Breaking
Logistx from California might be young, but she burns with dedication and has an iron discipline to work on her goals. We met up to talk about her career and outlook for the future.
B-Girl Logistx, from California, USA, is one of the newest members of the Red Bull BC One All Stars. Although she's still young, Logistx is a hard-working, creative artist who not only performs, battles, sings and teaches, but has also been building towards high goals in her dance career since before she was a teenager.
Determined and focused, Logistx is also humble and quick to mention the support, love and mentorship that she gets from her crew, Underground Flow, and also from all her other mentors and teachers who have helped her grow and develop as a person, dancer and artist.
Stamping her name firmly on the international breaking battle scene when she beat four of the best B-Girl's in the world to win the 2018 Silverback Open B-Girl competition and the 2021 Red Bull BC One World Final, Logistx is still pushing herself every day, and we spoke to her about the creative, dance life that she's working so hard to build and share.
What does becoming a Red Bull dancer mean to you?
For me the dancers who are with Red Bull are some of the best world-class dancers, so to be a part of them means being able to dance with the best in the world. I also want to be able to learn from them as I'm always learning, no matter where I'm at.
This is a huge step for me and I think some people feel that I might forget about them but I really want to take this step into Red Bull not only to keep building myself and what I'm doing, but also to give back to my community. I'm really looking at this as another opportunity to keep growing and want to use it to give back to the people who have helped me.
You have an amazing solo piece that has a very deep message, can you tell us a little about how that piece came about?
That was because of D-Trix from Flexible Flav crew. He's judged, So You Think You Can Dance, and he choreographed for the Lab on World of Dance. He called me one day and asked me if I wanted to perform this piece that he had created. He told me what it was about and I was really down to do it because that was a message that I always wanted to put on stage, plus, to be able to do it with him was an honour because I know how good he is at that stuff. But, it wasn't just us two, we did the dance part, D-Trix created the concept and the story, a guy name Romeo did the screen projection, and Romeo and D-Trix came up with all the ideas. Then, to create the part with the screen projection on the sheet, we had to put the measurements of the sheet on a white wall, mark the white wall, take off the sheet, put the projector in front of it, project it, turn all the lights off and choreograph it on the spot, in real time. It was a lot of work and that was probably the hardest part because everyone had to be on point and contribute, and there was a lot of problem solving involved. It took about two weeks of every day rehearsals to get that projection part down.
Your career has really taken off in the past year, how much of this was planned and envisioned by you, or has it all been a big surprise?
Ever since I took dance seriously, which was like five or six years ago, it's been non-stop, with me putting myself on a schedule every single day, not just waiting for opportunities. I've always wanted to make dance a career and so I've worked extremely hard every day so that I could get these types of opportunities to travel, work and dance. It's always been a dream of mine to do these things, and it's still surreal to be experiencing them, but it's also not unexpected because it's something I've been working and planning for.
How did winning the 2018 Silverback Open B-Girl battle change things for you when it came to your breaking and dance career?
It was definitely the start of a lot of opportunities, and a lot of what I'd say was attention from more people. I think the win also gave me a lot of confidence, not just because of the fact of who I beat to win it but more because of how I was able to perform and dance that night. When I was about 10 years old I took two years off of breaking because I was battling so much that I just got tired of it. I came back at the 2017 Silverback Open because they invited me and I knew, for myself, it was a big deal to be invited even though I wasn't active. I was extremely inspired after that and then I trained really hard for the 2018 Silverback Open, and won. So that really gave me a lot of confidence and the realisation that I can rep in the scene and also stay true to who I am as a dancer and artist. It was really empowering, and also crazy to know how many people were actually inspired by me that night.
Also, an important thing for me, which I've been talking with my dad about, is how good it is that all my mentors have been teaching me that I shouldn't be looking to be just the best B-Girl, I should be working to be the best overall, and so that is something that I definitely want to spread within the scene so all the girls will think that way too and that will only push us to become better.
And finally, what's your thoughts on breaking possibly being a part of the 2024 Games in Paris, and do you think you will try and compete if it gets in?
I think it's great. I know there's mixed opinions about it, with some thinking that breaking might be losing its essence and sight of the actual culture side of hip-hop. But I feel that if breaking is in the Olympics, parents are going to want to get their kids into the dance instead of maybe things like gymnastics or basketball, which is still cool but if breaking can get to that level of kids actually doing it, and it being more common, I think it will only benefit the scene and help it evolve.
And yes, I do want to compete, that's the plan right now.
