What kind of dance does chachi do

Later, I auditioned and was accepted to a pre-professional dance studio in Toronto. There was a lot of racism happening within the studio. It got to a point where the artistic director would separate the Black dancers from our non-Black peers, put us in a separate studio and instruct us to learn the Vaganova method off a YouTube video while she actively taught the non-Black dancers.

Then, when we went into our Vaganova exams and we scored lower, she tried to make it a point about race—which, when you're 11 and 12 years old, you don't fully understand that things were manipulated. It was really difficult.

When I was 12, I went to Joffrey Ballet School's summer intensive in Los Angeles, and that was my first time getting away from my home studio. I fell back in love with dance because at Joffrey, everyone is celebrated.

When I was 14, I decided that I wanted to train at Joffrey full-time. So, I moved to New York City and became a trainee. But when I was 16, I sustained an injury: I had stress fractures in my sesamoid approximately a year prior, and I continued to dance on it until eventually the bone broke all the way through.

My treatments included injections, laser therapy and other procedures, until I had to go on bed rest for several months. I started thinking about this dream I've always had of everyone being able to have dancewear in their skin tone. I grew up dyeing my tights, pointe shoes and the straps on my leotard. It was alienating to walk into a dancewear store, and all of my friends were able to get everything off the shelf, but I had to go home and dye everything.

So I started sketching designs and looking into how I could start this company. Suddenly, I had a lot more to juggle. Between being a full-time student, continuing my dance training, building a social network and creating an apparel brand, it was difficult to find a good work—life balance.

I'm grateful that my dance career has taught me about determination and the importance of time management, which has been invaluable in my entrepreneurial journey. My sister and I were thinking about how we could give young people access to a network, tools and information that could help make their dreams a reality.

We mobilized a team of over 30 young activists and changemakers from across North America. The team took shape after my sister and I reached out to friends who had done work in activism and service.

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We provide dance scholarships, sponsored by our dancewear shop, to dancers across North America each spring, and offer support to dancers through the "Keep Dance Safe" hub, which is a support group for survivors of abuse, assault and racism. Our donation drive for St. Vincent and the Grenadines following the volcanic eruption. About 25 percent of the island was wiped out, and my sister and I turned to each other and were like, 'We need to do something. The launch of our second collection with Roots.

It's a piece collection with sweatpants and hoodies in a variety of shades, a gorgeous award jacket, and a bag. For the campaign, we were lucky enough to work with some of my favorite dancers in the world, like Tina Pereira, who is a principal dancer with National Ballet of Canada, and someone I grew up watching my entire life. Angyil's list of battle wins is so long, you'd be forgiven for assuming she's been a hip hopper her whole life. But back when she was a tiny dancer, Angyil actually started out with ballet classes in Kansas City, Missouri.

Photo courtesy of Red Bull. Angyil: I originally was in a bunch of different after-school activities: the robotics team, the debate team, all of these teams. And then dance became an activity at my school. I fell in love, and went on to a performing arts school where I studied ballet, jazz, Graham modern, tap.

Angyil: A lot of the Ailey teachers would come to Kansas City every summer. At the end of the intensive, they picked students who they thought had a promising future. I was one of the students picked to fly to New York and train there. Angyil: I was tired of putting my hair in a bun. I know that sounds crazy. I appreciated the discipline of concert dance, but felt like I couldn't be free—like I couldn't allow my body to move however my muscles wanted to move.

Music also played a big role. I wanted to hear music that resonated with my soul, with my mood and personality. Ballet definitely taught me a lot when it comes to discipline and training. But I decided to just go with hip hop, which felt the closest to my authentic self.

Angyil: The people that I trained with were like, 'Your posture is way too proper. You need to break your posture. That, and my feet were always turned out. Angyil: Performance. It's still about performance at the end of the day, regardless of whether it's on the street or another everyday place, or in a theater. You're still responsible for turning it on and performing your best. Angyil: I don't think ballet dancers realize how structured and serious hip hop can be. The focus is a bit different, but it's to the same level.

Just like there's vocabulary in the ballet world, there are names for everything in hip hop as well. There's freedom in the display, but structure behind it. Just because you're smiling and look like you're enjoying yourself doesn't mean you're not working extremely hard at a move.

Angyil: Don't allow someone to put you in a box and tell you that you should only do this or that. If you love dance, research and study as many genres of dance as possible.

Read books. Go to the places where these dances and styles were created. Get a mentor and spend time with them. And once you've learned a lot, don't be afraid to experiment. News News. Dance Videos. Dance on TV. Just for Fun. Training Training.

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She has so much swag. Daughter: Of course, thats Chachi Gonzales. Do you live under a rock! Talented 17 year old dancer born in Houston Texas. She's the yougest of five siblings. She was givin the nickname Chachi which is short for muchachita meaning little girl in spanish, by her family. At the age of 5 she started dancing Ballet and trained for three years. But when watching a hip hop dancing group " Marvelous Moom " perform she became hooked onto hip hop dancing and immedately asked her mom to switch her to Hip Hop.

She started dancing for 8 and luckily the school Chachi went to also had a Hip Hop class. At first Chachi was shy but after picking up, she became better and eventually the teacher asked her to lead the class.

When Chachi was 15 she auditioned for thecrew I. THey won the shows.