Deep dives on dance, creator platform economics, and how we curate the seven playlists every week. Written by Anti (founder) and guest creators.
Founder essay by Anti. The Palermo apartment. The 2018 boredom. The years it was just a folder. What 8 years of manual curation taught us about why specific beats broad.
◆ Industry pillariDance Taipei, MDC NRG Moscow, BEFOX Seoul, Kato Germany, VR KINGS, TWERKIT. Six rooms on three continents. What each exported and what they share.
◐ Culture pillarLagos roots, London diaspora, the Tyla "Water" inflection point. Why Afrobeats × twerk is the third major school joining K-dance and reggaetón.
◑ Culture pillarFunk carioca + paulista roots, the Anitta inflection, why funk × twerk is the fourth major school joining K-dance, reggaetón and Afrobeats.
◆ CreatorsOur weekly curation source list. 12 channels, 40+ choreographers, and why WanGong Lin, Лада Гоцци, Nika Chill, and the iDance Taipei roster run the scene right now.
◇ CultureWhy Korean studio choreo looks nothing like Colombian reggaetón floor work even though both land on "twerk" playlists. History, technique, and the crossover tracks that merge them.
▲ PlatformHow Thursday drops work. Drop times by timezone. The first-100 bonus. Preview windows by tier. Everything you need to never miss a drop again.
◐ CultureFrom 2000 Seoul concert tape-traders to 2026 Taipei convention floor cosplay cuts. Five eras. Why fancam became the dominant twerk content format.
◈ IndustrySide-by-side: creator revenue cut, pricing, token economy, platform philosophy. Where each wins, where each loses, which to pick.
● HistoryThird-floor space in a Moscow shopping mall became the most influential dance institution of 2010-2025. Founding, methodology, instructors, influence.
◐ Ethics7 unwritten rules the community enforces. Consent, attribution, takedown requests, convention policies. How not to be that guy.
◆ EconomicsThe 3 revenue flows, why OF takes 20% and we take 5%, loyalty math, retention delta between paid vs earned VIP. Full playbook.
◉ TutorialGear, ankle strength, hip pop, floor work, injury prevention. Zero to first full 30-second choreo in 28 days. HowTo schema.
◄ TechnicalResolution, bandwidth, playback cost. Where each format wins. When creators should record 4K vs 180° VR.
▲ ManifestoNo For-You. No infinite scroll. No recommendations. The philosophy behind manual curation and what it gives up to get better retention.
◎ SceneFrom Zárate to Palermo. 12 studios, the weekly calendar, the Zárate-to-BsAs dancer pipeline. Our home-city map.
◈ PillarFrom 1990 Panamanian dembow through Puerto Rican reggaetón explosion to 2026 global choreography. 8-era timeline.
◉ Platform5-step onboarding · what we look for · revenue share · what you get. HowTo schema. The recruitment playbook.
◎ Industry4-stage creative loop: viral fancam → studio translation → canonical diffusion → new fancams. Why Stage 2 creators dominate.
▣ TiersBasic · Medium · Premium · VIP Top. Every threshold, every price, every perk. Token math + typical progression by month.
◑ CommunityChannel structure, tier gating, moderation, weekly rhythms. What we run, what we tried, what broke. Community design playbook.