My first exposure to a dance crew performance was back in high school when I watched Young Skull Club's Slytherin set at a random show that I had to attend to write up a report for class. I walked out of that show in awe of the dance world that I didn't know much about prior to that experience. Their collective confidence, power, and overall performance on stage was so raw and impressive. I joined a few dance teams during college and fell in love with performing myself. It was really fun to act out different personas through dance. Teams like Choreo Cookies, Brotherhood, and Keone & Mari to name a few were so fun and inspiring to watch as you can see the genius in their choreographers with how they interpret musicality, build formations/visual textures, and more that come to life in their sets. On the teams I was a part of during college, I did mostly hip hop with a sprinkle of waacking/contemporary. Although I’ve been a Kpop fan since elementary school, I’ve never tried doing Kpop covers/dances until my last year of college and here I am now with Eclipse post-grad!