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Grrilla Step is a unique collective that combines the innovative turntablism of DJ Dexter (from internationally-acclaimed Melbourne band The Avalanches), with the dynamic drumming of PNG percussionist Airi Ingram (Drum Drum), and the forceful ‘krump’ dance style of Dandenong crew Royal Fam. Grrilla Step have taken the form to the next level, creating a style that weaves in traditional elements of family, sound and dance from the group members homelands of the Torres Strait Islands, Cook Islands, Samoa, PNG, West Papua, Philippines and New Zealand. For Dexter, the inspiration for the group formed while on a trip to the Northern Territory, where he was exposed to the Polynesian style of log drumming, which is structured, varied and intense. As a DJ, he heard the rhythms and immediately realised their potential for complementing quick-changing hip-hop breaks, He also noticed their innate energy as very similar to the underground krump dancing coming out of Melbourne’s Royal Fam crew.