Author Archive for pdstyle
23
Nov
09
MAIN EVENT PSA
23
Nov
09
PRIDE 2 results.
PRIDE 2 is TODAY.
Here’s a sneak peak at whats happening now. Check back for results. (Credit to MeridenV for the twitpic)
UPDATE. Here are the results.
So looks like WORLD of DANCE TOUR Atlantic City 2010 isn’t going down, but WOD NEW YORK and WOD Boston are RIGHT around the corner.
19
Nov
09
SATURDAY gets BUSY
NEW JERSEY
This Saturday, if you’re in New Jersey, then Project D Dance Company in Bergenfield, NJ has a special treat for you. To kick off PRIDE 2 this SUNDAY (and celebrate the ELEMENTS X high that everyone is still has), Project D will be hosting COMPANY CLASS this SATURDAY with a very special PRE-PRIDE 2 RATE for ONLY $5 with both co-directors teaching each class. Jeff Laconico will be teaching beginning intermediate level from 1-2PM and Steven Armendi will be teaching advanced level from 2-3PM! Click on flyer for more info.
NEW YORK CITY
IF you’re more native to the NYC area, then theres options for you as well! DynamiQ Faction collaborates with yet another well known team — FLO Dance Team — to host their first ever collaborative: THE WORKSHOP! Instructors include DynamiQ Faction’s, Mimi Ubarra and FLO Dance Team’s Mark Garcia. Click on flyer for more info.
19
Nov
09
ESSENCE in NJ/NYC
Essence has been in town since earlier this week as part of their MVMNT tour before they head up to R.I. You know what that means —
18
Nov
09
“GorillaStyle, Guerilla Tactics”
pDstyle, as you all may know, is mostly geared towards our growing dance community (mostly centered around the choreography game). That unfortunately is a misconception! Although the freestyle scene is on the opposite end of the dance team choreography scene (and vice versa), we’re still all a part of the SAME community — what we lack, is continual dialogue and awareness of the other. I haven’t found an exceptional piece of content to give the art of the freestyle scene much justice…until now.
SOULTION
“GorillaStyle, Guerilla Tactics” is a new series production brought to you by the collaboration of Carlo Gracias (the main man of Manila Gorilla), Michael Suitkace Capito (NYC’s Bboy Suitkace) and Ryan HyDROponikz Abugan (Hydroponikz the MC). The new video series showcases the best of known and unknown talent in Hip-Hop located in the Tri-State Area! This series was created to become your goto guide for artists in the northeast!
“Show me what you can do in one minute!”
The series pilot kicks off with BKC/Breaks Kru BBoy, EROCK.
The second issue of Gorilla Style Guerrilla Tactics features Frankie Perez from Supreme Beings Crew. According to the producers, “His unique and aggressive style gave us no other choice but to be one of our first features for GSGT.” The video has also been featured on BreakerNYC.com! Peep the video to see why Frankie is definitely on his way to the top to being one of New York City’s greatest.
If you have great diggs of your own, please post them up as a comment! ECDC love.
ITS been almost ONE year since the first PRIDE Dance Competition presented by Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, INC and Pi Delta Psi Fraternity, INC. at Rutgers University New Brunswick campus. Excitement for the event has been building since they first announced the event slated for OCTOBER. As well as everyone in the NJ/NYC scene has known since the first announcement, the early target date initially threw most of the dance teams a surprise by how early it was revealed. As a result, most teams were not ready at all to compete leaving only an initial showcase/competition total of only five teams on the October date. Unfortunately (due to some other difficulties), the show was rescheduled to a later (and much more recognizable) date of November — when they actually first unveiled Pride. This SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, PRIDE 2 hits the NJ dance scene bringing back big name competitors such as, E.P.I.C. Motion, SERCis Company, Rutgers Dance Team (RDT), Team Technique, and last year’s champions –Project D Dance Company.
In addition to the established teams, there is new talent on the horizon for this years Pride 2, featuring new to the NJ/NYC scene groups such as: Miracle Project, Outta Kontrol, YFAMD (MD), and Phunktions (UMD).
Despite the atmosphere of competition, its really great to see an explosion of new teams coming out of the wood work. Whether or not there is hype around them, or if a team is good or not shouldn’t be the issue.
The realization should be…DIVERSIFICATION.
It means new ideas and self expression is taking place. It also means that truly our dance community is growing. Give it time and something exceptionally original and unmistakably beautiful to public appeal is bound come from our budding dance community.
17
Nov
09
auditions: Unofficial PROJECT
UPRO! Founded in January 2005, Unofficial Project (a.k.a. UPRO!) is Boston University dance team representing the New England area. As from their homepage, UPRO hopes to foster awareness of Asian urban music, culture, and dance. If you caught them at ELEMENTS X, then you know what they’re about!
So if you’re in the BOSTON UNIVERSITY area or near it, and want to audition, then try you luck with UPRO!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=174602314263&index=1
Learn more about them at their website: http://people.bu.edu/upro/
15
Nov
09
ELEMENTS X: Winners
CONGRATS TO ALL! EC you DID A FINE JOB!
- Static Noyze
- Project D
- Ridonkulous
Follow whats being said about elements X! http://twitter.com/#search?q=elements%20x
FR3SH’s tumblr is also leaking pictures throughout the night!
http://fr3shonline.tumblr.com/
UPDATE. MORE Videos are starting to leak.
- FACEBOOK:
- YOUTUBE
Thanks to Kara Fabella and animegray for the first uploads!
***ALSO, THANKS TO EVERYONE who found ken estrellas or bernie armendi throughout the night and got their histories recorded! Videos to be uploaded soon on the EC history page!
SO ELEMENTS X–what is everyone who went thinking about it? Post your comments and shout outs here!
14
Nov
09
REDBULL BC ONE comes HOME to NYC
Carlos Mare 139 Rodriguez is an internationally acclaimed artist/sculptor and pioneer in the art and culture of Hip Hop. This masterpiece located on Allen and Delancy Street in NYC is his original concept work and credit goes to him (as well as the photo). The translation of the painting into this huge massive advertisement goes to Baby168 TVS and his painter, Charlie. Most importantly…
Red Bull’s BC ONE 2009 comes back to the HOME of HIP HOP this Wednesday, November 18th, 2009.
