 Richard "Crazy Legs" Colón Crazy Legs (born Richard Colón on January 1, 1966) is a break dancer and graffiti artist, and is one of the original members of the Rock Steady Crew and its current president. Image File history File links Richard_crazy_legs_colon. ...
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The Rock Steady Crew circa 1981. ...
Growing up poor in the projects of the Bronx, he saw the gang activity that his fellow Puerto Ricans were involved in. Choosing to make something of himself, rather than getting sucked into the gang life, he got into breakdancing and has since become the dominant face of breakdance culture to the world. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ...
Career
 Jairus Green, author of Hip-Hop Handbook (left) with Crazy Legs, Rock Steady Crew (right). His first real commercial exposure was as a street dancer in the movie Flashdance (he also appears as a heavily disguised body double for Jennifer Beals in the final dance audition), which is where he got the nickname "Sexy legs." however he has appeared in many movies including Beat Street, Wild Style, and Style Wars just to mention a few. He appeared in many television programs and music videos and in many magazines and newspapers including National Geographic, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Life Magazine and Time Magazine. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (480x640, 128 KB)Jairus Green, author of Hip-Hop Handbook with Crazy Legs, Rock Steady Crew. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (480x640, 128 KB)Jairus Green, author of Hip-Hop Handbook with Crazy Legs, Rock Steady Crew. ...
Flashdance is a 1983 musical/romance film co-written by Tom Hedley (story/screenplay) and Joe Eszterhas, directed by Adrian Lyne, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson. ...
Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former teen model and American film actress who is best known for her role as Alex Owens in the 1983 movie Flashdance. ...
Beat Street (1984) was the second mainstream hip hop dramatic feature film, following Breakin. It was set in New York City during the rise of the popularity hip hop culture in the early 1980s. ...
For other uses, see Wild Style (disambiguation). ...
Style Wars is an early documentary on hip hop culture, made by Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant, made in New York City in the early 1980s. ...
The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ...
The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ...
The Village Voice is a weekly newspaper in New York City featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ...
A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ...
(Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ...
Crazy Legs has also appeared in television commercials for major corporations including Coca-Cola, Sprite, Verizon Wireless, Sean John, Avirex, and Nike. He participated in the Peabody Award-winning documentary Dance in America: Everybody Dance Now, and co-produced and starred in the documentary movie The Freshest Kids: History of the B-Boy. The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ...
Sprite is a clear, lemon-lime flavored, non-caffeinated soft drink, produced by the Coca-Cola Company. ...
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the second-largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States. ...
Sean John is a clothing line founded in 1998 by hip-hop mogul Sean Diddy Combs. ...
Avirex is a brand of clothing that was created by aviation enthusiast Jeff Clyman in 1975, who was inspired to create flight jackets similar to those worn by World War II pilots. ...
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The George Foster Peabody Awards, more commonly known as simply the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting and cable television. ...
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As a member of the Rock Steady Crew, Crazy Legs performed in a tribute to the Nicholas Brothers at the Kennedy Center Honors, the Royal Variety Performance for Queen Elizabeth II, the Boston Ballet Gala, and in the Lincoln Center Serious Fun! series. The Nicholas Brothers were a famous black tap dancing pair. ...
The Kennedy Center as seen from the Potomac River. ...
The Royal Variety Performance is a gala evening held in the United Kingdom once each year, usually in a theatre in Londons West End. ...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor) (born 21 April 1926) is Queen of 16 independent nations known as the Commonwealth Realms. ...
The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. ...
He has performed in an off-Broadway play Jam On The Groove working with Savion Glover. He was also instrumental in teaching John Leguizamo how to breakdance for his Tony Award-nominated play Freak. Savion Glover. ...
John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964 in Bogotá, Colombia), is a Colombian-American comedian, actor and producer of partial Puerto Rican extraction currently working in the Hollywood film industry. ...
What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...
Crazy Legs has choreographed music videos for Wyclef Jean and multi-platinum artist Moby. He and some of the other members of Rock Steady Crew performed at Carnegie Hall on January 19, 2001. Album cover of 2000s The Ecleftic Wyclef Jean - pronounced Why-clef John - (born October 17, 1972 in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti) is an American rapper, producer, and member of the superstar hip hop trio The Fugees, known now for a series of high-profile hit singles. ...
Moby (born Richard Melville Hall on September 11, 1965 in Darien, Connecticut) is an American electronic musician and a name of his live band. ...
Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 7th Avenue, occupying the east stretch of 7th Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ...
January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
With other members of the Rock Steady Crew, Crazy Legs has toured extensively through the United States, as well as Japan, Australia, South America and much of Europe. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
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He also appeared as a playable character in EA's Def Jam Fight For N.Y. He actually tried to do the finisher he has in the game, but he had little success.
Rock Steady Anniversary parties As president of Rock Steady Crew, Crazy Legs hosts and organizes the annual Rock Steady Anniversary, a community event that honors deceased members of the crew and celebrates hip hop culture both past and present. These anniversary parties unite DJs, breakdancers, MCs, graffiti artists, and thousands of hip hop supporters from all around the world. Under his leadership the group also holds an annual Celebrity Basketball Tournament during the yearly Anniversary Celebrations that raise money for the Greenwich Village Youth Council in New York. In 2003, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg proclaimed July 26 to be “Rock Steady Crew Day” in New York City during their 26th Anniversary Celebration at Pier 54. Breakdancer in Ljubljana, Slovenia. ...
DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ...
Popular West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg performing for the US Navy. ...
The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (pronounced Grennich Village; also called simply the Village) is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the New York City government, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of New York. ...
Michael Bloomberg Michael Rubens Mike Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942), a Republican, is a prominent Jewish American businessman, the founder of Bloomberg L.P., and the current Mayor of the City of New York. ...
July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ...
2004 was also a big year for Crazy Legs. He signed endorsement deals with Red Bull Energy Drink and FILA Sportswear who was the first sneaker company to honor a breakdance group. FILA debuted the "Rock Steady Crew 77" sneaker in April 2004. Red Bull is the brand name of an Austrian/Thai carbonated soft drink. ...
As of 2005, Crazy Legs is the president of Backspin Productions and remains president of the Rock Steady Crew.
Awards He won the 1991 Bessie Award for Choreography and the 1994 Hip Hop Pioneer Award from The Source magazine. He was inducted into the Hip Hop Hall Of Fame in 2002, and was presented with the Source Youth Foundation Image Award in 2003. He has also earned the 2003 AARTS Award from the Bay Shore Schools Arts Education Fund, and was also honored as the National Godfather of the 2003 Jersey City Puerto Rican Day Parade. He was also nominated for an MTV Award for Best Choreography for his work with Wyclef Jean. His dance program at the Point C.D.C. for young people in the South Bronx garnered him the “New Yorker of the Week” Award from New York 1 News. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Choreography literally dance-writing, also known as dance composition), is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ...
Breakdancer in Ljubljana, Slovenia. ...
The Source Magazine The Source is a monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and culture. ...
For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...
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See also list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ...
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