Greg attended Urban Dance Camp last month and was invited by Poreotics to take their dance workshop. Her reports about the experience and shares photos from the week:
When I last left you with a report from Urban Dance Showcase, there was mention of being inspired/arm-twisted into changing plans in order to stay an extra day for the Poreotics workshop. This is the sometimes harrowing but ultimately rewarding story of that experience.
When talking to a few of the fellas after the UDS afterparty, I admitted that it would be great to stay for the workshop. However, having never taken a formal class before, I was worried that the fast pace of learning long choreo in a short time would keep me from keeping up. This definitely proved a reasonable concern - but we'll get to that later.
Back to the afterparty parking lot, Lawrence Devera was very supportive. Against all odds, I was hoping maybe they'd teach their "Cinema/Poreotics mix" routine from last year's showcase, which I've done a thousand times. No such luck, as Lawrence told me earlier that the two classes would cover a couple bits from their 2012 sets.
But with Millie and Brandon from I.aM.mE also urging me to take the plunge, I was well-convinced. Said 747 after I repeated the doubt that I could hang in a first ever workshop: "Pfft. I saw you tearing sh*t up out there tonight."
Click here to read the rest of the report and to see some of his photos from the week. Thanks Greg!
When I last left you with a report from Urban Dance Showcase, there was mention of being inspired/arm-twisted into changing plans in order to stay an extra day for the Poreotics workshop. This is the sometimes harrowing but ultimately rewarding story of that experience.
When talking to a few of the fellas after the UDS afterparty, I admitted that it would be great to stay for the workshop. However, having never taken a formal class before, I was worried that the fast pace of learning long choreo in a short time would keep me from keeping up. This definitely proved a reasonable concern - but we'll get to that later.
Back to the afterparty parking lot, Lawrence Devera was very supportive. Against all odds, I was hoping maybe they'd teach their "Cinema/Poreotics mix" routine from last year's showcase, which I've done a thousand times. No such luck, as Lawrence told me earlier that the two classes would cover a couple bits from their 2012 sets.
But with Millie and Brandon from I.aM.mE also urging me to take the plunge, I was well-convinced. Said 747 after I repeated the doubt that I could hang in a first ever workshop: "Pfft. I saw you tearing sh*t up out there tonight."
Click here to read the rest of the report and to see some of his photos from the week. Thanks Greg!
