancer trying to prove something. the focus then moves towards the self and away from the vibe of the group. that's why the group vibe is virtually non-existant now. the pendulum will swing back in the other direction though - i guarantee that. the last 10-13 yrs have been a downfall.
with so few dancers left in the scene today, it's nice that they're still representing. though whether or not someone was from that time you mention, or not, they can still feel it within on that same level - but it is rare. i totally agree about no limtations, and for me that also means no limits on freedom of musical creation, as any form of pure, deep hypnotic music can bring out limitless dancing. dancing will expand when the music expands.
well, now you're talking. i agree with all of that, and also that all the dance scenes today cant be compared to when they first originated. pure reaction to the music - painting a visual image of the sounds with your body - that's what it's all about. as far as this vid, it really doesnt do these guys justice. they're a 100% better in person, when there's a vibe. they weren't in the zone in this vid, and were focused too much on a 'stage performance' but both these guys have great footwork.
Don't know you guys' forms that well, but I'm just getting up on appreciating the house Variants. One thing that baffles me as I try to follow you guys' convo (dnt knw this stuff at all) is the way ppl differentiate footworking, juke, house, New Style as completely different dances.
I see the same thing in poppin/boogstyles. Cats from Brooklyn act like Flexn is not popping.
Do you guys feel like the dances are so different they aren't related?
hey, sorry for the delay. all those styles you mention are diff dances and were responses to diff music styles. chicago footwork is way diff from house footwork b/c it's totally diff music. juke is basically ass shaking, and house has a lot of diff styles b/c there are so many diff styles of house music spanning a few decades. and popping is diff from flexing - again b/c it's reaction to 2 diff kinds of music/rhythms.
on the surface it looks very similar but listen closer to the music and the movements in sync with the music and you'll see it clearer. the electronic 'clap' sound produces the core of the popping movement. those reggae flexin beats dont have that clap. diff styles of music will never create the same style of dance.
word same thing rudeboy said .. yo what up terry this krisis big leaf lil brother bboy most times housin when i can love both equally . Get @ Me i'm still tryin to cop some of your dvds too
Epic skills...
zero3zero 1 year ago
swag
hoyitsjoe 1 year ago
oww oww
heavunlee1 1 year ago
Hmm the song 'leaf ripped it on sounds like a New Orleans cut - I cuold be wrong, its so distorted but it sure sounds like the marching bands down in NO.
DjDedan 2 years ago
Song?
andriost 2 years ago
john tejada-sucre
musicprisoner 2 years ago
What up from the west coast terry peace keep it up!
nobelhung 3 years ago
what the song? which caleaf dance? please...
thanks
vocuqaba75 3 years ago
it's in the earlier postings, if you read it... but it's sa-ra - in limbo. they're an alternative hip-hop group from l.a. the 1st track is john tejada - sucre and my friend qzen (aka susan) does the vocals).
jaimejames13 3 years ago
what the song, which caleaf danse? Please...
thanks
vocuqaba75 3 years ago
кто автор трека ,под который танцует Caleaf
vocuqaba75 3 years ago
@vocuqaba75 хуй его ((
McKnukles 9 months ago
the name of the second song that only terry dances... it's not like a common house dance music... It's crazy man!!
carolcrl91 3 years ago
ha, that's b/c it's not house. it's so distorted i can barely hear it but definitely sounds like electro. they should be popping to that...
MosesHightower 3 years ago
caleaf is great
scandapoodle 3 years ago
Plus Plus Passe Passe Passe Passe le Sucre!!!
great time ! :-))
Cuttino75 3 years ago
that's how most people dance to house all over... that's just house period... i'm from cali been dancing for 15 years and that's how we've been dancing out here with no formal training videos and it looks pretty much the same ol' "freestyle"
jaypeeee 3 years ago
tooooomaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
KIKILOGIC 3 years ago
yo... that shit was off the hook! Big Leaf and Terry are some the main reasons why I still get inspired to keep on dancing! Much Love!!!!! Shabazz (ZuluNation)
shabazzakataino 4 years ago
The name of the song is "Sucre" by John Tejada
jaychina 4 years ago
i want the name of the first song
thanks
very nice video
pamcolpo 4 years ago
Question to all you house fans.
All I ever hear is NYC style this or NYC that..
I thought House originated in Chicago?? That being said, where are the Chicago House style dancers? And why do I not see anything other than NYC style?
PDFOUR 4 years ago 2
House* music from Chicago, House* Dance mostly took form in NY (from what i know of the scene)...You'll still see remnants of House*Dance in Chicago, but in the form of juke, jig and footworkin.
RomanticConfusion 3 years ago
yeah, coming from a guy from chicago, you might want to check out full effects they have alot of chapters but more importantly they are known for showing chicago house style which as romanticconfusion said before is of juke, jig, and fast footworkin' they were also on abdc.
but all in all, every area has their own way to house. i mean theres remnants but its not seen very often.
vagabondzbenefit 3 years ago
No, I think you might be slighly mistaken comparing footworkin' and especially juke to House dance. Juke is simple glides, heel-toe footwork along with some waves. Footwork is basically taking the top-rock and up-rock off the Bboy and making that a fast movement foot art all in itself. If you look at Brooklyn Terry -- house dance looks nothing like Footworkin or Juke-- hit me back. I want to make sure I am grasping this right.
LivingSymbiote 3 years ago
TOp Rock and Up Rock are a bit different, the footwork on display here reminds me more of Jazz Steps (Tap and Soft shoe) and Latin Steps... Top rock and Up rock are a bit less intricate... very little heel toe in Top or Up rock which also very different from one another... I think you mean top rock (the shit cats do before they go down to the groud) while uprock is more like a mock battle...
DjDedan 2 years ago
The term house music is from chicago from the term Wherehouse music which was later shortened to house music. But that style of dance music as a club music was pioneered in NYC - the Dj at the WHerehouse was from the NYC house scene.
The dance on the vid is both Chicago style at points and NYC style but it's mainly Caleaf style and Terry Style to be honest.
DjDedan 2 years ago
hice man
BLSEllis 4 years ago
Love the classic house steps by BigLeaf. Reminds of the good ol' days of housin' in NYC.
abhcvn72 4 years ago
Can anyone out there tell where Caleaf is teaching house dance lessons in NYC? Thank you.
magicblade7 4 years ago
that was sick. much respect.
*DeEnO
agentdeeno 4 years ago
Any ID on the FIRST TRACK ? ! ?
I've got to know . BLESS !
Caleaf - Ain't seen you since we wrecked it in TOKYO !
nonTYPE 4 years ago
what's the track that starts when brooklyn terry drops and the lights go out and hes does his solo
sneekymusiq 4 years ago
Its a radiohead track redone by SA-RA the name is In Limbo
datdanzkid 4 years ago
whats the name of the first track.... can anybody tell me.. Cheers!
DIJIMON 4 years ago
Terry always great to see the footwork. Caleaf the 8th wonder on the dance floor. Cats are making the floor sweat...LOL.
Rahimb19421 4 years ago
WHOA WHOA...proton1...i cant believe he came outta pocket...land of the haters or what?
soyamada16 4 years ago
Too many tricks to be taken seriously. You wanna play the court jester, you had best be a Gene Kelly, Fred Aistaire or better.
Proton1 4 years ago
can you do better ??? if not... SHHHHHHHHHHHH
datdanzkid 4 years ago
Best response i've seen. No cussin, just class comeback.
blong206b 4 years ago
Proton just so YOU know, Gene & Fred were watching the Nicholas Bros & some of the other melan8d folk put it down hardcore. They just did a whitewashed interpretation of what they saw.
doc362 3 years ago
'tricks'? you say that so condescendingly, so i'm assuming you're a more seasoned house dancer than these cats or you know a lot of ones who are better. feel free to name some others b/c Fred and Gene didn't know house.
court jester? so anyone who dances is a court jester? i guess you like to bottle up all your emotion and pose as a wallflower then. or is it b/c you dont like it when other people can really let go and have fun?
MosesHightower 3 years ago
Twenty years in the Toronto underground. I bo back far enough to a time when cats danced without labelling it "house dance." No labels meant we enjoyed ourselves outside all frameworks, moved with fluidity and in an automatic manner govered solely by "the gods."
I'm also from a time where everyone was considered equal and no prophets were elevated. There were good dancers, but there were no heros and people otherwise elevated to be spokespeople for some ideal dance as it seems to happen today.
Proton1 3 years ago
There were no conventions, no "battles", we didn't call ourselves b-boys or anything else. We didn't strive to learn "The Jack", "Dolphin Dives" or anything within some spiritually narrowing framework -- we simply moved as the music governed we should, and with as little as our own conscious input as possible. No labels means no limits, and no limits mean total freedom on the dancefloor, man.
If cats today divorced themselves from all the labels and egotistical "battles" and simply danced..
Proton1 3 years ago
..they'd be able to tap into the true spirit of what it means to be "down" in the house scene.
Proton1 3 years ago
Beautiful.
ninjabeatster 3 years ago
battling has spawned from the more egocentric viewpoint of the dancer trying to prove something. the focus then moves towards the self and away from the vibe of the group. that's why the group vibe is virtually non-existant now. the pendulum will swing back in the other direction though - i guarantee that. the last 10-13 yrs have been a downfall.
MosesHightower 3 years ago
with so few dancers left in the scene today, it's nice that they're still representing. though whether or not someone was from that time you mention, or not, they can still feel it within on that same level - but it is rare. i totally agree about no limtations, and for me that also means no limits on freedom of musical creation, as any form of pure, deep hypnotic music can bring out limitless dancing. dancing will expand when the music expands.
MosesHightower 3 years ago
well, now you're talking. i agree with all of that, and also that all the dance scenes today cant be compared to when they first originated. pure reaction to the music - painting a visual image of the sounds with your body - that's what it's all about. as far as this vid, it really doesnt do these guys justice. they're a 100% better in person, when there's a vibe. they weren't in the zone in this vid, and were focused too much on a 'stage performance' but both these guys have great footwork.
MosesHightower 3 years ago
Don't know you guys' forms that well, but I'm just getting up on appreciating the house Variants. One thing that baffles me as I try to follow you guys' convo (dnt knw this stuff at all) is the way ppl differentiate footworking, juke, house, New Style as completely different dances.
I see the same thing in poppin/boogstyles. Cats from Brooklyn act like Flexn is not popping.
Do you guys feel like the dances are so different they aren't related?
theyoungcommander 3 years ago
hey, sorry for the delay. all those styles you mention are diff dances and were responses to diff music styles. chicago footwork is way diff from house footwork b/c it's totally diff music. juke is basically ass shaking, and house has a lot of diff styles b/c there are so many diff styles of house music spanning a few decades. and popping is diff from flexing - again b/c it's reaction to 2 diff kinds of music/rhythms.
MosesHightower 3 years ago
on the surface it looks very similar but listen closer to the music and the movements in sync with the music and you'll see it clearer. the electronic 'clap' sound produces the core of the popping movement. those reggae flexin beats dont have that clap. diff styles of music will never create the same style of dance.
MosesHightower 3 years ago
J'ai oublié de demander DU SUCRE >.<
awesome!!!!!
NuJazzLover 4 years ago
dope sh!t!
og wreckinshop...
riddimshot 4 years ago
wrecknshop! hells yes!
thinkslinks 4 years ago
I can watch this the whole fuckin day!
PaoloCavalera 4 years ago
Sucre by John Tejada for xander 1984
IZMBlack 4 years ago
wats the name of the first track that playz...shit is dope!!
xander1984 4 years ago
whats the drum track...its ILLLLLL ...caleaf ripped it crazy
soyamada16 4 years ago
this song is ill ...please i want this track...stop being selfish
rudeboyruntings 4 years ago
it's Sucre by John Tejada
NerdOnAcid 4 years ago
word same thing rudeboy said .. yo what up terry this krisis big leaf lil brother bboy most times housin when i can love both equally . Get @ Me i'm still tryin to cop some of your dvds too
IZMBlack 4 years ago
song please???
rudeboyruntings 5 years ago