About Lil BIGZ...
Lil BIGZ took her first dance class when she was 5. It went well for 2 weeks but
became boring to her shortly after that and she quit. We then tried gymnastics
and soccer only to have her decide that she didn't want to continue with those
activities either.
She decided to give dancing another try when she was 6. We put her in a class
in our hometown that consisted of kids between the ages of 9 and 13. She did
really well in her first class and she bonded with the choreographer right away.
She started off with a jazz/hip hop class and then we added tap and ballet.
She wasn't really feeling the tap and ballet classes so at the age of 7, we
enrolled her into a Modern class which she loved. Now she was dancing with
kids between 10 and 17. All though she was the littlest kid in class, she was able
to hold her own and hang with the big kids.
We wanted to see how she would perform in a more advanced hip hop class so
we brought her to San Francisco to try out an adult beginners class. It was a
little bit too fast paced for her at first but she was able to pick up the
choreography and complete the routine they had learned in that session.
The teacher of that adult beginner class was also the director of the NBA's
Golden State Warriors Junior Jam Squad. He suggested that she tryout for the
squad the following season.
When the time came for tryouts, Lil BIGZ was a nervous wreck. She had cold
feet on the eve of the tryout and was trying hard to back out of auditioning. My
wife was able to calm her nerves and talked her into just going to the audition to
see what it was like.
When they arrived at the audition, Lil BIGZ realized that all the kids would be
dancing together and not Individually which was a huge relief. She decided to
stick around and give it a shot.
Our excitement grew as she made it past the first cut...and then into the final
group of kids they were choosing from. By this time they had performed the
routine 15 or 20 times and Lil BIGZ started to feel more and more confident. It
was now time to call out the kids that made it onto the 06/07 squad. Out of 21
kids that made the team, Lil BIGZ's number was called out 2nd to last...whew,
she made it.
The experience of performing with the Junior Jam Squad gave her a huge boost
in her self confidence and made her overcome her fear of being the focus of
attention. Prior to being on the team, she would not even join in on games at
birthday parties because of the attention that those kids would draw. At their
last performance, they danced in front of a crowd of 20,000+. It was an
amazing transformation. Not to mention that the caliber of talent in which she
was surrounded only pushed BIGZ to her full potential and because of it, she is a
true performer now.
Since then, she has gone to several local workshops and hip hop conventions to
further her training. She has recently joined a popular dance troop called Future
Shock and will hopefully be performing with them for years to come. She also
plans on auditioning for the Junior Jam Squad every year she is capable which
should be 5 more years.
We hope that she continues to learn and grow in all the different forms of dance
and at the ripe old age of 9...she has may years ahead of her to do so!!!
Take Care
Fast forward three years…Lil BIGZ just completed her fourth year on the Golden
State Warriors Jr. Jam Squad and at 12 is now consider to be one of the
veterans….She has had a great time over the years and made a lot of friends in
the process.
After she completed her first year on the team, we decided to give Hollywood a
try. We went to several auditions in the Summer of 2007 to see if any dance
agencies had interest in signing her to a dance contract. The first two passed on
her but she didn’t give up and in July, 2007 she was signed to The Bloc Agency of
Los Angeles.
We have gone to numerous auditions for print, commercials, music videos,
industrial and TV....check her EXP tab to see what she's booked:) The
competition in Los Angeles is fierce but with the will and determination to
succeed, I’m sure she’ll continue trying to make it in the entertainment industry.
Special thanks to Allan Frias and Susan Hovey for motivating her to dance and an
EXTRA SPECIAL SHOUTOUT to Tony Czar for being the first person in Los
Angeles to believe in her.
UPDATE: Having just finished her appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show,
Ellen's Wonderful World of Wonderment Series, she has moved right into
working on Ubisoft's Popular game for the Nintendo Wii System, "Just Dance
Kids." She is a character in the game. Keep an eye out for it on store shelves
soon.
It's official!!! Tony Czar, Lil BIGZ and Chad and Teri Knapp of Source Dance will
be releasing a Kids Hip Hop Instructional Dance DVD Series, and More... The
DVDs will consist of Beginner, Intermediate, Advance and Pro Choreography
featuring Tony and Lil BIGZ as well as a music video for each level. Keep you
eyes open for it coming April 2011. Check out the official commercial right here:
"LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO DANCE small. If you're gonna dance, DO IT BIGZ!!!"
