Choreographer
Buddha Stretch
aka Emilio Austin Jr.
Brooklyn, NYC — Elite Force · in the scene since 1980 · @buddhastretch
Signature move
Brooklyn rock — old-school foundation
One of the architects of hip-hop choreography as a stage form. Founding member of Elite Force Crew. Worked with Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Will Smith — the choreographer who took the block-party vocabulary and made it readable on a stadium screen without flattening it. Teaches the difference between style and steps.
