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Keep Rising To The Top's (KR3TS) mission is to broaden the notion of what a dancer is and to promote the preservation of ethnic and cultural dances. Based in Spanish Harlem, KR3TS fulfills a need in the community to provide a positive alternative to social and street pressures by providing dance classes and support programs in a non-discriminating atmosphere. KR3TS also carries out its mission through its core-performance group that fosters pre-professional dancers. In great support to the community, the dance company was developed and is run by dancer/choreographer, Violeta Galagarza.

KR3TS Dance Company caters to children and young adults of lower to middle income families in Latino communities within New York City. The company also opens its doors to any other community. Members learn to express their talents through dance, and are encouraged to set goals, improve their self-esteem, learn to act as part of a team, and to dream. They are secure with the knowledge that no matter what level of skill, they can achieve their goals through dedication, determination and hard work.

Recent performances include:

• MTV3 launch party with guest Nelly Furtado, and Calle 13
• Performances with Tres Coronas, Virgin Megastore, Lincoln Center
• Bravo 25th Anniversary party @ Orensanz Foundation
• With Coro, in Orlando
• Jorge Posada (NY Yankees) Foundation Performance
• At NYU "The Great Hip Hop Swindle" with Popmaster Fabel from Roc Steady Crew
• Violeta, Kim & KR3TS @ The House Dance Conference by Brian Green
• Freestyle Extravaganza @ MSG
• Easter performance with Aventura at House of Blues, Atlantic City
• At Stony Brook University with Aventura, bachata band in the world
• John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• The Gerald Lynch Theater
• Children’s' Museum of Manhattan
• Travel convention, Jacob Javits Center
• Clark University showcase Black Arts Exposition
• Rockefeller Center - two 20 minute performances
• Aaron Davis Hall International Series
• Choreographic performance at Musikfest 2003 "Plaza Tropical", PA
• Conference of Dancers, Philadelphia, PA
• Hot 97 opening Hush Tour for Ashanti @ Pier 54
• JP Morgan Holiday Party for kids and family by Karin Bacon events
• Mayor Bloomberg's office

Keep Rising To The Top Dance Crew

Founded by director, Harry Jefferson, FR3EDIM is a pneumonic for ‘free diversity in motion’ and also a play on the word ‘freedom’. The name FR3EDIM represents and emphasizes the group’s diversity, uniform motion, and freedom. The group believes without freedom, there can be no creativity.

This group of students worked their way up in the industry, beginning with high school talent shows and birthday parties to performing for MTV concerts and dancing with some of the best dance companies and artists in the New York area. FR3EDIM has helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for charities such as “Esther’s Aid National Dance Benefit” and has made a huge difference in their communities through other philanthropic ventures. FR3EDIM plans to continue to change lives one step at a time and to dance for similar causes.

FR3EDIM strives to be different from any other conventional crew by emphasizing the sense of family and supporting one another spiritually, kinesthetically, and psychologically.

Freedim Dance Crew

Dedication, commitment, style and grace are some of the many words used to describe RA-RA's Angels.

This group has been together for almost 12 years. Over the years, the Ra-Ra’s have developed a unique and singular style, one that that cannot be duplicated by others. The RA-RA's Angels have performed throughout the New York City area and have an impact where ever they dance!! If you ever get a chance to see them perform…go!!

Members include: Danesha, Stephanie, China, Donjahannae, Nina, Kasha, Ajanee, Kimmie, Dayquan, Shaquille, Dynasia, Quaii, Dasia, Ray Ray, Dee Dee, Malaysia, Solomon, Demetrik, Tyrone, Triple “D”, Crissy, Tia, Charon, Unique, Wee Wee, D’Asia, Shawna, Amanda and Clyde.

Ra-Ra’s Angels Dance Crew

Founded in 1998 in Spanish town St. Catherine Jamaica, by John and Migz Bling, Black Blingaz have survived the fights and struggles of ghetto life to become a force to be reckoned with when it comes to dancing as a form of entertainment, schooling, and encouragement.

Black Blingza is the winner of the 2008 IRIE FM (Jamaica’s premium Reggae radio station) “Best Original Dance Move”, and the 2007 Excellence in Music and Entertainment (EME) award winner for “Best Dance”.

