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By Alex Smith
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Hip-hop is a dance form that has gone through many evolutions and gained popularity within today’s society. 61Syx is a break-dancing crew started by a group of friends in 2004 with a goal of teaching everyone that hip-hop is more than just dance. With a family basis feel within the group, the chemistry is easier to see in their moves. Four of the 16 dancers will be at Veishea this year.
61Syx has performed for The Clipse, Talib Kweli, Fantasia, George Clinton, Del The Funky Homosapien, B2K, Lloyd Banks, Fat Joe and more. They also have done smaller shows for charities, art showcases and church fundraisers.
61Syx believes there are five elements of hip-hop culture. Those are breaking, DJing, graffiti art, emceeing and knowledge. The focus of the group’s show to be performed at Veishea is knowledge. The goal is to teach people that it isn’t all about the stereotypical rap to everyone. The members do it for the love of dancing and the family feel, and they hope others will learn to love it too.
“The culture of hip-hop is peace, love and unity,” said 61Syx member Seoul.
The group’s show consists of 45 minutes of dancing followed by an hour of the timeline of BBoying, starting in the ’70s and going through to the present.
Within its routine, 61Syx tries to teach audiences more about this culture along with the history of hip-hop. While the show is focused on dance, each part has a different clothing style to represent the times the dance styles were popular. This is meant to be a visual aspect of what it was really like when the moves originated. The group did its research before trying to teach others.
“We spent probably three or four years going around and meeting pioneers of different eras, styles and cities,” Seoul said.
Seoul said he believes different eras do not only have their own style, but so do cities and individuals. Differences can be seen in the way people dance and the style they give off.
Not only has 61Syx traveled in more of an underground fashion to meet with people who know the historic styles of hip-hop, but the group also has traveled to colleges around the nation to teach what it has learned.
61Syx hopes to keep the spirit alive and show audiences that hip-hop is not just associated with gang violence or any other negative view that can be given, but to show the good side of hip-hop. Members encourage others to enjoy hip-hop as well.
“Be patient and know that if you love dancing, express yourself,” Seoul said. “You need to be having fun and to be able to connect with the music, close your eyes and vibe. Once you can do that, the rest just falls into place.”
Saturday, April 14th 2012. 61Syx Teknique rolled deep into Detroit to compete at 2TheFloor 2. Bringing 5 Squads 61Syx Teknique immediately showed why they are one of the most dominant squads in the state of Michigan. With 61Syx Rock-it Scientists, Dramatik and Keenon making Top 16. Blank and Bullitz being taken out by their own squad, Goblin and K2Roc in the Top 16. Gnat and Skillz (Circle Junkeez) being taken out by their own squad, Seoul and Nova (Hardcore Detroit). Goblin and K2Roc losing to Crooks Crew in the Semi Finals. Seoul and Nova took home the Win over Crooks Crew! As well as Seoul winning the 1v1 Toprock Battle of ManofGod (Motion Disorderz) in the Finals! Congratulations to everyone esp. Goblin and K2Roc who will be representing Michigan at Breakin’ The Law 9 in May!
Here’s some of the battles!
Smash Bang Fusion (Seoul & Nova) vs Robotops (Ryan, Marhve)
Weaponz of Rhythm (K2Roc, Goblin) vs Crooks Crew (Adverse, Berto)
Toprock FINALS: Seoul vs ManofGod
2v2 BBoy Battle FINALS: Smash Bang Fusion vs Crooks Crew
Seoul and K2Roc of 61Syx Teknique teamed up with Nova (Hardcore Detroit) and Ryan (Robotops) to head to Il Breaks 8 in Champagne Illinois! Here’s some of the footage from the event! Shoutouts to Nova, and Ryan for vibin out with us! Had a blast on this trip!
Preliminaries: R.O.M.E vs Cheese Doodles
Top 16: R.O.M.E vs Littleton 4
Quarterfinals: R.O.M.E vs Crooks Crew
Students, artists and hip-hop musicians are working together on Saturday, March 31st with a common goal: raising money to help send girls in rural Sub-Saharan regions of Africa to school.
Since 1993, national organization Camfed (the Campaign for Female Education) has been fighting poverty and AIDS by educating young women in impoverished areas of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana and Malawi, and the upcoming benefit offers Grand Rapids the opportunity to make a difference while enjoying some of the area’s most talented artists and performers.
Three hundred dollars is the cost to send a young girl to school for a year, and all of the money raised through the benefit will be used for school-related costs including uniforms, books, supplies, transportation, exam fees and room and board. To date, over 1.4 million children have been helped by this organization and the goal is to help them touch the lives of even more.
The show’s line-up includes local hip-hop acts Maniacal, Maurice Clark, Trav Waylaa, Venson, March Forth and #LOMOBB with Dean Martian DJ-ing between sets and 61syx Teknique, Michigan’s premiere Bboy crew, will be on deck to offer a little something extra for benefit attendees.
