A great deal had to occur for Victor Quijada to choreograph “Second Chances,” which will premiere this weekend, from March 8 to March 9, on BroadStage’s Main Stage in Santa Monica.
As the brother of two older sisters, the first-generation Mexican American remembered entering the B-boy cipher on the linoleum floor at a laundromat as a baby breaker at the age of 7. From the age of 10 he followed his sisters to backyard parties and barbecues, where he was hooked on the feeling of receiving attention from the older kids by performing party dances like the Robocop and Kid ‘n Play.
In his first two years at Baldwin Park High School, he took a drama class with Mark Israel, a Hollywood writer, director, and producer who was so fascinated with Quijada’s breaker persona that he wrote a screenplay called “Battle Dancing.” It made an impression on Israel that a dance battle between best friends could end a real fight over street credibility and dance identity. Israel also scored Quijada an agent. . . .
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Jessica Koslow 