"Life" at GrX Sunday Service, Santa Clara, 2009

2009/10/18 - Walk for AIDS, San Jose, CA

After performing our "I'm Yours" set with some of our newest members!

Eight Count Auditions 2009, Part II

Eight Count is holding second set of auditions! There are several reasons why you would want to be there for this:

1. You somehow missed it the first time around and want to give it a shot.
2. You want to come out and just learn some choreo and hang out with us.
3. You are already on that team and you have to come.

If one or more apply you are very very welcome. We look forward to seeing old faces and new!

Audition info:

• Auditions: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 7:30 PM.
• Callbacks: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 7:30 PM.
• Cost: FREE!!!
• Location: 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA
• More info here

Summer Workshop Series - Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Hey y'all, last chance to soak up the Eight Count summer workshop series goodness. You don't have to wait an extra week, and because we want you there so badly we are making it FREE. Come check us out, especially if you are interested in trying out the following Sunday, August 23. This week we have two seasoned Eight Count choreographers and leaders: Grace Yu and Joseph Cheng!

Workshop info:

• 7:00 PM - Beg Hip Hop by Grace Yu.
• 8:30 PM - Int Hip Hop by Joseph Cheng.
• 9:30 PM - Freestyle session.
• Cost: FREE!!!.
• Location: 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA.

Choreographer bios:

	Grace studied at UCSD, where she danced with 220 Second to None in its founding year and helped launch the Fushion Hip Hop Dance Competition. In 2005, she joined Eight Count. She has contributed greatly to the ministry as a choreographer and a leader. Her style is sharp, strong, and fun and her warm ups are unforgettable. Don't miss it!
	Joseph developed his skills as a dancer at MIT and danced with MIT's first hip hop dance crew, MIT Ridonkulous. He has been choreographing and dancing with Eight Count for two years and is now the director of the team. He is passionate about dancing and focuses on precision movements.

Eight Count Auditions 2009!

This past year has been amazing with all the new opportunities that we were blessed with, all the new friends that inspired us, and all the old relationships that gave us love and support. We really thank God for such an amazing experience. Join us as we enter into an exciting new chapter of Eight Count.

Audition info:

• Auditions: Sunday, August 23, 2009, 7:30 PM.
• Callbacks: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 7:30 PM.
• Location: 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA.
• More info: here

Summer Workshop Series - Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Check it - for Tuesday, July 28, 2009, we have Eight Count member Janette and workshop regular DJ lined up to teach classes. If you know Eight Count, or have been coming to workshops you know these two - its gonna be fun!

Don't miss out on the last few summer workshops before our fall auditions. We only have a couple more: August 11, 2009 and August 18, 2009. Also, subscribe to our YouTube channel for our latest workshop video uploads:

• http://www.youtube.com/eightcountgrx
  

Workshop info:

• 7:00 PM - Beg Hip Hop by Janette Najera.
• 8:30 PM - Int Hip Hop by guest choregraopher, DJ Baluyot.
• 9:30 PM - Freestyle session.
• Cost: $7 for one class, $12 for two.
• Location: 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA.

Choreographer bios:

As a San Jose native, Janette danced on Future Shock San Jose for eight years. She is trained in several styles including jazz, hip-hop, salsa and Mexican folkloric. Being a member of Eight Count she loves learning different styles of dance, being able to share her faith, building community and using hip hop to express herself. She is rarely found without a smile, and her fun and energetic style is infectious and very beginner friendly.

He felt the call of the Lord to start dancing after a Christian conference in Redding, CA. He began taking different dance classes like hip-hop, salsa, ballroom, and tap at San Jose State and plans to minor in dance. His main style is hip-hop. Besides dancing, DJ is passionate about Jesus - sharing His love through dance and picking up his cross daily. In the future, DJ plans to start a dance ministry of his own.

2009/06/26 - Mission in the Mix

Eight Count members with Micaya!

Summer Workshop Series Special: Part 3, Fo' Free!

We have two alumni choreographers, Mike Banh and Martin Bruce, teaching next Tuesday, July 14, 2009.

