Sunday, February 22, 2009

Next Saturday: The Main Event -- East Coast's Hip Hop Competition!

The East Coast finally has a dance competition of its own! On February 28, Fr3sh Dance Troupe will present The Main Event Dance Competition at the Bergen Performing Art Center in Englewood, NJ. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 201-227-1030 or online at www.bergenpac.org.

The Main Event is a first of its kind: an annual hip-hop dance competition featuring talent from the East Coast as well as some of the best crews in America. Over 20 crews will perform, including Project Em, Fr3sh, Funkanometry SF, and the Lost Kids with a special performance from America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 crew Boogie Bots. Other ABDC alumni are expected to appear including Boxcuttuhz' Rocko Luciano, SoReal Cru's Brian Puspos, and ICONic's Geo Hubela.

On March 1, Fr3sh will sponsor dance workshops with master classes taught by Kyle Hanagami and Ellen Kim (The Lost Kids), Mariel Martin (former artistic director of Funkanometry SF), Keone Madrid (Choreo Cookies), and Brian Puspos (SoReal Cru)