JUNE 02 - JUNE 05 - FUNKANOMETRY SF WEEK

MEET ELLEN KIM

Ellen Kim began dancing with City Shock SF under the direction of Darnell Carroll when she was a sophomore in high school. She trained with City Shock for five years, and later became a dance captain and contributing choreographer for the group. Ellen has also danced with groups such as No Label, Khaotik, Culture Shock Oakland, and Khamai.

After joining Funkanometry SF in 2004, Ellen's passion for dance, as well as her amazing performance abilities, earned her a spot on the Funks SF Artistic Circle as one of their leading Dance Principals. She has since choreographed many pieces for the company, and continues to inspire and set a high standard for her fellow company members through her leadership and dance talent.

ELLEN'S VIDEOS

Bingo



Blindfold Me



Hooligan Rock



MEET KYLE HANAGAMI

Kyle is definitely one of the newest faces in the dance scene. Greatly inspired by CADC and Kaba Modern, Kyle started dancing in 2005 at UC Berkeley. Soon after, he joined Funkanometry SF as a 2006 Company Member. In the two years that he has been with Funkanometry SF, Kyle has had choreography showcased at Montage Showcase, Rhode Island's Midnight Madness, Chicago's Urbanite Showcase, Body Rock 2007, SF Hiphop Dancefest, Prelude 2007, and Vibe 2008. His choreography is challenging, weird, and very unique. You'll be sure to see more of him in the years to come.

KYLE'S VIDEOS

One Minute Man



Rock the Shocker



When Im Not Around with Mari



MEET MARIEL MARTIN

Mariel Martin started dancing at the age of thirteen at the Counter Culture summer camp in Boulder, CO. She has been dancing non-stop since, dancing two years with Counter Culture, and two with Motion Underground before moving to the Bay Area in 2003. She danced briefly with Mind Over Matter, and in 2004 joined Funkanometry SF, where she is currently artistic director and a choreographer. Mariel is also the current artistic director of Funksters Youth Dance Company. She has choreographed for Funkanometry SF, Booft Troupe, Hi-Fi, Movement, Redefinition, Mobility, Future Shock SD, and Rascals, and has taught classes and workshops for Dance 2XS Urbanite, UFX, Funkanometry SD, Prelude NorCal, Urban Legends, and Femme Fatale SF and LA. She has also recently taught overseas for the Festival de Danza Urbana in Bogota, Columbia and for the Royal Hip Hop Workshop in Oslo, Norway. If you ask her to draw you something, she’ll probably do it.

MARI'S VIDEOS

What I Got Remix



Urban Legends



Strict Machine



MEET GLORY MENDOZA

Glory started dancing in 2001 at WSPA with Jazz and Hiphop. She trained with Clint Calimlim and Patrick Cruz and danced with Xplicit. Since then, she has also choreographed for cotillions and backup danced for Ryan Duarte at Seaworld and the 94.9 Bomb Concert. She has also been a background dancer for various filipino artists on TFC. She was a scene extra and background dancer for the Black Eyed Peas "Bebot" video and for a local rap duo EvenOdds “That Swagg” video. She has been dancing with Funkanometry SF since 2004 and has become one of the Co-Artistic Directors for their youth group Funksters.

GLORY'S VIDEOS

Hot Boys with Kyle



Funks SF Class with Bibi


Red Light Special with Adela