*Heads up for our listeners, this episode was recorded pre-pandemic*

In this episode, we sit down with creative arts powerhouse, Cye Bongalos.    Cye began his dance career journey back in 2007 and trained with teams such as Future Shock, Culture Shock San Diego, and Super Galactic Beat Manipulators.  Cye has over 13 years dance experience and has spent more than 7,000 hours perfecting his craft.  We talk with Cye about his first audition, pursuing dance with non-traditional Filipino parents, and going “all in”.  We also take a deep dive into creating and implementing habits, being laser focused, Cye’s American Idol audition, and what’s next for Legacy Arts Creative Studio. 

In this episode, we explore: 

00:30 Introduction
03:09 Let’s start at the very beginning
04:23 Choosing a path for dance
06:00 Hello Adam Lambert, you probably don’t remember me
06:51 Cye’s first audition, a pivotal moments in his dance career
07:34 Pursuing dance with “non-traditional” Filipino parents  
09:15 Build your opportunities
11:17 Battling self-doubt
12:30 Cye’s journey as a choreographer and balancing dance with everyday life
14:00 A Balancing Act: An employee, an entrepreneur, and director
15:15 Creating and implementing habit: a path to success
17:28 Laser Focus: a path forward 
18:44 Legacy Creative Arts Studio and creating a legacy: leaving your mark
19:37 Offerings at Legacy Creative Arts Studio: an expansive perspective 
21:14 Dance vs. Singing: What’s easier to learn? 
23:17 Cye: the next Justin Timberlake? 
23:34 Auditioning for American Idol
24:32 Cye’s mentors and finding inspiration 
26:47 Indulging in the dance community 
27:20 The evolving dance community: a shift in focus 
29:42 Fashion and its evolution in dance
31:36 Finding influence everywhere
32:02 Designing Legacy Creative Arts Studio: A simplistic approach 
36:02 Life skills to become a successful entrepreneur
39:16 Rapid fire questions
41:18 Cye’s favorite SGBM medley 
43:20 What’s next for SGBM 
46:26 Dance: an ageless, all inclusive art 
48:04 Legacy’s first showcase and what’s next for the studio?
51:50 What’s good in the dance community? 
53:14 Closing remarks

This episode’s guest: 

• Follow Cye Bongalos on Instagram  
• Follow Legacy Arts Creative Studio on Instagram 
• Cye’s Favorite SGBM Medley: SGBM @ 2013 Body Rock 
• “Too Good” By Cye Bongalos 
• “Let’s Call It Off” By Cye Bongalos 
• “So Many Girls” By Cye Bongalos 
• “Can’t Stop The Feeling” By Cye Bongalos 
• “Obvious” By Cye Bongalos 
• SGBM Body Rock 2013 

Special thanks to Jane Banares for creating our Co-Lab Podcast artwork!

Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418
Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 

The conversation continues over on Instagram and TikTok

In this episode, we sit down with our sibling, Jordan Banares who returned on leave for the holidays. Jordan has been dancing for nearly 14 years and took a break to serve our country and enlist in the United States Navy.  Jordan began his dance career with Pasacat, a prominent Filipino Folkdance group based out of San Diego and blossomed into a dancer celebrated by his peers in the community.  Jordan’s dance career quickly propelled him from dancer to Artistic Director to RYPE, an adult competition team and RAW, a junior competition team from The BOX Dance Studio.  Later, Jordan joined adult competition team 220 (Second to None).  We talk about Filipino Pride, dancing with a high school team, bossy sisters, and embracing humility. 

In this episode, we explore: 

00:29 Introduction

03:01 Filipino Folk Dancing with Pasacat

05:32 Perseverance and embracing humility 

07:32 Filipino Pride and acknowledging our heritage

09:24 Pasacat and the stories behind Filipino Folk dance

10:55 Jordan finds love at Pasacat

14:43 Kinections & Kruciaal Element

18:09 “Experionce” the new French word for Experience 

18:36 From dancing proper to dancing with no boundaries

20:21 Shout out to Erik Molina and learning how to be well rounded performers

19:38 Recognizing your passion for dance and finding your confidence

25:30 Mamba Mentality

29:04 Another opportunity to learn humility

27:29 Dancing with 220 

30:19 The complexity of dance auditions & an opportunity for growth

32:02 Emotions and Mindset of a dancer: an inner conflict

31:19 Continuing the 220 legacy; the Banares brothers

34:46 Why are you so annoying?

37:01 BOX Barber Bros for the win!

