Random Famdom: Marcel Balladares

Get to know a FamBiz member! Each week we'll be posting up 20 random facts about each of our family members! 

1. Started dancing after my grandma passed away it was the one thing I could do all the time to get pain off my mind.
2. I love DJing although its been a while since I last did it.
3. I love watching movies since I get to do it with my dad the most.
4. Favorite color is black, also now red because an ex told me I wore it more than black.
5. Never thought of dancing choreography ever until the end of 2011.
6. Fan of sports, but never been a die-hard fan truly until I found out about the UFC.
7. Only one in my family with colored eyes, aside from my brother.
8. I have empty bullet casings from a person that used to be in my life.
9. I learned more from movies than school.
10. I love old school cars, from the 40s and 50s.
11. Coca-Cola is my favorite soda.
12. Love how the Koy Fish tattoos are done, planning to get an amazing tattoo one day.
13. I collect caps, snapbacks and fitteds.
14. I never really listened to Tupac until High School.
15. The only sport I was ever really good at was baseball.
16. I learned how to cook better from my dad than my mom.
17. I sometimes practice getting better at dancing while I'm waiting for the bus to go to school.
18. I can't whistle or blow bubbles with gum.
19. I grew up with my cousins so they were more like brothers and sisters to me than cousins.
20. I don't like smiling, so sometimes people think I'm mean because I dpn't always look happy.

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Congratulations to our Hip Hop International Team!

Our summer season for Hip Hop International has begun! Out of the 36 talented dancers in our family, 15 have been chosen to represent us at HHI this summer for the Mega Crew Division. Congratulations everyone!

Anthony Macaraeg

Arielle Barba

Emeroy Bernardo

Marc Miranda

Roxine Ami

Dominique Pompa

Francis Avancena

Ian Delos Santos

Jay Jay Egida

Julian Roca

Matt Tagayun

Kevin Sy

Kimmay Evans

Omar Perez

Ralph Ami

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Random Famdom: Jessica Chang!

Get to know a FamBiz member! Each week we'll be posting up 20 random facts about each of our family members! 

1. I don't eat red meat.

2. My besterestest friend is my stuffed doggy, Paramus.

3. My right thumb is significantly smaller than my left thumb.

4. Afraid of butterflies.

5. Diagnosed with Road Rage.

6. My favorite color is purple.

7. Super obsessed with Pikachu, pandas, and Hello Kitty.

8. I love anything Electric Dance Music.

9. Majoring in English to become a teacher.

10. Sushi, Mexican food, KBBQ, & FYEAHPOTATOES♥

11. Sensitive to the weather, I can't stand the cold.

12. It's really easy to make me laugh.

13. Tumblr addict. FOLLOW ME @jennnuggets!

14. If I don't know the words to a song, I'll make up my own lyrics.

15. My eye sight and hearing is hella poor.

16. I'm not really allergic to mushrooms, tomatoes, and tofu.

17. I absolutely hate it when people don't laugh at my jokes.

18. My fav games to play are RPG's and MMO's.

19. I consider myself an "otaku".

20. Most of my fam consists of mostly boys, that's why I'm so bro-ish.

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Random Famdom: Brien Palisoc!

Get to know a FamBiz member! Each week we'll be posting up 20 random facts about each of our family members! 

1) I have the most severe case of Jungle Fever

2) When I'm home alone I wear only sunglasses and socks

3) I like to get my eyebrows threaded

4) Girls don't like guys, girls like cars and money.

5) In middle school when i was the short kid, i would wear the most baggy jeans with the belt buckle that
had the letter B for brien. And size tall XL shirts. and timberlands.

6) When i was younger, i thought the only way of achieving maximum cool was acquiring super saiyan hair.

7) One of my pet peeves is when someone exits my room without closing the door.

8) I thought ATL was the coolest movie ever.

9) "live by the gun die by the gun" -tupac was the quote i lived by...... when i was 13 and had no idea what that even meant it just sounded cool.

10) I eat whatever is in the fridge when im super hungry.

11) my favorite snack is forever chips and a soda

12) Although i love driving to loud music, there are times when i drive to absolute silence to reflect.

13) I subconsciously flirt with everyone.

14) I enjoy awkward moments.

15) Anything will make me laugh.

16) I'd rather fold laundry than do the dishes.

17) I'm very scared of heights.

19) I love taking showers

20) I dance on a team called Family Bizness.

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3 Categories in Self-Evaluation

Everyone has their own way of grading themself as a dancer. Some just go by their overall feeling of how they did while some others tend to break it down such as they felt their facials drop or they lost energy at one point of the routine.

I enjoy being able to measure how I did with the overall dance. I love hearing feedback from other people to see what I can work on. But sometimes, there are those times when the feedback from others doesn't seem to click or it's honestly just useless for what you want. 

And if you're coming from the realm of "there's always room for improvement," you'll definitely always want some sort of feedback, and to be honest, not everyone's feedback is always gonna be useful to you. 

Giving honest feedback to yourself is just as good if not better. You can instantly grade yourself and immediately get yourself prepared on the improvements you want.

In giving yourself feedback, be brutally honest with yourself, but take it for what it is, don't sugar coat it or take it worse than what it is. It won't serve you in either case.

Here are 3 categories I use as measuring sticks in getting the overall feedback for myself as a dancer. These are categories I keep in mind during rehearsal. I give myself a grade (rating from 1-10 or a letter grade) so I can improve on each run through and each rehearsal. It allows me to be aware of what needs to be worked on instead of guessing. 

