They bonded through their love of dance. Allen & Mustapha met at college. They have been friends for years and both are professional dancers. Mustapha says "I saw that Allen was a lil nervous and sensed the tension prior to the audition class, so I had to do something. Not just for the group, but also for me to feel better going into the class. We went through the program more like brothers. We celebrated the difference, and we both taught each other some of our native languages. We had our final production/thesis together, sharing the same night with a common theme."