Thomas, Paul and Ni, Guzman-Sanchez were on hand to deliver there speech at the opening of the documentary.
Friends and loyal students of Paul and Thomas came in from all over the world to watch for the first time the unveiling of this
epic documentary. Dancers came in from as far as England, Philadelphia, and Oakland California. Scholastics were on hand to watch and over view the documentary and when it
was over they praised and wanted the documentary to be implemented into there schools curriculum. When the documentary came to and end there was a standing ovation from all who attended.
DOCUMENTARY
THE LOCKERS:
Don "Campbellock" Campbell
Leo "Flooky Luke" Wiliamson
Bill "Slim The Robot" Williams
ROCK STEADY CREW:
Marc "Mr. Freeze" Lemberger
STAR CHILD LA ROCK:
Luis "Trac 2" Mateo
CHOREOGRAPHER/DIRECTOR:
Kenny Ortega.
production crew:
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
Thomas Guzman-Sanchez
Co-Producer, Cameraman, Assoc. Editor
Paul Guzman-Sanchez
Production Company:
A CLOCKMAN VISION,
Distributor - GS Media Group, LLC
ASSISTING PRODUCTION COMPANY:
PGS COMPANY
Don "Campbellock" Campbell
Leo "Flooky Luke" Wiliamson
Bill "Slim The Robot" Williams
ROCK STEADY CREW:
Marc "Mr. Freeze" Lemberger
STAR CHILD LA ROCK:
Luis "Trac 2" Mateo
CHOREOGRAPHER/DIRECTOR:
Kenny Ortega.
production crew:
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
Thomas Guzman-Sanchez
Co-Producer, Cameraman, Assoc. Editor
Paul Guzman-Sanchez
Production Company:
A CLOCKMAN VISION,
Distributor - GS Media Group, LLC
ASSISTING PRODUCTION COMPANY:
PGS COMPANY
On Jan. 5, 2008
The Underground Dance Masters:
Final History of a Forgotten Era
Premiered at the New York
Dance on Camera Film Festival 2008
Located at the
Walter Reade Theatre in New York.
We started filming in 1992, so this has been a 15 year ordeal in producing this film that shows a previously unknown part of American history. The film is called "Underground Dance Masters: Final History of a Forgotten Era". The film takes the viewer on a journey of discovery of the origin, evolution, history and the creators of the Urban Dance forms of Boogaloo, Locking, Popping, Roboting, Rocking and B'boying. The film is based on the Guzman-Sanchez Study™ that began in 1983, that un-covers not only the dance forms but the lives of these Black, Latino and White dance artists that have influenced the world to current day. The Guzman-Sanchez study has for the first time validated what was an oral history and destroyed the web-mythology and verbal mythology that exists in the world today.
The Underground Dance Masters:
Final History of a Forgotten Era
(Trailer)
Final History of a Forgotten Era
(Trailer)
Check out the Blog on
The U.D.M. PREMIER in New York click here
The U.D.M. PREMIER in New York click here
Photo: Dance class the morning of the
Premier NYC.
Left to right: Unknown, Ken Saw, Gil Keough, Thomas Guzman-Sanchez, Jim Phgura, , Unknown, Brandon Guzman-Sanchez, unknown, Paul Guzman-Sanchez, & Ammo Phgura
To view photo's from the
premier click here T-Bopper and
Cool Pockets and next generation
Chain Reaction "Ni"
A.K.A. "COOLPOCKETS JR."
Taught there class on Saturday afternoon in
the uptown NY dance school. The class went over very well and every one had a great time.
3-22-08
MTV & RANDY JACKSON'S
AMERICA'S BEST DANCE CREW
RIPS OFF!
INDEPENDENT LATINO
FILM MAKERS!
The most recent episode of America's Best Dance Crew on
MTV produced by Randy Jackson
(Episode #7 - Evolution of Street Dance) boldly ripped off
independent filmmakers
Thomas and Paul Guzman-Sanchez after illegally using
scenes, story, and concept
from their feature documentary
Underground Dance Masters:
Final History of a Forgotten Era.
Randy Jackson and MTV with a blatant
disregard for copyright law, decided to feature scenes
from the world-renowned documentary.
