2004 World B-Boy Champions!!! The Massive Monkees are featured in the latest X-Box 360 HD-DVD ad (see it on our News page). Massive Monkees offer a breathtaking live program, bringing an exciting fresh face to the art of breakin' and breakdance theater. With new movies like You Got Served, street dancing is once again given center stage, and as Variety Magazine explains, "If each decade must have its own Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, things could be worse... They showcase dynamic old-school breakdancing, plus mind-boggling acrobatics and even a little modern-dance/musical theater-influenced choreography." The Seattle breakdance crew recently beat out 32 teams to take the World B-Boy Championship at Wembley Arena in London. They offer an exhilarating program that is visually stunning, alternating between precisely synchronized routines and mind-blowing freestyle solo performances. The floor moves with the energy of their choreography.

	Hip hop began as a movement of the streets, an artistic vehicle for social change, but as the music entered the mainstream and moved further from its roots, hip hop culture changed with it. Today as young fans look for ways to return to hip hop's original glory, there is a growing interest in the 5 elements of hip hop: lyricism, scratching, beatbox, graffiti and breakdance. Massive Monkees' recipe for success is recognized as their chemistry as a crew. According to Jerome Aparis of the troupe, "It [is] all about unity. We [are] out there representing the people in our crew... our community and Seattle." Besides winning competitive battles at the highest level and performing around the world, the Massive Monkees are actively involved in their community, teaching b-boy classes and throwing jams. Don't miss an opportunity to present an exceptional mainstage hip hop theater program featuring exciting young artists, and consider bringing the troupe in to present a master class in breakdance technique... poppin' and lockin' skills, and the bragging rights to go along with them.