Groove Junkies Collective

Global Movement.
Original Choreography.

Experience original choreography and movement-based storytelling from national and global dancers representing hip-hop, house, breaking, popping and locking culture in this collection of dance videos directed by Shanna Lim and produced by Words Beats & Life Inc.

House of Delegates

 

    • Johnathan Williams Jr

    • Raphael Dungca

  • “Specific North West (feat David Attenborough)”

    • Artist: Coflo

    • Producer: Coflo

    • Shanna Lim

    • Executive Director

      • Mazi Mutafa

    • Producer

      • Shanna Lim

Featured Dancers

 

Alex Beaslay

Steeltoe

Limitless

Battle Pho

 

    • Shanna Lim

    • Executive Director

      • Mazi Mutafa

    • Producer

      • Shanna Lim

Featured Dancers

 

Yaw

Big Mike

Jouletrix

Breakanopoly

 

    • Johnathan Williams Jr

    • The East Coast Affair "Drumbreaks in 2020"

    • Flegs Flips "Down Bad (Woo ha) edit"

    • Shanna Lim

    • Executive Director

      • Mazi Mutafa

    • Producer

      • Shanna Lim

Featured Dancers

Ghost | Lionz of Zion

Soulstice | Lionz of Zion

Bboy Sykes

DQ

Groove Shift

 

Featured Dancers

Bouboo

Kwamé

Masato

Hya

Warriors of Peace

 

    • B-Boy Drift

    • MzushiAfrica

    • B-Boy Daniko

    • Blackberry Sun

    • Bousch Sebar | Invisible Kids

    • Junia De Icon

    • Babra Juma

    • Sara (Amar) Montenegro

    • Injy Morad

    • Salvatore Cataldo

    • Ahmed Ghareeb

    • Shanna Lim

    • Rita Burns

    • Maasai Tribe & Chief Laizer

    • Natmanusa Josiah-Lim

    • Dante Omogusii | Obokano

    • Peter Orindas | Metal Ring Ogengo Horn

    • Edward Okuto | Orutu

    • Ken Nyameya Ishiri | Orutu

    • "Abdel'aal: Percussion"

    • "Apocryphal" by Jóhann Jóhannsen

    • Natalia Horace

    • Salvatore Cataldo

    • GNSN LLC Multimedia Productions

    • Rafhael Dungca

    • Shanna Lim

    • Mazi Mutafa | Executive Producer

    • Shanna Lim | Producer

Juste Debout U.S. Kings & Legacies

 

    • Tre Norfleet

    • WuStyles

    • John Han

    • Coflo

    • Monte Alfumega

    • David "The Crown" Jr

    • BROTHA E

    • JOULE-TRIX

    • Stiggity Stacks

  • Rafhael Dungca

    Ashé Friday (Monte's Videographer credit)

    • Oyelo (Coflo’s Berimbau Remix) | Sunlight Square & Coflo

    • Neighborhood Watch | Dibia$E

    • Llama Productions 

    • Rafhael Dungca

  • Shanna Lim

  • Mazi Mutafa | Executive Producer

    Shanna Lim | Producer

All Around The World

 

*We do not own the rights to this music*

  • Groove Junkies

    • Shanna "Slimboogie" Lim

    • Jedaiah "Jedi" S-Lim

    • Natmanusa "MJ" J-Lim

    The Lab

    • Daquan "BBoy D.Q." Williams

    • Isaac "BBoy Fawzy" Witte

    • Kaiden "BBoy K.O." Diallo

    Dream House Uganda

    • Bogere "BBoy Neuz" Allan

    • Wambede "BBoy Lati Wizzy" Sharif

    • Mafabi "BBoy Meddy Moon" Meddy

    • Kutosi "BBoy Po-Kid" Paul

    • Nasoba "BBoy Joel" Joel

    • Nabende "BBoy Proud" Bryon

    Fresh Academicz

    • Bam

    • Pop

    • Speed

    • Dylan The Brave

    The Invisible Kids Congo

    • Bush Sebar

    • Alpha

    • Yesse Bahame

    • Fabrice

    • David

    • Elisha Bauma

    • Adolphe

    • Nicolas

    • Salomon

    • Esther

    • Danny

    • Yusufu

    • Gaga

    • "Changjinglin" | Choppy Chop-E

      • Performed by DJ Kool Flash

    • "Coco mango" | MF Doom & Damu The Fudgemunk

    • "Soundset Beat Tape" | Fleg & Nu Gai

    • "DJ Ganyani feat. The Family Gathering and Mariechan Life" | DJBull

    • "Japan Funk and Breaks" | DJ Fleg

    • "C'est Le Week-End" | Allia Kasongo

    • "This Little Light Of Mine" mural by Eric B. Ricks

    • Uganda | Lateef

    • Congo | Heri Tresor & Bush Sebar

    • USA | AJ Pastor

    • Uganda | Bogere Allan

    • Congo | Heri Tresor & Bush Sebar

    • USA | AJ Pastor Productions

    • Shanna Lim

    • Words Beats & Life Inc.

Happy Grumpy

 

*We do not own the rights to this music*

Boogie Spectacular

 

*We do not own the rights to this music*

MEET THE GROOVE JUNKIES

 

Shanna Lim

My work is driven by the inquisitive, strange, and rawness of art. I am a vessel for human social structural research and believe in the aesthetic that the human body is a tool for endless expressiveness and concentrated communication. My presentation vocabulary thrives in a fusion of Post-modern, urban social street styles and Asian dialects of dance alongside theatre, storytelling, Installations, collaborations, body art, and extravagant art props that enhance senses into a breathing visual art performance. presentations tackle themes from sex trafficking and social justice, to personal duets that excavate a patrons momentary emotions coupling them with me, offering them a unique kinesthetic experience.

When culminating works, the underlying question is directed to the audience; how can I create stimulating opportunities of communication through the art that allows a developed movement story to connect in real time through similarities and differences? I take pride in creating each work within the power of presence, making audience necessary to the arc of my story, and showing them through their eyes, how art can heal, as well as the priceless value of being unique & strange because we all embody both.

Mariama “Ama” Law

Mariama "Ama" Law began her dance training with Kankouran West African Dance Company. Literally being born into the African culture, as both of her parents are founding members. She graduated with a B.S. in Biology and a certificate in Women's Studies from University of Maryland. While at UMD she enjoyed dancing, choreographing and leading Dynamic hip hop dance team. 

She is co-director of Project ChArma, a collective of teaching artists, hip hop guardians, DMV representatives, parents, lovers, achievers, students and hip hop ambassadors who promote social change through movement. Pronounced “Karma” because it guides our lives.  Law is also an alumni of local hip hop groups Culture Shock D.C. and KickRocks crew.

Most recently, she received her MFA in dance from UMD and has been teaching as an adjunct there as well as American University. She is a passionate educator, always searching for new avenues to provide inspiration to the future generation of movers to not only become fierce but knowledgeable individuals.

IG: @projectcharma

Website: www.projectcharma.com

Juliana Pongutá Forero

Juliana Pongutá Forero is a dance artist, educator, and performer. Her works and practices explore the relationship between imagination, creativity, and instinct. Her original performance work has been presented in Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, and the United States, she co-funded “La Montón” Dance Collective (Argentina) and collaborates with Jonathan Gonzalez (Colombia). Juliana is a former Programs Coordinator and resident artist for Dance Exchange in D.C. and has worked for multiple dance projects in Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and the United States.