Level 5 is an exhibition dance team that exists to provide the opportunity for those who have never had previous dance experience to explore hip hop dance. Our goal is to develop and hone leadership skills through our shared passion for dance while also expressing our Vietnamese-American identity.

Level 5 Dance Team (formerly known as VSA Modern and Sublime Dance Team) began at the University of California, Irvine, as an idea through a few friends in the Vietnamese Student Association and was finally created in the fall of 2006 by Calvin Ho and Colette Huynh as a recreational dance team for the growing Vietnamese student population that had interest in dancing. In the beginning, the team had roughly 15 dedicated members and now, it has nearly doubled. Although hip hop has been around for decades, only recently has it been pursued widely by the Vietnamese community. Through participation on the team, we not only display our love for music and dance but an also an expression of our Vietnamese-American identity.