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Can you believe it has only been two years? We started this amazing journey with 200 amazing movers (mostly under 18), we now have over 2200 active monthly movers of all ages and backgrounds. From Free Dance Day to Zombie short films, new classes to guest teachers, BreakOut evolves day by day. It is now time for the next step - time to grow. 

WE are asking your help to grow BreakOut. Bigger studios, huge improvements and a continued push towards the future of movement! It is time and we are ready. Through BreakOut's success, private investors and this website, we plan on building one the most incredible movement facilities in the country! Imagine the possibilities.


Funds raised from this site will be broken down as follows:


50% of funds raised will be used for building costs and transition:
Larger studios, AC system, flooring, improved sound and tech, expanded lobby and so much more. Transition from our current structure to our new facility will be smooth because you have helped us!


30% Growing the Life Moves brand...
Continuing to build our amazing brand by pushing the future of movement. Production studio equipment, general tech and computer equipment, online and in house retail and so much more.
Discover our brand:
We have an amazing community built online - covering all the major social media platforms.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/BreakOut-Studios/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BreakOutStudios
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/breakoutstudios/
Instagram: @BreakOutStudios
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/BreakOut4thAve
LifeMoves Blog: http://lifemovesblog.blogspot.com/
Life Moves eJournal: http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=79ef0f6752f88e889d1449daa&id=0bc6f07ea0

20% Giving back to the future of BreakOut - the BreakOut Youth Company!
Funds to help our youth company with their yearly expenses... Choreography, travel, costumes, guest choreography and so much more. These dancers are some of the most hard working and talented kiddos on the planet! Help these amazing young movers achieve their dreams.


Beyond the reward levels below we do offer investment and partnership options. If interested please contact us at info@breakouton4th.com.


PLEASE share this page. Our goal is to surpass our $100,000 goal... let's see if we can do it.


BreakOut has come so far because of you and your support. Once again we reach out to you, help us take BreakOut to the next level. We can do it together. Standing tall in the present we look towards a very bright future.


Remember,
Life Moves...Move With It™

We're Back in Business!

IT'S HERE. 

January 4th, 7PM/ DJ DANCE CARDIO! will kick off our new space! 

January 7th our STUDIO D schedule will begin! This schedule is just temporary to get us moving until all our studios are finished. Our full schedule will be released soon with all our class offerings! 

We are beyond thrilled to show you the new space! :) 
Life Moves...Move with it.™

Katie Miller: Master Classes, December 1st

Katie has worked with such icons as Britney Spears, Prince, Jennifer Lopez, Usher, Celine Dion, Liza Minneli, and many more.

December 1st:
12pm Jr. Jazz (ages 7 to 12)
1pm Jr. Lyrical and Technique
3:30pm Musical Theater (all ages)
4:30pm Advanced Lyrical (ages 13 and up)
6pm High Heel Choreography

$20 per class
20% off 2 or more classes.

For more information, please visit www.breakouton4th.com or call 520-670-1301.

Letters to BreakOut

We've been lucky enough to receive some of the most beautiful and touching letters about how BreakOut Studios has touched so many lives.  This video is one of three where we share these inspirational letters.

Happy New Year!

by Craig Wilson

Well, okay, that may be the mindset of just us sports nuts, but I would have to believe it also is the same feel for most everyone. Whether you are starting a new season of school, dance team, or any other athletic venture, it’s time to be excited for the possibilities. This is a fresh start, a clean slate, no holds barred, and, yes, it’s time to rock and roll, folks.

With that being said; here is my usual over zealous thoughts on the upcoming Wildcat Football season. Talk about “new beginning,” we have new coach Rich Rodriguez at the helm replacing coach “wildman” Stoops. Rich (Rich Rod) comes in with a 120-84-2 record. In his most recent coaching stint prior to Arizona, he was at Michigan for three seasons where things took a bad turn only two years after his hiring when Michigan was sanctioned for violating practice rules. Because of this, and not such a good win/loss record, he was dismissed in 2010. 

In 2011 Rich Rod was a TV guy for CBS. Here is the good news, Rich Rod is a very good coach and surrounds himself with fantastic assistance all over the field. His brand of football will be much like Oregon with non-stop action on the offense side of the ball. This no-huddle, “spread option” play will be a blast to watch. The idea is to keep the defense on its heels and constantly wondering what is going to happen next. 

Here is the reason for my optimism, our quarterback Matt Scott is for real. Matt has been in the background of NFL quarterback Nick Foles for four years. After red shirting last season Matt is ready for his moment. If he stays healthy, he will be an impact on our conference. He is a runner, passer, and fits perfectly with the new offense scheme. You heard it here first, folks, all-conference quarterback. My other biggie is Ka’Deem Carey at running back. Again, with this style of play, I’m going out on the limb to say he will break one thousands yards this season unless I’ve just gone Wildcat hopeful crazy.