You can follow up with more up and coming events and footage at her official
youtube page: www.youtube.com/tcapitule or right here on www.lilbigz.com
Thank you for visiting and take care…
Lil BIGZ took her first dance class when she was 5. It went well for 2 weeks but
became boring to her shortly after that and she quit. We then tried gymnastics
and soccer only to have her decide that she didn't want to continue with those
activities either.
She decided to give dancing another try when she was 6. We put her in a class
in our hometown that consisted of kids between the ages of 9 and 13. She did
really well in her first class and she bonded with the choreographer right away.
She started off with a jazz/hip hop class and then we added tap and ballet.
She wasn't really feeling the tap and ballet classes so at the age of 7, we
enrolled her into a Modern class which she loved. Now she was dancing with
kids between 10 and 17. All though she was the littlest kid in class, she was able
to hold her own and hang with the big kids.
We wanted to see how she would perform in a more advanced hip hop class so
we brought her to San Francisco to try out an adult beginners class. It was a
little bit too fast paced for her at first but she was able to pick up the
choreography and complete the routine they had learned in that session.
The teacher of that adult beginner class was also the director of the NBA's
Golden State Warriors Junior Jam Squad. He suggested that she tryout for the
squad the following season.
When the time came for tryouts, Lil BIGZ was a nervous wreck. She had cold
feet on the eve of the tryout and was trying hard to back out of auditioning. My
wife was able to calm her nerves and talked her into just going to the audition to
see what it was like.
When they arrived at the audition, Lil BIGZ realized that all the kids would be
dancing together and not Individually which was a huge relief. She decided to
stick around and give it a shot.
Our excitement grew as she made it past the first cut...and then into the final
group of kids they were choosing from. By this time they had performed the
routine 15 or 20 times and Lil BIGZ started to feel more and more confident. It
was now time to call out the kids that made it onto the 06/07 squad. Out of 21
kids that made the team, Lil BIGZ's number was called out 2nd to last...whew,
she made it.
The experience of performing with the Junior Jam Squad gave her a huge boost
in her self confidence and made her overcome her fear of being the focus of
attention. Prior to being on the team, she would not even join in on games at
birthday parties because of the attention that those kids would draw. At their
last performance, they danced in front of a crowd of 20,000+. It was an
amazing transformation. Not to mention that the caliber of talent in which she
was surrounded only pushed BIGZ to her full potential and because of it, she is a
true performer now.
Since then, she has gone to several local workshops and hip hop conventions to
further her training. She has recently joined a popular dance troop called Future
Shock and will hopefully be performing with them for years to come. She also
plans on auditioning for the Junior Jam Squad every year she is capable which
should be 5 more years.
We hope that she continues to learn and grow in all the different forms of dance
and at the ripe old age of 9...she has may years ahead of her to do so!!!
Take Care
Fast forward three years…Lil BIGZ just completed her fourth year on the Golden
State Warriors Jr. Jam Squad and at 12 is now consider to be one of the
veterans….She has had a great time over the years and made a lot of friends in
the process.
After she completed her first year on the team, we decided to give Hollywood a
try. We went to several auditions in the Summer of 2007 to see if any dance
agencies had interest in signing her to a dance contract. The first two passed on
her but she didn’t give up and in July, 2007 she was signed to The Bloc Agency of
Los Angeles.
We have gone to numerous auditions for print, commercials, music videos,
industrial and TV....check her EXP tab to see what she's booked:) The
competition in Los Angeles is fierce but with the will and determination to
succeed, I’m sure she’ll continue trying to make it in the entertainment industry.
Special thanks to Allan Frias and Susan Hovey for motivating her to dance and an
EXTRA SPECIAL SHOUTOUT to Tony Czar for being the first person in Los
Angeles to believe in her.
UPDATE: Having just finished her appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show,
Ellen's Wonderful World of Wonderment Series, she has moved right into
working on Ubisoft's Popular game for the Nintendo Wii System, "Just Dance
Kids." She is a character in the game. Keep an eye out for it on store shelves
soon.
It's official!!! Tony Czar, Lil BIGZ and Chad and Teri Knapp of Source Dance will
be releasing a Kids Hip Hop Instructional Dance DVD Series, and More... The
DVDs will consist of Beginner, Intermediate, Advance and Pro Choreography
featuring Tony and Lil BIGZ as well as a music video for each level. Keep you
eyes open for it coming April 2011. Check out the official commercial right here:
"LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO DANCE small. If you're gonna dance, DO IT BIGZ!!!"
You can follow up with more up and coming events and footage at her official
youtube page: www.youtube.com/tcapitule or right here on www.lilbigz.com
Thank you for visiting and take care…
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