Black Blingaz first came to the public eye during 2006 after showcasing their new dance call “Tek Weh Yo Self”. The simplicity of the dance was sure to make it a hit, and a hit it was!!! For the first time in Jamaican dance history, Black Blingaz created a new dance move that was not created by the late great Bogle (aka Mr. Wacky). From the dance floor to the living rooms of every nation “Tek Weh Yo Self” was the dance of choice. Black Blingaz then went on to create other hit dance moves such as, Dah Way Deh, Step To Them, and Obama Rock.

Along with John and Migz, other members include Pink Bling, Marlon Bling, German Bling and Chris Bling. Extended “family” includes Reno Bling, Kelliaz Bling and Peace Bling.

With a style that resonates the Jamaican Dance Hall culture to the core, Black Blingaz continues to add new life to Dance Hall by traveling around the globe, demonstrating their message of dance and happiness.

Black Blingaz

Kadillac Dancers have been performing together for six years. The group is in fact an amalgamation of two dance groups, Bling – Bling and Kadillac. The group is comprised of four principal dancers: Howard Davis and Ronaldo Barrett from ‘3miles’ and Howard Dennis and Kevon Anderson of ‘Waterhouse.’ The two groups were rivals on the Jamaican dancehall circuit, but never had the opportunity to square off against each other. When The Ministry of Health sponsored a dance competition for HIV/STD awareness, the groups elected to join forces and enter as a single unit-Kadillac Dancers.

Since then, they have been Gold medalists in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival Dance Competition as well as in the Caribbean Championship of Performing Arts. The group has performed on stages throughout Jamaica and around the world. They have been seen on Reggae Sumfest and Morgan Heritage's Eastfest, and internationally, they have appeared in Japan, Canada, and in several major US cities including Washington DC, Orlando, New York, Boston, Hartford, Los Angeles and Miami.

Kadillac Dancers give back to the community by teaching dancehall to inner city youths and dance groups under a program sponsored by the National Housing Trust. Some of these groups have gone on to emulate the success of Kadillac Dancers by winning gold medals in the JCDC National Dance Competition.

Kadillac Dancers

Sample 6 dance crew is comprised of three members: Garth Balfour, AKA “Sample 6”,
His brother, Scottie Balfour, and Andre Hamilton, AKA “Diamond”, whose accolades include:

• Dons of DIVA, 2004
• Dancer of the Year Award, every year consecutively from 2005-2008
• Best Outstanding Male Dancers Award, by Stone Love, 2008
• Teen Choice Award for Dancers by the Jamaica Observer, 2008

Sample 6 has created such Dancehall moves as Big Bird, Mad Gun and Hop Di Ferry.

Sample 6 has been featured in and danced in several music videos for the likes of Shaggy, Beanie Man, Elephant Man, Richard Stevens, Voice Mail, Mr. Easy, Mr. Vegas and Ninja Man. Sample 6 is also a recording group and recorded a song with Rally Back, with a video for ‘Swing it Away’, recorded a song called “Cumina” with Guidance, “Cut Dem Off”, song/video, and did a Purge Medley song/video with Movado, Capleton and Praga Benz.

During 2010, Sample 6 will be busy touring the Caribbean, Europe, and the United States and will continue to be an advocate for Dancehall wherever they travel.

Sample Six

The Hottest Phenomenal (HP) was formed in August 2006 by five members: Chevan Bogle, Cavar Johnson, Kanada Morrison, Romaine Waite and Anish.

HP is well-known for their experiments with special skills and was awarded a trophy at a recent dance concert at Eltham Park in St Catherine Jamaica. They also performed at various events, such as Magnum Anniversary, Guinness Anniversary, Passa Passa Anniversary, and many festivals, concerts and parties, including the grand event in St Catherine Spanish Town, ‘Blingaz Thursday'.

HP Dancers are highlighted in ‘A DANCE FOR GRACE’, as they showcase their moves during a dance battle against the movie’s main dancers, the “Maroons” in a scene at a night club called, “Rajmaville”, located in Spanish Town, Jamaica.

HP Dancers