Respect! DanceFest Weekly

RESPECT Podcast – Season 5, Episode 7! Tune in now as hosts Micaya and Brandy feature Stéphanie (SP Sunny) from Paris, representing Parados-Sal and Odasy!

RESPECT PODCAST Season 5, Episode 6 is here! Tune in as hosts Micaya and Brandy connect with the talented Marie-Neika Obas, a versatile artist, choreographer, and dance teacher, and a proud member of AMS Dance Company.

RESPECT PODCAST Season 5, Episode 5 is dropping now! Tune in as hosts Micaya and Brandy sit down with the legendary Raul "RJ KoolRaul" Navalta, a true icon in hip hop culture. RJ KoolRaul is a world-renowned Bboy, known for America's Best Dance Crew and So You Think You Can Dance. He's also a member of The Triple Threat DJs and the Managing Director of Creative Transit Agency LLC, where he connects brands and communities through curated design and experiences.  Don't miss this episode as we dive into his artistic journey and creative impact!

Join hosts Micaya and Brandy as they chat with the incredibly talented Morgan Williams, a versatile performer, choreographer, and creative director. Morgan has made an impact in both the concert and commercial dance worlds, working with renowned companies like Chicago Dance Crash and Eisenhower Dance Detroit, and contributing to projects like So You Think You Can Dance and Empire. As the founder of Water Street Dance Milwaukee, Morgan continues to push the boundaries of dance with his unique and expressive choreography. Tune in now to hear about his artistic journey and creative vision.

RESPECT PODCAST Season 5, Episode 3 is here! Join hosts Micaya and Brandy as they sit down with the incredible Stuck Sanders — a Sacramento native and world-renowned street dancer. ✨Stuck has been pushing boundaries in the dance world for over two decades, blending styles like Turfing, popping, and krump. He is the director of Tribe Crew and the visionary behind productions like Hip Hop Nutcracker and the upcoming Hip Hop Halloween. Tune in this NOW to learn more about his journey and Tribe Crew.

Tune in and listen to this informative episode featuring the amazing Telice and our hosts, Micaya and Brandy. Learn more about Turfin dance style and its history. Telice is a professional Turf dancer, community organizer, and teacher who is passionate about bringing people together.

RESPECT PODCAST Season 5 with Micaya & Brandy!! Premiere Episode: Meet Bay Area legend, Rev. William R. Randolph III, aka "Mr. Penguin", a founding member of the iconic Street Dance/Boog-a-loo/Hip-Hop group, The Black Resurgents. Hear his incredible story and the inspiration behind his contributions to the world of dance.

Join hosts Micaya and Corey as they call it a wrap for the 25th SF International Hip Hop DanceFest.

RESPECT! DANCEFEST WEEKLY PODCAST!  It's our very Last Saturday episode before the San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest next weekend. Join our hosts Micaya and Corey as they welcome  special guest Marlon "SWOOSH" Wallen all the way from London, UK.

Respect! DanceFest Weekly with our hosts Micaya and Corey and brilliant guest Selasi Dogbatse from Brussels. Listen to the compelling conversation we had with Selasi and find out more about her dance journey. Learn the story behind “A piece of me”, the piece she's bringing to this year's SFIHHDF and so much more… Also, hear from Micaya about the origin of San Fran International Hip Hop DanceFest, and get more info about the submission process for the shows in 2024.

Join hosts Micaya and Corey Action this Saturday 11am as they welcome JC Caoile for the SFIHHDF Weekly podcast, Respect. JC Caoile is a local Bay Area artist and the director of Str8jacket ( Bay Area). Str8jacket was founded in 2012. They develop economic, social, and philosophical change for their communities through dance, collaboration, and collectivism.

SFIHHDF weekly Respect! Podcast with hosts Micaya and Corey Action talk to Jessie from Wanted Posse, Paris . This episode is premiering NOW! Jessie is multidisciplinary artist, born and raised in Paris. Jessie has had a rich career from an early age . She has toured with famous French singers, participated in the TV shows "France has an incredible talent", and danced for several international artists (Pittbull, Taylor Swift). In addition, she also sings in the musical Flashdance. Since 2018 she has joined the professional company Wanted Posse, where she is a singer and dancer.

