MAR.30-APR2: ROCKO LUCIANO, WILL ORTEGA, ADRIAN CAUSING & LESLIE HUBILLA

MARCH 30-APRIL 2: ROCKO LUCIANO, WILL ORTEGA, ADRIAN CAUSING & LESLIE HUBILLA

MEET ROCKO LUCIANO
For Rocko, a self-proclaimed nerd, dance is an inescapable passion. In his pursuit to find a new outlet he fatefully found Funkanometry SF Dance Company. In a few short years, he worked from the bottom up, quickly moving from an unsecured training position to company dancer, to principal dancer, and eventually served as the Artistic Director. Rocko prides himself in the ability to lead a company firmly but to still remain a friend. In gaining the respect and trust of his dancers, he feels so accomplished already.

Rocko has explored himself as a choreographer with much success. His pieces are abstract, style-heavy, and always memorable. Peers label him as a great choreographer that is still flying under the radar and he is ready to step into the light. Rocko's other credits include: MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew" (Boxcuttuhz), Boogiezone, and Black Eyed Peas. He feels blessed to be able to share his passion at workshops from LA to NY, from Bogota to Manchester. "It has truly been a dream come true." Rocko has grown up as a dancer and as a person in the tightly knit community. He looks forward to applying all that he has learned when pursuing the industry in the near future.

ROCKO'S VIDEOS:

Funks SF Company Class- Rocko Luciano


MEET WILL ORTEGA
Will Ortega was born in the Philippines. At the age of six years old he started dancing with his older brother doing local television shows in the Philippines. His dance credits includes Formality SD, Future Shock SD, Culture Shock SD, Urban FX, and is now part of the creative team for Funkanometry SD. He was also part of the Van Son world tour. Training under well known dancers and choreographers such as Emerson Aquino, Anna sarao, Sherman Shoate, Tessie Chavez, Miguel Zarate and KJ Gonzales, he moves forward in his passion for dancing.


MEET ADRIAN CAUSING
Adrian Causing began his technical dance training studying Jazz, Modern, and Ballet under the American Repertory Ballets, Princeton Ballet Schools, Kimberly Tam. After a year of tutelage, he earned a position as dance captain in her performance company, the American Dance Theater of New Jersey. While performing and choreographing throughout NJ, Adrian auditioned to become a company member and choreographer for Culture Shock, NY, an international hip-hop dance company with chapters across the US, Canada, and the UK. Most notably, he performed for Culture Shock San Diegos Choreographer Showcase, a prestigious international exhibition. Adrian Causing is currently the Founder and Executive Director of the FR3SH Dance Troupe, LLC (consisting of the FR3SH Dance Company, a professional exhibition company, FR3SH Juniors, a competitive youth team, and the FR3SH Freestyle Crew, a competitive freestyle team). Founded in 2003, Adrian has created one of the most recognized hip-hop dance companies on the east coast. They have one won first place at Culture Shock D.C.s East Coast Dance Competition 2008, exhibited at Funkanometry San Franciscos The Sockhop, and has featured choreography in the famous Carnival: The Choreographers Ball in New York City. With the success of his company, Adrian has become a sought after choreographer and instructor, teaching master classes and workshops throughout the US and Canada, including Boston Universitys Fusion Dance Team, and Canadas Culture Shock Canada. He produced and directed Prelude: East Coast Dance Competition with Americas Best Dance Crews Team Millennia held at the Union County Performing Arts Center in NJ, FUNKy FR3SH, an event held at Touch Night Club in New York City featuring Melissa Reyes from the WBs Search for the Next Pussycat Doll, and is the executive director of The Main Event a national hip hop dance competition held at the Bergen County Performing Arts Center in NJ. Adrian has studied under choreographers from across the nation, such as NYC Broadway Dance Centers, Luam Keflezgy, Jermaine Brown, and Brian Greene, Tucker Barkley and Shaun Evaristo of Millennium Dance Complex(LA, CA), and Teresa Espinosa and J.P. San Pedro from Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio (LA).

MEET LESLIE HUBILLA
FR3SH Dance Company Co-Artistic Director

Leslie Hubilla is an original member of Fr3sh from it's first official season in 2003. During Fr3sh's humble beginnings is when Leslie first began dancing hip hop in "The Dojo" and people's basements. While she started hip hop rather late at the age of 15, she had been studying ballet and modern extensively, at such prestigious schools as The School of American Ballet and The Ailey School in New York City, since the 7th grade. Upon her graduation from the Professional Performing Arts School, Leslie packed up her bags, bid the east coast farewell (more like see ya later) and moved to San Francisco, California to study at the acclaimed school of the LINES BALLET as a member of their Ensemble and Training Program. While residing in the bay area for the next two years, Leslie had the honor of dancing with Culture Shock Oakland and Funkanometry San Francisco. Leslie is currently freelancing and working with various contemporary companies in New York City and is happy to be back with her FR3SH fam. She is excited for what is to come and is honored to be Co-artstic Director! Wee!

WILL & LESLIE'S VIDEOS:

COLLABO