IT'S
IT'S 8:00
IT'S 8:00 13 ON A THURSDAY MORNING AFTER 17 YEARS OF INSPIRING SAN DIEGO ENDS TO GET
THEIR DANCE ON A LOCAL STUDIO
NEEDS YOUR HELP. OR THEY COULD
BE FORCED TO TURN OFF THE MUSIC
I'M TALKING ABOUT CULTURE SHOCK
DANCE STUDIO. CHANCES ARE
YOU'VE HEARD OF IT. THIS IS A
PLACE I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN TAKING
DANCE CLASSES AT SINCE I MOVED
HERE NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO. SO
WITH ME NOW FROM CULTURE SHOCK.
WE'VE GOT BRIDGETTE SAVANT AND
ANGIE BUNCH. GOOD MORNING TO
YOU GUYS. MORNING. THANK YOU.
SO I WAS TELLING YOU IN
THE COMMERCIAL BREAK, YOU KNOW,
I SAW THE POST YESTERDAY YOU
GUYS POSTED A GO FUND ME SAYING
HEY, WE'RE CLOSE TO CLOSING, WE
NEED YOUR HELP. AND I WAS LIKE
OH MY GOODNESS, IT BROKE MY
HEART. YOU GUYS ARE SUCH A
GREAT PLACE FOR SAN DIEGO
IN-STORE EXPRESS THEMSELVES TO
DANCE. TELL ME ABOUT HOW LONG
YOU'VE BEEN AROUND AND WHAT YOU
GUYS DO. WELL, THE DANCE
CENTER'S BEEN AROUND 17 YEARS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THIS MONTH IS
OUR 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE BIRTH OF CULTURE SHOCK.
THE NONPROFIT THE DANCE COMPANY
WAS 27 YEARS AGO. SO WE BOUNCED
AROUND AS A DANCE COMPANY AND
YOU KNOW, IN VARIOUS SPACES
UNTIL FINALLY WE NEEDED A
STUDIO AND AND MY BUSINESS
PARTNER JOSEPH BOND, BRIDGET'S
UNCLE. IT'S FAMILY HERE. IT'S
CRAZY. BUT HE AND I OPENED
CULTURE SHOCK DANCE CENTER AND
WE HAVE HOMES. NOW WE'RE NOT
ONLY HOME TO CULTURE SHOCK,
SANDY, YOU ON THE YOUTH TROOPS
AND WE'RE ALSO HOME TO MANY,
MANY COMMUNITY GROUPS HERE THAT
REHEARSE AND PRACTICE AND TRAIN
AND AS WELL AS YOU KNOW,
THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. SO
WE'RE SHOWING YOU WHY YOU'RE
SPEAKING WE'RE SHOWING VIDEO OF
ONE OF ANTONY'S HIP HOP CARDIO
CLASSES. AND THE VIDEO THAT
YOU'RE SEEING IS NOT JUST LIKE
OH, A SPECIAL DAY. THESE
CLASSES GET PACKED AND THERE'S
A REASON. I MEAN THERE ARE
PEOPLE AGES FROM 80 TO, YOU
KNOW, YOUNG 12 YEARS OLD AND IT
JUST BRINGS SAME REAGAN'S FROM
ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS
TOGETHER WHICH I LOVE YOU GUYS
OFFER. SO MANY DIFFERENT
CLASSES, RIGHT? YES,
DEFINITELY. THAT'S THAT WAS OUR
GOAL. WE STARTED WITH, YOU
KNOW, A HIP HOP FOCUS BUT
THE REAL INTENTION IS TO TO
APPEAL TO ALL TO EMBRACE STYLES
THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE
INTERESTED DIPPED DEPENDING ON,
YOU KNOW, THEIR VARIOUS
INTERESTS. YEAH. YOU GUYS
INCORPORATED, YOU KNOW, LOCAL I
THINK ARTISTS KIND OF
GRAFFITIED THE STUDIO SO IT HAS
THAT REALLY URBAN COOL HIP
FEEL. YOU KNOW, I WANT TO
TRANSITION INTO HOW PEOPLE CAN
HELP YOU ACCEPT. THAT'S
THE POINT RIGHT NOW WE KNOW HOW
AWESOME YOU GUYS ARE. BUT WHAT
CAN WE DO TO HELP RIGHT NOW?
OH, WE JUST STARTED OUR GO
FUNNY ON TUESDAY THIS GO FUND
NEWS DESIGNED TO HELP US MEET
OUR EXPENSES TILL THE END OF
THE YEAR ESPECIALLY IF
THE STATE SLIPS BACK INTO
PURPLE OR SAN DIEGO DOES AND WE
CAN'T OFFER OUR CLASSES IN
PERSON ANYMORE. IT'S GOING TO
GET REALLY SCARY REALLY SOON.