No attempt was ever made to contact the independent
film company/owners of this film property.
The MTV show has clearly broken the law in the
open and shut case of copyright infringement.
The show clearly bastardized the content of the
documentary film (that took 16 years to date to produce)
by stating to the viewers a thirty-year street dance history.
MTV clearly did not do its research.
The documentary film features the origin, evolution,
and history of urban street dance beginning in
1965 and is the only definitive source recognized
world wide since its earlier version released in 1996.
It is a shame that this kind of corporate disrespect
has been forced onto an honorable Independent
Latino Production Company. The new version
released in Jan. 5 2008 is respected by academics as
both an important and much needed work, and has
pioneered a new field of study. Legal action is now
underway to right this wrong of abuse.
This major historical documentary features members
of the Electric Boogaloo, The Lockers, Chain Reaction,
One Plus One, Black Messengers, Granny & Robotroid, Inc.,
Rock Steady Crew, Starchild La Rock,
Pirate and the Easy Walkers, and
Director/Choreographer Kenny Ortega
MTV AND RANDY JACKSON OPEN FOR
LAWSUIT FOR COPY RIGHT INFRINGEMENT.
SHOWING INFORMATION AT THE FESTIVAL:
The New York Dance on
Camera Festival 2008
UDM Documentary 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 5, 2008 at the
Walter Reade Theatre
Lincoln Center Plaza,
165 West 65th Street
Program 11
(Sat Jan 5 8:30pm; Sat Jan 19, 3pm)
UNDERGROUND DANCE MASTERS:
Final History of a Forgotten Era
Thomas Guzman-Sanchez, USA, 2007; 144m A tour de force exploration of the origin, evolution, history and the creators
of the Urban Dance forms of Boogaloo, locking, Popping, Roboting, Rocking and B'boying, a previously unknown part of American Pop history. Introduced by the directors.
6-27-08
WARNER BROTHERS/VERIZON OWNERS OF
MTV & RANDY JACKSON'S
AMERICA'S BEST DANCE CREW
Admit huge mistake and apoligize to Thomas Guzman-Sanchez!
MTV and Warner Brothers/Verizon the company that owns the program absolutely recognize and apologizes for making the mistake of using unlicensed footage for there TV Show
MTV & RANDY JACKSON'S
AMERICA'S BEST DANCE CREW
The footage used in the TV Show is from the documentary owned by Thomas Guzman-Sanchez /GS Media Group. Through several weeks of talks and exchange of documentation proving that all rights belong to GS Media Group the lead attorney's of Warner Brothers/Verizon for MTV & RANDY JACKSON'S
AMERICA'S BEST DANCE CREW recognized there mistake with full apologizes and reconciliation to the fullest extent possible.
The attorneys for these programs don't usually make these kind of mistakes in obtaining license rights for any outside material on there shows but unfortunately they took at face value the words of a liar as truth and didn't do there research to find the source of the footage.
L.A. PREMIER OF
U.D.M in Reseda Ca. on July 18, 2008
The Premier went off with respected local officials on hand introducing the film from the Reseda Chamber of Commerce giving a speech acknowledging this film as a legitimate piece of history. The Reseda Chamber of Commerce and the LAUSD Reseda Education & Career Center co-sponsord the Los Angeles PREMIERE event. The film was followed by a special rare performance of Rhythm Tribe and dance performance by Cool Pockets and T-Bopper from the original dance group Chain Reaction.
OPEN HAND popping performance included next generation of Chain Reaction:
Brandon "Cool Pockets Jr." Guzman-Sanchez (in striped shirt and head band),
Brisa "Saber" Lock Guzman-Sanchez, and Mason "Mace" Guzman-Sanchez.
Also on stage were two I.U.D.M.A. Dance Camp USA students Jeika (Argentina) and Ro Lock (USA)
Making a performance debut on stage was Jerry "The Worm" Rente all the way from San Francisco throwing down his original style of Bugn what we know now as popping. At the event were very special guest "Chuck" from the "Black Messengers" also known as "Mechanical Device" and "Granny" from "GRANNY & ROBOTROID, INC."
