By Abi Falin Horspool
It didn’t matter what question I asked Full Circle Boys — each answer was equal parts humor, honesty, and infectious energy. Honestly, exactly the qualities I’d expect from a group carving out their space in the boy band world.
Based in Southern California but deeply rooted in Utah, the Full Circle Boys are a five-piece boy band of dancers, singers, and performers. Describing themselves as a new-age NSYNC, the group is passionate, talented, and they’re not slowing down. The band — consisting of Jagger Moon, James Herron, Sean Garrity, Dossan Bell, and Oliver “Ollie” Hincy — didn’t appear overnight. Oliver, Jagger, and Dossan all learned to dance at Infinity Dance in Ogden, while Sean and James danced together in California. The camaraderie forged in those dance studios is a huge part of the band’s identity and formation.
Shaping the (full) circle
Sean was the first member to join the singing, dancing boy band Jon Lucero and Stacy Pyle were seeking to create. “I had done competition dancing, and I felt like I wanted to move into music,” Sean shares. “I joined the band because this is everything I love to do — singing, dancing, working on videos, everything creative.” James also credits Sean for bringing a lot of resources to the group — like his home where they work on a lot of their stuff.
Next came Jagger. He recalls that with two months of competitive dance left, “COVID was still around, but like, not at the same time… I didn’t know what I was going to do.” When he received the call from Sean about joining the band, “Everything was telling me that I couldn’t do it. But that was the exact reason I should try.” And his risk paid off. “I can’t imagine doing anything else right now,” Jagger says, and according to Dossan, “He adds a great leadership role to our band acts.”
James, who according to Oliver brings great runs and a beautiful voice to the band, says he almost walked away from entertainment entirely before joining the band. “I didn’t know if it was what I wanted to do with my life,” he says. “And then I got this opportunity, and I thought ‘maybe this is my chance to show the world who James is.’ And here I am.”
Dossan, the group’s lowest singer, had a little less conventional path to joining the group. He was prepping to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he found out he needed to get heart surgery. Right before his surgery, Jagger asked Dossan if he wanted to join Full Circle Boys. “It felt like it was right,” Dossan says. “I was like, maybe this is my mission.”
The band’s youngest and most recent addition, Oliver, filmed some TikToks with Dossan that went viral. “I remember telling him, ‘We need to work together later in the future.’” A few months later, Dossan called Oliver to let him know there was an opening in Full Circle. “I saw big things for the group, so I joined,” he says. Jagger says Oliver just hears music differently, which helps when it comes to their singing and choreographing.
No-so-same-old song and dance
The Full Circle Boys describe their work as a blend of old-school boy band charm with a modern, energetic twist. “I would say musically we’re like NSYNC,” Sean says, “but we have the camaraderie of a group like One Direction, because we’re very chaotic.”
James adds, “I think we’re different. Because we dance and sing, and I don’t think that there’s a lot of American boy bands out there who can do what we do.”
“Call My Name” is one of the band’s recent hits. The track is the perfect boy band anthem of love and heartbreak. Speaking of the track’s producer David “D.A. Got That Dope” Doman (known for his work with artists like Beyoncé, Chris Brown, TYGA, and Doja Cat), Jagger says, “It was an honor to get a beat from D.A Got That Dope.”
Although they’re still figuring out their sound, the group excels in the choreography department. Their Instagram and TikTok videos regularly garner millions of views. “We just love performing,” Jagger says. “Coming from the dance background… it’s just where we love to be.”
The group has recently taken the internet by storm, appearing and in several interviews and performing for iHeartRadio’s 2024 Jingle Ball. But their school tours have been a highlight for the group, especially their first-ever performance together.
“It was a school performance at an all-girls Catholic school,” James says. Sean adds it was the only performance where they’ve started with an acapella harmony. “James is the melody,” he says. “So, he has to start on the right note. And the sound system was making a bunch of noises. With all that feedback James is trying so hard to remember and I was just looking at him laughing so hard because I was like ‘Oh, whatever note you do, we’re going to have to find the harmony to it.” Before the music kicked in, it was bad. But once they started dancing, the girls went “ballistic,” Jagger remembers with a laugh.
Bringing it full circle
The group’s ties to Utah remain strong, thanks to the shared studio, Infinity Dance, bringing several of them together. “Without that part of Utah, the band wouldn’t be what it is,” Jagger explains.
“We wouldn’t be as close as we are.” Dossan adds, “I think growing up around some people out there just helped shape us into who we are today.”
Sean concludes, “We repping Utah. You guys better rep us.”
Looking ahead, the Full Circle Boys are ready for more. They’re working on new music and dreaming of future tours and albums. If the Full Circle Boys have their way, they’ll be the soundtrack to many good times ahead. “The world’s scary,” James comments. “We want our music to just get people up and dancing, like, let’s just have a good time.” And in the meantime, they hope it’s clear that “boys can dance too.”
Make sure to follow Full Circle Boys on Instagram and TikTok, where they post nearly daily choreography videos while they work on new music of their own. You can listen to “Me and You” below.