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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.

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

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

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…

Fidel Morales was born May 26, 2001. Morales started break dancing when he was in the eighth grade and formed a break dancing club at McClane High School in Fresno, CA with the help of Mr. Vang who served as the club’s advisor. While at McLane,…

In this oral history,Ernie Bender discusses his past association with hip-hop and dancing and its impact on today's world. Ernie mentions that he first learned about hip-hop from television and from kids who moved to his town of Squaw Valley,CA from…

Pao Xiong was born on April 30th, 1979. His parents immigrated from Thailand after the war and worked for the county after several odd jobs. Initially, they lived Portland but moved to Fresno to be closer to family. In the interview, Pao notes that…

Born in 1982 as the youngest son of Vietnam War refugees, 35 year old Nhia Yang retells his story of growing up in Fresno, California's hip-hop dance scene. Yang recalls relocating often throughout his childhood and he first came into contact with…