Boogaloo Dana

Boogaloo Dana, co-founding member of the legendary crew Medea Sirkas, is a pioneer, historian, and activist for the Boogaloo style of dance—an art form that predates hip hop. Born in West Oakland, he began dancing in 1972, shaping a style influenced by icons such as Little Dion, James Brown, Derick Lovings, Alfred Jones, John Murphy, Tony Newsome, and the animated energy of cartoons.

As co-director of Medea Sirkas, Dana has spent decades pushing the boundaries of street dance while preserving its roots, inspiring generations with his precision, creativity, and electrifying stage presence.

His passion and discipline have earned him some of the culture’s highest honors, including the Minister of Culture Award (2019), a Lifetime Achievement Award for Demon of the Mind (2022), induction into the Hip-Hop Archives Hall of Fame with Medea Sirkas (2023), and a Lifetime Achievement Award for Medea Sirkas (2024).

A true innovator and cultural guardian, Boogaloo Dana continues to embody the spirit of street dance—always “keeping it street.”

Galen Maness

Galen Maness, Chief Operating Officer at the San Francisco Foundation, has been an enthusiastic champion of Bay Area Art and Culture. Galen attended his first Hip Hop Dance Festival over 15 years ago and immediately fell in love with the diversity of the festival’s participants, programming, and mission. Galen serves on several local and national boards that are making meaningful impacts in the community.

Lalo Davis

Lalo Davis is a music producer for extreme sports television, an arts events producer, and an adventure traveler who thrives at the intersection of creativity and experience. As founder of The Creative Hub and The Creative Society at The Battery, and a co-founder of the Vita Brevis arts club in San Francisco, he is passionate about building communities that come alive through shared moments of art, music, and exploration. Whether curating immersive gatherings, producing soundtracks that fuel adrenaline on the screen, or traveling the globe in search of inspiration, Lalo creates spaces where people connect through play, creativity, laughs, and adventure. A longtime devotee of DanceFest, where he’s been a familiar face for ~12 years, Lalo believes the best experiences are the ones that bring people together to celebrate life in motion.