Art of Movement (AOM) is a

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-based

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crew founded in 2002 by brothers Junior and Tony Orduna. The crew received attention due to member

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's popularity as a singer and

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is a producer and composer, and works closely with Jay Park, and Dial Tone won

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in 2012 with

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, another Seattle-based b-boy crew. The crew has appeared on numerous nationally-broadcast TV shows in

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, performed worldwide, and appeared in many

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, exposing the b-boy culture to a wide variety of people.

History

Art of Movement (AOM) started as an idea between brothers Junior Orduna & Tony Orduna in 2000. Along with a few friends, they danced for fun in middle school, and by 2002, AOM became an official crew consisting of a handful of members. After the Orduna brothers relocated to north

, they were introduced to other dancers. In 2003, AOM saw the addition of

, Chase Malone (

), Leng Phe (Phé La Roc), Gil, Neil, and Bao, Chico (Ace Chico) and Daniel Jerome (StepRoc). Over the years, members have pursued other endeavors, such as

, who went to

in 2005, but have returned to work together, earning a reputation as one of the more respected crews to represent

and the West Coast. The crew has travelled worldwide, performing at concerts in Singapore,

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, the

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, and

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, and participating in large b-boy battles, such as

, and have appeared on numerous TV shows in

. On April 2, 2013, AOM member

released a video titled "Art of Movement (2013)" on his YouTube channel. The video was filmed in March 2013, and edited by fellow AOM member Hep, showing the crew b-boying and posing on the banks of

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, with the

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in the background, in the crew's hometown of

over the soundtrack of "

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" by

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Awards

References

External links

* {{authority control American breakdancing groups American hip-hop dance groups Organizations based in Seattle 2002 establishments in Washington (state)