The bonus point round, for the Hip Hop International prediction contest, is officially over. But, you can still give a final shot at the contest right here, until tomorrow, Friday July 29th, 12 noon PST (3pm EST). Submit your entries in the comment section, now!
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As promised, here is a post dedicated to the official videos, covering Red Bull BC One's qualifying battles in Chicago. The battles are being uploaded on StifeTV's official Youtube channel, Strifetv. So, subscribe to their channel to get all the battle footage, as soon as they post them.
As of now, there are 3 battles already uploaded on StrifeTV's channel. Even out of these 3 battles, it was hard to pick a 'favorite' to post! Here are the 2 battles that were most hyped:
Japanese, self-proclaimed "Queen of Swag", Rie Hata, was one of the amazing choreographers, including Moon (I.aM.mE), who performed at Spain's "React" Showcase, earlier this month.
Here's a video of Rie's class, uploaded by React's official Youtube channel, Reactspain. Now, THIS is what I call 'swag'. Too dope:
Check out the newest trailer that just dropped for the upcoming season of the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers. The new season drops August 11th, with plenty to look forward to. In addition to the backstory of the LXD (which has a circus feel to it with several OGs showing up), ABDC Season 6 Alumni I.aM.mE and Tight Eyez look like they're participating as well. Also, Bebo (Phunk Phenomenon) appearance at 0:10.
Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo (Nappytabs) and Marty Kudelka choreographed several hip hop routines for the So You Think You Can Dance Top 8 show. My favorite (despite judge Lady Gaga's criticism of the props: Nappytab's choreography of P.Diddy's "Bad Boy for Life" danced by Marko and Ricky. Other hip hop routines for the night: Rihanna's "Take a Bow" danced by Jess and Lauren G., choreographed by Nappytabs (click to watch); Mario's "Let me love you" danced by Caitlynn and Ivan (click to watch), choreographed by Kudelka. Videolinks from trandrew.com
Las Vegas Blend (a local TV station) covers Hip Hop International, including an interview with HHI founder Howard Schwartz, interviews and dance demonstrations by HHI champions (and ABDC6 competitors) ReQuest, and interviews and dance demonstration by ABDC6 competitors Mikey, Louis and Thomas from ICONic Boyz. Click here to watch.
HouseofCrews Youtube posted their summary of Hip Hop International Day 2. It includes footage and short interviews from the Urban Moves workshops held by America's Best Dance Crew Season 6 alums Parris of ReQuest and PacMan & Chachi (IaMmE). It also has very brief clips of the winners of the US Finals: Elektrolytes, Mix'd Elements 2.0, Instant Noodles, SGBM, Academy of Swag, Breakthrough, IDK, FBC What, Funk Beyond Control, The Prodigy, Miniotics, and Lil Phunk.
The first international event at Hip Hop International was the Varsity preliminaries. Here are the 25 crews that will advance to the Varsity semi-finals to be held on Friday: 1. Freshest Nutz, Singapore, 2. IDK, USA, 3. Disguise (DSKYZ), New Zealand, 4. Rough Diamond, UK, 5. StarTeam, Japan, 6. Funk Beyond Control, USA, 7. The Pack Boys, Canada, 8. Legit Status, Philippines, 9. Sorority, NZ, 10. Emerge, NZ, 11. Typhoon, Japan, 12. Empire Kids, Guam, 13. Neutral Zone, Mexico, 14. Fresh, Canada, 15. Hataw, Philippines, 16. Fresh Impact, South Africa, 17. FBC What, USA, 18. Ghetto Fabulous, Ireland, 19. Time Out, Netherlands, 20. Fresh Flow, Philippines, 21. The Messengers, Germany, 22. Total Chaos, Netherlands, 23. Studio 7 Crew, France, 24. Potency, South Africa, 25. Spirit Dance, Mexico. Here's a recent video of Freshest Nutz:
Today (Thursday July 28), HHI holds the preliminary rounds for the international megacrews, adults, and junior division. Thanks for the tips, Dizzy, Sassy and others!
Hey everyone! Today, we're going to start a new contest. The winner of the contest will get a $20 gift card for iTunes!
Since the Hip Hop International World Championships are just starting up, we figured we'd hold a little competition of our own. You have to guess the Top 3 crews in all 4 competition divisions. For each correct 1st Place guess, you receive 3 points. For 2nd Place, you receive 2 points, and for 3rd Place, 1 point. You can have a possible total of up to 18 points. Simple enough, right?
But wait, there's more to it! You can re-submit your answer, up until the final deadline on Friday at 12 noon PST (3pm EST). However, if you should choose to stick to your prediction before 11pm PST (2am EST) tonight, you will receive an extra 2 points. If you submit before Thursday, 3pm PST (6pm EST), you receive a bonus of 1 point. It could make the difference!
