House dance | Dancers From The Loft | Paradise Garage | Documentary

[@renechang2406]

It's true the circle is a blessing and a curse. Great points were brought out about this.

[@martinzelaya2927]

In the beginning, there was no circle. It was packed. You found your space and did your thing. Now if your thing was interesting, attractive , people would begin to coalesce around you. Not to watch you , but to dance by you. In your space, your energy. "Step into my space. Let it take control. Feel my energy. Surging electricity..." Circles came from the house music scene. It did take away from the organic energy. It killed the collective vibe. But, it was a change in social consciousness. The 60s vibe ended in the 80s. The 90s was the beginning of the "me era". The communal vibe gave way to the egocentric vibe. Even studio 54 was inclusive. Celebrities partying with someone who worked at McDonalds. The 90s was the beginning of the end.

[@djdedan]

What i remember was that circles would spontaneously form and then dissolve, i noticed this mainly in the hip hop scene but did see it in the house scene at certain spots like Sound Factory, but they would always dissolve, nowadays i see people having a circle all night... but back in the day circles would spawn when certain songs played other than you would be trying to dance with a girl or whoever you were into...

[@MakeArtNotWar2023]

@@djdedan In my experience, those circles would appear and disappear whenever the standard hip hop DJ did a few songs for a house set. Once the genre switched back, the circle would just be a memory.

[@ThienPhan-s1d]

Words !

[@jacknjill3000]

You know it, djdedan and what’s up!

[@louiskee7279]

Circle or as folk call them now cypher. Are organic collaboration, between the dj music selection to reach soul of the dancer! And for the dancer to release and to interpret the music by being artists It was never suppose to be man made stage to show how well you can dance. Loose from the Loft. The guy in the video.

[@colinwhitfield8627]

This is my YOUTH! FLOODED WITH THE FEELS!

[@trumoovhiphopdancestudio]

We appreciate being able to look back at this style's authentic origins, thank you for uploading!

[@fonzisalgado512]

Moves like" butter baby" smooth

[@ulyssej.garcia3863]

Thank you Blessings for sharing the culture!

[@MakeSomeNoisePlaylists]

Stealing the culture is appropriate ! Wake up man ! He stole all of his "footage" from real movies and he is robbing people who spend decades doing there thing, this is criminal actually

[@y_magaming9798]

Never been a fan of any dancing outside breaking. But this right has got my eye g

[@Mikegee63]

If you can add some house footwork with the breaking, you can dominate these circles. I dance and have footwork but wish I had more floor moves.

[@y_magaming9798]

@@Mikegee63 lol brother I haven't danced anything outside of people's traditional dances in about a decade. Definitely gonna give it a go once I find a good club.

[@deeprot5888]

This is FIRE!

[@paresh_house6106]

yeah😍

[@PincheCubano]

what a fucking vibe

[@reynaldorodriguez5020]

Circles originated from uprocking. It was always about cliques & competition.

[@keitomineproductions4133]

everyone in the world should aspire to this, even if you're in a wheel chair.

[@nicholasvipond2205]

Oh boy, the tunes ❤ Great film.

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

Great video

[@MakeSomeNoisePlaylists]

NO ! He stole all of his "footage" from real movies and he is robbing people who spend decades doing there thing, this is criminal actually

[@ericwicks1078]

At the Paradise garage there was no circles everyone dance with each other all by themselves and sometimes in groups, Richard long was accessible to the paradise garage because if anything went wrong with the system he lived a few blocks away, there's no place like it and there never will be❤❤❤❤❤

[@RFergusson]

There are two performances on KZbin that show really true HOUSE dancing. One is Kym Syms Too Blind to See It on Club MTV. The other is Jomanda at Levels.

[@N3THof209]

God bless this vid. I love this whole philosophy of the circle in the clubs.

[@johnhill9445]

One Love Family. The Frankie Paradise Network. NYC

[@aprilbrown2160]

Grateful to have been part of this core night, membership card. Getting off the train and running to get there……

[@djdedan]

This is almost all from the documentary called Maestro with the exception of the last 2 or so segments, is there credit given???

[@unstablegenius2325]

Respect 🫡 to you HOUSE MUSIC DANCERS🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@movementfoundation]

I suggest you contact "Louis Kee" to get the facts straight on this video. I thank you for your intention, However the visuals are wrong.

[@adinamalik4486]

I think you might be right,the loft was before the Garage, people in video are to young,stkr of dress is definitely not accurate

[@norakat]

@@adinamalik4486 - I already mentioned elsewhere but one guy is wearing a Marc Ecko shirt which was introduced in 1993.

