Our Team

Rokafella began dancing in school talent shows and eventually as a background dancer for local artists. She claims her roots as a street performer / Hitter where she grew appreciation for the classic Hip hop dance styles. She appeared in pivotal music videos and films as the iconic Bgirl (female breakdancer) . She co founded and manages Full Circle Souljahs -the only non profit Bronx based Break dance theater company. She is a professor at The New School University and Sarah Lawrence College bringing real time field experience to dance majors. She directed a documentary about B-girls entitled "All The Ladies Say" after writing the intro for Martha Cooper's "We B Girlz" photo book. In March 2017 she launched a collaborative T-shirt line with Japanese Graffiti writer Shiro called ShiRoka that has fused Hip hop elements, generations and cultures. She’s a well-known advocate for Women in Hip- hop and brings her Nuyorican aesthetic to the dance floor, stage or classroom. Also known as La Roka NYC she has performed with various bands, including her solo mini concert at Bronxlandia which was taped for a German TV show on ZDF representing a female Hip hop artist in NYC. She has choreographed for various festivals such as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the NY Philharmonic Orchestra's inauguration of the new David Geffen Hall in 2022. She is a recipient of the Joyce Award, The Creative Impact Award and the Creatives Rebuild NY Artist Employment program grant helping her to become a content producer creating the the BronxNetTV show “Kwik2Rok”.  Working with support from the Ford and The Mellon Foundations she has programmed cultural activations in Cleveland, Phoenix, Seattle and Canovanas, Puerto Rico to help lift local Breakdance and Street dance history. This project known as the United Hip hop Vanguard evolved into program support for local NYC dance events such as the Breakin Hall of Fame and the Behind the Groove events.  www.larokasoul.comwww.fullcirclesouljahs.com