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Dance Chi Show TODAY! Nov 28th

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

After Friday’s performance,

Jus’LisTeN & Sour Apples were asked to perform

TODAY Wed Nov 28th in Dance Chicago’s “New Moves”

(click on the picture below for the Dance Chicago website)

BUT ONCE AGAIN WE NEED YOUR HELP! BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW!

WE HAVE A DISCOUNT CODE!!!

$9 OFF! $9 OFF! $9 OFF! $9 OFF!

Discount Code “dcheartss”

(to support Sour Apples Crew)

Discount Code “dcheartsw”

(to support Jus’LisTeN)

Click the picture below to purchase your tickets NOW!

E~Mail me at ill.noise@yahoo.com with any questions, concerns, ect.

Hope to see you there!

Nico

Jus’LisTeN performing “Summertime” at The Jazz Showcase

For CHRP’s Rhythm World Tap Fest ~ At their opening night tap jam

Jus’LisTeN: Jessica Chapuis, Martin “Tre” Dumas III & Nico Rubio
The Band: Greg Spero (Piano) Eric Hochberg (Bass) Ernie Adams (Drums)

Jus’LisTeN is a small group of independent tap dancers who came together under the artistic direction of Tre Dumas (formerly of M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Imagine Tap, A.C.G.I.). Jus’LisTeN includes Jessica Chapuis (BAM, Imagine Tap) and Nico Rubio (Sour Apples Crew, formerly M.A.D.D. Rhythms), and features choreography by all three members.

For booking ~ Contact us via e-mail at juslistenchicago@yahoo.com
For updates ~ Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/juslistenchi
On Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/JusLisTeN/239559759417475

Dance Chicago Show THIS FRIDAY! Nov 23rd

Peace people!

I’ll be performing with Sour Apples Crew & Jus’LisTeN THIS FRIDAY (Nov. 23rd)

at Dance Chicago’s Streets Show! Put on by the homie Chris Nasadowski

(click on the picture below for the Dance Chicago website)

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP!

The show is THIS Friday & we need YOU to buy your tickets NOW!

WE HAVE A DISCOUNT CODE!!!

$9 off! $9 off! $9 off! $9 off!

Discount code “dcheartss”

(to support Sour Apples Crew)

Discount code “dcheartsw”

(to support Jus’LisTeN)

Click the picture below to purchase tickets!

As you can see from the picture above, we’re back at the Athenaeum Theatre!

This is a GREAT venue to see a GREAT show =)

E-mail me at ill.noise@yahoo.com with any question or concerns,

Hope to see you Friday!

Nico

Just uploaded a video of me performing with @JusLisTeNChi at the @JazzShowcase for the @ChicagoTap Festival’s Opening Night Tap Jam #CheckIt

Kickstarter for Audible Odyssey show ~ Sound + Resound

Hey hey,

There is a new non-profit in town,

specifically for tap dancers,

Audible Odyssey

(Click the picture below for their website)

A.O. will be presenting their first show in just a couple of weeks!

Friday, July 13th, 2012

I was picked to be one of the choreographers in this show

& can guarantee an amazing piece!

BUT

A.O. has a Kickstarter to help fund the show, with only 51 hours to go!

So, if you can,

please support tap dance in Chicago by donating what you can..

Then, of course, come out to the show & enjoy!

(Click on the picture below for the Kickstarter page)

Also,

Some months ago I taught one of their “Sunday Shed” classes..

(Click on the picture below for a video from that class)

Thanks in advance for any consideration & donation!
Hope to see you at the show =)

Love Peace & Increase,

Rico

Jus’LisTeN & Sour Apples Crew performing in Dance Chicago: This Weekend!

Peace folks,

In case you missed Jus’LisTeN’s show last Friday,

There are 3 more chances this weekend to catch us & Sour Apples perform!

DON’T FORGET!

To receive $7 off the original price,

Use the following discount code when purchasing tickets..