37:00 Will there be a return of the Banares Brothers? 

40:16 A younger brother’s journey inspired by Jordan

42:16 What’s good in the dance community?

44:20 Closing remarks

This episode’s guest(s):

• Follow Jordan on Instagram
• Jordan’s 220 Sexy Day Project
• Jord Freestyles with 220
• Pasacat San Diego, Singkil 

Special thanks to Jane Banares for creating our Co-Lab Podcast artwork!

Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418
Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 

The conversation continues over on Instagram and TikTok

In this episode, we sit down with four dancers from 220 (Second to None), an award-winning adult competition team based out of San Diego.  Guests Dylan Banares, Ranny Fernandez, Ryan Quilapio & David Dioso talk openly about being on 220, the culture of being on an adult competition team, forming long-lasting friendships, & dance career goals.  We talk about maintaining motivation, plagiarism vs. inspiration & laugh A LOT.  We dive deep into David Dioso’s massive vision for dance, discuss what junior teams are missing these days & confuse ourselves with Clout vs. Cloud.  The guys share first impressions of each other, try to describe each other’s dance styles in one word & share their opinions on what’s good in the dance community.  

In this episode, we explore: 

00:04 Introduction

00:38 “220’s Finest”: Dylan, Ranny, Ryan, and David  

02:20 The culture of friendship on 220: “Love first, Family first” 

03:35 Not knowing what you’re getting into 

04:24 Being on 220 and balancing life

06:09 Dance is a sacred place built for self-care

06:32 Pursuing dance with traditional Filipino parents  

13:30 Maintaining the motivation  

14:45 The unreachable goal

15:45 The Mindset of a Dancer

16:34 Dance as a career and recognizing your potential

18:08 David Dioso’s vision for dance 

18:39 Mastering the craft of dance (and going international)

23:31 Dancers as athletes

25:35 The definition of sport

27:16 Cloud or Clout? (Chasing fame)

28:47 How to stay relevant in a heavily saturated community

30:32 Inspiration vs. Plagiarism

32:42 ”Bouncing off each other”: The key to a natural friendship

33:38 First impressions of each other

38:39 Interests outside of dance

41:41 Dylan’s famous Jabbawockeez video (on YouTube! Link below)

42:41 How would you describe each other (in one word) as a dancer?

46:32 Rapid fire questions

48:08 What’s good in the dance community right now?

52:27 Top secret ideas for “220’s Sexy Day”

53:56 Closing remarks

The conversation continues on all of our social platforms…

• Follow us on Instagram & TikTok @colabpodcast 
• Subscribe to our channel on YouTube Co-Lab Podcast
• Visit our website www.co-labpodcast.com
• Follow Dylan Banares on Instagram @dylbanares or visit dylanbanares.com 
• Follow David Dioso on Instagram @daviddioso and check out the video he chose that best describes his dance style https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cwgm_8l_hK9-_4Hf-fBobhfLpZpTZP9I/view?usp=drivesdk
• Follow Ranny Fernandez on Instagram @rannyfernandez and check out the video he chose that best describes his dance style https://www.instagram.com/p/B5jLeyijCWa/?igshid=1738j7dfab74j
• Follow Ryan Quilapio on Instagram @rquilapio or visit Ryan at Legacy Creative Arts Studio in San Diego, CA and check out the video he chose that best describes his dance style https://www.instagram.com/p/B4doI_oHNE4/?igshid=1s2yadquui8ie
• Here’s the link to Dylan’s “famous” Jabbawockeez video: https://youtu.be/b5guWGLN_d0 

Special thanks to Jane Banares for creating our Co-Lab Podcast artwork!

Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418
Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 

Please note that parental discretion is advised, while listening to this episode. 
We delayed the release of a scheduled episode to prioritize this discussion with special guest, Janelle Adviento.  In this episode, we speak with Janelle about her recent experience with sexual misconduct in the dance community.  Janelle’s courage to make her story public, propelled a movement of hundreds of others in the dance community to also come forward and share their own stories of being survivors.  We also catch up with Janelle and discuss her business, “Strength in Numbers”.

In this episode, we explore: 

00:04  Parental Discretion is advised 

00:20  Introduction

03:07  Catching up with Janelle

04:58  “Strength in Numbers” 

11:02   Using proper vocabulary when discussing Sexual Misconduct 

13:13   The incident 

28: 22   Understanding the layers of Sexual Misconduct

30:38   Expressing oneself does not equate to asking for rape

31:46   How do we combat a problem of this magnitude?

36:17   Grooming and coercion

42:44   The immediate solution: communicate

45:02   Accountability and driving change

54:51   Lasting trauma: The emotional, physical, and mental effects 

1:02     Taking action

1:09     Hope for a better future. We can do better

1:42     Closing remarks

Resources as recommended by Janelle:
RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network)- Nation’s largest anti-sexual and violence networksex-violence www.rainn.org 

Get help 24/7 through RAINN’s National Sexual Assault free and confidential hotline (800) 656-HOPE

Ujima Community- National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community https://ujimacommunity.org/

The Loveland Foundation- A resource for black women and girls to navigate through healing, access, opportunities, and validation https://thelovelandfoundation.org 

API-GBV - Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence https://www.api-gbv.org/ 

Male Survivors- supports men who were sexually victimized as children, adolescents, or adults https://malesurvivor.org/ 

Mindful Urgent Care- same day mental health care with online services https://www.mindfulurgentcare.com/

LGBT National Help Center- encompasses LGBTQ+ concerns all around https://www.glbthotline.org/

Dancing With ED - supports love and care for bodies through eating disorder awareness, outreach, and education in the dance industry https://dancingwithed.com/

The conversation continues on all of our social platforms…

• Follow Janelle Adviento on Instagram and Twitter @milajanelle
• Follow us on Instagram @colabpodcast 
• Subscribe to our channel on YouTube Co-Lab Podcast
• Visit our website www.co-labpodcast.com 
• Follow us on TikTok @colabpodcast

Special thanks to Jane Banares for creating our Co-Lab Podcast artwork!

Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418

Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 

We delayed the release of this episode as we felt it necessary to have discussions related to current events.  Please enjoy our first 'official' episode of the Co-Lab Podcast. After serving the dance community for nearly 6 years, we suffered as an afterthought to retail developers.  We understood that it was “just business”, but we never treated it as such.  To us it was much more- we had a dance family that relied on us as their dance home and we felt as though we failed them and failed ourselves. Through this entire journey from studio conception to closure, we’ve learned a lot as entrepreneurs but also as members of the community. As part of moving forward, we’re excited to launch this podcast and re-engage with the dance community! We sit down and have a candid and transparent discussion about closing our studio doors, resenting yet eventually accepting failure, saying our final “good-bye” to The BOX legacy and life after the studio.  We also hear from some of the BOX Dance Studio’s alumni!

In this episode, we explore: 

00:28   Introduction: It’s Our First Podcast Episode! 

00:40   A little BOX Dance Studio history

02:20   The BOX Dance Studio’s first space 

03:02   Moving to the BOX’s second space

05:02   Hello! From Emmanuel Barongan, BOX Dance Studio Alumni

06:22   Our ‘why’

06:42   The BOX’s third and final move

07:17   A true testament of our dance family

08:38   Closing the BOX Dance Studio doors and how we coped with our loss

10:49   Hello! From Chavia Blankenship, BOX Dance Studio Alumni

12:42   Recovery and Life after the Studio 

13:34   Recognizing, resenting, and eventually accepting failure

15:56   Hello! From Kiara Pornan, BOX Dance Studio Alumni

16:58   Saying “good-bye” to our BOX Dance Studio legacy 

20:13   The dark place of shame

22:04   Hello! From Erik Molina, BOX Dance Studio Alumni

24:36   Healing and moving forward 

29:30   A full-circle moment

30:35   Learning from our experience and our biggest takeaways

33:44   What’s good in the dance community?

37:03   Closing remarks

The conversation continues on all of our social platforms…

• Follow us on Instagram @colabpodcast 
• Subscribe to our channel on YouTube Co-Lab Podcast
• Visit our website www.co-labpodcast.com 
• Follow us on TikTok @colabpodcast

Special thanks to Jane Banares for creating our Co-Lab Podcast artwork!

Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418
Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 

We sit down for another important discussion with fellow dancers Chavia Blankenship & Deion Williams on the topic of Black Lives Matter.  It’s another casual discussion on how current events have affected our community.  We discuss protesting safely, taking action no matter how big or small and communicating in the most constructive way.  Our guests share insight on balancing mental health with staying engaged & informed as well as sharing their recommendations for some great Black Artists and entertainment.  Finally, we talk about hopes for a better future & dancing while in quarantine. 