RESPECT! DANCEFEST WEEKLY PODCAST: SEASON 4 is premiering NOW! Tune in and listen to this knowledgeable interview with our hosts Micaya and Corey Action, featuring the special guests Michael Manson , Lillie Karunanayake , Gabby M. and James G. Boxton from House of Jit Detroit. Look forward to learning about Detroit Jit style, its culture and their explosive piece “Rhythm of The Feet” , which they will perform at this year's SFIHHDF shows.

SFIHHDF podcast Respect! Wrap-up episode with Micaya and Brandy. It's the last episode of this year's season. Brandy and Micaya talk about the incredible experience at the Palace of Fine Arts last weekend from tech rehearsal to the after party. They will be highlighting extraordinary moments from the festival and more

With our hosts Micaya and Brandy and todays special guest, the beautiful Bay Area Legend - Traci Bartlow

With our hosts Micaya and Brandy and today's special guest JC Caoile from San Mateo

With our hosts Micaya and Brandy and today's special guests Alli and Rocko from the Bay Area. Rocko is the founder of INQ company and together with Alli (co-director of INQ) , they created a piece called “Bloom”. Look forward to seeing INQ in program A at this year's SFIHHDF shows. In today's episode, they will talk about their dance journeys, Bay Area Dance upbringings and more.

Respect! Season 3 Episode 5 with our hosts Micaya and Brandy and today's special guest Ouili Nana all the way from Paris, France. Ouili is a member of Yeah Yellow and together with Raphael (member of Vagabond lab) they created THT company, which you can look forward to seeing in this year's SFIHHDF shows. In this episode Ouili will talk about his journey as a dancer, dance culture in Paris, the pieces they created for this years shows and many more interesting facts.

Respect! Season 3 Episode 4: With our hosts Micaya and Brandy and todays special guest Sun Kim from New York. Sun is the Founder and Artistic Director of Sun Kim Dance Theater and she will talk about her dance beginnings in South Korea and New York and her dance style popping. Listen to her describe the piece “Lost and Found” , which Sun Kim Dance Theatre is bringing this year to Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.

Todays episode is very special because it features very important and influential people in the Bay Area dance community. Respect podcast host Micaya, the founder of San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest and SoulForce Dance Company together with Johnny Lopez, the founder of TURFinc will talk about their collaboration, TURForce . SoulForce Dance Company and TURFinc come together as “ TURForce" for a one of kind performance bringing choreography and TURFing together for this years SFIHHDF shows. Johnny will also share some education about the local dance style Turfing, its history and more.

Podcast with our hosts Micaya and Brandy. Look forward to an interesting and knowledgeable discussion about Prince Ali and Popping

Friidom is a multi disciplinary movement artist , composer and choreographer known for pioneering the cinematic dance genre called Epiic.

Wrap up special! Join our fabulous hosts once more for a final episode of Respect season 2. You can look forward to hearing from our Goddess Development Director, Gypsy Love. Tune in NOW! Much love & respect

Now you can listen to an uplifting dance (and more) discussion with the Bay Area legend Carla Service.

Special guest Shaadow Sefiroth. Choreographer of the breathtaking piece “RESILIENCE” created for the world premiere in this years SFIHHDF show, and an amazing dancer and artist, Shadow Sefiroth is the featured guest in Today's Respect Podcast. TUNE IN NOW!

An educational and fun dance related discussion with an extraordinary dancer, choreographer and director Jon Boogz from Las Vegas. You'll get to know more about him and his powerful piece “Resurgence” he created for the world premiere of this years SFIHHDF show.

In this episode, you can listen to an intriguing dance related discussion with Bay Area's own Patricia and Herman. You'll get to know more about them and the piece “Resuscitation” they created with Micaya for the world premiere of this year's SFIHHDF show. The freedom they experienced is one aspect they enjoyed the most during the process of creation for the online show. Do you want to learn more? Tune in!

RESPECT! Podcast with Micaya & Brandy returns every Saturday!  Episode 2: Uplifting discussion with the talented Faraja Batumike from Goma Dance company. Tune in and get to know more about him, his life in Congo, his dance company and their powerful piece “REVOLUTION”. 

FIRST EPISODE of RESPECT! Podcast season 2 with Micaya & Brandy is here. Inspiring artist Jackie Lopez from Versa-Style Dance Company from Los Angeles, California is sharing her knowledge with us right now. Jackie has a lot of good advice for up-and-coming dancers. Tune in now!