CREW NAME: A1 "Above As One"

CREW AGE: Officially been repping since 2008. Started in 2007 at Northwest YMCA.

NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN THE CREW: Mighty 11.

MEMBERS BIRTHPLACES: We have members coming from Japan and Maine, but most of us are from west San Jose (Cupertino, Sunnyvale).

MEMBERS NATIONALITES: Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Kenyan, Native American.

YEARS MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DANCING: Average about 5-7 years

WHAT IS YOUR BEST POWER MOVE: At this level, it's no longer about moves, it's about hardcore combinations! Just to get a taste (if you know the terminology) here are some examples: Cork swing-through cork, airflare-90-airflare, shoulder halo-chairflare, etc.

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE B-BOY/DANCER: We won't name our personal favorites, but we will name our legendary bboy mentors: Bboy Storm and Poe1.

OTHER THAN DANCING WHAT ARE YOU GUYS INTO: FOOD and more dancing.

WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO: Breakbeats, funk, soul, house, hip-hop, rock, sometimes jazz, and any hype beats.

FAVORITE BATTLE SONG: Not a song, but a mixtape by Franco Deleon will get us going.

IF YOU COULD BATTLE ANY CREW IN THE WORLD WHO WOULD IT BE: T.I.P. from Korea because they were amongst our biggest influences!

WHAT HAS DANCING TAUGHT YOU: How to live life!

IF YOU WERE AN ANIMAL WHAT KIND WOULD YOU BE AND WHY: Bboy Shogun and Engine9 are gorillas. Swahili and Rayroc are UFO's. The rest of us are ninjas!

ANY SHOUT OUTS: Hybrid Crew, Space Invaders Crew, Forever We Rock, Baby Castles, Flexible Flave, Guerrilla Warfare, and all the up-and-coming bboys in the Bay Area.

DO YOU WANT TO CALL OUT A CREW OR DO YOU ALREADY KNOW A1 IS NUMBER 1: No one in particular is on the crew's hitlist, but we will HANDLE any call-out in any cypher. All day, everyday!