The Premier went off with respected local officials on hand introducing the film from the Reseda Chamber of Commerce giving a speech acknowledging this film as a legitimate piece of history. The Reseda Chamber of Commerce and the LAUSD Reseda Education & Career Center co-sponsord the Los Angeles PREMIERE event. The film was followed by a special rare performance of Rhythm Tribe and dance performance by Cool Pockets and T-Bopper from the original dance group Chain Reaction.
OPEN HAND popping performance included next generation of Chain Reaction:
Brandon "Cool Pockets Jr." Guzman-Sanchez (in striped shirt and head band),
Brisa "Saber" Lock Guzman-Sanchez, and Mason "Mace" Guzman-Sanchez.
Also on stage were two I.U.D.M.A. Dance Camp USA students Jeika (Argentina) and Ro Lock (USA)
Making a performance debut on stage was Jerry "The Worm" Rente all the way from San Francisco throwing down his original style of Bugn what we know now as popping. At the event were very special guest "Chuck" from the "Black Messengers" also known as "Mechanical Device" and "Granny" from "GRANNY & ROBOTROID, INC."
Featured
cast:
CHAIN REACTION:
Thomas "T-Bopper" Guzman-Sanchez
Paul "Cool Pockets" Guzman-Sanchez
Bob "Bosco" Winters
ELECTRIC BOOGALOO:
William "Tick'n Will" Green
Sammy "Boogaloo Sam" Solomon -
Timothy "Pop'in Pete" Solomon
BLACK MESSENGERS
(MECHANICAL DEVICE):
Charles "Chuck" Powell
Kearney Mayers
GRANNY & ROBOTROID, INC.:
Deborah "Granny" Johnson
Wayne Jackson
Lorenzo "Tony" Roberts
Donald "Terrible Don" Jones
CHAIN REACTION:
Thomas "T-Bopper" Guzman-Sanchez
Paul "Cool Pockets" Guzman-Sanchez
Bob "Bosco" Winters
ELECTRIC BOOGALOO:
William "Tick'n Will" Green
Sammy "Boogaloo Sam" Solomon -
Timothy "Pop'in Pete" Solomon
BLACK MESSENGERS
(MECHANICAL DEVICE):
Charles "Chuck" Powell
Kearney Mayers
GRANNY & ROBOTROID, INC.:
Deborah "Granny" Johnson
Wayne Jackson
Lorenzo "Tony" Roberts
Donald "Terrible Don" Jones
LATEST
NEWS :
4-11-08
SHOULD BE GRATEFUL!
Don Campbell falsely claims
credit as filmmaker for the
documentary
Underground Dance Masters.
Don Campbell back in 1994 agreed to be in the documentary
"Underground Dance Masters" as a dancer telling his story and his story only. He agreed to do it for free and signed a release contract. Back in '94, nobody of that generation knew of Don Campbell or The Lockers, let alone the dance called locking. So when Thomas decided to spend the rest of his life putting his and others from the Street Dance scene into a documentary Thomas had to first locate Don. No one would give out Don's number to get in touch with him. Everybody that knew Don had their own agenda and didn't want Don to be found. Finally, Thomas did find Don Campbell. Don was elated that someone cared enough about him to search him out to tell his story. Don was living on welfare in an apartment in Los Angeles with his wife, step son and children. Don at that time before, during, and after filming would always say, "Thank you for finding me," and he would say it with tears. Don would tell us that his step son didn't respect him as a dancer and he didn't like Locking and thought that Don was a joke. We were sad to see such a great dancer of our era and in our minds have these feelings about his family. After making the documentary Don has gained a new life from it gaining respect, admiration, students, acknowledgment, and his rightful place in Urban Street Dance culture and history. He has traveled the world and is finally being recognized for what he has achieved. But this doesn't go without saying that Don has used the footage over the years with out permission from GS Media Group that owns the copyright and licensing rights to the footage, and his story as told in the documentary. Now he is gone beyond by trying to claim ownership of his story and footage in the documentary. Don has told a lie for so long since the making of the documentary that he truly believes that he owns the project just because he agreed to be in it. Every dancer involved in this project agreed to be on film and signed a contractual agreement. This was and is a DOCUMENTARY not a feature motion picture from a major film company that has a million plus dollar budget. Don if anything should be extremely grateful that Thomas went way out of his way to put Don on the map of Urban Street Dance culture history! Instead he has taken a very ungrateful stance and spreading negative and bad information about Thomas and his brother Paul. Documentary's are for educational purposes only. All the dancers agreed to be on film for FREE!!!!!!!! with no monetary compensation what so ever at the time of filming or after the project finished. They individually went on film to be apart of the documentary period! Thomas Guzman-Sanchez has every right to take Don to court legally if he felt the need. But out of respect for Don he hasn't. Don has now stepped over the boundaries and now his actions have to be accounted for. Thomas Guzman-Sanchez has only tried to preserve the history of the California Street Dance culture. To have the information understood so that dancers like Don would be remembered for their undeniable place in history. Since then Thomas with the help of his brother Paul Guzman-Sanchez has completed his dream of making his documentary on the history of Street Dancing and the information is now finally getting its right place in history and achieving its acclaim.
