adminBongani Ndlovu Entertainment Correspondent
AN up-and-coming Bulawayo teen dance crew Megatronz has taken to the streets to showcase and as well as perfect their talent with the ambition to make it to the top of the hip hop dance industry.
The young nimble footed bop crew who are still cutting their teeth in the dance industry were spotted yesterday by Chronicle Entertainment flexing their dance muscles in the city doing the robot dance, while being admired by people passing by.
The boys are Robin Chirisa (16), Richard Ncube (16), Butholezwe Sean (15) and Mishael Ndlovu (14).
Front man, of the group Chirisa said they dance anywhere in the city because they want to rehearse dance moves and at the same time market themselves.
“We dance whenever we feel we want to practice and do a new move. This is also a way for us to market ourselves to the public,” he said.
The group according to Chirisa was formed in 2011 after they drew inspiration from Bulawayo’s own Antivirus Dance crew and movie strip Transformers
“We saw a lot of people doing the arts especially dance. We are inspired by Antivirus Dance crew. We also took the name from the movie Transformers as the name aptly describes the way we dance – like robots,” said Chirisa.
The robot is an illusionary street dance style – often confused with popping – that attempts to imitate a dancing robot.
Roboting gained fame after Michael Jackson used the dance when he performed Dancing Machine with his brothers, and later performed the dance during his solo career in songs such as Billie Jean.
The crew according to Chirisa had an eventful 2013 as they were involved in a number of concerts and festivals such as Intwasa Festival and Believers Boppers Battle Dance at Word of Life church.
Chirisa a former pupil at Milton High School along with Ncube, said dancing was a passion the foursome have and want it to take them far.
He said while he and Ncube were awaiting their O-level results, Sean and Ndlovu were focused on their studies as they were in Forms Four and Three respectively.
“Our parents support us because we are focused on school.
“When Richard and I get our results we want to go to A-level and finish high school. But what drives us is the passion to dance. Butho and Mishael are still at Bulawayo Adventist High School,” said Chirisa.
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