Impact 2018 Program (PDF)

ABOUT VIBES 
FOUNDED IN 2000, VIBES IS THE ONLY ALL-FEMALE HIP-HOP DANCE GROUP AT
BOSTON UNIVERSITY. COMPRISED OF 14 FEARLESS PERFORMERS WITH DIVERSE
DANCE BACKGROUNDS, THE GIRLS STRIVE TO TAKE URBAN DANCE TO A HIGHER
LEVEL THROUGH THEIR ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY AND THEATRICAL STAGE
PRESENCE. DEDICATED TO EXPANDING HIP HOP, VIBES PERFORMS FREQUENTLY
AT UNIVERSITIES, SHOWCASES, AND COMPETITIONS IN THE GREATER BOSTON
AREA.

SHOW ORDER 
VIBES OPENING SET
REVOLVE
STEREO MISSPHITZ
UNKNOWN HYPE
KINEMATIX
CREWNEX
CONCEPT ARTISTS
INC
-INTERMISSIONLIL PHUNK
UPRO
QWAM
MOVEMENT SPECIALISTS
VIBES CLOSING SET
HEADLINERS
PHUNK PHENOMENON
KIRKLAND KREW
BROTHERHOOD

REVOLVE

ESTABLISHED AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY IN 2009, REVOLVE IS A DIVERSE
HIP-HOP DANCE CREW THAT AIMS TO COMBINE EAST AND WEST COAST DANCE
STYLES, WHILE PROMOTING A PASSION FOR DANCE. REVOLVE HAS PERFORMED
AT VARIOUS NORTHEASTERN EVENTS, AS WELL AS COMPETITIONS IN THE
GREATER BOSTON AREA. THEIR MOST RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE
WINNING 3RD PLACE AT BOSTON'S BEST DANCE CREW IN SPRING 2016 AND
BEST PERFORMING GROUP AT DANCE4ME FALL 2016. AN ORGANIZATION THAT
REVOLVE FEELS STRONGLY ABOUT IS RELAY FOR LIFE AND THE AMERICAN
CANCER SOCIETY. PROCEEDS FROM REVOLVE WORKSHOPS GO TO THIS GREAT
CAUSE AND REVOLVE HAS ANNUALLY DONATED OVER $1,000.

STEREO MISSPHITZ

STEREO MISSPHITZ IS AN ALL GIRL DANCE CREW. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
KEITH SILVA. BASED OUT OF ARTISTIC DANCE STUDIO. THESE GIRLS DEMAND
YOUR ATTENTION SO DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT BLINKING.

UNKNOWN HYPE

UNKNOWN HYPE IS A COMPETITIVE DANCE CREW ESTABLISHED IN FALL OF
2014. SINCE THEN, THE CREW HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO ENCOURAGE ALL
DANCERS TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE AND TO ENJOY THEIR JOURNEY ALONG
THE WAY. OUR GOAL IS TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE GREAT ENTERTAINMENT WITH
OUR HIGH ENERGY CHOREOGRAPHY BUT TO ALSO PROMOTE STRONG SELFCONFIDENCE, SELF-RESPECT, DISCIPLINE, AND APPRECIATION THROUGH
DANCE. WE HAVE COMPETED AT THE WARZONE PT. 3, BATTLE OF THE SEXES
HAIR SHOW/COMPETITION, PRELUDE NEW ENGLAND, WORLD OF DANCE, AND
PERFORMED AT TINY’S WONDERLAND PRESENTED BY T.I. & TINY.  RECENTLY,
UNKNOWN HYPE PLACED 3RD IN PRELUDE NEW ENGLAND IN 2016.

KINEMATIX

FOUNDED IN 2006, KINEMATIX IS NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY’S PREMIERE
HIP-HOP DANCE TROUPE. THE TEAM RECOGNIZES DANCE AS A POWERFUL,
EVOLVING CULTURE AND PROVIDES A CHANNEL FOR STUDENTS TO GROW IN
THAT RICHNESS. KINEMATIX STRIVES TO DEEPEN THE TALENTS OF ITS
MEMBERS, PROMOTE SOCIAL COLLABORATION WITHIN NORTHEASTERN AND
THE BOSTON COMMUNITY, AND CREATE A SUPPORTIVE AND NURTURING
ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH PERFORMANCES AND CHOREOGRAPHY KINEMATIX
ASPIRES TO EXTEND ITS HORIZONS AND TO INSPIRE OTHERS THROUGH MUSIC
AND “BODIES IN MOTION”.

CREWNEX

ESTABLISHED BY JUNIOR CIUS IN 2015, CREWNEX IS A FAMILY OF ARTISTICALLY
DRIVEN PEOPLE THAT SHARE, LEARN, GROW AND INSPIRE THROUGH THE ART OF
DANCE. THROUGH FOCUSED TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL INFLUENCES,
CREWNEX WORKS THE FEELING OF MUSIC INTO THEIR STORY TELLING
CHOREOGRAPHY. THIS FAMILY PUSHES AND TRAINS WITH EACH OTHER IN AND
OUT OF REHEARSAL TO WORK TOWARDS ACHIEVING INDUSTRY LEVEL GOALS.
WITH COUNTLESS MOMENTS OF EXPERIMENTING, CREATING, AND GROWING
TOGETHER, EACH MEMBER CONTINUES TO GROW AS A DANCER AND AS
INDIVIDUALS. THEY ARE EXCITED TO FINALLY BE PERFORMING TONIGHT FOR
YOU!

