Abba Modern

Abba Modern is a Christ-centered dance group that aims to spread Jesus’s love to the Berkeley community through the art of dance and testimony.

ΛΜ Current Members:

LoriAnn Kim (Bwah) - Executive Director ’21-’22
Mina Chang (Romaine) - Artistic Director ’21-’22
Shruti Natarajan (Shermoine) - Spiritual Director ’21-’22
Matthew Flores (Rose Culture)
Matthew Zhang (Bab)
Melonie Vallejo (Melmaid)
Evelyn Wong (HotDog)
James Shin (Eggy)
Justin Park (Smah)
Andrea Juwono (Javier Mar3sha)
Ianna Zhu
Hannah Huang (Birdé)
Iris Kim (DBZ Goku)
Jasmine

Wang (Blips)
Joshua Lee (Khips)
Tyler Lee (Baggy)
Madison Kong (Mama Legz)
Amanda Chi
Anita Liu (Thumbelina)
Daisy Chu (Whiffy)
Maddie Yeh
Celeste Kim

ALUMNI
2021:
Matthew Flores (Rose Culture) - Executive Director ’20-’21
Christy Tak (DancerLuv15) - Artistic Director ’20-’21
Joy Jung (Emoji) - Spiritual Director ’20-’21
Angela Ea (Algebra)
Nathan Fong (Ruby)
YeRin Jun (Q)

2020:
Peter Shin (Stocky) - Executive Director ’19-’20
Christy Kim (Biff) - Artistic Director ’19-’20
Sarah Song (Squeege) - Spiritual Director ’19-’20
Allen Ruan (Agronaut)
Helen Li (Bolton)
Jeffrey Liu (Bunsen)
Rebekah Tang (Rebs)
Soonhyuk Hong (Crunchy)
Nathan Chou (Twerby)
Tim Cruz
Ellie Min (Tenten)
Logan Liu (Portia)

2019:
Soonhyuk Hong (Crunchy) - Executive Director ’18-’19
Cristina Ghirardo (TrailBlazer) - Artistic Director ’18-’19
Nathan Chou (Twerby) - Spiritual Director ’18-’19
Dan Chung (Fido)
Judy Kim (Juju)
Grace Lee (Slabab)
Aileen Gui (Auntie A)
Andria Gao (Puddlecup)
David Moon (Loona)
Karina Sun (Sprout)
Justin Lee (Dak Bal)
Brendan Co (Chico)
Amanda Hiraishi (Timby)

2018:
Wesley Wan (Wezneti) -
Joseph Koo (Kootie) -
Cristina Girardo (Trailblazer) -
Paul Baik (Baikmax) 
Angie Tong (ATP)
Hannah Tang (Bootang)
Annie Wang (AnnieDay)
Peter Lee (We**ie)
Ryan Nguyen (Manny)
Jess Yamauchi (Bessie)
Noah Kim (Pinky Boy)
Joseph Koo (Kootie)

2017:
Paul Baik (Baikmax) - Executive Director '16-'17
Angelina Tong (ATP) - Artistic Director '16-'17
Hannah Tang (Bootang) - Spiritual Director '16-'17
Katrina Songco (Kevin)
Amanda Calvo (Amica)
Joyce Zhou (Baby J)
Anita Chan (Anitaone)
Ran Lee (Sprinkles)
Lilly Zhou (Lilz)
Justin Lee (Uncle Andrew)
Robin Hitchin

2016:
Kenzo Yanni Velasquez (D***y)
Ryan Nguyen (Manny)
Lilly Zhou (Lilz)
Jess Yamauchi (Bessie)
Ran Lee (Sprinkles)
Peter Lee (We**ie)
Wesley Wan (Wezneti)
Tiffany Xu (Tissue)
Calvin Yao (Za-D)

Grace Chen (GG) – Executive Director: 2015-16
Sam Kim (Salami) – Spiritual Director: 2015-16
Irene Kang (Twerkang/I-rizzle)
Ryan Sebastian (Rychu/Ryebread)
Christine Board (Cheeseboard)
Sarah Yoo (Yoo-pop/Yoo-poop)
Jason Chi (New Phil/Jason Chirulo/Churro/ChiChi)
Will Cheng (Willis)
Ellen Qi (L-O-Ellen)

2015:
Douglas Kim (Thuglas/Dougie/Dugtator) – Executive Director: 2014-15
June Yoo (Kimmy June) – Creative Director: 2014-15
Christine Chang (Changry) – Spiritual Director: 2014-15
Lisa Wang (Lisass)
Taryn Qi (Tyrene)
Sarah Ouyang (Oh-yay)

