Don’t Miss a Beat

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Happy Birthday to Bgirl Shorty

The youngest Beat Freak turned 20 today.  Happy Birthday Bgirl Shorty!  Her latest work includes being featured in the Jonas Bros with Demi Lovato music video “Bounce.”  It looks like Wardrobe borrowed some clothes from Bgirl Shorty’s closet.  We recognize the green & white Nike Windrunner, Nappytabs Rock It tee and Skinny Jeans, Tokidoki’s Adios Spy knit top, Punkrose Funk Quilt sneaker, and WorldWhere’s Dunk Junk Hoodie.  Find more WorldWhere at their online store, including the Boombox tee and Headphones tee seen on Bgirl Shorty and LindseyB.

Also, Pacific Rim announced a “Get Your Freak On” event October 27th at Level 3 in Hollywood, celebrating the birthdays of Angelica Alumia, Fanny Pak’s Glenda and Matt, and Bgirl Shorty.  They are collecting canned goods for donation to the victims of Typhoon Ondoy.

Freakstyle: Beat Freaks Freestyle

If there is one thing that the Beat Freaks do better than dancing like Michael Jackson, it’s freestyling. To me, that is what made their ‘Freak the Dream’ performance so special. It’s about feeling the music and letting it take you over.  Take a look back at some more freestyle moments from the Beat Freaks:

Maryss From Paris at Just 4 Ladies September 2009 in Paris:

Keeley (@2:30), LindseyB (@3:08), and Maryss (@3:28) at M&M Cru Cypher:

Rino freestyling:

Teresa Espinosa:

Keeley at Theater Mania in NYC September 2009:

Lady Jules at a Groovaloos workshop:

Lady Jules and Alison:

Bgirl Shorty (see headspin in part 2):

Subscribe to the following YouTube channels to stay updated with the latest Beat Freaks videos:

• Beat Freaks: Beat Freaks TV, thebeatfreaks
• Bgirl Shorty: livnwithshorty, livnwitshorty
• Lady Jules: Bgirl Movie, ThreeStepProductions
• TeresaEspinosa
• Rino: lovablehugableguy
• Maryss from Paris
• Cole Walliser: djcolione, ColeWalliser
• Pacific Rim Video Press
• Fans/Tribute: RhodaBoat, BFdevotees, wmclindsaycindy4ever

If you have a YouTube channel with Beat Freaks tribute videos, please let us know in the comments.

Gasoline Glamour For Fox Really Awards

Don’t forget to tune in to watch the 2009 Fox Really Awards tonight at 10p/9c on the Fox Reality Channel.  During the red carpet pre-show hosted by Lance Bass, the Beat Freaks picked up the Best Performance Award.

The Beat Freaks worked it on the red carpet with the help of Gasoline Glamour, an eccentric line of ‘disgustingly good’ jewelry, accessories, leather and shoes.  Gasoline Glamour uses only Swarovski crystals to create fascinating yet twisted pieces accentuated with crosses, skulls, bones, bullets, and clown faces.  The collection includes necklaces, rings, shirts, and shoes, as well as aviators, leather vests, handcuffs, eye patches, tiaras, and more.  For anyone who wants to make a statement, check out the Gasoline Glamour online store.  It’s guaranteed to make a lasting impression.

[Beat Freaks photos by Sthanlee B. Mirador of Pacific Rim Photo Press]

More Shoeture BTS Photos

The Mighty Fifty just posted Shoeture behind-the-scenes photos on their blog. Click here to find more shots of LindseyB, Maryss, Arnel Calvario, Fanny Pak, and Kaba Modern. I’m loving the Shoeture hooks in Black and White on the Alife Everyday Mid Pro in Green, seen on LindseyB.

LindseyB x Dtrix????

This is not how I pictured the first Beat Freaks x Quest Crew collab performance, but LindseyB and Dtrix of Quest show us their versatility with this contemporary piece.  Pacific Rim Video on Ustream taped the routine at Level 3 in Hollywood for Dtrix’s Bday Bash.

