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| Chance Lee, a freshman from Taichung, Taiwan, practices for BOM Squad, a new association at BYU-Idaho. BOM Squad meets Monday in Kirkham Studio 202 at 9 p.m. |
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A group of BYU-Idaho students have formed a break-dancing crew known as BOM Squad, which recently became a BYU-Idaho association.
BOM Squad member Clayton Ashcraft, a junior from Escondido, Calif., said a group had been getting together to break dance for about a year and a half and they just recently decided to try to make the group a BYU-Idaho association.
BOM Squad plans to get out fliers, posters, shirts and hooded sweatshirts for the association in the near future.
Right now the group is just trying to earn some money and get established as an association. Then they’ll get a start on doing some more activities, said Ashcraft.
However, BOM Squad already has plans to face a crew of break-dancers at BYU in October, though the exact date has not yet been set.
BOM Squad members have been practicing an average of four hours a week to create and practice routines, as well as teaching a weekly class.
The weekly class is held in studio 202 of the Oscar A. Kirkham Building on Mondays from 9-10:30 p.m.
“Don’t be afraid to come give it a try, even if you just come and watch,” Ashcraft said. “We want to get away from the image that break dancing is a bad thing; it’s not. There are good things about it and it’s really good exercise.”
Ashcraft said that the group hopes to create an environment where everyone can come and learn or watch and have a good time.
He said the crew members are willing to teach people the things that they have been taught just as they learned from other people teaching them.
“It’s a friendly atmosphere. It’s relaxing and fun, and everyone is basically on the same level. The teachers are close to our same age and they’re patient so they’re good at helping us understand what to do,” said Josh Gibson, a junior from Grace, Idaho.
“I don’t know how to break dance so I come to learn,” said David Bean, a freshman from Lindon, Utah. “It’s a great way to blow off some steam on a Monday night.”
The crew also plans to host a local break-dancing competition on October 22. Specific details are still being organized.
This particular competition will not be school-sponsored but it is expected to be “pretty big,” Ashcraft said.
Participants from several surrounding areas are expected to compete, including Provo, Salt Lake City, Boise, Pocatello, and Idaho Falls.
