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Charles Montgomery leads a break dancing workshop at Spotlight Dance & Fitness in West Sacramento January 9, 2013. During the workshop he passed down local history of the sport and lessons that he learned from his friend and fellow dancer, Gerald Casterlow, who died last month. The workshop is one of many fundraisers happening around California being held to raise money for Casterlow's funeral. Casterlow won international awards for his dancing in the 1990s before he was shot in the head in 1998 by a stranger, a victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Fourteen years to the day later he suffered a seizure and irreversible brain damage, leading to his death. Local dancers credit him for being a pioneer in their sport and want to support the family who is struggling to afford unexpected medical expenses and funeral. -
Gerald Casterlow, in January 2000, survived a gunshot to his head 13 months previously and returned to the dance floor when he recovered. -
Gerald Casterlow, in January 2000, moves out of the way as a breakdancer spins near him during his 19th birthday party in Sacramento, Calif. Casterlow survived a gunshot to his head 13 months previously and returned to the dance floor when he recovered. -
B-boy, Charles Montgomery leads break dancers into a long series of stretches during a workshop at Spotlight Dance & Fitness in West Sacramento. He said that struggles in his life, including losing his friend, Casterlow, encourages him to be successful in the sport. -
Charles Montgomery helps Philip Alibudbud of Elk Grove do a back bend during a break dancing workshop at Spotlight Dance & Fitness in West Sacramento. -
Marcus Edralin, front, dances during a break dancing workshop at Spotlight Dance & Fitness in West Sacramento. Edralin said that he came to show his support and that Casterlow had taught his teachers how to dance. Now he is a dance teacher himself and brought his students to the workshop to learn and to pass on Casterlow's legacy. -
Carlos Teer of Sacramento practices break dancing maneuvers during a workshop led by Charles Montgomery at Spotlight Dance & Fitness in West Sacramento. -
Chua Xong of Sacramento dances during a break dancing workshop led by Charles Montgomery at Spotlight Dance & Fitness in West Sacramento. -
Charles Montgomery demonstrates a breakdancing move to students at Spotlight Dance & Fitness in West Sacramento January 9, 2013. The workshop is one of many fundraisers happening around California being held to raise money for a funeral for Gerald Casterlow, a revered Sacramento b-boy who died last month unexpectedly. Casterlow won international awards for his dancing in the 1990s before he was shot in the head in 1998 by a stranger, a victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Fourteen years to the day later he suffered a seizure and irreversible brain damage, leading to his death. Local dancers credit him for being a pioneer in their sport and want to support the family who is struggling to afford unexpected medical expenses and funeral. -
Break dancers, also called b-boys or b-girls, practice moves during a dance workshop led by Charles Montgomery at Spotlight Dance & Fitness in West Sacramento.
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