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QUEST CREW of Los Angeles, California, was declared the winner of America's Best Dance
Crew for Season 3!
America's Best Dance Crew is an American television show featuring street dance crews from the United States. The show is produced by American Idol judge Randy Jackson, and airs on MTV in the United States and MuchMusic in Canada.
Props and Love to all the dance crews that represented both on America's Best Dance Crew and The
World of Dance Tour. Stay tuned to Groove for more information about upcoming Shows.
PHOTOS from the Official Quest Crew Website
VIDEOS - Quest Crew
QUEST CREW FACTS
A group of friends who were pretty much spending all of their time together anyway, the members of Quest are fun and entertaining. Each has substantial professional dance experience, performing on television shows like So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol to touring with the likes of Gloria Estefan and Sheila E.
Claiming that dance "lets me express my life through movement," Hok says he's motivated by "beauty, intricate minds, art, philosophy and nature," as well as "weird creatures." But Feng and others note that it's the members of the crew continually push each other. Perhaps Ryanimay sums up Quest's overall motivation in describing the crew as people who do what they love with no expectation of reward."
Packed with sick tricks, the members of Quest believe that they bring something special to the America's Best Dance Crew stage. Steve cites moves like a "triple flash kick," "T-Pike flash" and his own signature "Terada Grab" as part of the crew's arsenal of unique, acrobatic flips and tricks.
With a preference for moving to the likes of James Brown, Busta Rhymes, Prince, Boyz II Men and Black Sheep, the members of Quest prefer their beats old school, although at least one member confesses moving to the futuristic sound of Daft Punk is among his favorites.
"Win or lose, we just want to be memorable and inspirational," says D- Trix. Adds Hok, "We will do what we think will entertain America the most. If the result follows, I will be happy with it!"
FENG
Ryan Feng, better known as just Feng, started dancing his freshmen year of college in 2001 with CADC (Chinese Association Dance Crew). In the four years he has worked with CADC, he was captain for one year and a coordinator for another, finishing his career with them in 2005. He was also a founder and former captain of Breed, an OCLA team founded in 2003. Since then, he has been a member of Chill Factor Crew and is presently a member of Quest. He has taught dance all over the US in places such as Seattle, New York, Vegas, Alaska, Detroit and Atlanta. He has performed in such shows as Paris by Night, was a guest performer on So You Think You Can Dance, and was a backup dancer for Rosco Umali in the Asian Excellence Awards. His style is a mixture of his dance upbringing, including stank, isolations, popping and house. Feng gains his inspiration from his teammates, the dancers in the community, and through his love for the arts, namely his passion in photography.
VICTOR
Victor Kim recently graduated from University of California Irvine with a B.A. in Economics. Born and raised in Sacramento, he is a member of the bboy crew Flexible Flav. Aside from dancing, Victor enjoys playing the drums, guitar, singing and graffiti art. With hopes of inspiring and changing the world, he hopes to achieve great things with his brothers and sister on Quest Crew.
STEVE TERADA
With nearly 30 World Titles and seen on ESPN2 for the past 6 years, Steve (sponsored by Paul Mitchell Systems) is an internationally acclaimed extreme martial artist and iconic “tricker” credited with originating many extreme kicks and tricks used in competitive sport karate and dance events throughout the world today. He has promoted his sport in Europe, Asia, South America, Canada, French Polynesia and throughout the U.S.
Steve has been successful in translating his skills to several other arenas including the dance world. Aside from his performances with Quest, he was also featured in the Black Eyed Pea’s “Pump It” music video. Stunts for movies and TV include blockbusters like “Memoirs of a Geisha, Crank, and Indiana Jones/Crystal Skull where he was honored by SAG as part of the Oscar nominated stunt team. Steve’s TV credits include current episodic shows like My Name is Earl, The Shield, etc. and commercials for Dell and Kelloggs. For those of you who live near L.A., you can see his Hanmi Bank billboard on the corner of Western and Olympic Blvds. He was also featured in the coveted Intel International Multiply Campaign.
Steve is most proud of his work with youth and is currently a representative for Paul Mitchell Systems’ Head For Change campaign, focusing on improving our world and environment one person at a time. He and Paul Mitchell Systems want to get the word out that no matter how small the effort, everyone can make a difference. Whether exhibiting his sport as an alternative to drugs and alcohol in Tahiti or reintroducing Korean youth to their national sport (Tae Kwon Do) in a new and exciting light, Steve has somehow found time in the past to also support the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, D.A.R.E., Muscular Dystrophy, the Children’s Hospital, Kollaboration, and Quest Learning Center.
