Kaba Modern
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Irvine, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip-hop |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | www.kabamodern.com |
| Members | Yuri Tag Lawrence Kao Cindy Minowa Jia Huang |
| Past members |
Tony Tran (with JabbaWockeez and Kinjaz) Mike Song (with Kinjaz) |
Tony Tran (with JabbaWockeez and Kinjaz)
Kaba Modern is a dance group originating from Irvine, California. Kaba Modern is a spin-off of the University of California, Irvine Filipino cultural club, Kababayan, which means "countrymen" in Tagalog. Created by Arnel Calvario in 1992, Kaba Modern began as dancers that performed the hip-hop portion or the "Modern Suite" of Kababayan's annual Pilipino Cultural Night (PCN) at UCI. Since then, Kaba Modern has entered multinational competitions and gained recognition in the media. For instance, few Kaba Modern members helped choreograph the "dance battle" scene in The Debut in 1997 while three members were shown onscreen during the Making of Featurette of the DVD.
The Kaba Modern family is divided into three sub-teams. Kaba Kids (formerly known as Kreative Movement) are for members 18 and under. Kaba Modern is the UCI competitive team for college-level students. Kaba Modern Legacy is an exhibition team for Kaba Modern alumni and special guests. The KM Legacy Roster includes all 6 members that appeared on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew (Mike Song, Jia Huang, Cindy Minowa, Tony Tran, Yuri Tag, and Lawrence Kao) and several other Kaba Modern legends who no longer dance for the UCI team.
A performance dedicated to debuting the new team for the upcoming year, especially the incoming newbie class.
An annual hip-hop dance charity showcase hosted by Kenya Dream at UCI in which proceeds help improve children's education in Kenya, Africa.
A traditional performance done at UCI's annual PACN.
A series of workshops hosted by the current team featuring choreography from each member of the team.
A series of battles consisting of 3v3 bboy/bgirl battles and 1v1 all style battles.
A series of performances done at UCI to welcome the incoming freshman done in conjunction with the other UCI affiliated teams.
A competition held for dancers outside Kaba Modern to compete for a chance to perform with the team.
The group has competed and placed in regional, national and international dance competitions including:
Vibe, in its 16th year, and always hosted by Lambda Theta Delta Fraternity at Kaba Modern's home school, University of California, Irvine, is one of the most respected dance competitions in the dance community. Well respected groups, such as Team Millennia, and PAC Modern, compete in this competition. At VIBE XIII in 2008, Team Millennia placed first while Kaba Modern placed second.
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