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*Heads up for our listeners, this episode was recorded pre-pandemic* In this episode, we sit down with creative arts powerhouse, Cye Bongalos. Cye began his dance career journey back in 2007 and trained with teams such as Future Shock, Culture Shock San Diego, and Super Galactic Beat Manipulators. Cye has over 13 years dance experience and has spent more than 7,000 hours perfecting his craft. We talk with Cye about his first audition, pursuing dance with non-traditional Filipino parents, and going “all in”. We also take a deep dive into creating and implementing habits, being laser focused, Cye’s American Idol audition, and what’s next for Legacy Arts Creative Studio. In this episode, we explore: 00:30 Introduction 03:09 Let’s start at the very beginning 04:23 Choosing a path for dance 06:00 Hello Adam Lambert, you probably don’t remember me 06:51 Cye’s first audition, a pivotal moments in his dance career 07:34 Pursuing dance with “non-traditional” Filipino parents 09:15 Build your opportunities 11:17 Battling self-doubt 12:30 Cye’s journey as a choreographer and balancing dance with everyday life 14:00 A Balancing Act: An employee, an entrepreneur, and director 15:15 Creating and implementing habit: a path to success 17:28 Laser Focus: a path forward 18:44 Legacy Creative Arts Studio and creating a legacy: leaving your mark 19:37 Offerings at Legacy Creative Arts Studio: an expansive perspective 21:14 Dance vs. Singing: What’s easier to learn? 23:17 Cye: the next Justin Timberlake? 23:34 Auditioning for American Idol 24:32 Cye’s mentors and finding inspiration 26:47 Indulging in the dance community 27:20 The evolving dance community: a shift in focus 29:42 Fashion and its evolution in dance 31:36 Finding influence everywhere 32:02 Designing Legacy Creative Arts Studio: A simplistic approach 36:02 Life skills to become a successful entrepreneur 39:16 Rapid fire questions 41:18 Cye’s favorite SGBM medley 43:20 What’s next for SGBM 46:26 Dance: an ageless, all inclusive art 48:04 Legacy’s first showcase and what’s next for the studio? 51:50 What’s good in the dance community? 53:14 Closing remarks This episode’s guest:
Special thanks to Jane Banares for creating our Co-Lab Podcast artwork! Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418 Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 The conversation continues over on Instagram and TikTok
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In this episode, we sit down with our sibling, Jordan Banares who returned on leave for the holidays. Jordan has been dancing for nearly 14 years and took a break to serve our country and enlist in the United States Navy. Jordan began his dance career with Pasacat, a prominent Filipino Folk dance group based out of San Diego and blossomed into a dancer celebrated by his peers in the community. Jordan’s dance career quickly propelled him from dancer to Artistic Director to RYPE, an adult competition team and RAW, a junior competition team from The BOX Dance Studio. Later, Jordan joined adult competition team 220 (Second to None). We talk about Filipino Pride, dancing with a high school team, bossy sisters, and embracing humility. In this episode, we explore:
00:29 Introduction 03:01 Filipino Folk Dancing with Pasacat 05:32 Perseverance and embracing humility 07:32 Filipino Pride and acknowledging our heritage 09:24 Pasacat and the stories behind Filipino Folk dance 10:55 Jordan finds love at Pasacat 14:43 Kinections & Kruciaal Element 18:09 “Experionce” the new French word for Experience 18:36 From dancing proper to dancing with no boundaries 20:21 Shout out to Erik Molina and learning how to be well rounded performers 19:38 Recognizing your passion for dance and finding your confidence 25:30 Mamba Mentality 29:04 Another opportunity to learn humility 27:29 Dancing with 220 30:19 The complexity of dance auditions & an opportunity for growth 32:02 Emotions and Mindset of a dancer: an inner conflict 31:19 Continuing the 220 legacy; the Banares brothers 34:46 Why are you so annoying? 37:01 BOX Barber Bros for the win! 37:00 Will there be a return of the Banares Brothers? 40:16 A younger brother’s journey inspired by Jordan 42:16 What’s good in the dance community? 44:20 Closing remarks This episode’s guest(s):
Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418 Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 The conversation continues over on Instagram and TikTok In this episode, we sit down with four dancers from 220 (Second to None), an award-winning adult competition team based out of San Diego. Guests Dylan Banares, Ranny Fernandez, Ryan Quilapio and David Dioso talk openly about being on 220, the culture of being on an adult competition team, forming long-lasting friendships, and dance career goals. We talk about maintaining motivation, plagiarism vs. inspiration and laugh A LOT. We dive deep into David Dioso’s massive vision for dance, discuss what junior teams are missing these days and confuse ourselves with Clout vs. Cloud. The guys share first impressions of each other, try to describe each other’s dance styles in one word and share their opinions on what’s good in the dance community. In this episode, we explore:
