Videos: Praise Team (Canada) & UP Streetdance (Philippines) at HHI '13

In the next couple days, I'll be posting some of my favorite routines from this year's Hip-Hop International.  It was my second year attending HHI, and trust me when I say that watching these performances online don't even come close to watching it in person.  It's hard to explain, but there are certain emotions and vibes from the routines that don't translate well on video as opposed to actually being there.  Especially with these videos- one, wide shot of the stage... zoom-ins and some camera movement would be appreciated...

The first performances I want to show today are from the Silver and Bronze medal winners of the Mega Crew Division.  The competition was FIERCE this year.  And you can tell which crews busted their asses to be there.  Canada's Praise Team surely had one of the most entertaining shows of the week with their take on 'The Wizard of Oz'.  Being that I'm not a 'dance expert', I won't comment on the choreography and technique too much, but this routine was very clean and flowed perfectly.  I especially enjoyed from 3:30 and on.


Next up is UP Streetdance from the Philippines.  In the preliminaries, they placed 2nd in the rankings and maintained their placement in the Semi's with a few changes in the routine including the slow-motion bit.  Great job!  All the hard work certainly paid off...



You can watch more from this year's HHI at OfficialHHI YouTube.