Workshop info:

• 7:00 PM - Intermediate Hip Hop by Mike Banh.
• 8:30 PM - Intermediate Hip Hop by Martin Bruce.
• 9:30 PM - Freestyle session.
• Cost: THIS WEEK FREE!!
• Location: 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA.

Guest choreographer bios:

Mike is an Eight Count alumus who is a self taught freestyler at heart, and often dances to therapeutically ease his soul. He has danced with and choreographed for 4 different dance ministries for the past 5 years. He loves to play with the musicality of a song and arrange his freestyle into a choreographed piece. He has experience teaching youths to adults, and creates a no pressure environment, where all students can pick up his style and groove.

Martin has danced all over the country, training with groups like Culture Shock Oakland, Dance 2XS, Phunk Phenomenon, and Funktion. In 2005, he joined Eight Count. As the director, he was active in the formation and progression of the ministry for the last 4 years. He is happy to have left Eight Count, only because his ministry is now his beautiful baby girl Alaya. We are glad to have him back for this workshop session! Be prepared for an energetic teacher with a sharp style filled with character.

Summer Workshop - Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Continuing the series, we have two of our very own choreographers, Sharon Huang and Kathleen Kang, teaching next Tuesday, June 30.

Workshop info:

• 7:00 PM - Beginner Hip Hop by Sharon Huang.
• 8:30 PM - Intermediate Hip Hop by Kathleen Kang.
• 9:30 PM - Freestyle session.
• Cost: $7 for one class, $12 for two.
• Location: 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA.

Choreographer bios:

Sharon began dancing with the competing hip hop team 909 while attending UC Riverside. After moving back home in NorCal, Sharon joined Eight Count, and has been with the group for 4 faithful years. She is currently on the leadership team, and is an essential choreographer and member of the ministry. Sharon has a sharp and fun style, one that is friendly to dancers of all levels.

Kathleen began dancing and training with Team Technique, a competing hip hop group affiliated with Rutgers University (NJ) almost five years ago. After her first year she became artistic director of the team until 2008, when she relocated to the Bay Area for graduate school. She is currently dancing and choreographing for Eight Count. Kathleen teaches groovy and energetic choreography with an emphasis on musicality. Don't forget to bring your swag.

2009/06/20 - iXalt's Enchanted Afternoon

Season 2008-2009

Courtesy of Alex Ho

2009/05/30 - OneStep09

Summer Workshops!

We are going to host a series of workshops in the summer - starting on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 7:00PM. Our very own Eight Count choreographers will be teaching. Later in the series, we hope to bring out special guest choreographers.

Workshop info:

• 7:00 PM - Intermediate Hip Hop by Joseph Cheng.
• 8:00 PM - Breakdance by Newton Cheng.
• 9:00 PM - Freestyle session.
• Cost: $7 for one class, $12 for two.
• Location: 4600 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA.

Choreographer bios:

	Joseph developed his skills as a dancer at MIT and danced with MIT's first hip hop dance crew, MIT Ridonkulous. He has been choreographing and dancing with Eight Count for two years and is now the director of the team. He is passionate about dancing and focuses on precision movements.
	Newton has been breakdancing since 2001 and has spent the last four years teaching classes at Dance Attack Studios in Los Gatos, CA. He specializes in working with beginners so there is no previous dance experience necessary to attend this workshop.

Other Workshops... Nami's "Just Dance" Series

If our Eight Count workshops are not enough dancing for you, Eight Count alum, Nami, will be hosting a workshop series for the next two weeks. Eight Count choreographer, Kathleen Kang, will be a guest teacher.

Workshop info:

• 7:15 PM to 8:30 PM on June 11 and June 18.
• Cost: $20 (includes both sessions).
• Location: Dance Affair, 850 N Winchester Blvd, San Jose 95128.
• See www.danceplex.net for more information.

OneStep09: Thank You!

Thanks to everyone for making our first hip hop showcase a successful event! All the dance groups were amazing: A1 Crew, Bliss Dance Co, DS Players, Elementral Remix, Future Shock San Jose, Imani's Dream, In Rhythm With Him, IXALT, Junior FUSION, Represent and Skamatix. Paul Kim and Jon Talbert were a huge blessing to have. TR!BE and DJ Trust threw out amazing beats giving us some great freestyle sessions. Ozzy gave us amazing graffiti art as back drops. All the community organizations, esp City Teams, gave us excellent opportunites to take the next steps in serving our communities. If you weren't there, you definitely missed out.

