PT3000 feat Demons of the Mind interview

PT3000, made up of Pop Tart, Plik Plok and A-1, coordinated by the 'immaculate' Bas 1 is a group of strutters from San Francisco that performed at Breakin' Convention 2012, interviewed here by Hakeem Onibudo and DJ Sara Love during their UK debut.

The city of San Francisco, California USA has a rich history of having a high concentration of dance groups that performed strutting dance routines for both individuals and groups - Breakin' Convention was honoured to have this original back-in-the-day group performing and teaching workshops in this old school and under-exposed popping and boogaloo style.

PT3000 featuring Demons of the Mind interview

Consider that when the media was excited about the Breakin' movies and Beat Street, no news cameras ever made it out to San Francisco to document this unique style of boogaloo dance defined by its quick counts, outrageous outfits and pumped up outfits, with only a handful of grainy home movies leaking onto the internet from community shows and 80s talent contests.

PT 3000 stands for 'Path Through 3000' (and not 'Pop Tart') aiming to honour the dancers that came before them - as early as the 1960s - as well as educating the children of the next generation of dancers. This is one of the longest interviews Breakin' Convention did, and one of the most historically relevant, shedding light on a dance lifestyle that might otherwise be unknown internationally were it not for the efforts of those wanting to keep the style alive to pass on to the next generation.

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