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FoCo Flava | Hip-Hop Nonprofit
CO, USA
Building community through hip-hop dance, culture, and education in NOCO. 🖤🎤
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Switching things up with @foco_flava at @balanced_movementyoga Join Project Pop Up as we present: FOCO Flava Dance Cypher at Balanced Movement. Foco Flava is a Northern Colorado-based organization dedicated to growing the hip-hop dance community through inclusive, authentic spaces rooted in culture, movement, and creativity. Come see them perform and bring the cypher to life right here in Greeley. Seating is limited and will be available for those who need it. Most of the space will be open floor, so come ready to sit, stand, and be in the middle of it! 🎟 Space is limited, tickets are required to ensure a comfortable and immersive experience for all attendees and can only be purchased on Eventbrite until the end of the show. Secure your spot in advance for guaranteed quick entry! 📅 Date: Sunday, October 11th 🕧 Doors Open: 2:00 PM 🎤 Showtime: 2:15 PM 📍 Location: Balanced Movement 1535 8th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631 🎟️ Tickets: $15 link in bio 🔗 taken in Balanced Movement Yoga by @foco_flava
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Just announced! 🕺 Project Pop Up Presents: @foco_flava Dance Cypher at @balanced_movementyoga Join Project Pop Up as we present: FOCO Flava Dance Cypher at Balanced Movement. Foco Flava is a Northern Colorado-based organization dedicated to growing the hip-hop dance community through inclusive, authentic spaces rooted in culture, movement, and creativity. Come see them perform and bring the cypher to life right here in Greeley. Seating is limited and will be available for those who need it. Most of the space will be open floor, so come ready to sit, stand, and be in the middle of it! 🎟 Space is limited, tickets are required to ensure a comfortable and immersive experience for all attendees and can only be purchased on Eventbrite until the end of the show. Secure your spot in advance for guaranteed quick entry! 📅 Date: Sunday, October 11th 🕧 Doors Open: 2:00 PM 🎤 Showtime: 2:15 PM 📍 Location: Balanced Movement 1535 8th Ave, Greeley, CO 80631 🎟️ Tickets: $15 link in bio 🔗 taken in Balanced Movement Yoga by @foco_flava
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📺 THE WAIT IS OVER. THE MAIN EVENT SCHEDULE IS HERE. 📺 Y’ALL HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS ONE. 👀🔥 FOCO FLAVA VOL. 10 takes over Old Town Fort Collins this Saturday, and we are packing TEN VOLUMES worth of energy into one day. 💰 $4,250 IN CASH PRIZES ON THE LINE. 🏆 BREAKING 🥇 1st Place: $2,500 🥈 2nd Place: $500 🏆 LAST MAN STANDING OPEN STYLES 🥇 1st Place: $1,000 🥈 2nd Place: $250 And the battles are only PART of the day. 👀 We’re bringing you: 🔥 Last Man Standing Open Styles 🔥 Youth + Adult Breaking Prelims 🔥 Our evolving Breaking battle format from 2v2 → 3v3 → 4v4 → 5v5 🔥 Open Cyphers 🔥 Open Styles Generation Cypher 🔥 Breaking Generation Cypher 🔥 Judges vs. Winners Battles 🔥 Mile High Waackers Performance 🔥 Foco Flava Performance 🔥 Misfits Performance 🔥 Community Awards 🔥 DJs, MCs, dancers, families, community and a whole lot more From 12:00 PM until we break it all down, Old Town is becoming OUR FLOOR. 🏙️💥 And remember: 🆓 FREE 🌎 OPEN TO ALL 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 ALL AGES 📍 OLD TOWN STAGE | FORT COLLINS, CO 📅 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 OPEN STYLES SIGN-UPS CLOSE AT 1:15 PM. BREAKING SIGN-UPS CLOSE AT 3:15 PM. So if you’re battling, DO NOT PULL UP LATE. ⏰ This isn’t just another battle. This is VOL. 10. 📼 Ten volumes of building. Ten volumes of dancing. Ten volumes of community. And we’re celebrating it right in the middle of our city. SAVE THE SCHEDULE. SEND IT TO YOUR CREW. REGISTER. PULL UP. MAKE SOME NOISE. 📲 FOCOFLAVA.ORG SATURDAY WE GO LIVE. 📺🔴 CHANNEL 10 IS ON. Times are subject to change. #FocoFlava #fortcollins #Breaking #OpenStyles #HipHopDance Slide 1, Cover: Foco Flava Vol. 10 Main Event Schedule cover in a gritty 90s VHS and television theme. A stack of VHS tapes representing past Foco Flava volumes sits beside an old television showing a black-and-white dance battle with “FFTV Channel 10” and “Live” graphics. Large text reads “Foco Flava Vol. 10 Main Event Schedule, All the Details.” Black, white, teal, orange, and purple colors throughout. taken in Old Town Square Fort Collins by @foco_flava
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THE BATTLES AREN’T THE ONLY THING HITTING THE STAGE. 👀🔥 Three performances. Three different pieces of Colorado’s dance community. One Old Town Stage. 🪩 1:15 PM | MILE HIGH WAACKERS A Colorado-based Waacking community bringing the style’s expression, musicality, individuality + club roots to the floor through performance, training and community spaces. 📼 3:30 PM | FOCO FLAVA Northern Colorado’s Hip-Hop dance nonprofit built around Expression, Community, Culture, Energy + Legacy. What started as a grassroots crew has grown into 30+ events, battles, workshops, cyphers, performances + community programming across Colorado. For VOL. 10, the crew gets to step out of event mode and back onto the stage as dancers. ❤️ 🔥 4:55 PM | MISFITS DANCE COLLECTIVE A Denver-based Hip-Hop dance collective bringing together dancers from across Colorado to train, perform + build community through movement. Their connections stretch throughout the Colorado dance scene, including dancers with roots in Northern Colorado and Foco Flava. Different crews. Different styles. SAME CYPHER. 📺 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 📍 OLD TOWN STAGE | FORT COLLINS 💜 FREE + OPEN TO ALL TAG YOUR CREW + COME CATCH THE PERFORMANCES. 👇 FOCOFLAVA.ORG #FocoFlava #fortcollins #HipHopDance #Waacking #ColoradoDance Slide 1, Cover: Foco Flava Vol. 10 Performances cover in a distressed black VHS-inspired design. A stack of Foco Flava VHS tapes sits beside a vintage television showing dancers performing outdoors. Large white text reads “Performances.” taken in Old Town Square Fort Collins by @foco_flava
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DJs + MCs Caption THE SOUND. THE MIC. TEN VOLUMES IN THE CYPHER. 🔊🎤📼 Meet the DJs + MCs carrying FOCO FLAVA VOL. 10 from the first cypher to the final battle. 🎧 DJ FOXX BOOGIE | Philadelphia Turntablist, producer, dancer + Repstyles representative with years behind the decks at major Hip-Hop and breaking events, including Silverback + Red Bull BC One. Foxx has also been part of EVERY FOCO FLAVA, from VOL. 1 to VOL. 10. Ten volumes later, he’s still in the mix. 🔥 🎧 DJ DRIFTER | Fort Collins A vinyl-rooted DJ with 24+ years behind the decks, Drifter’s journey stretches from Portland’s art bars, lounges + underground clubs to becoming a longtime fixture in Northern Colorado’s dance community. Our resident DJ has soundtracked EVERY FOCO FLAVA volume since day one, plus Old Town Sessions, FocoMX + countless other Foco cyphers and events. 🎤 IVAN “THE URBAN ACTION FIGURE” B-Boy, educator + international MC whose credits include Freestyle Session, Outbreak Europe + Red Bull BC One, including co-hosting the 2026 BC One USA National Final. Ivan has been the voice of EVERY FOCO FLAVA, from VOL. 1 through VOL. 10. 🎤🔥 🎤 ERNAN | FOCO FLAVA Dancer, educator, choreographer, organizer + MC with 15+ years in movement across House, Breaking, Funk Styles, Hip-Hop freestyle + choreography. Part of Foco Flava since VOL. 3 and on the mic from VOL. 6 onward, his MC work includes Vision, Monster Jam, Rockers Rumble 2026, Old Town Sessions, FocoMX with Drifter 2025, Brave New Wheel at The Lyric with Drifter + more. Four different journeys. One shared history. FOXX. DRIFTER. IVAN. ERNAN. THE SOUND + VOICES OF TEN YEARS IN THE CYPHER. 📼🔥 📺 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 📍 OLD TOWN STAGE | FORT COLLINS 💜 FREE + OPEN TO ALL FOCOFLAVA.ORG #FocoFlava #HipHopCulture #DJCulture #Breaking #FortCollins Slide 1, Cover: Foco Flava Vol. 10 DJs and MCs cover in a distressed VHS-inspired design. Stacked Foco Flava VHS tapes sit beside a vintage television showing an outdoor dance event. Large text reads “DJs & MCs.” taken in Old Town Square Fort Collins by @foco_flava
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SIX JUDGES. TWO BATTLES. ONE FLOOR. 📺🔥 Meet the artists making the calls at FOCO FLAVA VOL. 10. ⚡ OPEN STYLES LILY FRIAS Whacking + Popping artist, choreographer and member of Femme Fatale. Her 2026 run includes wins at IBE Whacking, with credits spanning Red Bull, Cirque du Soleil, Nike, Netflix, Coachella and more. ERNESTO “PRECISE” GALARZA 21+ years in Street Dance. Pacoima-raised, UCLA graduate, Soulbotics Krew member and Artistic Director of Versa-Style Legacy, carrying the lineage from student to professional artist to educator. JARDY SANTIAGO Bay Area House dancer, educator and choreographer with roots in breaking and Soul Sector. Jardy has spent years teaching House foundations and sharing the culture with dancers around the world. 🔥 BREAKING B-BOY BOWZEE Representing Rock Force Crew + Monster Energy Breakers. Freestyle Session champion and your 2026 Red Bull BC One Denver Cypher winner. B-BOY CREATE Kazakhstan-born breaker known for originality and flow. Two-time Red Bull BC One Kazakhstan Cypher champion and 2026 Denver Cypher runner-up. B-BOY DOMKEY Philadelphia’s Lionz of Zion representative and 2012 Red Bull BC One North American champion, bringing years of international battle, performance and judging experience. Different styles. Different generations. Different perspectives. Exactly what we want behind the judges’ table. 🔥 📺 Saturday, September 12 📍 Old Town Stage | Fort Collins, CO 💜 FREE + OPEN TO ALL Who are you most excited to see make the call? 👇 FOCOFLAVA.ORG #fortcollinsco #FocoFlavaVol10 #Breaking #OpenStyles #StreetDance Distressed black-and-white Foco Flava Vol. 10 Judges cover with stacked VHS tapes and a vintage television showing an outdoor dance battle. Large text reads “Judges.” taken in Old Town Square Fort Collins by @foco_flava
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THIS ISN’T JUST A SATURDAY. THIS IS A WEEK OF CULTURE. 📼🔥 FOCO FLAVA VOL. 10 is officially in motion. We started Monday by opening the floor for training and freestyle. Tonight, we keep building with our Knowledge Sessions + the first workshop of the week. And from there? We’re going all the way through Saturday. 🎙️ Conversations with voices across Hip-Hop culture 🔥 7 free dance workshops 🌎 An international session 🏙️ Dancing in the streets of Old Town ⚔️ Battles, cyphers + performances 🏆 And the biggest Foco Flava celebration we’ve ever put together SCHEDULE UPDATE: Rennie Harris joins us Thursday, September 10 at 6:00 PM MT for his rescheduled Knowledge Session. Every part of the week is FREE + OPEN TO ALL. Swipe through. Save the schedule. Send it to somebody who needs to be there. 📍 Fort Collins + Online 🔗 FOCOFLAVA.ORG TEN YEARS IN THE CYPHER. AND WE’RE CELEBRATING ALL WEEK. 📺🌍🔥 Foco Flava Vol. 10 “Week of Culture” schedule cover in a gritty black, white, teal, yellow and purple 90s-inspired design. A stack of VHS tapes representing past Foco Flava events sits beside an old television displaying footage of a street dance battle with a “FFTV Channel 10” live broadcast graphic. Large text reads “Foco Flava Vol. 10 Week of Culture Schedule, All the Details,” with registration at focoflava.org. taken in Fort Collins, Colorado by @foco_flava
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THE DAY BEFORE THE MAIN EVENT, WE TAKE IT TO THE STREETS. 🔥 Old Town Sessions is one of the most special parts of FOCO FLAVA VOL. 10. Before Saturday’s big day, we come together in the heart of Fort Collins to dance in public, build with community, and celebrate 10 years in the cypher where it all feels most alive, outside, in the open, and with the people. 📼🌍 This is about showing up, sharing space, catching a session, and honoring the roots of street dance culture. Pull up, tap in, and be part of the energy before the main event. 📍 Old Town Square near taxi drop off 📅 Friday, September 11th ⏰ 6:00 PM until dusk Free and open to all.#focoflava #fortcollins #coloradodance #fortcollinsevents #hiphopcommunity taken in Downtown Fort Collins by @foco_flava
