Spend Some Time..

I've been down that road and now I'm back, sittin' on square one..

Tryna' pick myself up, where I started from..

Hah..

Yet another sudden change of pace.

Top 9 Summer Movies!

Alrighty, here are my top 9 movies (I've only seen 9, lol) of the summer! Starting with #9:

9) Knight And Day

Thought it was a good, fun and cheesy movie. Goofy and action packed which is why I enjoyed it. I love me some Cameron Diaz.

8) The Karate Kid

Jaden was charming and Jacky Chan is...well, awesome. Bad asian dude looks a lot like Conway. Jerk (no, not Conway, lol).

7) The A-Team

Movie was dope but I was kinda' expecting more. Great story and great action.

6) Despicable Me

I honestly thought it would be funnier but it was still pretty funny! Charming and cute (only the little girl) and definately worth a watch.

5) Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

It's probably in my top 5 because I can relate to it, lol. Nah, but this movie was really refreshing and original! Loved the whole metaphor thing going on throughout the whole movie. Hella' funny, too!

4) Salt

Angelina Jolie is sexy. 'Nuff said. Nah, but this movie is hella' twisted..a little too much which is why it's 4th. Dope movie though, good story!

3) The Expendables

I don't care what you think, I loved this movie. It's freakin' badass! The scene(s) with the AA-12 is the best! Got a good laugh out of this movie...I love how it doesn't take itself too seriously. Dope movie!

2) Inception

The biggest mindfuck of a movie, ever! It's one of those movies that has you thinking HARD. Acting was great and the story was just bomb. This was real close to being first but...

1) Toy Story 3

I LOVED the first movie, loved the second...but Toy Story 3 was the perfect way to end the trilogy. Buzz is one of my favorite characters of all time. The animation, the voice acting, the story, the humor, the wit...this movie is just perfect! I'm not gonna' lie, I cried at the end. It brought me back to my childhood. I'm definately gonna' grab the DVD trilogy when it's out!

Well that's it. Maybe I'll do one for Fall? Or maybe I'll do an all-time favorites list. We'll see, but that's it for now so peace!

-Bonus

BOUTIQUE FREAK!

Check out DREAM's next upcoming event and my latest graphic!

This piece took me all day to finish! I feel fat, lazy, disgusting and greasy for staying up in this computer chair for hours but it was all worth it to see the final result. If you know me, you know I'm a perfectionist. Everything from making choreo, to folding clothes, to my graphic work. It took me a while JUST to find the original picture of the iPhone and when I did, ideas just started exploding in my head! It was a good feeling knowing I had some direction and some sort of image in my mind. Props to Jon for the concept (hand holding iPhone/iPod). All I did was really bring his concept to life and now we have what I feel is one of my best posters made to date. Really proud of myself...and also the fact that my t-shirt design for The Vibe has been exposed on TV in Norway as well as worn by all sorts of choreographers. The simple fact that people ask me to do this, not the other way around, makes me feel like I'm doing something right with this. It also amazes me that I've gotten this far into my graphic art without being formally trained at all. Yup, everything I know, I learned on my own. Gotta' keep pushing myself, though.

Next up:

T-Shirt Designs

Business Cards

Website

Who knows what'll come next!

-Bonus

Top 10!

Time for an update! No specific order.

1. Fuck Da Bullshit - Young Money
This is my song right now. LOVE the beat. I wanna' kill Drakes verse...not saying I will, but I want to lol.

2. All I Want Is You - Miguel Jontel
Shauns piece is sick, but I love just vibing to this song. Hella' chill and soulful.

3. Shut It Down - Drake ft. The Dream
Love this song. Can't wait for my homies to choreograph to this song for All Boys! We gon' shut it down!

4. Paris Morton Music - Drake
Beginning sounds so classy...then it gets gutter when Drake raps. Love it!

5. Number One - R. Kelly ft. Keri Hilson
This beat is so dope and sexy.

6. Veteran - The Dream
This song is my own personal summer jam. Feel good music.

7. Miss Me - Drake ft. Lil' Wayne
If you haven't noticed yet, Drake is my favorite artist right now. He's killin' it. This song is just so fun and listen to. Another dope summer jam for everyone.

8. Be Where You Are - Trey Songz
I've loved this song for a while now, still do!

9. Sexy - Black Eyed Peas
This song quickly grew on me...but I have a feeling I'll quickly get sick of it lol...but it's dope! I love the classy tango feel to it.

10. Money To Blow - Birdman ft. Drake, Lil' Wayne
"I am on a 24 hour champaigne diet"....sick opening line lol..this beat is crazy!

