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55DSL Fall & Winter 2008/2009 Collection Released
By Amanda Tjan — November 3, 2008 — 1 Comment
55DSL Fall & Winter 2008/2009 Collection Released

Now that it’s really starting to get cold (at least on the east coast), it’s time to start looking for new jackets that make a statement. For those who don’t want to just stick with the typical (and boring) Northface jackets, take a look at the various ones 55DSL are offering this season. 55DSL started [...]

The Ironic 80s Episode Downfall of Fanny Pak on America’s Best Dance Crew
By Amanda Tjan — August 9, 2008 — 2 Comments
The Ironic 80s Episode Downfall of Fanny Pak on America’s Best Dance Crew

WHY DOES AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREWKEEP DOING THIS TO ME!?!? For the second season in a row, ABDC has eliminated my favorite crew on the second to last episode. They are so close and I am so excited for them, then BAMM! They are in the bottom two. I love Fanny Pak. Their creativity is [...]

The Origins of Graffiti, Breakdance, and Hip-Hop: Martha Cooper’s Early 80′s Photo-Journalism Video
By Andrew Boni — July 21, 2008 — 2 Comments
The Origins of Graffiti, Breakdance, and Hip-Hop: Martha Cooper’s Early 80′s Photo-Journalism Video

In the late 1970′s and early 1980′s, something amazing was happening to New York City’s urban youth; they began to deviate from the cultural norms and embrace new, ‘strange’ practices like graffiti, breakdance, and hip-hop. Martha Cooper, a photo-journalist from New York City, captured on film the entire movement in its infancy. All of this [...]

America’s Best Dance Crew Goes Back to an 80s Prom with Fanny Pak
By Amanda Tjan — July 13, 2008 — No Comments Yet
America’s Best Dance Crew Goes Back to an 80s Prom with Fanny Pak

The hardest part of this week’s America’s Best Dance Crew speed-up challenge was figuring out a creativetransition to blend together the two sections. By far the most creative transition was Fanny Pak’s. They performed to Mariah Carey’s Touch My Body where they went back to a 1980s prom. It starts off with everyone dancing in [...]