Hip-Hop Dancers SRCrew

HK Magazine: How was the SRCrew born?
Jimmy Lam: Inspired by MTV, we tried to mimic their dancing styles. The media began to look into these dancing styles and soon I was interviewed by a reporter. The reporter asked us what our name was and deciding in one second, we answered, “streetrockas.” This sounded too ghetto, so we changed the name to SRCrew later.

HK: Where can people see you practice?
JL: We practice two-three times a week and we also do graffiti art together. We don’t have a permanent practice ground - sometimes here, sometimes there, occasionally at Polytechnic University. Actually, whenever we hear music, we begin to dance, especially when we see mirrors on the street, in shops, in the MTR. The reflection helps us to perfect our moves.

HK: Any plans for world domination?
JL: We want to unite our group with one in China for a China-US battle. It’s growing on the mainland and we believe China’s hip-hop style will eventually be one of the biggest. In terms of styles, we incorporate kung fu into our dance moves.

HK: Have you ever been busted for writing graffiti?
JL: In Tsim Sha Tsui we usually tag parks and walls. To avoid run-ins with the police, we have a special spraying procedure. There are usually two people painting while the “spies” surround them. If the lookout crew sees the police, they clap three times and we’ll all scat. You can see one of our works of art at an intersection in Mongkok, close to the MTR. It created a bit of a scandal covered by the media. There are four circular signs that are important for drivers. They’re high up and difficult to reach – it was a challenge to make. We cut stencils with our logo and sprayed them in the middle of the four signs.

HK: Have there been any serious injuries during performances?
JL: Just some twisted necks, broken arms, screwed-up knees, strained backs and broken fingers – but we’re still dancing.