Local artists will be in the building producing live art, followed by a silent auction featuring the work of Reuben Garcia, David Dodde, Carol Woodin, Rebecca Green, Kevin Tyler, Thom Rodemacher, Lindsey Harris, Molly Duff, Georgia Taylor and Thomas Muller.
The benefit begins at 9:00 p.m. and $5 gets you in the door. Billy’s Lounge is located in Eastown at 1437 Wealthy St. For more information on Camfed please visit their website, or follow the organization on Twitter.
This is so unbelievably quick and easy. But it goes towards a GREAT cause!
61Syx Teknique Street Dance Academy Student and Phenomenal BBoy ANT is trying to win a scholarship to study abroad in Costa Rica!!!!!! The competition is based on “Facebook Likes” and its very easy to do!
Just click this link! and click “Like” on ANT’s essay! That’s it!
http://scholarships.studyabroad101.com/entries/38
Thank you for all of your continued love and support!
-Seoul
61Syx Teknique is headed through Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Pennsylvania all through the month of April!!! Check out where you can find these boys in their “Schedule” Tab!
Written By Stephanie Allen
Grand Valley Lanthorn
Original Article: http://www.lanthorn.com/index.php/article/2012/03/review_61syx_teknique_knows_hiphop
LINK TO VIDEO: http://www.lanthorn.com/index.php/multimedia/7753
Hip-hop seemed easy before the guys of 61Syx Teknique were doing it.
They’ve mastered how to break, pop, lock and freeze, but when they tried to teach some of the basic steps to a handful of Grand Valley State University students last night in the Grand River Room at the Kirkhof Center, it suddenly seemed impossible.
The four members, Seoul, Goblin, K2Roc, and Vertchu, made it look simple. Their bodies moved together in sync with ease as they dropped to the floor and flipped through the air.
As their name might give away, they’re from Grand Rapids, Mich., but last night was the first time they have performed at a college in West Michigan. And they loved it, not just because it was a short 30-minute drive, but being home allowed all of their friends a chance to see their show, some for the first time, Keegan “Seoul” Loye said.
Seoul emceed the show, which proved to be another talent of his. He even stopped dancing to recite three poems and play a mathematical mind trick on the audience. It was unexpected, but hilariously entertaining.
Many empty seats left him a little disappointed that more people didn’t show up, but he said it was probably because they didn’t start until after 9 p.m. on a weekday.
And it didn’t end until after 11 p.m., but the two-hour performance flew by with each trick they did.
Aerials and head spins that look that good will never, ever get boring.
And neither will this group. They have a dynamic that works together, and they show so much passion about dancing that it made the audience want to get up and try it. Even though Seoul warned at the beginning, as one of his three rules, to not try any of their tricks at home.
His other two rules were to clap and make noise for the moves that were awesome – and the moves that weren’t as awesome. The audience followed the last two rules because everybody was laughing, smiling, or cheering the entire time.
The show started out with an introduction to the four members and a group of friends and students that Seoul brought with him, where they each broke it down showcasing their own creative style. It felt like an amped-up version of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew was at GVSU.
With clean footwork and choreography that looks impossible, they could be on ABDC. But they don’t dance for money, or fame.
Seoul wants people to understand the real art and meaning of hip-hop, and his enthusiasm and excitement about it is contagious.
61Syx Teknique didn’t just show off dance moves and incredible tricks, they gave the audience a hip-hop history lesson by showcasing some of the different eras it went through. They started in the ‘70s with jean vests and basic steps, and then changed into jumpsuits for the ‘80s, showed how it went underground for the ‘90s and then how it’s evolved into what HipHop looks like today.
GVSU only got a small dose of these guys last night for the first time and hopefully, it will not be the last.
Seoul said they always hang out at the 61Syx Teknique Street Dance Academy, which he owns on Alpine in Grand Rapids, and that he always wants to meet new people who love dancing. For more information about the group or dance academy, check out their website at 61syx.com.
61Syx Teknique took part of the NACA Campus Activities Magazine’s Rockin’ Road Show at Quinnapeac University last month! All of Coleman Productions were there putting on one heck of an eventful weekend for the University! Here’s a quick highlight of what went down in Connecticut!
Ladies and Gentleman mark your calendars because Wednesday Feb 29th 2012 61Syx Teknique will be performing at Grand Valley State University! This is the FIRST TIME that 61Syx will be showing their Collegiate based show in Grand Rapids!
The show will consist of taking you on a timeline of both HipHop and Breakin’! This will def be a show that you do not want to miss!
Please come out and support Grand Rapids own! The show is in the River City Room. And it’s FREE! Hope to see you there!
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