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Grainy footage (and audio) of a 1996 battle between Smurfs and Wizards crews at the Ted C. Wills Community center.

Bumz member David Yang discusses crew battles and performances.

Bumz crew member Bobby "Stroll" Bliatout discusses how the crew chose the name Bumz.

Smurfs crew member succinctly describes the shifts between multiple generations of Hmong b-boy crews.

In this clip, Smurfs crew member (and brother of a Bumz crew member) discusses the prevalence of gangs in Southeast Fresno and the role that b-boying played as an alternative to gang life.

In this clip Smurfs/DIS Crew member Yoshi Yang discusses his family's migration from Thailand to the midwest, to Fresno. Yoshi also discusses the conditions of the Fresno neighborhoods he lived in.

Now a member of Climax/Soul Control, former rival Eric "Waldo" Escovedo explain what Climax/Soul Control's success meant to him as a Fresno b-boy.

Eric "Flip" Costello discusses Climax Crew's role promoting hip-hop in the park, as well as crew members participation in graffiti crews and how the crew expanded over the years.

A video crated by Charles "Goku" Montgomery documenting Pablo "B-boy Pablo" learning and then successfully executing his signature move, the continuous airflare. B-boy Pablo is widely believed to be the first person to execute the Continuous…

Eric "Flip" Costello discusses how Climax got its start and also discusses the meaning behind the crew's name

Eric "Flip" Costello discusses his time as a member of the Smurfs crew, including how being in a predominantly Hmong crew was complicated by neighborhood gangs, how the crew influenced his dancing, and why he felt he was underutilized.

Charles "Goku" Montgomery discusses the first time he and Pablo "B-boy Pablo" Flores visited Radiotron, an important hip-hop dance competition.

Charles "Goku" Montgomery discusses his time in Hmong b-boy crews in addition to his decision to leave DIS

Pablo "b-boy Pablo" Flores dancing at Ted C Wills Community Center

Pablo "b-boy Pablo" Flores executing an airflare

Charles "Goku" Montgomery executing an airflare

Pablo "b-boy Pablo" Flores executing a handstand

A picture of Charles "Goku" Montgomery and Pablo "B-boy Pablo" Flores posing outside in the mid-1990s.

Charles "Goku" Montgomery discusses the first time he met Pablo "B-boy Pablo" Flores

Jean Vang and Erica Garcia are aspiring dancers from Fresno. Having been born in 1993, after the emergence of Popping in Fresno, they tell their stories of the past, present, and make predictions for the future of the dance scene in Fresno. Jean grew…