Arnel calvario bio

Believing in using his capacity & resources to promote accord outreach, “respect for all people,” artistic expression, and education, Dr. Arnel Calvario has dedicated human being to the CA dance place since his college days. Contain 1992, he founded UC Irvine’s own Kaba Modern.

He in advance danced/choreographed for DVS and Coldness Factor and in 1998, likewise joined Culture Shock® Los Angeles.

In 2002, Arnel also supported KM Legacy as part have a high opinion of celebrating Kaba Modern’s 10 class anniversary. He managed Kaba Contemporary, Fanny Pak and the Well-read Freaks and provided consultation assignment to Quest Crew and Poreotics from MTV’s hit show America’s Best Dance Crew.

He continues to be the advisor chaste Kaba Kids, Kaba Modern, deliver Kaba Modern Legacy and Arnel is also proud and pleased to currently be the Table President of Culture Shock L.A., on the Culture Shock Supranational Advisory Panel, and a associate of the Kinjaz.

Arnel continues to teach dance workshops & judge dance events nationally prep added to internationally.

His focus is troupe just dance choreography, but further leadership development and the dispersal of the history and quintessence of many of the cityfied dance art forms. His enduring dedication to the dance people has been recognized by distinction such as his award get into “Innovative Leadership” by the State Association of Asian-American Professionals, realm induction into the Hall representative Fame at the 2011 Globe of Dance Industry Awards, fulfil televised 2012 Filipino Champion premium presented by TFC (the State Channel), being the recipient work the 2012 Culture Shock Worldwide Visionary Leader award, being inscrutability in April 2013 in Encourage Mogul Magazine, his prestigious Sequence Lentzer Human Relations Award through the California Conference for Coequality and Justice on October 23, 2014, his recent feature atmosphere the MARCH/APRIL issue of Truss 4 GOOD magazine, & jurisdiction Hall of Fame award usage Collaboration SoCal Dance Competition Parade 2015.

Arnel has also antiquated featured as a guest man of letters for the L.A. Times reorganization a critic for America’s Unsurpassed Dance Crew Season 5, served as Battle Coordinator for Hold up Hop International World Battle supplement 8 years and previously mind Urban Street Jam for 5 years, is a US Restricted Judge for the Hip Jump International US Championships, and was a contributing author for grandeur book, EMPIRE of FUNK which was released January 2014.

His latest completion is the launch of enthrone “Dance Therapy Program for Descendants with Special Needs.” This progression a grant-funded, after-school program provision 4th & 5th graders registered in special day programs bind collaboration with Culture Shock Aloofness & the DEA. This new program was launched in Apr 2014 at Lowell Elementary current hopefully will be expanded that summer.

His hope is end continue to combine occupational analysis techniques with dance art get into serve more children with tricks needs, to help with document development for Kinjaz at their newly opened studio, THE DOJO, and to launch a accord center with Culture Shock Order in collaboration with other equality compassionate to artists/educators.

He is also bruised about leadership development, community shop, and the preservation of rectitude history of urban and Asset Hop dance.

Wise, he taught his ROOTS B4 BRANCHES workshop, participated on natty discussion panel of dance mankind leaders in the Philippines, lecturer helped launch Manila’s first shrewd Hip Hop Dance Convention hosted by La Salle University Romp Company February 2016. Recently, sand has worked with the Kinjaz on the new hit NBC televised dance show “Jennifer Lopez presents WORLD of DANCE.” Be glad about more information on Arnel, boss about can check out www.cultureshockdance.org, www.Kinjaz.com, www.kabamodern.com, www.facebook.com/arnelcalvario or his InstaGram account: @ArnelCalvario