Poreotix members biography
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Poreotics and Racialized Performativity
Like many other Asian Americans in my generation, I was an avid consumer of YouTube content growing up. Seeing Asian Americans internet personalities and performers exchange jokes, show off musical talents, and act in short films flawlessly to millions of fans and subscribers was hugely influential on my own self-image, especially during my years as an insecure middle-schooler. It was through one such figure, Nigahiga, that I first stumbled across the Asian American dance crew Poreotics. Although presented through a comedic skit, complete with ridiculous accents, I was immediately entranced by Poreotics’ sleek and robotic dance moves and soon watched their other stunning performances at various televised competitions.
Fast forward more than half a decade, and here I was, standing face-to-face with the very members of Poreotics that I used to gush over virtually. As a member of the Celebrasia planning committee, I along with a few o
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Poreotics
American dance group
Poreotics, also known as Poreotix, is an American all-male dance crew from Westminster, California. The crew was formed in by Matthew "Dumbo" Nguyen and specializes in popping, choreography and robotics, hence the name Po-reo-tics. They have performed in numerous hip hop dance competitions, most notably coming in 1st place in the USA division of the and Hip-Hop Internationals[1] and in other dance programs and competitions including the Vibe 15, FUSION X, Body Rock, and World Of Dance. On April 8, , they were crowned the champions on the fifth season of America's Best Dance Crew.[2] On January 14, , they were crowned as Team of the Year at the World of Dance awards.
They are known for their shades, dark glasses which they wear for all of their performances. Jet Li stated that they wear the shades because it gives them character. All of them are of Southeast Asian heritage. Matthew "Dumbo" Nguyen, Can Trong Nguyen, and Ch
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They are known for their shades, dark glasses which they wear for all of their performances. Jet Li stated that they wear the shades because it gives them character. All of them are of Southeast Asianheritage. Matthew "Dumbo" Nguyen, Can Trong "Candy" Nguyen, and Charles Viet Nguyen are Vietnamesewhile Andrew-Chad