Hey, my names Vince A.K.A. Bboy Spaz. I�ve been breakn� for 6 � almost 7 years now. I started when I was in elementary school at the end of grade five, when I first saw bboying, or rather breakdancing, at a school dance. I thought I was really cool since a lot of my older friends a grade up were doing it so I decided to try it for myself. My first 3-4 years of Bboying were really just on and off dancing, it consisted mostly of hanging out with friends at dances, although I never once threw down in elementary school, as I was always a basement breaker. The summer of grade 9 was a turning point in my Bboying life. I was young, and I thought I was on top of the world and slacked in practice. When I got back to school I realized all the people who I was better than suddenly sprang up and against me and got so much better (not that that was a bad thing for any of us.) I felt betrayed and eventually was looked down on by the people who I, THOUGHT were my buddies. From then on I vowed that I would become the best Bboy I could be and overcome all that I had done to me. I started collecting videos and looking for clips of CANADIAN Bboys to see what their style was like. I finally got my wish when I got a hold of the Korean Cup video from a friend which had BAG OF TRIX in it. It was truly an inspiration. I always looked up to the heads from the states such as Crazy Legs, or Kujo, but never before had I seen Canadian Bboys represent, and to add to that Toronto Bboys who were closer than any other Bboys I knew at the time. In early of 2000 I got my chance to go to my first jam. This was the Westside Breakdown jam held by Da Next Chapter crew in Mississauga. I begged my mom for days to let me go, and she finally gave in. Westside Breakdown was the first real jam I had ever been too and I got to witness, my future Bboy buddies and inspirations dance, such as Ground Illuzions, and members of the former Soul Step Crew. I also got to see Bag of Trix�s, Flex in action. The level of Bboying compared to my buddies at the time was phenomenal. From then on I pushed 10 times as hard to become a better Bboy. In the Summer of the same year I met my foremost inspiration, and in my opinion one of the wisest Bboys I know, Frost from Ground Illuzions. He taught me about flow, and the importance of foundation which at the time I had very poor technique in. I learned what being a real Bboy is from him and he changed my out look on the entire culture and my life itself. He brought a new meaning about the dance to me. He made me realize dancing has not only been a part of my life but it in essence is a piece of my personality and lifestyle. Anyways, I�d just like to give a shout out to all the Bboys and Bgirls in Hamilton. I know the scene is still growing and I�m really proud to say I�m a Bboy from Hamilton. Huge shout outs to my, home boy and fellow crew member Sonic, and to my baby boo Alanna. Also shouts to Scrambled Leggs, Marvin, Treble and Bass, Trix and the rest of the Stylordz heads.
PEACE
Spaz
Funkadelik Bboy Tribe 2003 |