Honorable Mentions:
Mo Milly - Birdman ft. Drake
His Dream - Asher Roth
Up All Night - Drake ft. Nicki Minaj
I'm Single - Lil' Wayne
Miguel Jontel - Uhh Ahh

BAM!

Thinking of coming up with other top 10's (food, movies, artists, etc.). I'll save it for next time!

-Bonus

(365)...

Not quite 500......but hey I love this movie.

-Bonus

Bookmarked.

Another chapter of my life has ended. Possibly the best and worst chapter of my life. So much to learn from, so much to experience...so much energy, time, love...life. We gave each other our all. We had our ups and downs. Major ones. But til this day, I still feel like it's all worth it. You're my first love, my best friend. A memory that can't be replaced or taken away. My biggest learning curve, my biggest inspiration. This experience cannot be explained, it can only be lived and felt. You're still the best thing that has ever happened to me.

I'm satisfied with our relationship and where it ended up. I feel no more heartbreak, only pride. Pride for you, for standing up to yourself, for making the right decisions, to being mature, to knowing not only what you want, but what you need. Pride for myself, for being accepting, for learning, for growing up, for realizing that things happen for a reason. That things can be much simpler than you can imagine, only if you choose for it to be simple. Although love can be simple, falling out of it can be...complicated. But who's to blame? It's no one's fault.

No one can change the way they feel about something, or someone, in an instant. There's always a cause, an idea, a motive. A motive can be as simple as being complicated. Does that make sense? Sure it does. Falling out of love can't be controlled. Forcing love isn't genuine. I'll take our relationship for what it is; a very strong, very close friendship between two individuals who share the same passion in art and dance. Two individuals who experienced love and hate for each other, respectfully. Two individuals who experience trial and error, willing to share each others individual experiences in life to create goals, to find paths, to succeed in life, whether it's together, with someone else or on their own. A bond so strong, it's more than friendship. But that's really all there is to it.

This chapter in my life has been bookmarked. The last 365 days (1 year, to be exact) have been some of the most significant days of my life. Your love is "stained" in my heart, a stain I won't wash off because it's a reminder that someone is out there waiting for me to share the same love I had for you. Who knows, maybe it'll go 360 on our asses and come back to us. One can only hope, but that one isn't me anymore.

"I know they say the first love is the sweetest but the first cut is the deepest."
'Karaoke', Drake

To end this note, I just wanted to say...thank you. Not for being a good girlfriend, but because you were always there, ready and willing to be a friend. It's something I value more than anything between us. I love you and you're the best, Melay. I always told you, "don't forget that".

-Bonus

Unreal.

So the past month or so has just been...really interesting. A good kind of interesting. The kind where you look back and just realize how damn lucky you are.

Sometimes it feels so unreal that I'm back with her. It's hard to explain...but things just worked out the way it did and I couldn't be happier. I missed her so much...and the fact that I could hold her again...it feels like a dream, feels too good to be true...feels like there's only one word to describe it:

Unreal.

Less than three.

-Bonus

20 Most Played

Here's the list of the 20 most played songs on my iPod since I got it (December-ish).

20. You Don't Have To Leave - Mike Posner

19. I Dare You - Kevin Cossom ft. Rick Ross

18. One Minute Man - Missy Elliot ft. Ludacris

17. H.A.T.E.U. - Mariah Carey

16. My Love - Justin Timberlake ft. T.I.

15. Million Dollar Bill - Whitney Houston

14. PDA (We Just Don't Care) - John Legend

13. My Ex - Kevin Cossom ft. Rick Ross

12. Half Crazy - Musiq Soulchild

11. I Need U Bad - Jazmine Sullivan

10. Houstatlantavegas - Drake

9. Late Night - Kevin Cossom

8. Fall For Your Type - Drake

7. I Don't Trust Myself - Kevin Posner

6. Round And Round - Jonell ft. Method Man

5. If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys

4. Un-Thinkable - Alicia Keys

3. Fear - Drake

2. Little Bit - Drake ft. Lykke Li

1. Sure Thing - Miguel Jontel

=)

Top 10!

Been a while since I did this.

1. Drake - Houstatlantavegas

This song makes me zone out so much, I just enjoy listening to it.

2. Miguel Jontel - Sure Thing

Wasn't too into it before but after seeing Shaun Evaristo's choreo to it, I just started to love it.

3. Drake - Fall For Your Type

My kind of song, kinda' reminds me of Houstatlantavegas...lol.

4. Missy Elliot ft. Ludacris - One Minute Man

Fuckin' love freestyling to this song. Dope beat.

5. Corinne Bailey Rae - Closer

Heard this at work and loved it...now I listen to it a lot.

6. Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre - No Diggity (No Doubt)

I won't lie, my choreo to this song is hella' fun.

7. Usher - Superstar

Old school Usher is dope.

8. Mike Jones ft. Lil' Wayne, Twista - Cuddy Buddy

Found this song randomly...but I loves it!

9. Mike Posner - You Don't Have To Leave

Deep song, has that 'feel good' feeling.

10. Lil' Wayne - Swag Surfin'

Give me studio time and I'll rip shit up with this song...I need to make choreo to it!

Also on repeat:

Chris Brown - Don't Lie

Usher - Little Freak

Mike Posner - Evil Woman

Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me

Kevin Cossom - Relax

Yayer!

-Bonus

Lars JOOOO...

Meet Lars a.k.a. Lars "Joooo" from The Vibe in Oslo, Norway



Hmm...this crazy motherfucker is one CRAZY motherfucker!!

Lars is hella' talented. He's a dope dancer and choreographer who has BIG dreams and I know he'll make it one day. He's so passionate about dance and for The Vibe. His personality; straight up him being himself. He's not afraid to say what he wants and he's HELLA' funny, too. He also has a dope girlfriend named Mira who's also a sick ass dancer but she doesn't think so. He's really nice, genuine and down-to-earth but dude can be GANGSTA' at times. Lars pretty much helped Fao open the Vibe and dedicated his life to it ever since. It just shows how loyal and committed he is. This guy grinds his ass off, too. He works like...2 jobs? Plus he trains, teaches and goes to school and still has time to help around The Vibe and travel half way around the world. He has the most comical "blank" look, ever. I find the 2 of us to be alike. Why? Well, WE'RE ALWAYS HUNGRY! Everyone just seems to love Lars for who he is and what he does.

YAYER!



-Chris Bonus

Cheesiest Thing I Ever Wrote

Meet Melay a.k.a. Meals..

She's the best. Like...she's actually the best thing to happen to me. She LITERALLY changed my life before we even got together. I mean, she introduced me to DREAM which lead me to where I'm at now, I got to meet Jenn & Jon, I found my passion, I've found a second home and a second family and now I've found love and it's all because of her.

Who else takes a bottle to the face while trying to stop me from getting jumped by 30 thugs with meat cleavers and machetes?

Meals did.

I love her for that and for who she is. A goofball who's hella' talented and great at networking. Plus she's cute. She's a dope dancer. She's stylish. She's loyal. She's smart. She's responsible. She's charming. She's a great photographer. She's outgoing. She's passionate. She's popular. She's the best.

The night we made it official was the night she poured her heart out to me. I'm currently going through financial hardships so I wasn't ready at the time to commit myself to a relationship. I shut her down twice before and both times I felt guilty. I'd always leave her hanging after we talked about what was going on between us until I decided to really settle everything. She won me over that night. I let her know how I felt about her and what I was going through with my personal life and she did the same. But the one thing that made me decide that I wanted to be with her was when she told me that she'd be down for me. That she wants to help me overcome what I'm going through and that she'll do anything to make me happy.

She stole my heart.

Before we got together, I was always thinking about what it would be like if we DO get together. What would people say? How long would it last? I don't pay any mind to that anymore. I'm 4 years older than her which made it weird for me but when you have feelings for someone, it doesn't matter. I shave my face all the time just to look young for her! I always liked it when she was around me, it made me feel appreciated. I always thought it was cute when she tried to make me laugh when we're dancing. I'd always ignore her though. I never told anyone that I liked her. In FACT...I kinda' did the opposite, but whatever...

I'm just happy with where we're at now. The timing was great. She inspires me. Her talent, her passion, and all the shit she's gone through. She makes me laugh and smile and I try to do the same but I suck. She waited 2 years to be with me. I think it's worth it. I get mad at her cause I care. I make her jealous cause I think it's cute. I feel like I have to see her when she's in town cause she lives too far. I'll do whatever for her cause she'll do the same.

She's pretty cool, too.

I especially like how she doesn't want us to see each other too much. Why? So we have a healthier relationship. It makes us appreciate the time we spend together even more. It's more mature, especially with what we have. I'm happy and she's happy...let's not ruin it!

(I look UGZ in this picture.)


I remember the first time she told me she liked me. We were texting each other and I said "You're acting like I'm your boyfriend already" and she says "I guess it was a mistake for me to like you" and I was just like *Theron voice* OH, WHAT A BURN. And the first time I turned her down...I told her I liked someone else. HAH. And the second time...I was a jerk. I straight up said we can't be together with no explanation. And I absolutely LOVED how she didn't give up on me, otherwise we wouldn't be together. I love her for that.

