Blacka’s World: Do You Dare to Dancehall?
Dare to Dancehall is not only a dancehall-inspired theater show but a dream for dancers and lovers of the culture worldwide.
LargeUp Mix Series: Blacka Di Danca + DJ Gravy’s “Dancehall Warm-Up”
Get your Bogle on, Tek Weh Yuh Self and reach a Higher Level with this mix of bashment classics + dancehall anthems.
Blacka’s World: Choreographing Dancehall’s Mainstream Moment
Blacka gives Justin Bieber's dancehall-tinged single "Sorry" the choreography it deserves.
Pon Di Move: Blacka Di Danca’s To Di World Tour, Fall 2014
Blacka Di Danca is on the road again, spreading the gospel of dancehall movements with his bashment education classes.
Blacka’s World: Elephant Man Does The “Shmoney Dance”
Hip-hop's latest dance craze makes it to the dancehall. Blacka Di Danca breaks it all down.
Seen: Time Magazine Features Brooklyn’s Ground Zero Dancers
Time Magazine spotlights Sarah, a dancer from Brooklyn-based dancehall dance crew Ground Zero, in an intriguing photo series.
Blacka’s World: Blacka Loses Himself + Teaches The World
Words by LargeUp Crew—
The Winter Olympics weren't the only international culture clash happening in Russia last month. While the world's greatest cold-weather athletes were proving themselves in Sochi, ... Read More...
Visual Culture: Latonya Style + Robin Clare’s “Stylish Moves” Dance Zine
Words by Natalie Weiner—
If you've never lived in the Caribbean, it can be difficult to fully grasp certain parts of the culture. There's a lot of potential for embarrassment when your favorite dancehall song ... Read More...
Pon Tour: Blacka Di Danca Makes A Splash in Europe
Words by LargeUp Crew, Photos by Enrico Miglietta—
LargeUp family Blacka Di Danca—maybe you caught him recently in Busta Rhymes' "Twerk It" video—is currently touring Europe, spreading the gospel of danc... Read More...
Nuh Linga: Blacka Di Danca’s Europe Dancehall Workshop Tour
As we've noted recently, it's the dancers who are really becoming some of the main ambassadors for dancehall culture internationally. Among those leading the way is our friend Blacka di Danca. LargeUp has t... Read More...
World Dance: Tavia and Tamara’s Do Sumn’ Weekend Intensive
Words by Emily Shapiro
Dancehall's unique dancing culture still breathes in clubs and bashments everywhere, with party steps being developed on what seems like a weekly basis. But some might argue that t... Read More...
Gyal a Jiggle: Watch a Dancehall Queen-Inspired Finnish Short Film
Words by Emily Shapiro—
There is no question that when your average person thinks of dancehall, they think sex, whether it's Skerrit Bwoy in his daggering days or pumpum short-clad women from Sean Paul o... Read More...