You may find yourself asking what on earth propelled me to create this project. üBERgroover.tv® burst onto the scene and took over my life two years ago. It combines several of my passions, but my main motivator was the interconnection I noticed between dance and happiness.
Although I wasn’t one of those kids thrust into dance classes from the time I could stand up, I do recall my dad lifting his hands up and throwing a few kicks in the air when dancing to his favourite Greek folk tunes. It was the only time I saw him so happy and carefree.
Shows like SYTYCD have done wonders in raising the popularity of dance, but I for one am tired of the dance competition formula. Dance has been and will continue to be around forever. It’s a way to connect to our tribal roots, our community, ourselves. It’s not a fad and there is so much left to be explored.
üBERgroover.tv® is a digital experience which captures and spreads the spirit of dance through webisodes (video content) and online interactive tools.
Webisodes will be released weekly from 6pm, 25 June 2008 via our website and will continue every Wednesday for 20 weeks. Each webisode is four to six minutes in duration and has a different combination of diverse segments:
Dance Discovery: Exploring alternative dance forms such as Afro Dance and Kundalini
Dance Culture: Mardi Gras, Street Breakers and more
Interviews: Dance film-makers, dance instructors, dance-lovers, etc
Tribal’s Hunt: Tribal T is on the hunt to find out how to get more Australian men to dance
Wayne – The Aussie bloke: Dishes the dirt on why Aussie men don’t dance
Australia’s uBERmoves: We showcase dance moves based on Aussie culture, slang or our environment, eg the “gander”, the “platypus”, etc
Dance Tips: We give viewers tips on how to make dance easier and more accessible
Our main mission is to propel the evolution of dance by creating grooves that represent modern Australian culture. You can create grooves with “groovemaker”, an interactive tool which allows you to choreograph your own routines by combining dance-moves, music and effects through your web browser.
üBERgroover.tv has a very large vision that will evolve with time and contributions. There are plenty of opportunities for partnerships (mobile and web), sponsorship and cross-promotion; we will be creating interactive dance events, a second series of üBERgroover.tv and a whole host of innovations and evolutions of this üBERcommunity.
If you like what you see, get your groove on and support this independent Aussie production. Enjoy the ride!