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WE’RE KICKING OFF THE WORKSHOPS TONIGHT. 📼🔥 FOCO FLAVA VOL. 10 x CSU HIP-HOP DANCE CLUB. And we’re starting with KYLIE teaching HIP-HOP FREESTYLE. 💥 This one is about more than learning moves. We’re getting into the groove, foundations, individuality, musicality, and freedom that make freestyle what it is. Come move, experiment, catch a vibe, and bring YOUR style into the cypher. Whether you’ve been dancing for years or you’re stepping in for the first time, there’s space for you. 📍 CSU Lory Student Center, Room 386 ⏰ 7:30–9:00 PM 🎟️ FREE + OPEN TO ALL 📼 First workshop of FOCO FLAVA VOL. 10: TEN YEARS IN THE CYPHER TONIGHT WE DANCE. THE REST OF THE WEEK, WE KEEP BUILDING. 🔥 Black-and-white Foco Flava Vol. 10 workshop flyer with a gritty 90s hip-hop and cassette-tape aesthetic. Cutout photos of Kylie dancing surround a large cassette labeled “Kylie Vol. 10 Hip-Hop Freestyle.” The flyer promotes the Foco Flava x CSU Hip-Hop Dance Club workshop on Tuesday, September 8, from 7:30 to 9:00 PM at CSU’s Lory Student Center, Room 386 in Fort Collins. The workshop is free and open to all, with registration at focoflava.org. taken in CSU - Lory Student Center by @foco_flava
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OPEN TRAINING TONIGHT. 📼🔥 VOL. 10 WEEK IS OFFICIALLY IN MOTION. We’re starting the week with two hours of movement, music, cyphers + community at Elevate Yoga Collective. 🎧 IN THE MIX: DJ Z GROOVEZ Joe “Z Groovez” Garrido started DJing professionally in Chicago in 1993, building a career that has taken him through thousands of events and stages alongside names like Aretha Franklin, Earth, Wind & Fire, Al Green, Cyndi Lauper + RuPaul. From the roots of Chicago House, through the 80s, 90s, 2000s + today, he’s bringing the grooves for us tonight. 🔊🏠 And this one comes full circle because Joe is also one of the co-founders of Elevate Yoga Collective, a homegrown Fort Collins movement + wellness space built around yoga, fitness, healing, connection and community. A HUGE THANK YOU to @eyc.foco for opening your doors and sharing your space with Foco Flava for tonight’s session. 💜 This is what community collaboration looks like. 📍 ELEVATE YOGA COLLECTIVE 5112 S. College Ave, Unit C Fort Collins, CO 80525 🗓️ TONIGHT | MONDAY, SEPT. 7 ⏰ 8:00–10:00 PM 🕺🏽 OPEN TO ALL Come train. Come cypher. Come listen. Come connect. Let’s start FOCO FLAVA VOL. 10 week together. 🔥📼 #FocoFlava #FocoFlavaVol10 #OpenTraining #FortCollinsDance #HipHopCulture Black-and-white grunge, 90s-inspired Foco Flava Vol. 10 Open-Training Sessions poster in collaboration with Elevate Yoga Collective. Text announces Monday, September 7, from 8:00 to 10:00 PM. A torn-paper graphic reads “Ten Years in the Cypher,” with “DJ Z Groovez in the Mix” beside it. DJ Z Groovez is pictured wearing headphones behind DJ equipment in front of a large yellow vinyl record, with his green Z Groovez logo to the left. A purple torn-paper footer says “Hosted at Elevate Yoga Collective, 5112 S. College Ave, Unit C, Fort Collins, CO 80525.” The design uses black, white, yellow, purple and turquoise with distressed VHS-era textures. taken in Fort Collins, Colorado by @foco_flava
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THE JUDGES AREN’T JUST COMING TO JUDGE. THEY’RE COMING TO TEACH. 📼🔥 6 ARTISTS. 6 WORKSHOPS. 2 NIGHTS. $0. All FREE + OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. Before Saturday’s battle, our Vol. 10 guests are stepping into the room to share their movement, foundations, musicality, history, and approach to the dance. 📺 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 🔥 7:10 PM | BREAKING • B-Boy Bowzee Rock Force Crew + 2026 Red Bull BC One Denver Cypher Champion. Expect power, transitions, originality + battle mentality. 🔥 8:20 PM | BREAKING • B-Boy Create Kazakhstan ➡️ LA. 2x Red Bull BC One Kazakhstan Champion. Footwork, ground control, musicality + movement concepts. 🏠 9:30 PM | HOUSE • Jardy Santiago Dancing since 1993, teaching House since 2001. Foundations, groove, footwork + musicality. 