On Di Road Again: Blacka Di Danca’s To Di World Tour 2015
Our global dancehall ambassador is on di road again.
Blacka’s World: Get Your Dance on with Yaminah Legohn
Blacka puts us up on dancehall choreographer Yaminah Legohn
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: The First Dancehall Ragga Jam World Conference
Words by Blacka Di Danca—
This past weekend was glorious for dancehall. The world's first dancehall dance convention, officially known as the Dancehall Ragga Jam World Conference, was held in Paris, Fran... Read More...
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...
EVENT: Learn Dancehall Choreography with Blacka Di Danca + Mela Murder (Major Lazer)
Words by Blacka Di Blanca—
If you've been following me through my column "Blacka's World," then you know that I recently choreographed Major Lazer's latest music video (for "Lose Themselves" featuring RD... 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...
We Dance Reggae: Get To Know Blacka Di Danca
Words by Emily Shapiro—
If you don't know Blacka di Danca, it's about time you did. Not only is he a touring dancer with New Kingston and Collie Buddz, but a young, talented and incredibly positive dude ... 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...
Pon Di Move: DanceJA Skool Opens in Kingston
Words by Emily Shapiro—
Big tings a gwaan for the dance community in Kingston, Jamaica. Our friends at Dance JA have collaborated with some talented dancers to open a new dance training center, Dance JA ... Read More...
LargeUp TV: MissLikkleBit’s Hilltop Bounce
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photo and Video by Martei Korley—
If you've been to dancehall parties in New York, or ever tried to learn how to Bruk It Down, you may have come across our friend, MissLikkleBit. ... Read More...