How do you start B-Boy dancing?
Guide: I fell in love with it since I was in 11th grade, after seeing my seniors dance at my school back in my home of Pichit. I’ve been dancing since then, so it’s been about two years, now.
Ae: I just joined Guide a half year ago. I was impressed by this style of dancing for a long time but didn’t have a chance to start and I used to do a lot of skateboarding instead. Then I saw Guide dancing all alone here at the same time that my board was broken, so I decided to join him.

What did you do before?
Ae: I left school after grade nine and have done lots of jobs since then. I worked in a factory in Petchaburi province then moved to work at a ramen place in Arena 10. Here, I started seeing Guide and started dancing with him. I then quit from the ramen place to work at a wedding studio because working at the restaurant involved late nights and I had no time to dance. I decided to be a motorcycle taxi driver because I couldn’t get on with some of the staff at the studio.
Guide: I just graduated from high school and came to Bangkok to get into a university. My dad was already a motorcycle taxi rider here and he suggested I join him to start saving for university.

Do you enjoy doing this job?
Guide: I do. I first thought that it might not work out as I might not earn much money. But it turned out that it’s quite a good job. I can earn about B15,000-B20,000 a month. I can buy stuff on my wish list like a Game Boy and iPod. I planned to buy an iPad too but I just had a minor motorcycle accident so I had to pay for that.
Ae: It’s a pretty risky job. Thonglor is always busy and it has tons of cars everyday. You must be very careful riding here.

Have you ever be injured dancing?
Guide: I have. It happened three months after I started. I tried practicing a handstand but I wasn’t strong enough so I fell onto my arms fracturing my right arm.

Do you plan to enter any competitions?
Guide: No, not yet. We aren’t that good. They are all the real-deal while we’re still amateurs. We need to practice lots and lots to get into competitions. We try to practice every day between 8-9pm. Sometimes some of our friends, and even random expats, join us.

What’s next?
Ae: I want to start my family as I just got married. I am also trying to save up money to build a house in my home town of Yasothon.
Guide: I want to improve my English so I plan to study an English degree at Ramkhamhaeng University. I also dream of opening a clothing and accessory shop selling hip-hop stuff.