Underground Dance Masters:
Final History of a Forgotten Era
Owned by G.S. Media Group
Licensing rights are the sole property of GS Media Group
Any footage used in any media properties have to get clearance from
GS Media Group LLC .
For licensing information contact:
G.S. MEDIA GROUP
email: contact@gsmediagroup.com
SHOULD BE GRATEFUL!
Don Campbell falsely claims
credit as filmmaker for the
documentary
Underground Dance Masters.
Don Campbell back in 1994 agreed to be in the documentary
"Underground Dance Masters" as a dancer telling his story and his story only. He agreed to do it for free and signed a release contract. Back in '94, nobody of that generation knew of Don Campbell or The Lockers, let alone the dance called locking. So when Thomas decided to spend the rest of his life putting his and others from the Street Dance scene into a documentary Thomas had to first locate Don. No one would give out Don's number to get in touch with him. Everybody that knew Don had their own agenda and didn't want Don to be found. Finally, Thomas did find Don Campbell. Don was elated that someone cared enough about him to search him out to tell his story. Don was living on welfare in an apartment in Los Angeles with his wife, step son and children. Don at that time before, during, and after filming would always say, "Thank you for finding me," and he would say it with tears. Don would tell us that his step son didn't respect him as a dancer and he didn't like Locking and thought that Don was a joke. We were sad to see such a great dancer of our era and in our minds have these feelings about his family. After making the documentary Don has gained a new life from it gaining respect, admiration, students, acknowledgment, and his rightful place in Urban Street Dance culture and history. He has traveled the world and is finally being recognized for what he has achieved. But this doesn't go without saying that Don has used the footage over the years with out permission from GS Media Group that owns the copyright and licensing rights to the footage, and his story as told in the documentary. Now he is gone beyond by trying to claim ownership of his story and footage in the documentary. Don has told a lie for so long since the making of the documentary that he truly believes that he owns the project just because he agreed to be in it. Every dancer involved in this project agreed to be on film and signed a contractual agreement. This was and is a DOCUMENTARY not a feature motion picture from a major film company that has a million plus dollar budget. Don if anything should be extremely grateful that Thomas went way out of his way to put Don on the map of Urban Street Dance culture history! Instead he has taken a very ungrateful stance and spreading negative and bad information about Thomas and his brother Paul. Documentary's are for educational purposes only. All the dancers agreed to be on film for FREE!!!!!!!! with no monetary compensation what so ever at the time of filming or after the project finished. They individually went on film to be apart of the documentary period! Thomas Guzman-Sanchez has every right to take Don to court legally if he felt the need. But out of respect for Don he hasn't. Don has now stepped over the boundaries and now his actions have to be accounted for. Thomas Guzman-Sanchez has only tried to preserve the history of the California Street Dance culture. To have the information understood so that dancers like Don would be remembered for their undeniable place in history. Since then Thomas with the help of his brother Paul Guzman-Sanchez has completed his dream of making his documentary on the history of Street Dancing and the information is now finally getting its right place in history and achieving its acclaim.
Underground Dance Masters:
Final History of a Forgotten Era
Owned by G.S. Media Group
Licensing rights are the sole property of GS Media Group
Any footage used in any media properties have to get clearance from
GS Media Group LLC .