CONCEPT ARTISTS

THE CONCEPT ARTISTS, A.K.A. CONART, DEBUTED AT THE 2011 WORLD OF DANCE:
NEW YORK COMPETITION. AFTER PARTICIPATING IN COMPETITIVE SHOWCASES
THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST TO SHARE THEIR PASSION FOR DANCE, THEY
NOW EXHIBIT AND GUEST PERFORM AT VARIOUS EVENTS, DISPLAYING HIGH
ENERGY MOVEMENT OF DIVERSE DANCE STYLES RANGING FROM OLD SCHOOL HIP
HOP TO HOUSE DANCE. THEY ALSO HOST WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES TO GIVE
BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING RAISING MONEY FOR THE AMERICAN
CANCER SOCIETY. HAVING BUILT A LEGACY OF HIGH QUALITY DANCE AND
ENTERTAINMENT, THE CONCEPT ARTISTS ARE CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO PUSH
THE BOSTON DANCE SCENE TO A NEW LEVEL.

INC

INC DANCE CREW IS A NEW TEAM FROM BOSTON ESTABLISHED IN EARLY 2017
WITH THEIR DEBUT PERFORMANCE AT MIT RIDONKULOUS’ SHOWCASE,
FOOTWORK. INC HOPES TO OFFER SOME NEW VIBES AND STYLES TO THE BOSTON
DANCE COMMUNITY.

LIL PHUNK

LIL PHUNK THE JUNIOR DANCE TEAM FOR THE BOSTON CELTICS WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 2004 AND HAS PERFORMED FOR THE NBA, NWBA, NCAA, KISS
108, CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION, SPECIAL OLYMPICS,TSUNAMI RELIEF, RADIO
DISNEY, HASBRO TOYS, PUMA, CONVERSE, STRIDE RITE, AND MANY MORE.    
OTHER NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE, BEING FEATURED ON PAULA
ABDUL'S "LIVE TO DANCE", AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, THE MAURY POVICH SHOW,
FOX NEWS AND BOSTON GLOBE. LILPHUNK  CONTINUES TO RAISE AWARENESS
FOR JARED, SANFILIPPO SYNDROME AND THE HIP HOP FOR HOPE MOVEMENT.

UNOFFICIAL PROJECT

FOUNDED IN THE SPRING OF 2005, UNOFFICIAL PROJECT STARTED OFF AS A SIDE
PROJECT OF DANCERS COMBINING ELEMENTS OF ASIAN MUSIC AND AMERICAN
HIP HOP CULTURE. UPRO HAS SINCE EXPANDED THEIR DANCE PALETTE AND
NOW AIMS TO BRING PERFORMANCES THAT REMAIN TRUE TO THEIR OWN
ARTISTIC INTEGRITY AND TO SHOWCASE THE CREATIVITY AND INSPIRATIONS OF
THE INDIVIDUALS ON THE TEAM.IN THE SPRING SEMESTER, UNOFFICIAL PROJECT,
ALONG WITH BULLETPROOF FUNK, COLLABORATE TO HOST OVERDRIVE JAM &
DANCE SHOWCASE. OVRDRV IS A DANCE EVENT THAT WAS FOUNDED WITH THE
MISSION OF BRIDGING THE HIP-HOP FREESTYLE AND CHOREOGRAPHY DANCE
COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.

QWAM

ESTABLISHED IN 2016, QUEENS WITH A MISSION (QWAM) CHAMPIONS THOSE
WHO IDENTIFY AS PART OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY IN THE BOSTON COMMUNITY
AND THE BOSTON DANCE SCENE. AS A DIVERSE ALL MALE DANCE CREW, WE ARE
A GROUP OF FRIENDS WHO WANT TO EXPRESS AND EXPERIENCE DANCE IN ALL
ASPECTS; MASCULINITY, FEMININITY, AND REALITY. THROUGH A COLLECTIVE AND
COLLABORATIVE MOVEMENT, WE ARE BRINGING FRESHNESS, FUN AND
SPONTANEITY TO VENUES ACROSS THE EAST COAST. 

MOVEMENT SPECIALISTS

ESTABLISHED IN 2006 BY KEITH SILVA AND NICK DEMOURA. THIS CREW IS BASED
OUT OF ARTISTIC DANCE STUDIO IN FALL RIVER, MA. 1ST PLACE WINNERS OF
PRELUDE 2015 AND 2016. THEIR MOTTO IS "LIFE ISN'T ALWAYS CHOREOGRAPHED,
SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO FREESTYLE"

HEADLINERS
PHUNK PHENOMENON

PHUNK PHENOMENON ESTABLISHED IN 1996 IS A CREW OF PROFESSIONAL
DANCERS FROM THE BOSTON AREA. PHUNK PHENOMENONS MISSION IS TO
EDUCATE AND ENTERTAIN TODAYS YOUTH THROUGH A STYLE CALLED
EDUTAINMENT. SINCE 2006 WE STARTED A HIP-HOP FOR HOPE CAMPAIGN TO
HELP RAISE AWARENESS FOR A LIFE THREATENING DISEASE SANFILIPPO
SYNDROME THAT HAD NO TREATMENT OR CURE. PHUNK PHENOMENONS
DIRECTOR REIA'S SON JARED CONNOR SUFFERS FROM THIS AND OUR HOPE IS
TO CONTINUE TO DANCE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDING FOR
RESEARCH.