{"id":16887,"date":"2021-07-12T09:31:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T13:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/?p=16887"},"modified":"2024-11-16T08:33:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T13:33:09","slug":"lil-buck-uproar-hip-hop-dance-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/lil-buck-uproar-hip-hop-dance-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"LIL Buck | Jon Boogz | UPROAR Hip-Hop Dance Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Lil Buck<\/span> is a movement artist who began jookin at age 13. He gained international notoriety after an impromptu piece with Yo-Yo Ma went viral. Since then, he has collaborated with artists including JR, Damian Woetzel, the New York City Ballet, Madonna, Benjamin Millepied, and Spike Lee; along with brands including Glenfiddich, Louis Vuitton, and Versace.\u200b<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Jon Boogz<\/span> is a movement artist, choreographer, and director who pushes the evolution of dance \u2013 sharing his art form with audiences of all backgrounds while inspiring and bringing awareness to social issues. Collaborators and clients include Mikhail Baryshnikov, Naomi Campbell, and TriBeCa Film Festival.\u200b<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dance Mogul:<\/strong> How important is that major artists help create platforms for dancers?<\/p>\n

Lil Buck:<\/span><\/strong> I think it\u2019s extremely important for major artist to help create platforms for dancers are artist too and that seems to go past a lot of music artists heads. Dancers have always been there to support major music artist, We give free promotion to the major artist by creating dances that catch trends and causes the world to dance to their music or become fans of it if they weren\u2019t already. That is a big deal. We create art that stands the test of time and helps people understand their music in different ways. Dancers do so much for major artists and I feel with the amount of success major artists get from sharing their art with the world, It\u2019s extremely hard for Dancer’s\/performing artists to get to that level of success. If we had more support from the major artist and music industry in general then I feel dancers would be able to truly be able to reach that level of success and respect.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Jon Boogz:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>It\u2019s very important. Dance is a universal language like music is. Those who speak the language of dance deserve to be honored on the same level as any other artist. So much blood, sweat, and tears go into the life of a movement artist. It\u2019s awesome to see other artists in other genres of art giving dance its proper respect.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Dance Mogul: <\/strong>How does is it feel to get back to work as a dancer after the pandemic?
\nLil Buck: <\/span><\/strong>It feels great to get back to work after the pandemic. Unfortunately for many dancers that wasn\u2019t the case. A lot of dance studios had to close their doors. Many dancers that were grinding to make a living and achieve their dream had to move back home with their parents. It was a real eye-opener to a lot of dancers in the industry. On the other hand, many dancers adapted to what was happening and found ways to continue sharing their art and movement in innovative ways virtually. I think this pandemic put how dancers use the money they make and their role in life as an entrepreneur into perspective.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Jon Boogz: <\/span><\/strong>It feels amazing. Even though I never stopped working during the pandemic. Writing shows, filming a tv show. I was blessed to be busy and working but to be around humans again is awesome. Not doing everything on zoom and actually building in person is such a relief. Doing all zoom work was just a weird space to be in when trying to make something powerful or groundbreaking. Very happy to be back out in the world and really connecting with others.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Dance Mogul: <\/strong>When judging, how do you give constructive criticism without shooting down a person\u2019s efforts in the moment?
\nLil Buck: <\/span><\/strong>When judging a dance competition, as an experienced dancer I make sure I the competitor know that first off this is just a competition no matter the outcome this comp. shouldn\u2019t make them feel like it\u2019s a make-or-break situation or make them second guess their talents. I\u2019m will always give honest feedback to the dancers but encourage them to not let this one experience make them give up if it doesn\u2019t go their way.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Jon Boogz: <\/span><\/strong><\/em>It\u2019s all about communication. I can be honest in my critiques but deliver it in a way that doesn\u2019t belittle the artist. We\u2019ve all been in phases of our artistry where we\u2019re growing and finding ourselves. That\u2019s a lifelong process. When you understand that, it\u2019s easy to be respectful with your critiques. Just because I\u2019m a judge doesn\u2019t me I don\u2019t know that feeling of putting your all on the line, and hoping for the best. You have to respect the fact that the dance artists have the guts to be judged in the first place.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Dance Mogul: <\/strong>How can music artists and dancers better collaborate to help each other continue to grow on a grassroots level and an industry level?
\nLil Buck: <\/span><\/strong>I think one thing music artists and dancers can do to better collaborate and help each other grow is not put each other\u2019s art in a lower or higher class than the other and see each other as ARTIST period. An artist of Music and an artist of movement. That is how we should see each other because we both bring something to the table that is respected when people see it and can\u2019t be duplicated by each other. If music artist could see dancers as artist in their own right and give them respect for what they bring to the table and vice-versa as well as dancers seeing THEMSELVES as an artist and respecting themselves as such this would make it so much easier for both artist to collaborate.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Jon Boogz: <\/span><\/strong><\/em>I think music artists and dance artists can better collaborate once people truly respect each other\u2019s craft. I think dance is still so disrespected and downplayed. Now some music artists do show their dancers or dance period, a lot of love. But as an industry as a whole, dance is still at the bottom tier. As far as pay, publicity, and just overall treatment. Once all the different industries truly respect dance and it reflects on all levels, the relationships will grow and the standards will change. Amazing art is still yet to be made because of these barriers.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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