...OneStep 10?

Here are some pictures from the night!

Courtesy of Andrew Truong


Courtesy of Ben Tu

OneStep09: Hip Hop Showcase - 5/30/2009

* Updated flyer.
Please come out and support Eight Count as we host our very first hip hop showcase! Tell all your family and friends about the event.

Show Info:
* 7:00PM, Saturday, May 30, 2009
(Doors open at 6:30PM)
* Santa Clara Convention Center Theater, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054
* Tickets are on sale now! $10 presale/$15 at the door
* You can buy your tickets now at www.onestepnorcal.com

web: www.onestepnorcal.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/onestepnorcal
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=57443396511

"Bleeding Love" at GrX Easter Celebration, Santa Clara, 2009

April Update: upcoming performances

Here are some of Eight Count's upcoming events...


Easter Celebration Service at Great Exchange Covenant Church: Re-Creation
Sunday, April 12, 2009 - 9:15AM & 11:15AM
Santa Clara Convention Center
We will be performing our latest set this coming Easter at our home church, Great Exchange Covenant Church (www.grx.org). Come out and support us! We will be performing for both services.

OneStep 09
Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 7:30PM
Santa Clara Convention Center
www.onestepnorcal.com | www.myspace.com/onestepnorcal
Eight Count is partnering with the mercy and justice ministries to host our first ever dance showcase. To promote community engagement and social justice, OneStep will take the best of the Bay Area in music, dance, and culture in one night of captivating performances and inspired action. OneStep will have an all-star line-up of spectacular dance crews, motivational speakers, talented local artists, and life-giving community organizations all under one roof. Keep the night free! Stay tuned for more info.

"Bleeding Love" at HIM Conference 2009, Honolulu, HI

"Heartless to Homeless" at HIM Conference 2009, Honolulu, HI

High School/College Night with Luis Palau

Eight Count has been invited to perform at a mission event at Valley Church. Luis Palau, an amazing speaker, will be speaking at the event. Eight Count will be opening the show. Come out, support Eight Count, and hear Luis Palau speak!

[1] Valley Church event.
[2] Luis Palau's website.

CANCELLED: Eight Count Poker Tournament

Thank you for signing up and supporting our team; however, due to the lack of participants, Eight Count Poker night will be canceled. Our goal was to obtain a certain amount of players so we could give out the prizes and still be able to fund raise a certain amount for our trip. We thank you again for your participation.

We truly appreciate your generosity and stewardship, so if you are still interested in making a donation, please make the checks out to "GRX" or "Great Exchange Covenant Church". Please do not write anything on the memo portion of the check. Send it to: 232 Ayrshire Farm Lane, #203, Stanford, CA 94305.

Once again, thank you for your interest and sorry about the cancellation of the event.

Eight Count in Hawaii (March)!

We have a letter that has more details about the previous post. You can read the letter here. Please pray for the ministry and our trip!

Eight Count Poker Tournament

We have been presented with a tremendous opportunity to serve overseas in one of Hawaii's largest Christian conferences. We will be traveling to Honolulu, HI and looking forward to sharing the gift of art, as well as all that God has taught us through our experiences in this ministry. All proceeds from this event will contribute to this outreach event.


Time and Date: February 7, 2009 , 1 pm
Location: GrX Offices: 4600 Patrick Henry, Santa Clara 95054
Game : Texas Hold'em ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_hold_'em)
Stakes: $40 dollars entry ( 40 dollars rebuys allowed for the first 2 hours ). Add-ons will be available.
Structure: No limit with Blinds increasing by Time

Grand Prizes:
30 or more players: iPod touch
45 or more players: Sony Bluray player
+ additional amazing prizes...

Snacks and drinks will be provided. Short presentation during intermission.

If you have any questions please email: eightcountfundraiser@gmail.com

You can register here.