Discount Code: DC11**FB

Friday, Nov 18^th

Urban Movement/THE ONE Prequel

Jus’LisTeN will be performing a piece choreographed by Tre’ Dumas

& another choreographed by yours truly..

(Passed)

Saturday, Nov 19^{th (8:15pm)}

Urban Movement/THE ONE Prequel

Sour Apples Crew will be performing a piece choreographed by yours truly..

Featuring Tap Dancing, Beat Boxing & B-Boying (Break Dancing)

Check the link below to purchase your tickets now!

http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/stage773/order?v=4079&i=7886&ordinal=EU7wzYeajcrVA991&dd=0&dp=0&s=19414878&kk5=x5HtEr87YfWM6Fd3228&2kk19=khUi9GfsPlFwiUMb422B5K0s7S7wQ

Sunday, Nov 20^{th (3:00pm)}

Choreographers Showcase

Jus’LisTeN will be performing one of our classic pieces,

Choreographed by Tre’ Dumas.

Check the link below to purchase your tickets now!

http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/stage773/order?v=4079&i=7881&ordinal=EU7wzYeajcrVA991&dd=1&dp=0&s=19414870&kk5=x5HtEr87YfWM6Fd3228&2kk19=khUi9GfsPlFwiUMb422B5K0s7S7wQ

Sunday, November 20th (7:00pm)

Choreographers Showcase

Due to popular demand..

We will be performing the two pieces we performed last night (Friday)

As well as the piece by Tre’ that we’ll be doing in the 3pm show..

SO! Plenty of opportunities to come out & check not just us,

But some of the illest dance companies in Chicago!

http://boxoffice.printtixusa.com/stage773/order?v=4079&i=7881&ordinal=EU7wzYeajcrVA991&dd=1&dp=0&s=19414871&kk5=x5HtEr87YfWM6Fd3228&2kk19=khUi9GfsPlFwiUMb422B5K0s7S7wQ

ALSO!

If you can’t make it to one of these performances,

There is still a way you can support Dance Chicago

and many other dance organizations in Chicago!

Check the picture below & vote for your favorite companies to

EACH win a $25,000 grant!

It’s completely FREE & takes less than ONE MINUTE!

Plus, you only have to do it ONCE before November 22^nd!

Support groups such as Chicago Tap Theatre, Culture Shock Chicago, Emergence Dance Theatre, Joel Hall dancers, Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, Laura Twirls Foundation, NoMi LaMad, Inaside Chicago Dance & Visceral Dance Chicago!

Thanks for supporting dance in Chicago & I look forward to

seeing some of y’all this weekend!

Love Peace & Increase,

Nico

Jus’LisTeN & Dance Chicago present Tap “like” Water (Nov 11th, 2011)

Peace y’all,

For those who don’t know..

I’m a part of one of Chicago’s premier tap dance companies..

Jus’LisTeN

(Everyone always asks why it’s spelled that way)

Each capital letter stands for each of our original members..

Jessica Chapuis, Lisa La Touche, Tre’ Dumas & Nico Rubio

Regardless of all that,

We have a pretty big show next Friday, Nov 11th,

You can check the flier below for all remaining details

(click on the picture to be taken to the Facebook event page)

As you may have noticed,

It says on the flier, “Inspired by the philosophies of Bruce Lee”

We will show how we use the following Bruce Lee clips

to explain our approach..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVGE-NcJxu8

The following clip is from “Enter the Dragon”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyl71WihT-A

We will be formless, shapless, like water..

We will pour ourselves into Jazz. We will become Hip Hop, Rock, Classical..

When the music expands, we will contract..

When it contracts, we will expand..

And when the moment comes, we won’t make our feet hit..

They’ll hit all by themselves

(click the picture above to purchase your tickets)

For a $7 discount,

use the code: DC11**FB

If you can afford the original price, feel free to support not just us,

but Dance Chicago as well, by doing so!

(click the photo for more info on Dance Chicago & upcoming shows)

Also, for updates, follow us on Twitter @JusLisTeNChi

Feel free to e-mail us with any questions, comments or concerns

At juslistenchicago@yahoo.com

Have a great day & hope to see you there next week!

Love Peace & Increase,

Nico

Check it..

Me performing “What Time Is It” with Jus’LisTeN

The tap company I currently rock with.. Feat. Martin “Tre” Dumas III & Jessica Chapuis

CHRP: Rhythm World Tap Fest Wrap Up

FIRST, I’d like to shout out @JAM1CHICAGO (aka Jam One)

I’m kinda mad I forgot to shout him out at the end of the show the other night..

He was the DJ for the night, holding us down when the band wasn’t..

But, for all to know.. a lot of the things I’ve done in the past 5 years

wouldn’t have been as possible without him.. From pictures, to videos, music & more..

You can support his website at

http://www.jam1photo.com/

& follow him on tumblr at

http://jam1chicago.tumblr.com/

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I would like to shout out the whole cast one more time too..

Starting with the band..

We had Charlie Coffeen on Piano, Garrett McGinn on Bass, Michael Piolet on Drums

Sam Trump on Trumpet & Christopher McBride on Saxophone

Our groups included..

Jus’LisTeN, Sour Apples Crew, BAM!, Brazil, NCYTE & Mayfair Dance Academy

Our soloists & duoists included..

Daniel Borak, Jason Samuels Smith, Matthew Shields, Michelle Dorrance, Travis Knights & Starinah “Star” Dixon

& our last piece was a sneak peek into the next series of #SampleSundays

“In Walked Midnight” was choreographed & arranged by yours truly..

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For those who don’t know, there were a few pretty good reviews of the show..

First, was Time Out Chicago (reviewed by Zachary Whittenburg)

http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/dance/14881521/rhythm-world-2011-juba-beat-niks-concert-live-review

Next, was the Chicago Tribune (reviewed by Sid Smith)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ott-0805-human-rhythm-dance-20110805,0,3993104.story

Then, I just found the following on See Chicago Dance (review by Lauren Molzahm)

http://seechicagodance.com/index.php/reviews/

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Also, for those who haven’t seen the #SampleSundays videos..

FIrst was a J Dilla Tribute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrdLSCAmIqU

Second was a MF DOOM Tribute (Feat. Zeebo)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcRxPE3Lgow

Third was a De La Soul Tribute (Feat. 3 Feet High)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi3JmNESzes&feature=related

Fourth was a The Roots Tribute (Fea. Sour Apples Crew)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwgWQSYiNuM

Fifth, to end the first series, will be a A Tribe Called Quest Tribute (Feat. Jus’LisTeN)

(Submissions can be sent to my e-mail address at ill.noise@yahoo.com

~stay tuned!~

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& one more time, thanks to all who made Wednesdays show possible!

Especially Lane Alexander & the Chicago Human Rhythm Project

I’ve been feeling the love & it is much appreciated..

MORE TO COME!

Love Peace & Increase,

Nico Rubio

CHRP’s Rhythm World Tap Festival & DE LA SOUL IN CHICAGO!

PSA!

I know I’ve already posted about this, BUT;

IN EXACTLY TWO WEEKS!

I’ll be artistically Directing the first show of

this years Rhythm World Tap Dance Festival!

Wednesday August 3rd, 7:30pm at the

Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)

Beat-Niks

“A celebration of the emerging “beat-niks” of the tap scene: tap artists in their 20’s who combine a deep knowledge of the art form’s roots with blistering technical virtuosity and rhythmically poetic content. These emerging virtuosos will be joined by the venerable living masters who have trained and mentored the younger generations.”

Tickets are running out & pretty much garaunteed to sell out..,

so get yours NOW!

Follow the link for all info

https://boxoffice.mcachicago.org/public/hall.asp

Some of the soloists featured are..