Sprockettes

About

The Sprockettes are an all female synchronized mini-bike dance troupe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_Dance_Teams] from Portland, OR. They entertain audiences with choreographed dances incorporating bikes into their performances. Their stated goals [ [http://sprockettes.org Sprockettes.org ] ] are to:

-Support and interact with the surrounding community and advocate bicycle riding.

-Empower and inspire people to live out their crazy and wildest dreams, therefore embracing the badassocity of life and living their full potential.

-Promote positive self-image for all body types, offering an alternative to the dangerous mono-culture of what the ideal body type is; and promote female positive perspective that celebrates women’s empowerment.

-Encourage, exercise, movement, health, and pro-physical lifestyle.

-Organize and operate our dance troupe in a collective fashion.

Her-story

The Sprockettes began in the spring of 2004 when a pioneering group of ladies decided to put together a performance for the Multnomah County Bike Fair. The crowd response was so positive and they had so much fun that they thought it would be rad to stay together and see where it would take them.

Since then, they have performed from San Francisco to Vancouver B.C., toured in a veggie oil powered bus, held workshops and skill shares, received national media recognition and inspired international bike dance teams. The journey of the Sprockettes has been amazing, held together by their passion for dancing, bicycles, DIY ideology, and striving to promote a healthy body image.

The members are an eclectic group of women: teachers, artists, gardeners, social workers, musicians, mothers, bankers, nannies, writers and students. They work as a collective choreographing, practicing, making merchandise and performing. They are constantly evolving.

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