SO PLEASE DONATE IF YOU CAN ANY
AMOUNT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. GO
FUND ME. YOU CAN ALSO SUPPORT
BY TAKING OUR CLASSES WE HAVE
IN-PERSON CLASSES AND THEN
ONLINE. THIS IS ACTUALLY WHERE
WE FILM ARE ONLINE CLASSES AND
THIS IS STUDIO FIVE AND THEN WE
ALSO HAVE CULTURE SHOCK MASKS
THAT WE'RE SELLING AT
THE STUDIO IF YOU STOPPED BY.
WE HAVE ONE MORE DESK STAFF IS
CREATED CUSTOM FACE SHIELDS IF
YOU PREFER TO DANCE IN A FACE
SHIELDS AND THEN SHOCK GEAR
WHICH IS ANGIE'S THIRD BRANCH
OF CULTURE SHOCK. IT'S A
SEPARATE BUSINESS FROM
THE STUDIO BUT IT DESIGNS
THE APPAREL FOR BOTH
THE NONPROFIT AND THE STUDIO.
SHAKIR HAS GRACIOUSLY OFFERED
TO DONATE ALL PROCEEDS AS WELL
.SO CULTURE SHOCK GEAR DOT
COM. IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR
GEAR AND YOU GUYS ARE STILL
OPERATING IN PERSON CLASSES BUT
AT REDUCED CAPACITY. RIGHT. SO
WE WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE YOU
CAN STILL GO TO THE CLASSES. I
GUESS I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE
THAT. YEAH, WELL WE JUST WE HAD
SO MANY DELAYED LIKE YOU KNOW,
ANTICIPATED OPIE REOPENING
OPENINGS AND FINALLY AUGUST 30
FIRST WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN WITH
10 PERCENT CAPACITY. SO REALLY
THERE'S NO BAD PLACE IN
THE ROOM AT LEAST THAT'S GOOD
FOR IT FOR THE STUDENTS BECAUSE
SOMETIMES IT GETS REALLY PACKED
IN HERE. BUT SO YES, WE DO HAVE
A LIMITED NUMBER AND QUITE A
DIVERSE GROUP ARRAY OF CLASSES.
SO HOPEFULLY SOMETHING APPEALS
TO EVERYONE. SO THE IN CLASS
AND OF COURSE WE USE YOU KNOW,
WE'RE MOST CAUTIOUS ABOUT OUR
CLEANING PROCEDURES AND BETWEEN
EACH CLASS WE'VE STAGGERED
CLASS TIME SO THAT THEY'RE NOT
BACK TO BACK. WE CAN ALLOW FOR
NO CROSSOVER OF PEOPLE IN
THE HALLS COMING UP THE STAIRS.
AND SO I MEAN WE REALLY, REALLY
YOU KNOW WELL WE'VE HAD SIX
MONTHS TO PLAN THIS OUT. YOU
WE'RE PRETTY READY TO OPEN
THE DOORS AND IT WAS VERY
EXCITING BECAUSE PEOPLE CAME
AND GO OH MY GOD, I'M SO HAPPY
TO BE BACK. IT'S JUST SUCH A
WELL, IT'S VERY EMOTIONAL BUT
IT'S ALSO A HUGE RELIEF TO TO
DO WHAT YOU DO AND TO DO WHAT
YOU LOVE AND AND THAT'S WHY
WE'RE HERE. UNFORTUNATELY WE
HAVE TO WRAP IN A SECOND BUT I
DID WANT TO SAY NO. THE FIRST
TIME THAT I WENT TO YOUR STUDIO
WAS OUR METEOROLOGIST, OUR
WEATHER ANCHOR NETTER. SHE HAD
HER BABY SHOWER THERE. SO THAT
JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU HOW
DIVERSE IT IS WHERE YOU HAVE
SUCH A UNIQUE. THERE WE GO.
HAVE A PICTURE GROUP OF PEOPLE
TAKING YOUR CLASSES. YOU REALLY
BRING JOY TO SO MANY PEOPLE. SO
FINGERS CROSSED THAT YOU GUYS
STAY OPEN. I KNOW YOU WILL. SO
PLEASE, YOU KNOW, CHECK OUT
THE WEBSITE CULTURE SHOCK. WE
JUST HAD IT UP ON THE SCREEN
THERE AS WELL AND HELP YOU GUYS
OUT.