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The Derailleurs

by Janel Sterbenz and Eliza Strack

"We believe in the power of bicycles as a mechanism through which our community, and the world can unite." - from the B.A.D. mission statement

The Bay Area Dérailleurs (B.A.D.) were sparked in March 2008. The previous summer, bicycle dance masters the Sprockettes and B:C:Clettes separately rocked the city, unaware of the magnitude of the bike dance aftershock of which they were the harbingers.

A year later, The Derailleurs made their virgin performance at The Maker Fair. These crafty ladies incorporate bicycle parts like bell belts, flat tires, scraper wheel parasols, minibikes, tricycles, and bmx in their performances. They love to incorporate fire toys and light bikes on fire when the venue will allow. Currently the Bay Area bike dancers include Agents Chaos, Verve, Flux, DoubleOO, Contrary, Joke Star, Agitator, Take the Lane, and Edge. They have performed at The Trunk Boiz Bikes for Life and Silence The Violence Ride, The Sprockettes Bicycle Bash, ArtSF's Art of Bicycle, Sprock Out With Your Cog Out, and Cyclecide Bike Rodeo's Pedal Monster.

The Derailleurs are working on secret plans to be revealed in the spring of 2009. They are members of the International Bike Dance Summit and will be pooling fun and funds with other bikedance teams to organize an overseas tour. This will focus on the developed countries that need a bike rejuvenation in an oil-crisis world. Keep your eyes and ears open, tires pumped, and put your dancin' shoes on. The Derailleurs are coming through - and they're changing all the gears!

Contact and booking information:
www.myspace.com/bayareaderailleurs