So yeah, I love Melay.

Just a little.



















I lied. I love her a lot.

-Chris Bonus

Top 10 Again

1. Be Where You Are - Trey Songz
I like this song.

2. Fire - T-Pain
This song sounds like fun.

3. Every Girl - Lil Wayne ft. Drake
Me and Theron did a collab to this. Sickness.

4. Shine For Me - Chris Brown
Been wanting to choreograph to this song.

5. Does She Know - Trey Songz
Yeah, cool song.

6. Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
I love this song.

7. Little Bit - Lykke Li ft. Drake
Jenn's choreography is nuts.

8. What's A Man Got To Do - Usher ft. Pharrell
Pat Cruz choreo = tight.

9. Valentine - Lloyd
Migz is sick. Nuff said.

10. Rock Your Body - Black Eyed Peas
Ian Eastwood choreo is cool but Andrew Galang killed it.

Spotted!

One of my idols, Keone Madrid (with Mariel Martin), rockin' my iCanFeelTheVibe design for The Vibe.

















BonusGFX, baby.

My Top 10, Once Again.
Again, in no particular order.

1. My Ex by Kevin Cossom ft. Rick Ross
The beat is ridiculous and KC has so much swag. Me and Darryl made choreo to this...hella' fun to do!

2. Rockin' That Thang - The Dream
Again, me and Darryl made choreo to this song 30 minutes before class. The turn out was dope, it's really fun to do.

3. Call It Off - Drake
Me and Elwin started a piece to this song...it's something really different from what I usually do. Hopefully I can post my choreo up one day and share with whoever the hell reads this, haha.

4. Hit It On The Road - The Dream
I can see Joe and Drew rippin' this track with their choreo. I showed it to Drew, he liked it.

5. Best I Ever Had - Drake
This song is played so much that it grew on to me. I'm gonna' get sick of it soon, I know it. But I like it right now.

6. Night & Day - Lloyd
Apparently Elwin and Chris Martin made a piece to this song...but...I just might do one, too, anyways. Sorry, dudes!

7. Make It Rain - Trey Songz
This song is so upbeat and happy, it reminds me of summer. Loves it.

8. Wanna' Be Good - Ryan Leslie
The Company used this song...genius.

9. You Rock My World - Michael Jackson
I almost forgot how amazing MJ was...I almost forgot how much I loved this song when it first came out. R.I.P. Michael Jackson, and thank you for getting me into dancing.

10. Fantasy - Timbaland presents Money
Yeah the artist name is strange but it is what it is. I remember hearing this song and thinking it was Amerie. Anyways, I first heard this in L.A. while taking Mike Franklins class at Millenium. It was my first time dancing "fierce" or feminine. Now when I listen to it...I think...control, manipulating the beat. I want to use this song for choreo and make something that's really "me".

That's all for today. Came back from a popping battle and was totally inspired. I blew it though, really disappointing. Oh well, I'll learn from it and move on. So yeah...peace out!

Sophisticated Bad Girl

Choreography by the great Jenn Galo.



On another topic...
87 views on my blog? This shit seems almost pointless. Ah well.

Boy And Girls With Short Hair

...by Keone Madrid & Mariel Martin.

Very inspirational.

Something I'm Proud Of...

Some of my favourite dancers;

Jillian Meyers (Janet Jackson)

Rocko Luciano (Boxcuttahz -> America's Best Dance Crew)

Lyle Beniga (Vanessa Hudgens, Cassie)

& Fao Phong Cao (founder of The Vibe)

...all spotted rockin' my "iCanFeelTheVibe" shirt I designed for The Vibe in Norway.

BonusGFX is going somewhere!

Yayer!

Top 10 As Of Now

So here's my current top 10 tracks (in no order):

1. Need U Bad by Jazmine Sullivan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHV5PyPiFjg

Never really payed attention to Jazmine Sullivan but after seeing Shaun's piece to the song, I've been obsessed with it ever since. Yeah I'm hella' groupie.

2. No Other Love by John Legend ft. Estelle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHwxigD9yLw

Sounds a lot like "Come Over" by Estelle but that's not why I like it. I love Legends voice. Me and Darryl made a piece to it, turned out pretty nice.

3. Geek To The Beat by Zion I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdy52kIR3ss

Love the beat, hate the intro. Been wanting to use this song for a piece.

4. Unusual You by Britney Spears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqhsIESV_jc

They play this song at my work so I slowly got into it. I like the dark feeling to it. Don't know why though haha...

5. Breakdown by Wale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0O7dhbSYm0

Beat is hype. Loves it.