Random Updates

I’ve been busy trying to catch up with all the Beat Freaks events. There is a bunch of information I don’t want to leave out.

• the Beat Freaks were featured in the Sept/Oct 2009 issue of Liberating Style online magazine (pg 34-39), which includes an interview with Rino and Maryss
• Dancer Universe published an article on the Beat Freaks for their September issue, called ‘Freak the Dream.’  This is the same issue with Quest Crew on the cover.  In Quest’s article, Ryan Conferido says, “[The Beat Freaks] were the main source of inspiration for us.  We always felt like we were in direct comparison to them.”
• According to @Dance_SpiritMag’s tweets, be on the lookout for the Beat Freaks in an upcoming issue, “It’s not out yet! @theBeatFreaks will be on a cover of DS (and it looks amazing), but won’t be on newsstands for a little while.”

In other news:

• There are some great new looks from My Ninja!’s Fall 2009 collection.  View their video teaser here or check out Part 1 of the lookbook here.
• Busog has a Beat Freaks collabo shirt coming out.  From @busogmeansfull’s tweet, ”’@theBeatFreaks Collabo shirt on the “approval” table ! Stay tuned for news and images coming soon ! Worked hard on this, hope y’all like it!”
• Busog also has a collabo shirt with Shabba-Doo, a founding member of The Lockers and also known as “Ozone” in the movie “Breakin’.”  Get schooled on your hip hop dance history from a true original, in the article “Through the Locking Glass” from Dancer Universe.

B-Girl Movie Updates

Lady Jules just came back from London promoting B-Girl Movie and judging the 3-on-3 Bgirl battle at the Sony Erickson UK B-Boy Championships.  B-Girl Movie, starring Lady Jules and Wesley Jonathan, will be released on January 26th, according to Bgirl Movie’s Facebook page.  The movie also showcases the talents of Bboys Steelo, Flipz, PoeOne, Flearock, Remedy, Beastmode, and Legacy (recently seen trying out for SYTYCD S6).

Here is more Bgirl Movie info worth checking out:

• Stay updated on the latest happenings with B-Girl Movie Blog
• Visit the B-Girl Movie UK site where you can find dance lessons, including Latin Rocks, Wicket Freeze, B-Boy Pushups, and the “Get Up”
• Interview with Lady Jules in ‘Masterclass with B-Girl star Lady Jules’ from DailyExpress.co.uk
• Subscribe to BGirlMovie’s YouTube channel to view the latest videos from the UK press, some amazing dance auditions, and hopefully a trailer soon
• “B-BOY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 – Lady Jules” YouTube video from WhoaTV
• “B-Girl The Movie: Lady Jules talks with TooMuchFlavour” YouTube video
• B-Girl The Movie UK Trailer

Congratulations Beat Freaks!!!

Congratulations to the Beat Freaks for winning a well-deserved Best Performance award at the 2009 Fox Really Awards.  According to a tweet from @theBeatFreaks,  “We WON Best Performance!…just announced at the Pre-Show red carpet!”

The awards show will air on Fox Reality channel on Saturday, October 17th at 10p/9c, which will include the red carpet show hosted by Lance Bass.  The Beat Freaks strutted down the red carpet in their MJ-inspired wardrobe, similar to what they wore in their performance for Lil Mama’s birthday event in NYC.

If you would like to congratulate the Beat Freaks, you can leave comments on this post and also at Beat Freaks Fans on Ning.

[Photo at Top and Bottom from Pacific Rim Photo Press]

BFF Artwork

 

Thank you to all of those who sent in your Beat Freaks-inspired artwork.  Here is the slideshow created on Picasa.  You can also go to this BFF Fan Art link to view the photo album, including captions describing the inspiration and the name of the BFF artist. 

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If you would like your artwork included in the photo album, please send a pic to freakthefashion@gmail.com or on Twitter @FreaktheFashion.

Congratulations to Kristen Lee for winning the ‘Freak The Vote’ Tshirt!