When this article comes out we should have one win in the books against Toledo but the following week will be a monster test when Oklahoma State comes to town..yikes, they were in the running for National Champs last year.

On a finishing note, everyone needs to learn the Haka, a traditional Maori war dance from New Zealand. The Arizona Football team will perform the Haka in front of the student section immediately before kickoff at all home games in 2012. 

Bear Down y’all.

4th Avenue Exposed

BreakOut Studio's "4th Avenue: Exposed" event was a huge success!  Tickets sold out, the performances were all top-notch and well-received, and the audience left smiling.  This won't be the last one, so add yourself to our Facebook Page to stay up-to-date with future events!

BreakOut Studios Presents: 4th Avenue Exposed!

This will be an opportunity for artistic and creative types to display their talents, abilities, genius and for the community around them to support different ventures that these individuals are involved with. You will experience a night of art, music, dance, culture and so much more. Get involved with your community and open your eyes to the magnificence this city has to offer you.

June 9th, from 7pm-9pm.

$5 entry at door or online.

BreakOut Studios:

522 N. 4th Ave

Tucson, AZ 85705

Facebook Event Page

For more information contact (520) 670-1301 or 4thexposed@gmail.com.

Take a look at just a few of the phenomenal local acts we have performing!

The Missing Parts

Facebook Page | Website

The Missing Parts are an acoustic instrumental quartet featuring violin, lap-steel guitar, cello, and guitar. Written collaboratively, the songs journey through an odyssey of dreamscapes, always arcing back and forth from the source: One Madly Dreaming Mind. Their influences are literally all over the map: tango, Roma, Turkish, a wide range of classical composers and styles, folk music from old time to new-grass, and too many more influences to list without sounding like a world music textbook. They particularly like soulful instrumental music (and, hence, the movie scores of Rota, Morricone, Hermann (Bernard, not Pee Wee), and to a lesser extent Badalmanti). The Missing Parts feature Oliver Blaylock on violin, Douglas Francisco on lap steel, Brian Hullfish on cello, and Paul Wright on guitar and percussion.

Nica Statman

Facebook | Bandcamp

The Boogie Pimps

Facebook | YouTube

Janet Hermalik

Janet Hermalik is an extremely talented poet.  You may have seen her work on the sidewalks around downtown Tucson.  She will be doing poetry readings during this event, but you can preview some of her work by visiting her website, Web of Whys.

Bruce Gulick

Bruce Gulick of The Magic Fun Store Gallery and Tattoo Parlour will be showing some of his incredible paintings.  

Heart & Soul: Workshop with Tadd Gadduang (SYTYCD8)

by Clayton Ashcraft

Wow, how can I explain the workshop this last weekend with Tadd Gadduang?! Heart and soul would be the two words to define his class, the knowledge shared, and the feeling of the room. I take from not only my conversations with him to and from Tucson, but what he had to say about being an artist in everything. Tadd said,"As artists or whatever form of artistry you do; singing, dancing, painting, anything…anything that you do that expresses in a sense you're giving something to those who are engaged who are committed to what you are projecting on stage. Sometimes I am guilty of this…I would just move to music…I wasn't giving or sharing. I try to draw from experiences in my life and express it through what I do." The heart and soul of the dancers, ranging from kids to adults, that attended the workshop left the studio with a better idea of what being a 'true artist' is all about.

Part of my mission for Step X Step Dance was featuring talented dancers in small communities that don't normally have a large voice like other dancers, studios, or crews may have! The mission I set to achieve and the artistry of Tadd's class fused together to create a force of progression, happiness, and motivation for the future. No one should be left out of the equation that makes up this beautiful lifestyle and culture, which is something that I feel Tadd hit up very well in his explanation of 'artistry.'

After a very successful master class with Tadd, he spent another hour or so talking with a few of the dancers from the workshop outside. I could see him giving one on one time with many dancers who were itching to pick his brain on street dance culture, So You Think You Can Dance, making the leap to L.A., and many other subjects. Outside while talking to a few studio dancers he mentioned how the real important part of a class or workshop is the knowledge that is taught about the art, the culture, the foundations, the founders, and how it relates to our life. I look back now and wish I had really got that on camera because we all felt like we had the most nourishing meal for our minds, bodies, and spirits!

Big Thank You to Todd, Janna, Jolie, Garrett, and everyone at BreakOut Studios! Tadd absolutely loved the dancers, his experience and wants to come back! Thank you to everyone that came from others studios in Tucson and supported, we would love to support your studio as well! From the bottom of my heart, it's people like you that help make this dream of mine, Step X Step Dance, come true! Slowly, but surely we are "uniting dancers worldwide step by step!" Please make sure to check us out at StepXStep!

Here is the video link to the workshop recap with Tadd: