Poreotics

Poreotics
Origin Westminster, California
Genres Hip-hop, popping, robotics
Years active 2007–Present
Associated acts Quest Crew
I.aM.mE
Miniotics
Kinjaz
Website Poreotics.com
Members Matt Dumbo Nguyen
Can Trong (Can) Nguyen
Lawrence (Law) Bravo Devera
Andrew-(Chad) Fausto Mayate
Tim Kieu
Aidan Carberry
Minoru Iwasaki
Past members Charles Viet-Nguyen
Justin (Jet-Li) Valles

Poreotics, also known as Poreotix, is an Asian American all-male dance crew from Westminster, California. The crew was formed in 2007 by Matthew "Dumbo" Nguyen and specializes in popping, choreography and robotics, hence the name Po-reo-tics. They have performed in numerous hip hop dance competitions, most notably coming in 1st place in the USA division of the 2009 and 2010 Hip-Hop Internationals[1] and in other dance programs and competitions including the Vibe 15, FUSION X, Body Rock, and World Of Dance. On April 8, 2010, they were crowned the champions on the fifth season of America's Best Dance Crew.[2] On January 14, 2011 they were crowned as Team of the Year at the World of Dance awards.

They are known for their shades, dark glasses which they wear for all of their performances. Jet Li stated that they wear the shades because it gives them character. All of them are of Southeast Asian heritage. Matthew "Dumbo" Nguyen, Can Trong Nguyen, and Charles Viet Nguyen are Vietnamese while Andrew-Chad "Chad" Fausto Mayate, Lawrence "Law" Bravo Devera, and Justin "Jet Li" Valles are Filipino.

History

They are a group of young Asian males with their signature image of sunglasses. They are worn for every performance on the show and eventually signify who they are. They stand out further with the unique highlighted hair. Poreotics was formed in Westminster, California by Matthew "Dumbo" Nguyen, Can "Candy" Nguyen, and Charles Viet Nguyen in December 2007. Supposedly, Dumbo met Can at a movie theater and battled his brother. Can " Candy" Nguyen attended Garden Grove High School and Matthew Nguyen attended Rancho Alamitos High School.[3] Subsequently the group expanded with new members Lawrence "Law" Devera and Justin "Jet-Li" Valles. In 2009, the team chose Andrew "Chad" Fuasto Mayate to substitute for Justin "Jet-Li" Valles in the 2009 Hip Hop Dance Championships. The team won first place and Andrew-Chad Fausto Mayate became a permanent member.[4] Five out of the six crew members (Dumbo, Can, Charles, Law, and Chad) were also members of PAC Modern Dance Troupe. In 2008, both Matthew (Dumbo) and Lawrence (Law) competed on Season 3 of America's Got Talent with the crew Sick Step.

America's Best Dance Crew

On February 11, 2010 Poreotics competed on the fifth season of Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew. The crew danced to several songs including those of Taylor Swift and Beyonce. Through their creative ideas and synchronized choreography, they managed to utilize the stage to its fullest and become extremely popular with the audience. They brought comedy mixed with popping to America's Best Dance Crew. The live season finale aired on April 8, 2010 and Poreotix was crowned the champions of season 5 and also perform in the finale of season 7 alongside season 7 champions Elektrolytes.

Tic Tic Tour

Poreotics traveled to Australia to hold their first ever official tour, called the "Tic Tic Tour". The tour consisted of 3 actual shows which took place in three major cities (Melbourne, Sydney & Adelaide). The tour also consisted of four dance workshops, performances by local Australian dance crews, and a meeting with the fans. The full tour ran from September 30 to October 10.

Date Location Venue
Tic Tic Tour
October 1, 2011 Melbourne Dallas Brooks Centre
October 2, 2011 Adelaide Her Majesty's Theatre
October 3, 2011 Sydney Sydney City Recital Hall

In August 2011, Poreotics came back to Australia and held the 2nd tic tic tour called 'Tic Tic 2 tour' like in the first tic tic they visited many major cities Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and for the first time Brisbane and Perth. Joining the Poreotics will be the dance crew “Yomama Crew”,“The ArchiTEKS,” "Just Kidding Films" and many other local dance crews. Joining these dance crews will be singing acts, “Joseph Vincent” & “JR Aquino" and MyChonny as host.

Miniotics

Poreotics became the first America's Best Dance Crew winners to have created a second sector of their crew after their victory. They held auditions for children ages 16 and under, who if selected would become a part of the first generation Mini-otics (Mini Poreotics). Miniotics is currently Poreotics' Junior Division as well as their only other division of the crew as of now. It is unknown whether Miniotics will perform wherever Poreotics performs, or if the two will perform separately for most of the time. Rehearsals and preparation have reportedly gone underway. They debuted alongside Poreotics at the Vibe 16 dance competition in Irvine, CA, on January 30, 2011. Miniotics later competed at Hip Hop Internationals in Las Vegas, Nevada and placed second in the Junior division representing the United States. Miniotics auditioned in ABDC Season 7 but they did not pass the audition.

Marital status

Appearances

Poreotics continues to dance as a group and teaches various workshops including Urban Dance Camp. Through this, they are not only growing to improve themselves but also help develop the community of dancers.

Television

Music videos

YouTube

Poreotics worked with many other individuals and groups including YouTube stars like Kevjumba and dancers like I.aM.mE crew. They continued to gain more fame on YouTube after winning and performing at several different competitions like the HIP-HOP Internationals and World of Dance.

Movies

He is part of "The Mob."

References

  1. "Hip Hop International USA Finals Results" (PDF). www.hiphopinternational.com. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  2. "America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 Crew Bios". www.mtv.com. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  3. "About The Crew". www.poreotix.com. 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  4. "Chad Mayate Poreotix Bio". www.poreotix.com. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  5. "Mobile Uploads - Poreotics Dance Crew | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
  6. "Bride Juniors Competition". www.bloggingbestdancecrew.blogspot.com. 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  7. https://twitter.com/BrunoMars/status/58803144838221824

External links

Preceded by
We Are Heroes
America's Best Dance Crew Champions
Poreotix
Succeeded by
I.aM.mE
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