club heads
Club Heads investigates the soulful side of dancing, and our kinetic and spiritual connection with each other as we dance. The movements are inspired by the street style and club dance scenes in NYC, specifically dance parties where dancers gather and cypher: Funkbox NYC, Behind The Groove, Soul Summit, Cielo and much more. A surprising and energizing combination of House, Voguing, Hip Hop and Contemporary dances, Club Heads explores how dancers communicate through letting loose and redefining ourselves on the floor.
Club Heads was first created in addition to our Essence of Hawaii repertoire, for touring purpose with EDM DJ company, A Room Of House. The choreography was performed in Shanghai as an opening performance for DJ Johnny Yono and DJ Jamaster A.
The full repertoire has been performed in NYC:
Summer Free Dance Series at Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theatre (2012)
Translation at Dixon Place (2012)
Length: 15 minutes
Choreographers: Chase Lihilihi, Linda Kuo & Amanda Spilinga
REASONSLEGACY
reasonsLegacy is an ongoing work in progress that celebrates the cultural legacies of dance. The work contains reflections from our dancers as they explore and define their personal legacies, while exploring the dance lineage of NYC dances.
reasonsLegacy involves original music, art work, journaling & discussions inspired by Harlem’s heritage dance, Swing / Lindy Hop.
Reviews on reasonsLegacy:
“A mesh of jive, techno, and hip hop embraces the stage in reasonsLegacy … an amalgamation of waving, house dance and breaking in this light, playful remix.” – Dominique Robinson for JCE Magazine
“reasonsLegacy brought the new into the old with (its) lighthearted choreography that dug down into the roots of Jazz dance. (It) mashed elements of swing with hip hop and breakdancing had a reminiscent feeling of the happiness you feel when watching Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy.’ With breakout solos and spunky partnering it left one smiling from ear to ear.” – Ninoshka De Leon Gill for JCE Magazine
**Club Heads and Reasons Legacy can each be performed as individual pieces or together as one longer piece.