NDW-NYC Staff and ICONIC Dance Crew
ICONic (definition) Relating to or characteristic of somebody or something admired as an icon.
Based out of New Jersey and the ICON Dance Complex, the ICONic dance crew has quickly become one of the nations hottest dance crews. ICONic made its mark by becoming one of the top 9 crews in the country to appear on Season 1 of MTV’s Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew. After appearing on the show ICONic now performs across the country at clubs, fashion shows, benefits, industrial shows, large corporate events and more. ICONic has recently performed a tribute to Kenny Ortega at the Astaire Awards in NYC. ICONic’s other credits include Special Guests on MTV’s TRL(Total Request Live), The Tyra Banks Show, Sobe Life Water “Thrillicious” Campaign, Food & Wine Magazine’s 20th Anniversary, Unite In Fashion and the House of Roses Charity Event. ICONic has also performed live with Lil Mama at Madison Square Garden on the America’s Best Dance Crew Live Tour.
Under the direction of professional choreographer and dancer GEO Hubela, ICONic’s members possess great talent and versatility. Collectively ICONic’s members have worked with such artists as Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith, P!nk, Jessica Simpson, Jay Z, Mariah Carey, Duffy, The Black Eyed Peas, NSYNC, Daddy Yankee and Brook Hogan. They have been in movies such as High School Musical 3, Step Up, Music and Lyrics, and The Wedding Singer. ICONic’s unique style and image combined with their clean sharp moves, and powerful performance quality have the ability to draw in their audience and leave them wanting more!
http://www.icondancecomplex.com/
Creative Outlet
Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn is a professional dance company that marries rigorous classical and modern technique with African-American soul and spirit. Under the direction of Jamel Gaines, the company has been hailed by reviewers in the United States and Europe for its “richness of dance tone” and “contagious vitality. The repertoire addresses socio-cultural issues through an artistically potent mixture of theater, song, movement and poetry, and the performers imbue each work with a deep spiritual resonance.
The company has collaborated with such artists as Michael Jackson, Malik Yoba, Max Roach, Savion Glover, and Jennifer Holiday. They have performed in major venues and festivals including The United Nations, Acapulco Black Film Festival, BAM Dance Africa, 651 Arts, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Jacob’s Pillow and Lincoln Center Out of Doors. Our artists have performed on Broadway in shows like The Lion King and FELA!, Maafa, MTV Live with Britney Spears, Fosse and Donald Byrd’s Harlem Nutcracker. The company has had the opportunity to tour nationally and internationally and “…was unveiled as one of the best performances of this edition of the festival,” in Spoleto, Italy – (Italian Press).
http://www.creativeoutletdance.org/
Bollywood BollBollywood Axion
The BAX Dance Company, with artistic director Pooja Narang, performs fun and colorful mixes of popular high energy Bollywood dances. The company has worked with Slumdog Millionaire choreographer Longinus Fernandes and performed at the 2009 Latin Grammy Awards in addition to being showcased at the American Museum of Natural History, they have also made several film and television appearances, including, The Accidental Husband and on CBS’s “Early Show.”
