Dancers' Paradise: Christina Gonzalez not afraid to 'bruk it dung'

November 16, 2018
Christina Gonzalez shows off her dance skills at last Saturday's Xaymaca International band launch.
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Christina Gonzalez not afraid to 'bruk it dung'

As the disc jockey turned the tables from soca to dancehall, selecting Teejay's Uptop Boss, a petite female boasting an obviously fit physique, started to show off her dance skills at last Saturday's Xaymaca International band launch.

This dancer-model, Christina Gonzalez, captured the attention of many as she showed off the dancehall queen costume. Her entry and performance was so breathtaking, partygoers could not help but capture the moment and share via social media.

"I didn't know it was going to get this much attention when I touched that stage. My only aim was to go out there and have fun, and I did," she said.

 

IMPORTANT TO ME

 

It was Gonzalez's second outing with the band, having debuted last year when she adopted a reserved posture.

"I only did a little shimmy but this year the organisers made certain to tell me I was not getting a regular costume, and that it was important for me to shell the place," Gonzalez said.

Those split walks are actually a signature move for her, as she is seen in the music video for Cherine's Haffi Come Back. She has also done choreography for a host of recording artistes, like Sean Paul, D'Angel, Conkarah and Kymani Marley, throughout her dance career.

"I hardly do videos like I used to because music video production, with the exception of few, is all bark and no bite. That sort of work is grossly underpaid. I prefer doing corporate gigs," said Gonz·lez, who was a featured dancer in Nick Cannon's King of the Dancehall movie.

Since the brief performance last Saturday, Gonzalez said that persons have reached out to provide her with new opportunities to showcase her skills, adding to the already impressive rÈsumÈ she carries.

She not only dances for fun but teaches the art (hip hop, African folk, ballet, and dancehall) to primary school level students on a day-to-day basis and hosts pop-up classes for adults, while playing a balancing act with her studies.

"I am coping alright [with school] but there is always room for improvement and learning time management," she said.

She completed a diploma programme in Dance Theatre and Production at the Edna Manley College in 2008 and has since then been determined to fulfil her dreams to acquire a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physiotherapy at UWI.

Born to legendary artist Christopher Gonzalez, and Champayne Gonzalezwho was also a dancer and aerobics instructor, she said: "You could say I was born into dancing and with a passion for the arts. Dancing is something I always wanted to do and although I was never an athlete, I am from a family of fitness fanatics. I am a regular goer of gym and a lover of movement so naturally I became attentive to the subject of rehabilitation."

She is also a regular participant in local bodybuilding competition of which she was named the Miss Power Play Bikini 2018 champion and winner of Miss Jamaica Bikini Fitness title at the Jamaica Bodybuilding and Fitness Association's National Championships and Fitness Expo.

"I like challenging myself, part of my personality is to try new things. That's one of the reasons for me doing dance, I get bored easily and with pop-up classes, I am able to experiment more with the lessons that keeps both the students and myself captivated," she said.

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