[@LouMcGarth]

We was doing circles in 88

[@unstablegenius2325]

Hell ya🫡🫡🫡🫡☝️☝️

[@lanedavey2787]

The house dancing here looks more current, does anyone know if there any dance footage that is actually from The Loft back in the 70s ?

[@MrGumbedamit]

Those videos were from the Loft in the late 80's

[@UsGirlsHawaii]

@@MrGumbedamit wow, cool, thanx, do you know if anyone has dancing videos from the loft in the 70s?

[@norakat]

@@MrGumbedamit Nope. Judging from the clothes - The Marc Ecko shirt it’s after 1993 because that clothing company started that year. I can also tell it’s 90’s (maybe even later) from the clothing styles.

[@nelsonrodriguez892]

That is not at any of Mancuso's spaces where Loft parties were held.

[@nelsonrodriguez892]

Just party.

[@Jimmy_BX]

“The circle” emanated from the Hip Hop scene when breakdances and boogeyboys battled. House music took it and they battled one another in the circle. Then they made it a cultural thing. But the true “circle” was the Hip Hop battle stage for all to see.

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

Facts

[@reynaldorodriguez5020]

Respectfully disagree. Before hip-hop there was uprockers. That's where the circles/cyphers originated. It was always a competitive thing. They dance to tracks like Just Begun, The Mexican, Stone Fox Chase ... Hip Hop came later.

[@nicholasvipond2205]

What’s the track at 3.09 ?

[@GeminiCaezar-7]

that track is beautiful. im also asking the same question

[@kazumaniac999]

jerome syndenham & kerri chandler / rising sun

[@GeminiCaezar-7]

@@kazumaniac999 youre a life saver. thank you soul much

[@E_Stew]

Who was the woman at the end of the video? 🔥🔥🔥🥰

[@anthonyhamilton8779]

Ummm... well, the Music was? but NO! But KUDOS for the Kids that did Try.

[@mamboking949]

Don't forget bout BARBARA TUCKERS SOUND FACTORY BAR WED AND THURS!

[@rogerwilliams2042]

Where is Tony McGregor , Seku and Marjorie?

[@yuvi_910]

❣️

[@rickjason1786]

Where are these dancers now

[@SHAKA-NEU-LU]

They still around

[@frankcarrasquillo6394]

Old

[@MakeSomeNoisePlaylists]

you STOLE many parts form real movies. WHY ?

[@audeostudio]

nothing is dated

[@eric02156]

I know .. When were these interviews done? There weren't any circle dancing at the P-Garage when I was there! These guys' interviewing would have been babies in '77-'87.. lol.

[@derricklanders1921]

Bro, these people are not from the Garage or Loft - what the...???

[@nicomjerry250]

I'm pretty sure it's Archie Burnett talking @11:38 in the right

[@derricklanders1921]

@@nicomjerry250 He's probably the only one...if any of the others where there they sure do age well!

[@alexandrebeaslay5187]

@@derricklanders1921 These are old footage from back then bro. Archie is in there, Conrad Rochester is in there

[@derricklanders1921]

@@alexandrebeaslay5187 Yes, Archie is iconic!

[@MrGumbedamit]

These guys were from the Loft, I was in some of those Circles. You could definitely tell who was from the Garage and who was from the Loft, definitely a different style. Had to make adjustments going back and forth. I know that I will get flamed for this when the Garage closed and I went to Zanzibar, it was a whole different vibe, felt like I had to watch my back the whole time, went there only a few times.. What was up with that carpet on the floor, didn't they hear of baby powder... Long Live the Loft... Paradise for Life...the girl with the bells has been spotted in Atlanta 😊

[@TayWoode]

Now everyone stands and takes selfies, daren’t dance in case someone films the, and it goes viral for people to laugh at but have no problem doing TikTok crap dances in their room

[@mariomanuelcoelloalmeida6323]

I didn't see anyone doing the "homo" dance, lol. That's what it was called back in 85 or was it 86? I was there like 3 times. Meeting phyne ass women all the way from Baltimore and Philly and other places that used to be there just to see what the club was all about. The ramp to go pay, the dressing rooms, couldn't hear shit but the music beating on your heart, fucking up the rhythm of your pulse and shit. The bar (dont fuck with that punch, it is spiked. That was the first thing my boys told me), people chilling at the movie theater and at the terrace too. I believe I was the one of the few teenagers snucked in there back in them days. Next thing you know, the lease was not renewed and the club had to close its doors. I believe I was already in the US Army when that happened. My boys Rican and Tony told me about it.

[@mariomanuelcoelloalmeida6323]

btw, 84 King Street, NYC is the place I'm talking about. The only Paradise Garage I ever know.