2014:
Tiffany Yen (Sweati Yeti) – Executive Director: 2013-14
Sarah Pinner (Pinner/Spinner-ella) – Artistic Director: 2013-14
Rosemary Hua (Rose)
Christine Yun (Nunja)
Jules Melendez (Juice)
Phillip Chen (Pill/Phil-laylay)
Joseph Koo (Kootie)
Ellen Qi (Ellen aka Ellen)
Joseph Beltran (Fresh Prince)

2013:
Ashley Hsu (Carp) – Spiritual Director: 2012-13
Esther Rah (Rah Rah) – Executive Director: 2012-13
Lizbeth Kim (LBeth) – Artistic Director: 2012-13
Yerin Kim (Baby Yerin)
Will Cheng (Whatchu talkin about Willis)
Ken Jordan (Kenny)
Michael Zhou (Baby Zhou)
Giovanni Scott (Giopet)
Esther Bee Kim (Whopper/EBK)

2012:
Sammy Go (Waffles) – Artistic Director: 2010-12
Greg Moy – Executive Director: 2010-12
Beatriz Umali (Aunt Jemima) – Spiritual Director: 2011-12
Christopher Go (Chrisgo)
Christina Lee
Josh Shinoda (Fajjosh/Abbaj)
Justin Yu (Lemon)
Alex Huang
Charmaine Ramos (CSG)
Jennie Vu (Vennie)
Kristie Nguyen
Victor Diniz (Queen of Brazil)

2011:
Audrey Chau (Sassquatch) – Co-founder
Hubert Sung (Hubertita/Audacity of Hubes) – Spiritual Director ’10, Co-founder
Ray Hou (Raymond, Fobcat)
Byron Mazire

11/26/2024

‼️LOCATION CHANGE | AM FALL ‘24 F&F NIGHT‼️
Hello Friends & Family! Due to the rain, we will be hosting our F&F Night at
⭐️Underhill Parking Lot Level P4 (2645 Haste St Berkeley, CA 94704)

04/19/2022

Our Spring 2022 audition video "CRUMBLE" has been released! Check it out on our YouTube or click the link below! We had an amazing time filming this video project. Hope you enjoy!
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Special thanks to Videographer and Editor: Heechan Kim and Production Assistant: Garrett Ivan

01/21/2022

Our Fall 2021 mini-set video project "Is That Okay?" is OUT NOW!!

Special thanks to Heechan Kim for filming and Garrett Ivan for editing! They did such a wonderful job with this video and we are grateful for their efforts.

CHECK IT OUT!!

11/10/2021

Our Fall 2021 audition video “One Sixteen” is OUT! We’re so grateful to have had the opportunity to film this piece and we hope you all enjoy!

Shoutout to Heechan Kim for filming and editing as well as Garrett Ivan and Jesse Lee for assisting the production!

06/17/2021

Hope everyone is having a great summer! Premiering RIGHT NOW is our official Spring 2021 video entitled Returning Home. We pray that you are blessed! Big shoutout to Timothy Chon for filming and editing this video!

04/29/2021

Our audition video for Spring 2021 is NOW LIVE!! We had an amazing time filming this (s/o to Timothy Chon for the amazing videography), and we hope you enjoy! Be on the lookout for our semester's video project from our team 👀

Choreography: Christy Tak, Matt Flores, Joy JungPerformers: Christy Tak, Joy Jung, Matt Flores, LoriAnn Kim, Tyler Lee, Joshua Lee, Anita Liu, Andrea Juwono,...

02/04/2021

We are delighted to welcome two freshmen, Daisy Chu and Anita Liu, into our f[AM] for Spring 2021! Excited for this upcoming semester of dancing together and growing together! Show them some love in the comments!!

02/01/2021

“MANOLO” is finally out!!
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Abba Modern x Spero, we were given the chance to make this awesome video project to promote Spero’s new hoodie! Make sure to go grab one on their website, check them out !!

*disclaimer: this video was shot before COVID-19 restrictions were set in place*

*disclaimer: this video was filmed pre-COVID in early March 2020*Order the Redeemed Hoodie Here: https://forms.gle/jdhtroYPXHDijVAWAChoreography: Christy Kim...

01/30/2021

Our audition has been RELEASED on our Spring 21 audition event page (the link is below)! Good luck to everyone auditioning; we are so excited for this upcoming semester!

https://fb.me/e/15r6upFmE

01/28/2021

REMINDER that our applications are open and our audition video will be released this Friday 1/29, both are due 1/31!
Here is a little insider look of what our Fall 2020 semester looked like, zoom calls for our Sunday practices and Monday fellowships. It’s also a good time full of sweet conversations and lots of laughs, if you’re interested please come join the f[AM] we would love to have you!

Event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/3681711501898519/

Address

Berkeley, CA

Website

http://www.youtube.com/user/abbamodernful

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