| Poreotics | |
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| Origin | Orange County, California |
| Genres | Hip-hop, Popping, Robotics |
| Years active | 2007–Present |
| Website | Poreotics.com |
| Members | |
| Matt (Dumbo) Nguyen Can Nguyen Charles Nguyen Lawrence (Law) Devera Justin (Jet Li) Valles Chad Mayate |
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Poreotics, also known as Poreotix, is an American all-male dance crew from Westminster, California. The crew was formed in 2007 by "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 2009 and 2010 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, 2010, they were crowned the champions on the fifth season of America's Best Dance Crew.[2] On January 14, 2011 they were crowned as Team of the Year at the World of Dance awards.
They are known for their shaded, 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 Nguyen, and Charles Nguyen are Vietnamese while Chad Mayate, Lawrence Devera, and Justin "Jet Li" Valles are Filipino.
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Poreotics was formed in Westminster, California by Matt "Dumbo" Nguyen, Can Nguyen, and Charles Nguyen in December 2007. Supposedly, Dumbo met Can at a movie theater and battled his brother. Can Nguyen attended Garden Grove High School.[3] Subsequently the group expanded with new members Lawrence "Law" Devera and Justin "Jet-Li" Valles. In 2009, the team chose Andrew Chad Mayate to substitute for Justin Valles in the 2009 Hip Hop Dance Championships. The team won first place and Chad Mayate became a permanent member.[4] Five out of the six crew members (Dumbo, Can, Charles, Law, and Chad) were also members of PAC Modern Dance Troupe. In 2008, both Matt (Dumbo) and Lawrence (Law) competed on Season 3 of America's Got Talent with the crew Sick Step.
On February 11, 2010 Poreotics (then changed to Poreotix) competed on the fifth season of Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew. The live season finale aired on April 8, 2010 and Poreotix was crowned the champions of season 5 and also perform in season 6
In late July and early August 2009, Poreotics competed in the Hip Hop Internationals in Las Vegas. They won first place in the adult division of the USA finals[5] and placed sixth in the Worlds.[6] Chad Mayate, who was substituting for Jet Li, later became a permanent member until November 3, 2010.
After appearing on America's Best Dance Crew, they prepared for the Hip Hop Internationals 2010 competition in Las Vegas. They once again placed first in the adult division of the US finals and second in the World's.[7]
Poreotics traveled to Australia to hold their first ever official tour, called the "Tic Tic Tour". The tour consisted of 3 actual shows which took place in three major cities (Melbourne, Sydney & Adelaide). The tour also consisted of four dance workshops, performances by local Australian dance crews, and a meeting with the fans. The full tour ran from September 30 to October 10.
| Date | Location | Venue |
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| October 1, 2011 | Melbourne | Dallas Brooks Centre |
| October 2, 2011 | Adelaide | Her Majesty's Theatre |
| October 3, 2011 | Sydney | Sydney City Recital Hall |
In August 2011, Poreotics came back to Australia and held the 2nd tic tic tour called 'Tic Tic 2 tour' like in the first tic tic they visited many major cities Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and for the first time Brisbane and Perth. Joining the Poreotics will be the dance crew “Yomama Crew”,“The ArchiTEKS,” "Just Kidding Films" and many other local dance crews. Joining these dance crews will be singing acts, “Joseph Vincent” & “JR Aquino" and MyChonny as host.
Poreotics became the first crew to win America's Best Dance Crew to have created a second sector of their crew after their victory. They recently held auditions for children ages 16 and under, who if selected would become a part of the first generation Mini-otics (Mini Poreotics). Miniotics is currently Poreotics' Junior Division as well as their only other division of the crew as of now. It is unknown whether Miniotics will perform wherever Poreotics performs, or if the two will perform separately for most of the time. Rehearsals and preparation have reportedly gone underway. They debuted alongside Poreotics at the Vibe 16 dance competition in Irvine, CA, on January 30, 2011. Miniotics recently competed at Hip Hop Internationals [(July 25 - 26, 2011)] in Las Vegas, Nevada and place 2nd for the Junior division representing the United States. December 15, they had an audition and added new members to the crew. The new members are: Michelle Chong, Axel Chu, Derek Daranounongs, Felipe Dacudao, Mickaila E., Ryan Estanislao, Victoria Hernandez, Nathan H., Justin Kang, Janet Kung, Jairo Lozano, David Peig, Viet Troung, Kairon Womack, Andie Zazuela, and Yeeleng Xiong.
| Justin Bieber | "Somebody to Love" |
| Bruno Mars | "The Lazy Song" |
| Ganesh Hegde | "Let's Party" |
| Preceded by We Are Heroes |
America's Best Dance Crew Champions Poreotix |
Succeeded by I.aM.mE |
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