BYSK: DANCE 4 LIFE

If there is anything positive about dance, its that dance can DO positive things. It can make you feel you good. It can entertain. It can express, and it can inspire (as well as other things, too)! DynamiQ Faction hasn’t lost vision of this positivity by helping establish a dance showcase to promote awareness on social and community issues that could possibly effect most of us. After a year and a half since their humble beginnings, this Queen based team still manages to do some GOOD with dance.

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Elements X This Saturday

Elements X, Boston’s largest hip hop dance competition, is going down this Saturday.  Recently HHDA Certified for its 10th anniversary, Elements X is definitely a show not to miss.

“On Saturday, November 14th, 2009, ELEMENTS X is giving Boston and East Coast crews the opportunity to go head-to-head in a full concert format competition to be held in the gorgeous, 1600+ seat Boston Colonial Theatre, located in the heart of the city. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be presented awards and prizes, with the $1000 grand prize being awarded to 1st place.”

PRE-SHOW:
BlackOut Step Team
Part Time Models
VEN15
Jam’nastics

COMPETING TEAMS:
8 Count (MA)
EPIC Motion (NYU)
Kinematix (NortheasternU)
Point Blank (PA)
Project D (NJ)
Ridonkulous (MIT)
SERCisCompany (NJ)
Spirit of Color (Tufts)
Static Noyze (MA)
Synergy (Boston College)
Unofficial Project (BostonU)
Vibes (BostonU)
World Class Dancers (NY)

EXHIBITION TEAMS:
FUSiON
FR3SH Dance Company
FR3SH 7 (America’s Best Dance Crew Season 4)
Funkanometry San Francisco
Phunk Phenomenon
Lil Phunk
NeverLand (a new company under The Lost Kids)
SoReal Cru (America’s Best Dance Crew Season 2 Finalists)

JUDGES:
Andrew Baterina (SoReal Cru Director)
Adrian Causing (FR3SH Dance Company Executive Director)
Kyle Hanagami (NeverLand Artistic Director)
Leslie Hubilla (FR3SH Artistic Director)
Rocko Luciano (Boxcuttuhz)
Glory Mendoza (Funk SF Artistic Director)
Elm Pizzaro (Boogiezone)
Brian Puspos (SoReal Cru)
Lando Wilkins (Boxcuttuhz Director)

Doors open at 5:00 PM.  Be there.

www.elementsdancecomp.com

Rhode Island Competition: BattleGroundz

Not much can be said about competitions outside of the major hubs (NY, NJ, CA, Boston, etc.) and the HHDA circuit.  However, a new competition has surfaced in an unknown but growing dance community – Rhode Island.

The “Evil Unruly Epsilon Upsilon Chapter” of Iota Theta Phi Fraternity, Inc. at Rhode Island College is hosting BattleGroundz, one of the first major competitions (in recent memory) geared towards local groups from Rhode Island.  Local groups Draztik, Check This, Aesthetic Flo, Phaymus Jr., Dexter’s Lab, Ataxia, & imPulse Dance Company are confirmed for the competition.

Grand prize is $1500.

The event is at Sapinsey Hall, Rhode Island College, on Sunday, October 25 from 8-10 PM. Admission is $5 presale, $7 at the door. If ANYONE from the Central New England area is reading this, you need to come through.  It’s not everyday that you see the rebirth of a dance community…

Details are here @ the Facebook event.

ELEMENTS X

ELEMENTS X has been getting a lot of HYPE since they switched their showcase to a full out competition. Even more so is the competition that will be at the event, as well as the cabinet of judges who will be at the event.

Here’s the list they leaked out.

Andrew Baterina (SoReal Cru Director)
Adrian Causing (FR3SH Executive Director)
Kyle Hanagami (NeverLand Artistic Director)
Leslie Hubilla (FR3SH Artistic Director)
Rocko Luciano (Boxcuttuhz)
Glory Mendoza (Funkanometry SF Artistic Director)
Brian Puspos (SoReal Cru)
Lando Wilkins (Boxcuttuhz Director)

You know what this ALSO MEANS? — YEAH, you got it — WORKSHOPS. ELEMENTS will be having a 2 DAY WORKSHOP with all of these judges starting Sunday, the day after the competition…and ending Monday.

TO sum it up…ELEMENTS X Tickets On Sale TOMORROW, 10am at GSU Link! Also available through Ticketmaster and Box Office – http://www.elementsdancecomp.com

Weekend Events: New England, July 31 – August 2

New England is blowing UP with events this weekend.  Take a look:

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ALL WEEKEND:

If you haven’t heard of them, The Floorlords are one of the Boston area’s oldest b-boy crews.  Their 28th (!!!) anniversary this year is co-sponsored by several groups, and features so many events, workshops, showcases, etc. that it’s too much to check out here.  Peep the flyer, or see the event details.

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Friday, July 31:

Hip Hop Connxion Boston will be hosting a class with Karl Artis, Co-Captain & Head Choreographer for HHCB.  The class is from 8:00-9:30 PM, at Mass Motion Dance Studio in Allston, Mass.  Class  is $7.

What: HHCB Company Class w/ Karl Artis

When: Friday, July 31 -  8:00-9:30 PM

Where: Mass Motion Dance Academy – 50 N. Beacon Street, Allston MA

Damage: $7

Details: Facebook Event

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Saturday, August 1:

Wrush’s very own Marcos Aguirre (MTV’s Made, Kat Deluna’s “Whine Up”, WRUSH Principal Co-Choreographer) will be hosting a workshop this Saturday at DC2 Studio in Lawrence, MA.  The class goes from 1:30-3:30 PM, but the cost is ONLY $10 preregistered, $12 @ the door!!!  It’s great to see dancers looking out for each other’s wallets in these tough times – here’s a class not to be missed!

What: BLACKOUT – 2 Hour Workshop w/Wrush’s Marcos Aguirre

When: Saturday, August 1 – 1:30-3:30 PM

Where: DC2 Studios – 101 Amesbury St, Lawrence MA

Damage: $10 preregistered, $12 @ the door

Details: Facebook Event

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event recap: body rock 2009 (featuring fr3sh alumni)

Out on the West Coast, another important dance event played out this past Saturday: Body Rock.  Started as Bustagroove 10 years ago, Body Rock has become one of California’s iconic events.  PDStyle’s Myron Merced & Ken Estrellas caught up with Fr3sh alumni Kristina Latonio (SGBM) & Karlo Soria (PAC Modern), & frequent East Coast visitor Brian Puspos (SoReal Cru) after the event to get their opinions, shoutouts, and reflect on good times here on the East Coast.  Check out the video below:

PRELUDE EC! the after effects

PRELUDE EC 2009! What a show! Thanks and congratulations to all the teams that made it out this year at NYC. And your winners for this year’s competition are…

1. Rhythm City (Bronx, NY and Main Event Champions)
2. Rhythmology (Bergenfield, NJ)
3. 8Count  (Montreal, CA)

Something to note* that really got my attention since Main Event

• Most Dance Teams’ extreme use of MIMS – Move If You Wanna
  • Please stop. Lets put this overplayed song to rest. Thank you. Love your ENTIRE DANCE COMMUNITY.

AND lastly….Videos are starting to show up as well! Click the jump for links!

STEP UP or GET SMOKED!

Went to TNK ( Tuesday Night Krew sessions at Rhythmology’s Creative Image Studio in Bergenfield, NJ) and couldn’t get enough of it? Battled someone and now you’re addicted to battling? Do you just wanna get off and show everyone what you’ve got? Rhythmology brings TNK back for a special Saturday entitled, STEP UP or GET SMOKED!

The event this SATURDAY (APRIL 11) is a 4 hour long jam with ONEvONEs freestyle from 8-10PM judged by Will Barrientos of Rhythmology, and Steven Armendi of Project D. Then from 10PM-12AM will be the ONEvONEs BBOY competition judged by Darvi (RWF), Suitkace (Breaks Kru),  and Stylez (2ktactics). 18 People in each division battle it out until there is only one….but the best is the description coined by Bboy Air Rich and Bboy Layzee.

STEP UP or GET SMOKED! freestyle dance competition was created to inspire hunger for dance in the Garden State.

***** THE CALLOUT *****

Come throw down as much heat as you can bring to the competition. INCINERATE EVERYONE in the inferno of your undeniable AWESOMENESS of dancetastical skillifications and get crowned the new HOTNESS of Dance!!!! GUNS, BULLETS, FIRE, BLOOD AND WAR SHIT!!!!! RRRRAAWWRR!

Note : Some words were used to inspire your sense of competitiveness and drive.

Prelude EC weekend

With the weeks to PRELUDE EC slowly ticking away, the pressure is on for all competing teams to make the final touches before performance day.  For most teams, the day after PRELUDE EC [http://tmdance.org/preludeec.html] marks a day of much needed rest and relaxation. For Boogiezone NJ and teams like Rhythmology and Project D, however, the rest of the competition weekend means one thing…PRETTY INTENSE WORKSHOPS (and an AFTERPARTY)! Peep what happens before and the day after when the curtains for PRELUDE EC close. Shoutouts to Boogiezone NJ,  Soreal Cru, Team Millennia, Rhythmology, and Project D for making after events like these happen! (click on pictures to link to FACEBOOK events!)

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Sunday

UPDATE. Just added for TUESDAY, APRIL 28th, 2009. Take class with none other than, Emmett Agapay, director of Choreo Cookies! Thanks to Project D and Choreo Cookies for this hook up for the dance community!

Boogie Bots & Passion @ VTech!

Just a really quick update for yall; especially all of our dancers further down south from the DMV!

Virginia Tech’s Asian American Student Union Spring Concert this Friday is featuring the DMV’s very own Boogie Bots Crew and many peoples’ favorite singer/songwriter, Jeremy Manongdo, aka ‘Passion’.