6. Love Making 101 by Lloyd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI2OJS37aSM

Love this song and the whole mood of it. Wanted to make a piece to this, too but Dee beat me to it! Haha

6. Quicksand by Ryan leslie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7sQiQnrzgo

They also played this song at work but...for like a week? Never heard it again after...weird. I love this song, it's so upbeat and charming.

7. Help by Lloyd Banks ft. Keri Hilson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwpO4au5MQU

Old song but I Love Banks' swag on this. Keri Hilson is dope on this.

8. Patiently Waiting by 50 Cent ft. Eminem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlMVSxFall0

Eminem kills his verse. Whenever I hear it, my creative fluids start flowing haha..

9. City Is Mine by Drake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTF8-Ehweic

Love Drake's voice. He's a sick writer, too. Never fails to impress me. Dude's Canadian, that's a plus haha...

10. Spaceship by Kanye West ft. GLC & Consequence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTjugAgCR6M

I freakin' LOVE Kanye. He's still my favourite rapper and artist out right now. But this song has been one of my favs for a very long time. I still love the music he puts out now, too. He's a real artist in my opinion. I noticed his evolution as an artist and how his music has grown from College Dropout to 808's & Heartbreak. Dude's not afraid to try new things and express what he feels. I can relate to a lot of his songs, too. Oh and I check his blog daily. I love his taste in music, fashion, girls, art, etc. He's one of my biggest inspirations.

Trying New Things

I'm trying a new method/process of making choreo........by not making any! I've been so into the whole "making choreo" game that I felt like I'm re-using shit over and over again because I'm always trying to make new pieces and I end up not liking it. As creative as I feel I am, sometimes I'm not and I fake it by doing something I've done before or going for a feeling that I've already incorporated in another routine I've made.

So what I've done is delete ALL my songs from my iPod and refilled it with rap music only. Not rap music with dope beats or even anything that's choreo worthy. But rap music that you can just listen to. Just sit there and enjoy it and not want to dance to it. I'm draining everything out because when I had R&B or any kind of dance song, I would freestyle or choreograph in my head. What I'm doing now is using these rap songs to pretty much think of new ways to interperate a move to a certain beat, word, song, etc. So far it feels like it's working.

I've been a HUGE hip-hop head before so I know what artists I like and such. I use to listen to only rap and not R&B which is almost opposite of what I do now haha. Now that I'm so into rap right now, it's so refreshing to hear R&B whenever I get a chance to. I just hope this new process helps me in the long run haha. Alright I'm done for the night, fred ut!

Keone + Shaun = Inspiration

This Week Is Crazy

Sunday, we had rehearsals.
I came late and we stayed later, felt like we got a lot done.

Monday, we had the Master Class workshop.
Kolanie's class was dope again. His second time at DREAM and he taught another fun class. Glad he came back, loved his choreo and energy.
Stephane's class was pretty cool. His style is like Nick Wilson (plus he's tall and white, too). His musicality is unique in a way, I didn't expect it. Fun class overall.
Jayson's class...hella' tiring. Even though the movements were easy, it was all about how clean you danced it. His class was pretty much everything Jenn said about it. He teaches you how to dance clean. I was nervous at first, I thought he'd teach fast and call people out for their mistakes (which he did, just not personally). His choreo was somewhat simple, someone difficult, overall fun. I would love to train under him, he really seems to know what he's doing.
Shit, we also had rehearsals before and after the workshop...you can imagine how tired we were.

Tuesday, first day of Free Dance Week.
It was fun and a great way to start the "free week" off. Me and Joe started a piece to What It Is by Sophia Fresh and Andrew assisted us which was cool. It was hard to make choreo because we're used to making stuff hard and...I guess somewhat intricate with a lot of energy but this is Hip-Hop 1, it has to be easy. The choreo itself starts off hard but slows down at the end which I personally thought was cool. All the new faces pretty much got the choreo, I was impressed. Andrew will be continuing the piece next week (the crazy beats start to kick in from where me and Joe left off)
Deerawk taught next...his class was HARD! Really advanced and energetic. His musicality is on-point as usual. Pretty gangster class, I'm excited to learn the rest of it. I fluked like half the dance and ended up in select group. Yezzur! Always kill the parts you know, if you forget something, get back into and KILL the rest of it!

The rest of the week is gonna' be tiring. Fortunately (and unfortunately) I'm not working tomorrow (I need money though) so I get to sleep in. Have rehearsals and classes, too. Thursday is gonna' be hella' busy. Friday...should be chill. Saturday might be interesting. It's all rehearsals from there.

Whatever, I'm tired. Fred ut!