Listen "Moving for his City and Himself with Byron Bucao"
Episode Synopsis
Byron Bucao is the Founder/Director of the Alias Dance Company based out of Oxnard California, the Cofounder/Owner of the Retour clothing brand, the Community Benefits Director for the City of Oxnard, a mental toughness athlete, dancer, choreographer and mentor. With years worth of experience of dancing in all male hip hop groups, he pursued dance by joining and choreographing for Cal State Long Beach's well known competitive dance team, PAC Modern. Now, he runs his own dance company, The Alias Dance Family in Oxnard and has been doing so for the past 17 years. The team is composed of over 150 dancers, ranging from age 4 to the collegiate level. Byron has brought his dancers on America’s Got Talent, George Lopez Tonight Show, Dance Moms, Dancing with the Stars and Blackish. Byron has trained and mentored over 2,000 kids in his dance company alone in the city that raised him.He's driven to help others and himself through dance - to become stronger dancers and even stronger people.Episode HighlightsTeaching the Youth in his CityHow He Started: All Male Hip Hop CrewThe Underdog of the GroupGarage RehearsalsExclusive High School Competition Dance TeamHip hop Mega CrewsJoining 1 of the “Big Three” - PAC Modern of Cal State Long BeachAll male Alumni Dance Team “Non Stop”Byron’s Rehearsal Grind Birth of his Dance Team businessRETOUR Clothing Brand & the skill of ThriftingFamily Support & Sticking to his InterestsDance & CommunityByron’s Dancer Slump & his old VicesFitness & Understanding self-careDavid Goggins ChallengeBreaking Down GoalsByron Running every 4 hours for 24 hours… no seriously he did thatMental Fitness---Keep up with Byron and his creative endeavors by following his pages:IG: @byronbucaoOther IGs: @aliasdancefam; @retourcoWebsites: www.aliasdanceco.com; www.retourco.com
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