Hopped out the car, started getting it in the cyphers immediately.
Several hours in and here we are.
With my crew, with my people.
Had a great time at the Sole Open Qualifier.
Thanks to @celim24 for the vid.
Didn't stop dancing until it was time.
#house #elevate #housedance
🎤 JD Tour Behind-The-Scenes — MEET THE DANCERS 🇺🇸
Meet Bear @hawnhahgw & Tyronne @nomadic_noir 🇺🇸
Straight from Washington D.C. — House winners of JD Prelims Washington D.C. 🔥
Who couldn’t believe they were actually going to represent the USA !!! 😱
Talking about their journey, their love for House dance, and what it means to represent the USA at the Juste Debout Finals.
And yeah… they’re ready to bring that House energy to Paris 💃🏾🔥
See you in Paris 🇫🇷
💬 Comment JD26 for tickets!
📹 Cody Valentine @light_shines_love
🎥 Ellie Walton @elliejoyfilms
🎥 Ka’Juan Wright @ded_sh0t
✍️ @heyoleah
Funk in Focus & @urbanartistrydc with @futureasns & @thefourthchakra were awarded the MSAC Folklife Apprenticeship grant for 2025 and had the privilege to have their process and cultural artform documented by the MSAC and @wide.angle.productions this year.
Here you can see Funk in Focus members behind the scenes of the filming with our other members @hikari_safari_ & @nomadic_noir as we are all super excited at how awesome the shots are turning out. Thanks so much to David Sloan and his team for producing such an amazing video for us and please go check out the fully edited and complete video on YT as soon as it drops!
#funkinfocus #fifonline #Boogaloo #Popping #Poppingdance
Some D'Angelo for the time line.
Had a great time at the last Elements Of House
The Music, The People, The Environment
Comes together to make dope moments
Shoutout to @celim24 for the video
I was so into the moment to realize it was captured
Its appreciated 🙏🏿
Im excited for whats to come this year.
#house #elevate #dmv #urbanartistry #groove
💎 THIS. This is what happens when team show ups for each other! When students become teachers and teachers become students. When artists and tradition bearers push, grow, and elevate... *together*
💯 @celim24 & @leslie.formosa.funk VS @nomadic_noir & @hawnnahgw in the Top 8 round at Juste Debout USA qualifier last Sunday!
🏆 Huge congratulations to @nomadic_noir and @hawnnahgw for winning the entire House category!! They'll be representing at the Juste Debout Finals in Paris in March!! @thats_house@urbanartistrydc@assassins_crew_
🙏 Enormous gratitude to our mentor @jlbrickhouse for showing us how to step into our individual and collective Light. Every single day.
Thankful to our entire @thats_house@urbanartistrydc and @assassins team for the support and love!
Thank you to all the organizers, staff, judges, and folks that made the event possible 🌟 @justedebout_officiel@justedebout_washingtondc@wordsbeatsandlife
#ThatsHouse #UrbanArtistry #HouseDance #HouseCulture ##JusteDebout
Bear & Tyrone (@hawwnahgw & @Nomadic_noir )— HOUSE FINALISTS 🔥Juste Debout Washington DC 🇺🇸
Flow, footwork, feeling. House all the way 💃🏽🕺🏾
Next stop: Paris 🇫🇷
Stade Pierre de Coubertin — March 7–8, 2026
Book your tickets for the finals now! Comment « JD26 » to get the link 💥
#JusteDebout #JDWashington #HouseDance #JDWorldTour #JD26
HOUSE — WINNERS | JD PRELIMS WASHINGTON DC
Bear @hawnnahgw & Tyronne @nomadic_noir 🇺🇸
House winners from JD Prelims Washington DC.
Flow, freedom and pure feeling.
This duo is officially heading to the Finals.
Paris, get ready 🕺🔥
👉 Stade Coubertin — March 2026
👉 Comment “JD26” for Finals access.
📸 @robertbraggsiii
#JusteDebout #JDPrelims #HouseDance #JD26
Last weekend was a great!
Still thinking about the battles and interactions!
Shout out to:
@leslie.formosa.funk for the vids
@justsole , @queen_dinita for putting on a dope event!
my people @urbanartistrydc !! We showed up and showed out and have a good ol' time.
#assassinscrew #urbanartistry #dmv #bmore #house
