Overview
Interact and learn from some of the world’s greatest breaking athletes! Start with the basics while safely increasing your confidence with the support of master breakers. This workshop is perfect for beginners and those looking to up their basic breaking skills, from classic toprock, downrock to power moves and freezes. Get ready to get down on the floor and we will see you in the circle!
Presented by TD Bank Group through the TD Ready Commitment.
About Bboy Profo
Profo Won has been in the Bay Area hip-hop dance scene for thirty years and is still going strong. Twenty-seven of those years he has dedicated his life in the dance called breakin’, representing the FloorGangz Worldwide and Knuckle Neck Tribe. He started the first breakin’ podcast called the Epicenter back in 2012 and continued the concept in the podcast called The Trades in 2016.
The first to teach the art of breakin’ in after school programs in San Francisco from 2001–2009. He has judged, lectured and speaks on the history of breakin’ in schools and colleges like San Francisco State University, Tufts University, and Temple University. He has thrown events for his crew the FloorGangz USA Anniversary 2018 and 2019 and has also done colour commentary for Undisputed World Finals in 2018 and Massive Monkees Anniversary 2018 and 2019.
Profo Won has traveled judged and competed in countries like Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, Russia, Philippines and other places around the world.
About Breaking Canada
Breaking Canada is a non-profit organization that presents a unified voice for its membership body, the Breaking community of Canada. Breaking Canada provides services and resources to the community to help strengthen the Breaking sector and its infrastructures.
Dates & Times
February 4
5:30pm – 7pm
Drop-ins welcome.