<p>Joey Thurman: As I roll in here, I'm going to check out a breakdancing competition. It may have started in New York City, but it's alive and well in Aurora. Who's going to win? Let's see.<br /><br />Joey Thurman: From one mic man to the other, Joshua, dude, what's up, man?<br /><br />Joshua Meza: What's up, man? How you guys doing?<br /><br />Joey Thurman: Good. You are going to be the MC for the breakdance battle?<br /><br />Joshua Meza: Yeah, for sure.<br /><br />Joey Thurman: First year of doing this?<br /><br />Joshua Meza: No, this is my third year of doing this.<br /><br />Joey Thurman: Yeah?<br /><br />Joshua Meza: Yeah.<br /><br />Joey Thurman: And why are you the MC? You into breakdancing?<br /><br />Joshua Meza: Yeah. I love breakdancing, man. I got into it about 12 years ago. I love what Aurora does for the scene. Them Bad Apples crew hold the organization. So I love what they do for the community and for the scene.<br /><br />Joey Thurman:Nice, man. Now, what do you feel like is the biggest misconception with people and breakdancing?<br /><br />Joshua Meza: I think the biggest misconception is that they think that we are involved with violence or, you know, drugs or gangs and stuff like that. And that's not what we're about. We're about peace, love, unity, respect. We just love the community, and we do this all for fun and for the love of the dance and the culture.<br /><br />Joey Thurman: I just watched you in the breakdance competition. How did you start in breakdancing?<br /><br />Eddie Barranco: Well, when I was little, there was this place called Holland, Michigan. We went there. There was a street performing festival. This place is very important to me because it's the place that I discovered breakdancing. I watched them. I'm like, oh my gosh, these guys are so dope. And I wanted to become one of them. So four years ago, I started taking classes, and now I'm here, so it's.<br /><br />Joey Thurman: Only four years?<br /><br />Eddie Barranco: Yeah, only four years.<br /><br />Joey Thurman: And you're competing against guys that are probably three, four times your age.<br /><br />Eddie Barranco: Yeah. My coach is, he's this dude named [Botran 00:02:18]. That's the name he goes by.<br /><br />Joey Thurman: Was he hanging out with you?<br /><br />Eddie Barranco: Yeah.<br /><br />Joey Thurman: Yeah?<br /><br />Eddie Barranco: Yeah, he was.<br /><br />Joey Thurman: It was very encouraging.<br /><br />Eddie Barranco: Yes.<br /><br />Joey Thurman: Now, what do you feel you like when you're competing against these guys that are so much older than you? Do you have this mutual respect for them?<br /><br />Eddie Barranco: I give respect to them because they have more experience, so.<br /><br />Joey Thurman: Yeah.<br /><br />Eddie Barranco: If they win, I don't get upset or anything because I know they're better than me, but I do it to have fun. I'm not there for the money or the prizes. I'm just there to have fun.</p>