PETER ARIZMENDI
“BAM”

Owner
Born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to Puerto Rican parents, BAM has been dancing since he can remember. Bam says "It was Salsa and Disco all day long in my house". Through urban dance BAM was able to avoid the perils of the streets while growing up.

Bam has choreographed commercials for Nike, Sprite and Coca Cola. He's also performed with Omarion, Donnie McCurklin and Aretha Franklin. Film credits include "Daddy Can't Dance" Hip Hop movie in which he helped produce the soundtrack, "Perfect Holiday" with Cedric the Entertainer and Queen Latifah and old school 80s hip hop movie "Krush Groove". Bam also co-directed and choreographed the off Broadway musical Break "The Urban Funk Spectacular" and was a dancer in Jam On The Groove, the first Hip Hop musical. Bam specializes in NYC Electric Boogie dance style and Robot in which he learned first in 1978. His Robot style has inspired the next generation of robot dancers tremendously and his Robot Solo video has reached 12 million views on YouTube. You can see his influence in movies, music videos and competitions all over the world today.

As a film maker he's produced dance videos like "Young Joker", "Pop" and "Cyber City". He's also produced a short film with a feature script called "Ruwach" pronounced (Roo-wock) A Quest For The Truth. He also has penned another script for a feature film which is a dance movie called "Boogie Boy" A Sons Dream To Dance. A Fathers Desire To Fulfill It. It is currently fund raising. And last but not least his documentary film "Up Jump Da Boogie" is on tour now. It was accepted into the Hip Hop Film Festival at the Apollo Theatre 2024 and the Maryland International Film Festival 2024, along with screenings hosted at the Museum Of Bronx History, Piragua Art Space, and Frederick Arts Council. This documentary film is Bam's 45-year story of dance featuring performances and interviews with the legends he has performed and danced with making history along the way.

BAM has received worldwide critical acclaim through the constant media attention surrounding his work. He is the owner of "Fresh Academicz" Breakdance and Hip Hop Academy in Hagerstown Maryland which opened in 2014 teaching youth life skills through the performing arts.

BRITTANY ARIZMENDI

Administrative & Marketing
Brittany grew up in Williamsport, MD and spent her early years dancing jazz and tap. It wasn’t until she joined her college dance team where she was introduced to the hip hop scene. She spent several years in Virginia where she taught hip hop to teenage girls as part of a youth ministry. After a small stint of helping at a church plant in Los Angeles, Brittany recently moved back to her hometown. She is excited to be part of the Fresh Academicz team and is looking forward to the cultivation of creativity that will come from students at the studio!

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