In this episode, we explore:
00:05 Introduction
01:03 Happy Juneteenth 
01:51 How current events have affected Chavia & Deion
04:32 Racism in San Diego 
06:20 Organizations, petitions, & other actionable recommendations 
10:34 Participating in Protests 
13:46 Take action, big or small-just do it
15:19 Community Through Hope
17:15 Navigating the narrative
21:26 Chavia’s work in Supported Living Services
23:55 Supporting Black Artists & entertainment
27:54 The right way to support the BLM movement
34:13 Hope for a better future
36:29 Dancing in quarantine
39:34 Closing Remarks

The conversation continues…

• Follow us on Instagram @colabpodcast 
• Subscribe to our channel on YouTube Co-Lab Podcast
• Visit our website https://www.co-labpodcast.com   
• Follow us on TikTok @colabpodcast
• Follow Chavia Blankenship on Instagram @chaviaknight
• Follow Deion Williams on Instagram @deeiioon

Special thanks to Jane Banares for creating our “Co-Lab” Podcast artwork!

Learn more about: 

• Juneteenth https://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm
• NAACP https://www.naacp.org/ 
• Defunding the Police, an opinion piece  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abolish-defund-police.html
• Top 10 HBCs (Historically Black Colleges) https://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/top-10-historically-black-colleges/383/
• AOC’s guide to Protesting Safely https://www.instagram.com/p/CA0jzCdg_vR/
• Community Through Hope https://communitythroughhope.org/
• United Cerebral Palsy https://ucp.org/
• Easter Seals Southern California https://www.easterseals.com/southerncal/
• Westside Regional Center https://westsiderc.org/

Black Artists and Dancers to follow: 

• Kiira M. Harper https://www.instagram.com/kiiraharper/
• Goose Polanco https://www.instagram.com/goose.tavo_/
• David Slaney https://www.instagram.com/davidslayme/
• Jordan Peele https://www.instagram.com/jordanpeele/
• A1 Collective https://www.instagram.com/the.a1collective_/

Netflix recommendations: 

• “13th” 
• “Astronomy Club"

We sit down with fellow dancers Darian Patterson and Divine Maharaj for a difficult yet necessary discussion on the Black Lives Matter movement. We have a casual yet candid discussion on the recent tragedy of George Floyd, growing up Black, and experiencing racism in 2020.  Our guests share insight on setting intentions, resources for educating yourself, and taking action to help propel the Black Lives Matter movement. Despite the dire situation propelled by current events, we discuss the positivity in the community and share hopes for a better future. 

In this episode, we explore: 

00:37 Introduction

02:34 Life interrupted: How this has affected Darian & Divine

06:30 Momentum in the Black Lives Movement: It’s Time for Change 

07:51 Experiencing racism in 2020

13:22 Organizations, petitions, and other actionable recommendations from Darian & Divine (links included below)

23:07 Unlearning and Relearning: Resources to educate ourselves.  Recommendations from Darian & Divine (links below)

25:20 Taking action and starting the discussion

34:33 Call to Action for our listeners! Check your intentions

36:14 What’s the right way to support the BLM movement?

44:07 Don’t just talk about it… be about it

45:16 Highlighting positivity in our communities and hope for a better future. 

49:34 Dancing in quarantine

51:38 Closing Remarks

The conversation continues on all of our social platforms…

• Follow Darian Patterson on Instagram @dairyyawn
• Follow Divine Maharaj on Instagram @divinefaithh
• Follow us on Instagram @colabpodcast 
• Subscribe to our channel on YouTube Co-Lab Podcast
• Visit our website www.co-labpodcast.com 
• Follow us on TikTok @colabpodcast

Special thanks to Jane Banares for creating our "Co-Lab" Podcast Artwork

Search for and sign the petitions discussed in this episode. Change.org has created a section specifically for Black Lives Matter petitions:

https://www.change.org/t/black-lives-matter-en-us?source_location=discover_feed

Learn more about: 

• National Police Accountability Project https://www.nlg-npap.org/
• Black Visions Collective https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/
• Campaign Zero https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
• The Innocence Project https://www.innocenceproject.org/about/

Support local Black owned Businesses: 

• San Diego, CA: https://localemagazine.com/san-diego-black-owned-businesses/
• Washington,DC: https://washington.org/visit-dc/black-chefs-restaurants

Darian’s Google Doc of resources can be found here: 

https://www.instagram.com/dairyyawn/ 

Book recommendations: 

• “White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” by Robin DiAngelo
• “The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America” by Richard Rothstein

Documentary recommendations: 

• “13th” available on Netflix
• “When They See Us” available on Netflix
• “12 Years a Slave” available on Amazon Prime and iTunes
• “Just Mercy” available on Amazon Prime