📺 THURSDAY, SEPT. 10 🔥 7 PM | BREAKING • B-Boy DOMkey Lionz of Zion + 2012 Red Bull BC One USA Champion. Technique, control, concepts + individuality. ⚡ 8:15 PM | POPPING • Precise Soulbotics Krew + Versa-Style. 20+ years in Street Dance. Foundations, groove, textures + expression. 💥 9:30 PM | WAACKING • Lily Frias Mexico ➡️ LA. International battle artist + performer. Foundations, lines, musicality, freestyle + expression. Come train. Ask questions. Exchange. Try something new. You do not have to battle Saturday to participate. 💜 📍 CSU Nancy Richardson Center 🎟️ FREE + OPEN TO ALL 🔗 REGISTER NOW: FOCOFLAVA.ORG or hit the link in bio. Ten years in the cypher. We keep learning and passing it forward. 📼🔥 #ColoradoDance #FocoFlavaVol10 #TenYearsInTheCypher #StreetDance #FortCollins Foco Flava Vol. 10 Workshops announcement in a black, white, purple, orange, and turquoise grunge VHS-inspired design. A stack of VHS tapes representing past Foco Flava volumes sits beside a vintage television showing a Breaking event. Text reads: “Foco Flava Vol. 10 Workshops, Day 1 & Day 2.” Workshops take place Wednesday, September 9 and Thursday, September 10 at Colorado State University’s Nancy Richardson Center. All workshops are free and open to all. Register at FocoFlava.org. taken in Nancy Richardson Design Center by @foco_flava
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📺 NEW FOR FOCO FLAVA VOL. 10: KNOWLEDGE SESSIONS. For 10 years, Foco Flava has brought people together through battles, cyphers, movement, music and community. This year, we’re making room for something new. FOCO FLAVA KNOWLEDGE SESSIONS 🎙️🌎 A series of live conversations connecting generations, communities and perspectives across Hip-Hop culture. This week, we’re sitting down with four artists whose work has helped shape, preserve and move the culture forward. We’re honored to welcome four voices whose work spans generations: 🎙️ RENNIE HARRIS SUN. SEPT 6 • 6–7 PM MT Pioneer of Street Dance Theater, founder of Rennie Harris Puremovement, choreographer, educator + internationally recognized ambassador of Hip-Hop culture. 📍 Joining from Philadelphia, PA 🎙️ JACKIE “MISS FUNK” LOPEZ TUE. SEPT 8 • 6–7 PM MT Co-Founder + Artistic Director of Versa-Style Street Dance Company, UCLA educator, choreographer + cultural practitioner with 25+ years in Street Dance. 📍 Joining from Los Angeles, CA 🎙️ CALEAF “BIG LEAF” SELLERS WED. SEPT 9 • 6–7 PM MT Brooklyn House + Hip-Hop pioneer, member of Mop Top + Dance Fusion, international educator and an original voice from NYC’s dance movement. 📍 Joining from Brooklyn, NY 🌍 HENRY LINK THU. SEPT 10 • 1–2 PM MT Founding member of the legendary Elite Force Crew, Brooklyn freestyle pioneer + part of a generation whose movement helped shape Hip-Hop dance worldwide. 📍 Special International Session from Wrocław, Poland These aren’t workshops. These are opportunities to listen, ask questions, hear stories, learn history, exchange knowledge and connect directly with people whose journeys have helped shape Hip-Hop culture. 📍 Select sessions will have a LIVE IN-PERSON AUDIENCE in Colorado. 🌎 Join from anywhere through INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL ACCESS + Q&A. 📺 Or tune into the public broadcast through YouTube + Foco Flava socials. And like the rest of Vol. 10: FREE + OPEN TO ALL. 🔗 REGISTER: FOCOFLAVA.ORG Ten years in the cypher. Now we’re making space for the knowledge carried through it. FOCO FLAVA VOL. 10 📼 TEN YEARS IN THE CYPHER #FortCollins #FocoFlavaVol10 #KnowledgeSessions #HipHopCulture #HipHopDance Foco Flava Vol. 10 Knowledge Sessions poster with a gritty black 1990s VHS and television aesthetic. A stack of VHS tapes representing past Foco Flava events sits beside an old CRT television showing a black-and-white dance battle. Text reads “Foco Flava Knowledge Sessions: Learning from Voices Across Hip-Hop Culture.” The series runs September 6 through 10 with live in-person audiences and worldwide virtual access. Free and open to all. Register at FocoFlava.org. by @foco_flava
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