For licensing information contact:
G.S. MEDIA GROUP
email: contact@gsmediagroup.com
by Jerry Rentie – (Worm)
MY TAKE
(UNDERGROUND
DANCEMASTERS A FORGOTTEN ERA!)
“WOW”
Tis a dream come true!!!!! That
is!!!!!
This is just blowing my mind and my “Heart” away!!! Listen my
people when My “movie”/our Movie Director’s Mr. Tom & Paul
Guzman-Sanchez contacted me
(Found-Me that is!) I
didn’t believe what they told me about
YOU!!!
1.That
somebody cared about our
dancing and the styles of dance we
do!!!!
2.That
somebody was truly continuing to
push it to the limits. (Create more and
more!!
3.That
people not ONLY did the above but
people were digging it around the
world.
Now!
Here’s
where, I get to share with you! What’s been my “Hidden
Feelings”
I started this Journey in 1965 thru 1968 preparing to give you and
the world something and it was my dream to find others to help me
get “IT” out. to you!! And I came up with dance!!! You see!
What we do (It’s not just a DANCE it’s a Language) One that’s
been spoken since the beginning of TIME and spoken all around the
world!!!
Now!
Check
this out! Now this film speaks to all of us here in this country
but also to the Boogaloo’s Poppers Lockers Roboter’s Rocker’s
B’boyer’s, Stepper’s, Poser’s, Dime Stopper’s, Breaker’s,
Hip-Hopper’s, and of course “Copy Cat-er’s” around the world
because it’s – “Happening around the world” !!!!
That’s my dream come true! That people – My
People--------!!!!(You)!!!! That’s right I said !!!!!YOU!!!! You
are my people if you DANCE!!! In any of the above list
Names/Styles/Titles. If you Do for the people, by the people, in
front of the people and with the people of this earth on stage, off
stage ---- then you are my people and I applaud you and admire you
and I’m Proud of you and I hold what you do! Dear to my
“Heart”!
Now, this DOCUMENTARY is my movie directors Dream come true to
finally prove when and where we came from and what we came with!!!
And it’s a real part of the American History in the area of dance
and it’s also a part of the Entertainment Industry’s History as
well! I explain that in my next letter/ writing’s (DOW of A
BOOGALOO).
I AM SO GREATFUL TO TOM AND PAUL FOR LETTING ME BE A PART OF THEIR
DREAM, NOT KNOWING THAT IT WAS THE “(ALL OF MY DREAM and my Group
“One + One’s Dream, Our Dream) from way back in the late 60’s and
early 70’s up until now. Man I did not know all this was happening
and I am so blessed to just know about, “WOW” Thank You my creator
for this!!!!!!!! Thank You my People for being here, Thank You my
Directors/Friends/Family Tom &
Paul!!!!!!
(Now,
know that I love TOM & PAUL /the Guzman-Sanchez Families
because they are more then Movie Directors or Friends to
Me!!)
TO ALL - I greet you!! In the name of Dance! You are in my
Heart!!!!
Keep on Creating,
“And” next we will talk about (Crossing Boundries) in
dance!!!!!
Jerry Rentie – (Worm) - (Wormmie) or Jerry TheRentie, A Boogaloo
Since 1967
I’ve been called Worm since that same time 1968!!!!
Peace!!!!
FILM
AWARDS and RECOGNITION:
Feature Selection - Dance Camera West Film Festival 2008
Feature Selection - Dance On Camera and the Lincoln Center Film Society 2008
Feature Presentation Recipient at the 2008 PCA/ACA
Winner of the 2008 Christena L. Schlundt Lecture in Dance History Studies at U.C. Riverside.
Feature Selection - Dance Camera West Film Festival 2008
Feature Selection - Dance On Camera and the Lincoln Center Film Society 2008
Feature Presentation Recipient at the 2008 PCA/ACA
Winner of the 2008 Christena L. Schlundt Lecture in Dance History Studies at U.C. Riverside.
"Underground
Dance Masters:
Final History of A Forgotten Era"
The only true reference for urban street dance
Final History of A Forgotten Era"
The only true reference for urban street dance