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The Real Future: Street Dance Conversations
Conversations from the heart of the cypher. Hosted by Los Angeles movement photographer John Nyboer, The Real Future explores the history, culture, and future of global street dance. Filmed at his L.A. studio, John sits down with the world’s top hip hop dancers, poppers, lockers, animators, breakers, and choreographers for deep-dive discussions and spontaneous live drum and dance sessions. From underground battles to industry stages, discover the stories and styles behind the world’s largest…
Episodes
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsEnabling Each Other to Shine: Crystal & Tyler Jackson-Singletary
My guests today are movement artists and educators Crystal and Tyler Jackson-Singletary. They have a lot in common –they are married, they are both…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsAlvin Désir: In-Person Confrontation & Cyphers (Pt 2)
What is the value of raw, in-person confrontation in a social media era? Guest Alvin Désir joins photographer Nyboer on The Real Future to discuss face-to-face…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsAlvin Désir – Popping to Success from Montreal to FLA to L.A. to the Hot Zone (Part 1)
My guest today is dancer, DJ, and event organizer Alvin Désir. Alvin is one of the first dancers I got to know when I started photographing the street dance…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsBoujee – Building Dance Community in Las Vegas
Welcome to Episode 26 of The Real Future, Las Vegas Edition #3. My guest today is Brendon Paredes aka Boujee. When I first met Boujee in 2024 at the Elite…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsM.P. Art - The Authentic Voice of Vegas
My guest today is Host, MC, Dancer, and Las Vegas community voice M.P. Art. If you want to know what is happening in Las Vegas, you want to follow Art and the…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsDread (Part 2) The Path Of Krump
This is the second half of Episode 24 with Dread. This episode was recorded in Las Vegas and it’s the first I’ve recorded outside of my Los Angeles studio…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsDread (Part 1) Coming Up Through Krump
My guest today is Dread, aka Ultra, aka Violent Crush. Dread is part of the CCFFK Krump fam, a member of the Outlaws of Havoc freestyle crew, and is one of his…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsSeji Gaerlan - Bridging The Gap
My guest today is Seji Gaerlan. Seji is a founding member of the Syde Project dance crew and the Producer of the Orange County based Bridge The Gap jams. I’ve…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsCassie Tsolis - Coming Home Through Krump
My guest today is Cassandra Tsolis. I first asked Cassie about being a guest last summer at Unimate 2025. We were talking and she said she’d only been dancing…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsPrecise–Moving Through Generations
My guest today is Ernesto Galarza aka Precise. Precise is the Artistic Director for Versa-Style Legacy, and the Digital Content and Marketing Director for…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsDrum & Dance Session with Mitchell Trott
I brought my Nord drum synthesizer to Unimate, the international robot and animation dance convention, for a series and drum and dance improvisations. If you…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsFuzz Garden–Creating With Community
I started this podcast to share the stories, history, and styles behind street dance culture. However, my guest today is visual artist and children’s book…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsAnimated J–Movement As Illusion
My guest today is James Jimenez aka Animated J. I’ve always admired J for his category-defying style of movement, so I was eager to ask him about the evolution…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsLily Frias–From Mexico to L.A. to The World
My guest today is Lily Frias. The dance world– a lot of it, at least–knows Lily as one third of the street styles-based professional dance crew Femme Fatale…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsBoogie Frantick–From The Streets to The Stage
My guest today is Boogie Frantick. Born and raised in L.A., Frantick is an original member of the GR818ers, and also represents the Funny Bones and Mighty Zulu…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsL-boogie – Be Good, Do Good from Tampa to L.A.
I paused the conversations for a couple of months because my studio is just too damn hot in the middle of summer, but fall is now in full swing and I’m back in…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsUnimate Drum and Dance Session with Kévin Théagène
I brought my Nord drum synthesizer to Unimate 2025, the weeklong international convention for robot and animation dance, for a series and drum and dance…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsUnimate Drum and Dance Session with Clocks
This Quick Hit episode is part of a series of drum and dance improvisations I recorded at Unimate 2025. I brought my drum synthesizer to the weeklong…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsUnimate Drum and Dance Session with Tiger Lily
I brought my Nord drum synthesizer to Unimate 2025, the weeklong international convention for robot and animation dance, for a series and drum and dance…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsG'bari Gilliam–Going For It All
My guest today is dancer, choreographer, and model G’bari Gilliam, aka GQ. G’bari is one of the most talented dancers I’ve ever seen, and he absolutely lights…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsWhy I Do This (Quick Hit)
In this Quick Hit short-form episode I explain why I photograph street dance. During my Episode 12 conversation, BeastBoi asked me how I got connected to the…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsDrum/Dance at Unimate with Ray Psalm
This episode is the start of a new short-form series I’m calling Quick Hits. It's a drum and dance improvisation similar to those that conclude most of The…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsShe Street–Community, Culture, Career
My guest today is Sheopatra Jones, aka She Street aka She. I am really excited to share this conversation, and the drum/dance improvisation that follows. She…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsJon "Gifted" Jimenez–Organic Movement
My guest today is dancer and visual artist Jon Jimenez, aka Jon Gifted. As a dancer, Jon is a member of the pioneering Wave Gang, the Newz Fam trump family …
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsBrandon Juezan aka BeastBoi
My guest today is Brandon Juezan, aka BeastBoi. Brandon is the Creative Director of Touring and Events for Versa-Style Dance Co., a Hip Hop dance instructor…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsRandi Freitas aka Rascal Randi
My guest today is Randi Freitas aka Rascal Randi. Randi is best known as a B-girl but she’s built a career that goes beyond breaking. She’s a choreographer…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsMalik Bannister–Following Movement
My guest today is Malik Bannister aka Gvmby. Gumby is a professional dancer, fluent in multiple styles with a natural gift for showmanship. He’s also a…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsJaylin Sanders - Joy With Purpose
My guest today is Jaylin Sanders. Jaylin moved to LA from Nashville in 2021 to both attend college and pursue his dance career. He had been working as a…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsRobozilla - Master of Animation
My guest today is Saleh Simpson aka Robozilla. Since moving to L.A. in the middle of pandemic lockdowns, he’s been winning battles all over California and his…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsShantel Ureña - Passion & Purpose
My guest today is Shantel Ureña. Shantel is one of the first dancers I photographed and has experienced incredible growth during her 10 years in Los Angeles…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsHans Pierre - Dancer, DJ, Educator
My guest today is Hans Pierre. I met Hans at one of the legendary Battle Games, introducing myself after I saw him perform a headspin in exuberant fashion…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsMadaline Riley - The Hybrid Dancer
My guest today is Madaline Riley. Like most people in the street dance community, I first knew her as Mad Linez, the angular mover who constantly challenged…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsKeumsae Pae - Master of Details
My guest today is Keumsae Pae, one of the world’s best robot dancers. The robot style is not simply about imitating mechanical movement; rather, it embodies a…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsDarrel "Friidom" Dunn - Life Is The Dance
My guest today is Darrel “Friidom” Dunn. Friidom is a dancer, and we’ll discuss how he got started in the Dallas-area krump scene. Friidom is a choreographer…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsDustin Payne - The Evolution of Style
My guest today is Dustin Payne, aka DPayne. You might know him from SYTYCD15 where he made the Top 20, or from music videos with DaBaby, Kid Cudi, or Kurtis…
The Real Future: Street Dance ConversationsSon Lam Nguyen - Global Flavor
Son Lam Nguyen happened to be in town just as I was launching this podcast, and I was lucky enough to be able to book him as my first guest! 0:00 - 2:00…