How it came to be

It was just a group of friends
Early in 2000 a group of friends decided to share their passion for dance with the community. Originally put together to perform with R&B sensation Miriam Reyes, the dance crew eventually gained popularity for their own performances. Practicing for hours in a nearby garage, they made a recognizable name in Vancouver’s dance community.

The original FreshGroove
Freshgroove dance crew's reputation grew while performing at local nightclubs, community events, import car shows around Vancouver BC and Calgary & Edmonton, Alberta. The team won Driven to Perform (a major street dance competition) 3 years in a row. They also won the title of Pacific Northwest Number 1 Dance Crew (2002, 2003, and 2004). They performed with artists Miriam Reyes, Da Griff, Jenna G, Jin the MC and other local talent. Fresh Groove as a dance crew retired in 2004 from competing and turned their passion to teaching kids.

Freshgroove As a production
Today Fresh Groove Productions has become one of the leading dance studios dedicated exclusively to teaching Hip Hop, Street & Break-dancing. The studio is located in Richmond, B.C. and have students, ranging in age from 5 to 21.  Cezar has coached many of his students to victory at both local and international competitions.  In 2006 Fresh Groove Productions entered the International Dance Challenge and all three teams were invited to the finals in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Fresh Groove Productions brought home 2 national platinum championships, best technical group, the entertainment challenge, and numerous other awards.

Fresh Groove Faculty

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Cezar Tantoco

 (Ce) is a Pioneer in Canada’s Hip-Hop Dance scene. Cezar started as a Break-dancer back in 1984, started choreography shortly after, and has been mastering the art form ever since.

Read more about Cezar's Bio here

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Jezabelle Nisperos

Studio Manager
@/jeznisperos

From humble beginnings all the way back to 2005 to coaching "Freshh Megacrew" whom came back with the Junior Champion title from World of Dance Vancouver 2019.

Read more about Jezabelle's bio here.

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Mark Dogillo

Head Coach
@/m.dogillo

In 2008, he formed and began coaching Illest Vibe. Through hard work and dedication, they dominated high school competitions all over the lower mainland such as Next Level, Footloose, Surrey Dance Festival, and Peak Invitational, just to name a few.

Read more about Mark's bio here.

The Coaches

Jenna Escobido
@/jenamvrie

Ikue Ueno
@/ikuedancer

Dexter Nick Turda
@/nickturda

AJ Megaman
@/aj_megaman