Jabbawockeez
Sign in to saveThe Jabbawockeez is an American hip-hop dance crew that rose to prominence as the winner of the first season of ''America's Best Dance Crew'' in 2008. The group was established in 2003 in San Diego, California, by dancers Kevin "KB" Brewer and Joe Larot. They participated in dance competitions with the idea of striking a balance between dancing to the music, and dancing as an artistic expression.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Jabbawockeez
- Musical artist.image
- TIMELESS 1.jpg
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.caption
- Jabbawockeez Timeless now showing at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.
- Musical artist.alias
- JBWKZ, JBWKZ Productions
- Musical artist.origin
- San Diego, California, U.S.
- Musical artist.genre
- Hip-hop dance, B-boying, popping
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2003–present
- Musical artist.label
- JBWKZ Records Manager- Nick Ngo Key Dove 8 Entertainment
- Musical artist.current_members
- Kevin "KB" Brewer Joe "Punkee" Larot Jeff "Phi" Nguyen Rynan "Kid Rainen" Paguio
- Musical artist.past_members
- Gary "Gee One" Kendell Chris "Christyle" Gatdula Ben "B-Tek" Chung Phil "Swagger Boy" Tayag Eddie "Eddie Styles" Gutierrez Saso "King Saso" Jimenez Randy "DJ Wish One" Bernal <!--
- Musical artist.cast_members
- Bboy Ronnie Bboy Ben Bboy Rockadile Bboy Rock Bboy Steve Bboy Lancer Bboy EraNetik Bboy Sundance Vinh Nguyen Toshi Davidson Brian Ines Mike Urquhart Jason Magsuci Will Ortega -->
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- dance troupe
- Genre
- hip-hop
- Country of origin
- United States
- Official website
- www.jbwkz.com
- Image
- JabbawockeezByPhilKonstantin.JPG
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- Commons category
- JabbaWockeeZ
- location of formation
- San Diego
- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Early career
- ''America's Best Dance Crew''
- Years after ''ABDC''
- Australia tour
- Las Vegas shows
- JBWKZ Records
- Master of None
- Halloween Horror Nights
- Awards and honors
- Gallery
- References
- External links
The Jabbawockeez is an American hip-hop dance crew that rose to prominence as the winner of the first season of ''America's Best Dance Crew'' in 2008. The group was established in 2003 in San Diego, California, by dancers Kevin "KB" Brewer and Joe Larot. They participated in dance competitions with the idea of striking a balance between dancing to the music, and dancing as an artistic expression.
By 2004, the Jabbawockeez's members included Gary "Gee One" Kendell, Randy "DJ Wish One" Bernal, Phil "Swagger Boy" Tayag, Ben "B-Tek" Chung, Kevin "KB" Brewer, Chris "Cristyle" Gatdula, Rynan "Kid Rainen" Paguio, and Jeff "Phi" Nguyen. Tony "Transformer" Tran joined the crew in 2013. The Jabbawockeez does not have a group leader; choreography for their performances, as well as music, design choices, is made as a collective unit.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jabbawockeez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.