Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the September 1, 2006 dance event at the Brooklyn Lyceum.
Designed by Olawale Oladunni // Expanded High-Resolution Display
FLYER FRONT // BRAND IDENTITY & VECTOR BREAKDANCER NUMERAL LOGO
FLYER BACK // THE COMPLETE ROSTER BLUEPRINT, LOGISTICS & DIRECTIONS
On September 1, 2006, we stopped waiting for permission.
Twenty years ago today, Dancers 4 Dancers was born out of a simple, defiant idea: if New York City’s commercial clubs wouldn't bring Chicago’s DJ FLX to our dance floors, we would build the dance floor ourselves. Alongside my brilliant co-creators Marci Roth, Kenneth Madrigal, and Lauren Cohen, we looked at the historic, raw walls of the Brooklyn Lyceum and saw a blank canvas for our community.
We didn’t just want to throw another party. We wanted to build a sanctuary that respected the dancer as a complete artist. That night became a living, breathing ecosystem fueled by the sonic power of DJ FLX, Wunmi and her 13-piece live band, and DJ Sabine. It was anchored by the voice of DJ Ed Dunn, documented for history by Muema Lombe (BounceFM),K Santoro and Human, and covered in the brilliant colors of Concep’s live canvas.
I designed every piece of that world—the logo, the flyers, the t-shirts, the podcast covers, the website—because our culture deserves high-level production value. We proved that dancers are not just passive consumers of nightlife; we are the primary architects of it.
I want to extend a special thanks to the generous people behind the scenes that helped bring it all together including JC Moore for professional, lighting bringing his experience at Alvin Ailey productions to an undeground event, Jason Rosario – A silent backer, I still owe you one, Siu Wong and countless others. DJ's and artist who cameoed on the Podcast including Danny Krivit, Jojo Flores, Ivana Santili and many more. You helped make this event historic.
Olawale Oladunni
Creator & Creative Director, Dancers 4 Dancers NYC
Designed by Olawale // Men & Women Style Flavors
Clean white knit fabric featuring the primary logo block with the hand-crafted vertical breaker numeral silhouette executed in rich hot pink tones.
Deep classic earth-tone brown base paired with striking powder blue lettering and a solid white center numeral accent stamp.
Premium dark asphalt-grey knit composition highlighted by vibrant magenta accent branding across the chest display line.
Architects of the Movement
Kenneth Madrigal,Lauren Cohen and Olawale Oladunni holding down the physical venue production.
Olawale, Ken, and Marci promoting the event and preserving the energy across the community network.
Live Performance Spotlight
The complete stage visual layout: Wunmi and her instrumentation layout running barrier-free underneath the main projection halo.
Wunmi capturing the microphone with her signature blend of fierce Afrobeat vocals and heavy house rhythms.
High-octane synchronized stage choreography tracking the driving tempos of the rhythm section perfectly.
Vibrant energy projection and direct performance exchange radiating out into the venue circles.
Master percussionists and drummers providing the heavy live heartbeat that carried the night from start to finish.
The Control Center Masters
Straight out of Chicago Sound System, locking down the mixers in his official brown D4D t-shirt.
Steering the musical energy from the decks and maintaining the groove structures for the dancers.
Master of Ceremonies guiding the room's energy through the evening.
Atmosphere & Venue Mood Architecture
The custom-designed projection gobo displaying the D4D identity cleanly across the industrial brick surfaces.
Amber and pink design colorways cutting cleanly through the deep venue haze textures.
DJ Sabine executing mix adjustments underneath the raw structural steel rafters of the Lyceum ceiling.
Live horn section by the talented Kafele Bandele slicing dramatically through the vibrant laser beams mapped across the floor.
Elevated panoramic layout from the balconies tracking the packed warehouse parameters.
Barrier-free circles framing Wunmi's band completely inside the core dance community.
Visual Canvases by Concep
Concep applying paint layers live on-site, mirroring the speed and rhythm of the surrounding cyphers.
Stepping away from the brush to drop down directly inside the floor circles, fully living the culture.
A close-up view of the painted script text manifest: "Even if you close your eyes you'll still see me..."
An intricate text-based graphic display tracking conceptual connections across sound, identities, and street art.
The Cultural Maker Pavilion
Attendees interacting with the curated visual art displays set across the venue panels.
Deep crowd focus reviewing the fine art elements framed up inside the venue spaces.
Timeless handcrafted custom leather bags by Liz Mole on display.
Curated tables showcasing custom independent metallic wearable art items and styling rings.
Custom Ccreative wwallets from recycled print media and much more.
2006 Originals playing through 2026 Hardware
DESIGNED BY OLAWALE // Blue Podcast Cover Art
DESIGNED BY OLAWALE // Pink Podcast Cover Art
DESIGNED BY OLAWALE // Pink Podcast Cover Art
The original physical setlist paper tracking track progress from Keep It Rocking to Greedy Body.
Pure street dance essence captured live as performance dancers fill the floor circles together.
Your 2006 original podcast mixes and graphics mapped out flawlessly on high-fidelity Eversolo audio streamers today.
Original event directional layout signs routing the crowd paths to Concep's featured art pavilion.
Quite new at the time a ipod was raffled away and presented at the event byour MC DJ Ed Dunn.