{"id":647,"date":"2011-01-31T04:29:36","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T04:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fatlaces.net\/mainsite"},"modified":"2012-02-16T09:51:48","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T14:51:48","slug":"buddha-cfm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fatlaces.net\/mainsite\/fl-zine\/interviews\/buddha-cfm","title":{"rendered":"Buddha &#8211; Bboy 4 Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/19592126\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Canadian Floor Masters were founded by Buddha and Kid Quick in 1983 and are\u00a0Canada\u2019s oldest Breaking Crew celebrating 28 years of history.\u00a0They are best described\u00a0as\u00a0a power crew based on fast floor moves and acrobatics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fat Laces had the pleasure in sitting down with Stephen Leafloor aka Buddha at\u00a0his\u00a0home in Kanata Ottawa Ontario in April 2010.\u00a0This interview details the life of a\u00a0Canadian Bboy from the early days of an emerging Hip Hop culture that became a\u00a0global phenomenon&#8230; to the future vision of a crew that has already influenced\u00a0Bboys\u00a0and Bgirls the world over and has earned them the place in Canadian history as\u00a0one of\u00a0Canada\u2019s premiere Street Dance Crew.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Original CFM core members included:<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Buddha (Steve Leafloor), KidQuick (Wayne Lacasse), TrickyT (Trevor Walker),<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Coach (Matt Sparks), Dexter (Chris Albrey), BeatStreet (Rob Giroux).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other members who were part of the crew for shorter periods of time include:<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Steve Jensen, Sheldon Thomas (Ice-Teak) , Lil Wayne, Moose, and Wayne Barrow.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Current Works<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fatlaces.net\/mainsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP4Life_Logo2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-662\" title=\"BP4Life_Logo2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fatlaces.net\/mainsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP4Life_Logo2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fatlaces.net\/mainsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP4Life_Logo2.png 539w, https:\/\/www.fatlaces.net\/mainsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/BP4Life_Logo2-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Currently Buddha leads a team of some of Canada\u2019s top Street Dancers and HipHop artist in a\u00a0company known as<br \/>\nBlue Print For Life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stephen Leafloor has a Masters in Social Work (MSW degree) and over 25 years experience as a\u00a0social worker in the\u00a0areas of probation, wilderness programs, street work with youth at risk,\u00a0residential group homes, child protection and\u00a0community outreach. Stephen has also been an\u00a0active participant in the HipHop culture as a dancer since 1982 and\u00a0completed his master\u2019s thesis\u00a0on this culture and its importance for educators and social workers in 1986.<br \/>\n&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BluePrintForLife is considered one of the worlds leading companies utilizing HipHop as both a\u00a0Community development\u00a0tool and as a model for alternative education.<br \/>\n&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BluePrintForLife offers dynamic, culturally appropriate programs designed for First Nations and\u00a0Inuit youth that are founded on HipHop, rooted in traditional culture, and centered around\u00a0community needs.<br \/>\n&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check Out <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BluePrintForLife.ca\"><strong>www.BluePrintForLife.ca<\/strong><\/a><strong> for more info on this innovative company<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">&#8230;.<\/span><\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Buddha at:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canadian Floor Masters<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><a href=\"mailto:Bboy@idirect.com\">Bboy@idirect.co<br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Blue Print For Life<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:Steve@BluePrintForLife.ca\"><strong>Steve@BluePrintForLife.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;. 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