8. When did you first fall in love with music and dancing? Ever since I was born!! It's was so natural in me. You worked on the 2004 film "You Got Served". What was that like? So much fun!!! It was a lot of dancers with different groups and I was just so excited and inspired to do my first movie. But nothing makes me happier than the fact that my crew in this movie was my future crew, "Beat Freaks!" From 2004 to 2005 you became "Music" of Gwenn Stefani's "Harajuku Girls." How did that come about? I was just lucky that Gwen found me! What was it like working with Gwenn? One of the best experiences ever. I mean, EVER. I became a fan of hers after working with her because she is so talented and beautiful inside and out. She is very professional, down to earth and always puts her heart into it. Gwenn Stefani's fans clearly loved the awesome performances the Harajuku Girls brought to the shows and videos. Do you have some favorite memories of those times? My favorite time was during the "Sweet Escape Tour." By then all of us were so close and we got to go around the world together. That was the best! Some of your other projects include Best Kept Secret and Beat Freaks. Tell us a little about each. Best Kept Secret was created by Chonique and Lisette, who have been some of the biggest inspirations in my life, and we use to perform every week at this event in Santa Monica. It's a funky and sexy style at the same time and I really enjoyed and learned a lot from them. Beat Freaks is my crew which is formed by 8 female dancers. Everyone brings a different style of Hip-Hop such as breaking, popping, locking, house and some of us are even technical in modern and ballet. We are all good friends and I am a fan of each and every member. We are currently on America's Best Dance Crew on MTV. What are the future plans for Beat Freaks? Hopefully a lot to come! We still need to figure some things out but of course we will be teaching and doing some shows in different states or countries, etc. So please stay in touch with us at thebeatfreaks.com . Rino Nakasone Razalan Q&A
9. Though he is self-taught, Mark has also been taught by some of the best in the business from Brian Green to Yoshi. He has also worked for some of the best dance companies in the industry such as Zoo Nation and the Pink Mafia where they have allowed him to build his training up and learn more constructive Hip Hop routines. Mark described dance as “a feeling” that he wants to bring to other people, rather than dance being just a routine. Viewers may have recently seen Mark on the BBC 3 series Move Like Michael Jackson, with his crew The Animaineax’s who won the show and will get to perform at the Michael Jackson Tribute Concert in London. Mark has great plans for the future in which he wants to expand his dance company to a global scale and have a variety of studios around the world which he will be able to go to a from, to teach new skills to dancers. As a dancer Mark has performed with the All Saints and the Sugababes and has recently performed in the much acclaimed West End show ‘Into the Hoods’. Mark has also been fortunate enough to have danced at the Nelson Mandela 90th birthday celebrations. The Animaineax’s with Mark appeared as dancers in Jay Sean’s “Down” Video which was a Number 1 in America. About Mark Calape