HOK
Born in Japan and raised in England, Hok began his dance career with a hip hop background. Rooted in the fundamentals of bboying, popping, locking and hip hop, Hok’s “Original” Dance style was first nationally featured on FOX’s smash hit TV show, “So You Think You Can Dance” where he became one of the top 12 finalists. Using his artistic ability, Hok positions himself as a dancer/choreographer for Quest Crew. He is currently traveling domestically and internationally teaching, performing and choreographing. One of the greatest experiences he took from SYTYCD was performing “The Hummingbird and the Flower,” a piece choreographed by Wade Robson for which they were awarded an Emmy in 2008.
D-TRIX
Born on Oct. 15th, 1985 in Sacramento, CA, D-Trix accredits the date he started bboying at an 8th grade Valentines Dance on February 28th, 1999.
From 2003-2004 he stopped bboying, but he just couldn’t stay away.
Between 2005-2006, he traveled with his world renowned crew Flexible Flav competing and winning competitions in countries such as France, South Korea, Tahiti, Canada and various other places across the US. In 2007, he competed in FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance and placed in the top 10. From then on, he began touring the US and Canada, gaining national and international recognition. In 2008, he had the honor of performing in shows such as American Idol Gives back, American Idol Finale, the Ellen Show and SYTYCD Season 4. He also danced for such artists as Donna Summer, Sheila E., Gloria Estefan and many more. During this time, D-Trix also traveled extensively, teaching and making appearances in places such as Nova Scotia, Vancouver, Alaska, Toronto and Australia. D-Trix is glad that his success has allowed him to work with such great choreographers as Doriana Sanchez, Shane Sparks, Mary Murphy, Tyce Dioreo, Wade Robson, Jean Marc Generoux, Melanie and Tony Merideth, Adam Shankman and Mia Michaels.
D-Trix currently represents Flexible Flav, Stepboys Entertainment, and Quest Crew. He hopes that the experience with Quest Crew on Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew will allow Quest Crew to travel together and do what they love best. . . DANCE!
RYAN
At age 15, Ryan Conferido was introduced to breaking and spent several years battling and practicing with his crew, The City Drifters. 5 years later, at age 20, he decided to explore the realm of choreography dance. Ryan has since been featured as a top 10 finalist in the 1st season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2005. He has since been able to work as an instructor, travelling to locales such as Singapore and Malaysia for featured workshops. Represented by MSA and teaching locally as well, the ideals between him and his closest friends led them to form Quest Crew in October of 2006. Since then, he has worked in music mixing and production alongside his dance career.
BRIAN HIRANO
Born and raised in the Bay Area, Brian Hirano grew up playing a wide range of competitive sports. At the age of sixteen, music videos and capoeira influenced him to pursue breakdancing. At UC Irvine, Brian Hirano was introduced to hip hop and pop choreography by the dance crew CADC (Chinese Association Dance Crew). Towards the end of his college career, Brian joined the hip hop company Team Boogiezone/Breed where he furthered his training in hip hop dance, working alongside industry professionals. In 2004, he joined another crew composed primarily of breakers and decided to pursue dance as a profession. In 2006, some members branched off to form Quest. Since then, Brian has remained an active member of Quest while working on projects in the dance industry. He has worked with Colby O’Donis ft. Akon, Natasha Bedingfield, Roscoe Umali, Nike Asia Industrials, and was a principal dancer on America’s Got Talent. He has also worked in such films as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Ocean’s 13.
Brian wants his dedication to inspire people from all walks of life to believe in themselves and to pursue their passions and dreams. He thanks his family and friends for all their support as well all the people along the way who have inspired him.
ANDY LUO
Andy Luo is a dancer who specializes in freestyle Locking and hip-hop choreography. He first began popping while in high school; encouraged by his classmates he continued to pursue dancing and began branching into different styles including various types of choreography and Locking. While attending college at the University of Southern California he got his first taste of the collegiate dancing scene at UCI’s Vibe 9 competition. Over the next several years he performed with various teams such as C3, Syde Projekt, and Vanguards Crew while occasionally freelancing as a choreographer. Originally a member a Sickstep, Andy began bboying leisurely and started shifting his focus away from Popping to Locking. It wasn’t until he joined Quest did he begin taking bboying and Locking more seriously. Influenced by his fellow teammates, Andy strives to make dancing more than just a hobby these days.
While not dancing, Andy enjoys a successful career as an Aerodynamicist. Unfortunately, he is currently unavailable to take orders to build personal racecars, jets, or rockets
ARIS PARACUELLES
Aris Paracuelles began his dance career in high school. For two years, Aris danced with the award winning break dance bboy crew “Sickstep” competing in various competitions (Vibe 11, Maxt Out, Sportsfest, and Kollaboration to name a few). In 2006, Aris helped form “Quest Crew” while continuing to expand his repertoire of dance at the Millenium Dance Complex. Not only does he dance, but he is certified in CPR/First Aid and massage therapy. Aris dedicates his free time to working with youth at Quest Learning Center in the hopes of exposing younger generations to hip hop and breakdancing, doing his part for the community not only by educating, but also by being a positive role model.
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