IBE 2011 Thoughts...

Friends on my facebook page are probably annoyed of my constant postings of this past weekend's IBE festivities. Full disclosure: All video you see here in this post is property of The Notorious IBE and they deserve full credit for their production value.

With that out of the way, time to share. I've recently gotten the dancing itch again. I've been dancing for a little over 10 years [which is peanuts compared to most established bboys and other dancers]. Everyday, after work, I go to practice. For the past year, or so, I've been trying to practice more. It initially was to maintain my girlish figure and to keep some sort of playful balance in my life. It also didn't help that I took a three year sabbatical and my form was a bit, well, crap.

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Commercial Break: I Missed IBE Too! Damn!

I know trailers paint just about anything in a positive light. Especially bboy trailers. You don't see the hassle it is to get from home to another country. You don't see how cold or how hot said country and/or the city the event is in. And you damn sure don't see how much money these dancers spend in order to make it out to an event such as this one.

This hits me two fold. I've always wanted to go to IBE, but I've always wanted to photograph the events as well. Well...at least this trailer is well cut, functions as a dope consolation prize.

IBE 2010 - IBE TV

I'm always working on something. Stay tuned guys, I've got some super articles lined up and maybe an interview or three. In the mean time, check out some IBE TV. 

 Dancing and IBE interviews after the jump!

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Commerical Break: IBE 2010...That Pretty Much Sums It Up

Hmm...I debated putting this up, because I'm not the biggest fan of IBE, but their trailers are usually something that temporarily tricks me into 'thinking' I like the event. I am a huge fan of the individual competitions [footwork, top rock, uprock, power etc.], but the crew battles is where you lose me. 

This doesn't take away from the amazing trailer here [at least I don't think]. They do put in a lot of hard work for the event to cater to not just the dancers, but the audience as well. So in that vein -- I can't be that mad. Enjoy.