jvaughn:

SuperGalacticBeatManipulators (SGBM) @ Body Rock 2012.

“version 7.0” (Sigma Gamma Beta Mu). Song/Choreography Credits:

“Intro Step” by Mikey Mesina

The Team, “Hyphy Juice” - Cye Bongalos & Mikey Mesina

E-40, T-Pain, Juelz Santana, “U and Dat (remix)” - Cye Bongalos & Kevin Nguyen

“Partner Step” by Mikey Mesina & Cye Bongalos

Pink Dollaz, “Gucci Song” - Moana Rakanace & Mikey Mesina

Kevin McCall, “Jada Fire” - Vinh Nguyen

Sheek Louch, “Gettin’ Stronger” - Cye Bongalos, Mikey Mesina, Luis Soto, Sean Memije, (Clarence Bitun solo)

“Final Step” by Mikey Mesina & Cye Bongalos

*all blocking, edits, and production: Cye Bongalos, Mikey Mesina, Ryan “Suave” Estacio, J. Vaughn, Jazzy Adamos, Vinh Nguyen, Kevin Nguyen, Moana Rakanace, Luis Soto, Sean Memije.

“v. 7.0” mixed by Sean Memije.

Director’s Note:

This medley was the first produced by our newly promoted Primes (Captains) Cye & Mikey. They had a dope concept and strong vision, and pulled it off with ease. This medley also introduced two first-time choreographers for an SGBM medley: Kevin Nguyen, who collaborated with Cye, on the guys piece - and what a combination I might add! As well as Moana Rakanace, who collaborated with Mikey on the girls piece… YES a girls piece in an SGBM medley! Vinh’s “Jada Fire” fit really well with our song choices, and was a pleasure to perform. 

I still think to myself, “wow, I can’t believe we did a ‘step’ medley.”.

It was very outside our comfort zone, and I don’t think we’ve pushed ourselves like that before. It was a real challenge.. and I’m so proud of how well we handled it. Watching Mikey & Cye step up as leaders has been a dream come true for me. Vinh and I selected them to be Primes because we knew they had the potential, but they went above and beyond what I thought we would achieve in our little time frame. I’m honored to have them and the rest of the Galactic Council (Jazzy & Suave) by my side. The dancers had such a great attitude every step of the way, and it really allowed us to enjoy the process, and motivated us to take on our challenges without frustration. As always, I’m a proud papa!

Thank you to everyone for the great positive and constructive feedback. I’m blessed to have leaders and figures in the community I can lean on without hesitation. Pat Cruz, Keone Madrid, Mari Martin, Emerson Aquino, Anna Sarao, and of course, FamRoyale! 

I had so much fun with this one, I hope you all enjoy!

- J. 

Love this set and love this team. Da homies be killin daht shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!