1. Energy.

We all are receptive to the energy we give one another. If we show up with the energy of anger or frustration, the people around us will definitely pick up on that. It's the same thing when it comes to performing on stage, are you performing a high energy routine, a smooth energy, or a swag energy? Being mindful of what energy you're giving off will contribute to the experience for the audience.

2. Performance

Each person may define performance differently, but I define performance to the facials in the routine. Again, depending on the energy being given off, is my face saying it as well? Or is it just a zombie-blank-face doing moves. I've seen many talented dancers with a dead face. It's like watching a zombie.

3. Execution.

Technique, knowledge of the dance. How well do you know each detail of the routine? How well do you know the music? This is practicing to the point that the dance is second nature to you.

"Master the music, master the instrument. Then forget all that shit and play."

With these 3 categories, I'm able to evaluate myself quickly and honestly. I take it for what it is and never blow it up out of proportion. With the information that I gather, I fix what needs work and move on.
We all are striving to progress and hone our craft. Getting feedback from others may not always be there. This is simply my own way of improving. It may or may not work for you, but I hope you've gotten some sort of insight.

If you've got  your own way of evaluating yourself, I'd love to hear it!

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Random Famdom: Mike Villaster!

Get to know a FamBiz member! Each week we'll be posting up 20 random facts about each of our family members! 

1. I still collect Comic Books. Such as The Amazing Spider-Man, Deadpool, The New Avengers, The Dark Avengers, Mouse Guard, Marvel Zombie series, and a bunch of other crap I can't remember

2 I like to keep a lot of things to myself... because I'm oh so MYSTERIOUS!! OHHOHOHOHOH.

3. If I had to choose a super power, it would be between Controlling Time, Teleporting, Fire powers(Like the human torch because he can go super nova and destroy the world), Ice powers(Like Ice man because he can freeze the world and freeze his organs so he can live foreever!), or controlling uhh... metal like uhh Magneto because he can destroy the world by removing all the metals in the world, create a sky island and then destroy the world!

4. I’m a socially awkward penguin.

5. I like to joke around a lot. I usually say a lot of mean stuff, but they are all fun and games. All the bad things I say, I never mean it at all, but all the compliments that I say to people come right from my heart

6. If random was a word it would be a picture of myself right next to it.

7. Some of my ideals/philosophy in life is “Know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others.”

8.. I'm super shy when I first meet someone. I'm even more shy if its a pretty girl :) .... or an intimidating person. T_T

9. Am I the only one that thinks eating tomatoes is gross? Pickles too. Actually theres a lot of stuff I don't like to eat. I'm very picky about food~!

10. In 4th grade I lived in the Philippines for one year and during Tagalog classes I would always cry because I didnt know how to speak tagalog.

11. I LOVE to eat sweet stuff, waffles, shaved ice and crepes. Nom nom nom

12. I feel like I can pretty much laugh at anything because I'd always come up with some stupid thought about it.

13. I actually don't like watching scary movies, but I still watch it anyways just because they're cool.

14. I guess you can say I’m a hopless romantic

15. I like to say a lot of movie quotes or quotes in general. Like.. "I'm gonna take you out senator trent.. TO THE BLOOD BANK." or "Forget about the girl!" or "and I'll whisper.. no" or "BILLY'S...MOTHER!!!"

16. People told me I have nice skin. If you feel my skin they are smooth as eggs. I also have been told I have the nicest legs ever. Better than a girls because its soo silky smooth. That is why you will never EVER see me wear shorts... unless I have to.

17. If there were some sort of apocalyptic event that was inevitable, I hope it is a zombie invasion
18. I hate it when people take something without asking even though they know I am going to say "Yes". Thats just plain rude.

19. I hate crossing streets. Unless it is along with someone else or in a pedestrian walk way. If I ever jay walk, I usually look several times before I cross even if the streets are empty.

20. I like listening to all sorts of music. Even country music!

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Inspiring Story of Steelo Vasquez

This is a story that deserves to be heard by everyone! Bboy Richard "Steelo" Vasquez, one of the most prominent B-boys out there, suffered a brain aneurysm last year leaving him unable to move for months. Check out these inspiring videos of where he's been, and how far he's come in his journey.

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Random Fandom: Jay-Jay!

Get to know a FamBiz member! Each week we'll be posting up 20 random facts about each of our family members! 

‎1. I can solve a 3x3 rubix's cube in about a minute and ten seconds

2. Used to compete in Rollerblading competitions

3. I can bend my pinky all the way back.

4. Was State Sergeant Major for California Cadet Corp.

5. Used to be afraid of clowns, now just really dislike them.

6. Used to be afraid of the dark.

7. Used to be afraid of the shower.

8. I learned how to roller blade at 5.

9. Used to do Tae Kwon Doe.

10. Can't cook.

11. Favorite colors are blue and purple.

12. Favorite chick flick: Walk to Remember.

13. My 5/5 movie is Saving Private Ryan.

14. Been on tv for football, music videos (as an extra), and a tv shows (as an extra).

15. LA Lakers fan.

16. San Diego Chargers fan.

17. Got stuck in a baby swing set at age 10.

18. Braces total of 7 years and had them twice.

19. Voted most Spirited in my high school's hall of fame.

20. When I was in my mom's stomach, I had my hands around my ears for almost the whole time, so the bottom of my ears stick up.

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