00:04 Introduction 00:38 “220’s Finest”: Dylan, Ranny, Ryan, and David 02:20 The culture of friendship on 220: “Love first, Family first” 03:35 Not knowing what you’re getting into 04:24 Being on 220 and balancing life 06:09 Dance is a sacred place built for self-care 06:32 Pursuing dance with traditional Filipino parents 13:30 Maintaining the motivation 14:45 The unreachable goal 15:45 The Mindset of a Dancer 16:34 Dance as a career and recognizing your potential 18:08 David Dioso’s vision for dance 18:39 Mastering the craft of dance (and going international) 23:31 Dancers as athletes 25:35 The definition of sport 27:16 Cloud or Clout? (Chasing fame) 28:47 How to stay relevant in a heavily saturated community 30:32 Inspiration vs. Plagiarism 32:42 ”Bouncing off each other”: The key to a natural friendship 33:38 First impressions of each other 38:39 Interests outside of dance 41:41 Dylan’s famous Jabbawockeez video (on YouTube! Link below) 42:41 How would you describe each other (in one word) as a dancer? 46:32 Rapid fire questions 48:08 What’s good in the dance community right now? 52:27 Top secret ideas for “220’s Sexy Day” 53:56 Closing remarks This episode's guests:
Special thanks to Jane Banares for creating our Co-Lab Podcast artwork! Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418 Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 The conversation continues over on Instagram and TikTok Please note that parental discretion is advised, while listening to this episode. We delayed the release of a scheduled episode to prioritize this discussion with special guest, Janelle Adviento. In this episode, we speak with Janelle about her recent experience with sexual misconduct in the dance community. Janelle’s courage to make her story public, propelled a movement of hundreds of others in the dance community to also come forward and share their own stories of being survivors. We also catch up with Janelle and discuss her business, “Strength in Numbers”. In this episode, we explore:
00:04 Parental Discretion is advised 00:20 Introduction 03:07 Catching up with Janelle 04:58 “Strength in Numbers” 11:02 Using proper vocabulary when discussing Sexual Misconduct 13:13 The incident 28: 22 Understanding the layers of Sexual Misconduct 30:38 Expressing oneself does not equate to asking for rape 31:46 How do we combat a problem of this magnitude? 36:17 Grooming and coercion 42:44 The immediate solution: communicate 45:02 Accountability and driving change 55:19 Lasting trauma: The emotional, physical, and mental effects 1:02 Taking action 1:09 Hope for a better future. We can do better 1:42 Closing remarks This episode's guest: Resources as recommended by Janelle: RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network)- Nation’s largest anti-sexual and violence networksex-violence Get help 24/7 through RAINN’s National Sexual Assault free and confidential hotline (800) 656-HOPE Ujima Community- National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community The Loveland Foundation- A resource for black women and girls to navigate through healing, access, opportunities, and validation API-GBV - Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence Male Survivors- supports men who were sexually victimized as children, adolescents, or adults Mindful Urgent Care- same day mental health care with online services LGBT National Help Center- encompasses LGBTQ+ concerns all around Dancing With ED - supports love and care for bodies through eating disorder awareness, outreach, and education in the dance industry Special thanks to Jane Banares for creating our Co-Lab Podcast artwork! Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418 Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 The conversation continues over on Instagram and TikTok We delayed the release of this episode as we felt it necessary to have discussions related to current events. Please enjoy our first 'official' episode of the Co-Lab Podcast. After serving the dance community for nearly 6 years, we suffered as an afterthought to retail developers. We understood that it was “just business”, but we never treated it as such. To us it was much more- we had a dance family that relied on us as their dance home and we felt as though we failed them and failed ourselves. Through this entire journey from studio conception to closure, we’ve learned a lot as entrepreneurs but also as members of the community. As part of moving forward, we’re excited to launch this podcast and re-engage with the dance community! We sit down and have a candid and transparent discussion about closing our studio doors, resenting yet eventually accepting failure, saying our final “good-bye” to The BOX legacy and life after the studio. We also hear from some of the BOX Dance Studio’s alumni! In this episode, we explore: 00:28 Introduction: It’s Our First Podcast Episode! 00:40 A little BOX Dance Studio history 02:20 The BOX Dance Studio’s first space 03:02 Moving to the BOX’s second space 05:02 Hello! From Emmanuel Barongan, BOX Dance Studio Alumni 06:22 Our ‘why’ 06:42 The BOX’s third and final move 07:17 A true testament of our dance family 08:38 Closing the BOX Dance Studio doors and how we coped with our loss 10:49 Hello! From Chavia Blankenship, BOX Dance Studio Alumni 12:42 Recovery and Life after the Studio 13:34 Recognizing, resenting, and eventually accepting failure 15:56 Hello! From Kiara Pornan, BOX Dance Studio Alumni 16:58 Saying “good-bye” to our BOX Dance Studio legacy 20:13 The dark place of shame 22:04 Hello! From Erik Molina, BOX Dance Studio Alumni 24:36 Healing and moving forward 29:30 A full-circle moment 30:35 Learning from our experience and our biggest takeaways 33:44 What’s good in the dance community? 37:03 Closing remarks Special thanks to Jane Banares for creating our Co-Lab Podcast artwork! Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418 Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 Quotes/ Important Takeaways: “...it was such a painful experience that we were hit with not only anger and frustration but I think a lot of shame…” -Devin Luu “We now view failure as a measurement of our growth” - Devin Luu |
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