LA Icons: Storm DeBarge
UNDRGRND Magazine | by Aspyn Sewell | Jan 1st, 2024
Over the past decade, Storm DeBarge has built her reputation as one of the best in the cut-throat dance industry. The LA native assisted in choreographing key sections of the iconic Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at So-Fi Stadium, an event featuring hip-hop legends like 50 Cent, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, and Dr. Dre. Storm has danced the runway at New York Fashion week, conquered the BET Awards, and has recently collabed on ad campaigns with Nike, Frito-Lay, Flamin’ Hot, and other major brands.
“Dancing is healing for me,” she tells UNDRGRND Magazine’s Aspyn Sewall.
Storm is currently going viral on the daily for her new creation — "Family Functions" — an ongoing social media trend Storm popularized that mixes traditional online dance videos with high-energy skits, a crowd of friends, family, and celebrities, and of course dope rap.
“I started recreating music videos that I watched as a kid. But instead of the rapper, it would be me dancing,” Storm says of her Family Function concept. “People started liking it, and my following went up. God was on my side and I stayed consistent.”
Check out Storm DeBarge on TikTok @thestormdebarge where she currently has over 80k followers and nearly two million likes.