To enter the contest, just leave a post with your name in the comment section below, formatted like this:
Koopa
Adult:
1. Ghetto Fabulous (Ireland)
2. ReQuest (New Zealand)
3. Philippine All Stars (Philippines)
Megacrew:
1. SGBM (USA)
2. Family Royale (New Zealand)
3. Breakthrough (USA)
Varsity:
1. IDK (USA)
2. Zero (Japan)
3. FBC What?! (USA)
Junior:
1. Star Team (Japan)
2. The Prodigy (USA)
3. Lil Phunk (USA)
So, hurry and enter now! This contest won't be open long. Final deadline for submissions are this Friday, 12 noon PST (3pm EST), July 29th!
Hallo! Today's episode of KoopaTV, take us to Germany for the Urban Dance Showcase 2011. And let me just say, the line-up was STACKED! Just to name a few artists: Poreotics, I.aM.mE, Quick Crew, U-min, Mike Song, Yoshie & Tatsuo, Mr. Wiggles, and many many more! Follow the post-show updates, and videos at the official website: www.urbandance.eu/show/
However, here is one of the first HD videos to emerge since the event, and it's none other than Movement Lifestyle. Featuring Lyle Beniga, Shaun Evaristo, Lando Wilkins, Sh*t Kingz, Keone Madrid, and Mariel Martin, this performance couldn't possibly disappoint!
The story line of this set is so playful, and light-hearted, but it still packs quite a punch! I love the Shaun vs. Lyle dynamic in this performance, and of course,
Here we have former L0st Kidz/Neverland member, Kyle Hanagami (Movement Lifestyle) in the ML studio. Check out the rest of his work at his official Youtube channel, KyleHanagami.
Kyle switches it up on us from his last Adele piece, and choreographed to Big Sean - "Dance (A$$)" for a much more hard-hitting vibe. And btw, am I the only one (even though I love it), who still finds this song absolutely hilarious?
Courtesy of Shawn Welling's official Youtube channel, Shawnwellingdance, we now have a new trailer, for the 2nd & 3rd episodes of the AXI series.
Episode 2 will feature Moon (I.aM.mE) in "Professor M", as two young ladies will try to cure Moon's character, who falls prey to a venomous snake.
Episode 3 will feature both Emilio & 747 (I.aM.mE) in "The Switch". This story seems to have, somewhat of a secret agent theme. Stay tuned for the full episodes:
Today, we catch up with the ladies of Essence, who have been pretty busy lately. Gigi Torres recently uploaded a compilation of classes from her "Strength Campaign" over the past year, from all over the US and Canada. Also, April Rodriguez, only days ago, taught this new piece at the Debbie Reynolds Center in LA. Subscribe to their channels, at Gigitorres & Apreezee!
HouseofCrews posted a Day One summary of Hip Hop International's US preliminary round. It contains very short videos of the routines from that day's winners (many of whom ended up winning the U.S. finals) including: Elektrolytes, IDK, Super Galactic Beat Manipulators (SGBM), Jungle Boogie, and Instant Noodles
The United States Finals for Hip Hop 2011 were held on July 25 and followed closely on LiveStream. Here's the final results (thanks Sassy, Koopa, Whitney, and others!)
Junior:
1. The Prodigy, 2. Miniotics, 3. Lil Phunk
Varsity:1. IDK,2. FBC What, 3. Funk Beyond Control
Megacrew:1. SGBM,2. Academy of Swag,3. Breakthrough
Adult: 1. Electrolytes, 2. Mix'd Elements 2.0, 3. Instant Noodles
Summerwind Skippers -- a dance group that includes members of Saltare (America's Best Dance Crew Season 5) -- competed for a spot in the America's Got Talent Semi-finals, with good reviews by the judges. They learn tonight if they made it to the next round.Thanks for the link Brandon!
Bonjour! We're back to France with this latest episode of KoopaTV. And yes, while this video was posted a LITTLE over a week ago, it definitely deserves to be spotlighted.
Thanks to the "YLYK" segment on the Youtube channel, Yakfilms, I was able to find this amazing video of French bboy crew, Vagabonds, recording some of their most amazing moves, in super slo-motion, at the beach!
This video allows people to see exactly how intricate and and technical the most 'simplistic' bboy moves, truly are:
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Hip Hop International will be broadcasting the finals for the four United States divisions. You can follow it at http://www.livestream.com/hiphopinternational2011 starting at 10pm ET, 7pm PT.Click here for names of the dance groups that will be competing.
In the spirit of Hip Hop International, (happening as we speak) what better 'Legendary Moment' to spotlight other than Philippine All-Stars' winning performance back in 2008 World Finals?
The All-Stars are back this year, to recreate the energy of this performance, and hopefully be the first crew in HHI history, to win the Adult Division THREE times!
Tensions are running high, as ReQuest (New Zealand), and Philippine All-Stars (Philippines) are back to fight for the 2011 HHI title:
