And by the blog post title, we do not mean that we’re putting the under the spotlight. Last September 27, 2008 Avalanche’s Production’s Strut ‘em for the Kids competition invited Unschooled to dance in their event. Yeah, I’m one of those who haven’t seen them perform yet. I’d leave the comments to you guys. I’d say they’re pretty good. Enjoy!
GROOVETV is thrilled to announce the arrival of WORLD SUPREMACY BATTLEGROUNDS International Championship in Sydney. The best of the best dance groups from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia and Korea will battle it out for the World Supremacy BATTLEGROUNDS titles on December 6 – 7, 2008.
I’ll soon be updating on the recently concluded qualification round of the GROOVE WSB Visayas. Anyway, here’s a little update of the GROOVE WSB Luzon Qualifiers, well not really an update but just a follow up video of Pinoy Hip Hop (the crew who ranked first in the Luzon leg).
Here are the list of teams that qualified in the High School Division (September 27, 2008)
1st: Indak (Ataneo)
2nd: Sayawatha (Miriam)
3rd: Dance X (Xavier) and Hataw (Claret)
Only 8 teams (dlsu, uplb, ue, ama calamba, umak, trace, psba, and earist) competed for a ticket to the finals in the college division last Sunday (September 28, 2008) in SM San Lazaro.
1st: La Salle Dance Company-Street
2nd: UP Los Banos Street Jazz
3rd: UE
Congratulations to the teams who qualified!
Yesterday, September 27, 2008 concluded Avalanche Production’s Strut ‘em for KIDS: Street Dance Competition which is held in Spotlight, Makati. Six Dance Crews (UAP Squadra, LSDC, CADs, Letran Squires, Paci Rhutmos, and the Mapua Breakers) battled it out for the top spot. Video’s of the winners to follow. Here’s the result:
1st: Paci Rhutmos (UST)
2nd: La Salle Dance Company
3rd: Company of Ateneo Dancers
In my last post on the NCC, I posted the winning team’s open qualifier’s routine. And the champs really showed some mettle back there. Now, thanks to ojeyyel of Lyceum-Laguna Spartans Pep Squad, here’s the video of their winning routine.
They are not really based in the Philippines but we can’t just not extend our love to our brothers in Singapore. They are the Filipino Dance Club. I’d say most of you guys haven’t heard of them as they are a very young dance club. I was lucky enough to have stumbled upon them in FilSG.com, a very hospitable place for Filipinos in Singapore, who they helped to promote and perform in the Hiphop Generation with Philippine All-Stars.
The Filipino Dance Club (Singapore) started sometime in February 2007. They have quite a number of performances under their badge already: Philippine Independence Day, President Gloria Macapagal visit in Singapore, Assisi Hospice Charity Fun Day, The Dawn concert, Bamboo concert, Hiphop Generation with Philippine All-Stars, and Salvation Army Charity Show are some to name a few.
They have established themselves in just a few months and has managed to have five groups in total: FDC Crew (the original group with mixed male and female dancers who’s mostly consist of students), Groove Unlimited (an all-male group who are already working), E-Merged (another all-male group who are students), Power Girls (an all-female group who are working as well) and Ninyas (also an all-female group of professionals).
Their latest stint is the Hip Hop Generation with the Philippine Allstars.
And you know how Filipinos are, where ever they go… they won’t back out on any challenge! Even if it’s a cypher!
A short history on these crew (straight from Mao of FilSG:
Kuya Bryan made the FDC last year (Feb 2007). The objective is to teach dancing, develop the skills and be able to share it with other people also. Either you know how to dance or hindi as long you’re interested to learn then you’re welcome to join. Becoz of the club, members are able to have fun the typical Filpino way of relaxing even if they’re here in Singapore. gain more friends, develop their skills, gain self-confidence, able to exercise for good health and be able to give service for the community. All dance lessons are free. The club’s adviser is Mark Flores (former Manoevres) who is working here as a doctor.
FDC became popular becoz of the sincerity of the group to give service and the discipline among members. Kuya Bryan’s relationship with the members as their Kuya na palaging nagpapaalala na priority pa rin ang pag-aaral so nakita ng mga parents and in return andun ang patuloy na support dahil alam nilang hindi napapabayaan. Bawal sa group ang murahan at any form na “bastos” kaya while dancing members are really having a clean and good fun. Syempre sa tulong na rin sa filsg.com kaya kaya people are able to see new pictures and videos.
Kuya Bryan started teaching dancing in Singapore sa SFC or Singles for Christ in 2005. He then formed FDC in 2007 to accomodate non-SFC members and be able to perform for any kind of events not just in SFC. The original members of FDC were Gino, Mona, Aika, Karel and Gico who are all members now of FDC Crew. By the way Gino is also a member of Fantastic 4 (the best Singapore dance group). He’s the only Filipino in the group.
In the end of the event, there were a major battle going. Hunger that is! And I guess the World Champs wouldn’t dare back out on this one.
Anyway, there you go! Sending the love to all our Filipino brothers back there in Singapore! Much love fellas! BTW do drop by FilSG.com for news on them. They’ll be performing in the Kamikazee concert soon.
A lot of things happened in our local dance scene last September 20, 2008 and one of them is Skechers Dance Battle Year 4 Kick-off Party! The night was really something (it started around 9 o’clock-ish) as you’d see a lot of the crews/groups from various schools attended. Man it was like a total hip hop fashion galore right there. You could really see the different hip-hop-ish get-up from those who attended. The event was hosted by JC Cuadrado and performances from Jimmy Marquez[sp]?, UP Street Dance Club and Sandwich. Skecher had their annual Streetstyle and Street Dance Battle. The night got loads of cyphers going on (I’ll be uploading them soon, promise!). Gotta check out the UP StreetDance Club’s performance, man they’re as sick as ever! (You can click on the picture to be redirected to the vid or check out the one below.
UP Street Dance Club brought it down!
And of course, here’s a shot of the annual Street Style. I gotta say, there’s this two dope guys just wearing plain tees, and shorts in there and man I’d say it tops it all! Props to whoever those two are.
Skechers Street Style
I just saw this new article from Risen Magazine and man, this new online magazine is smokin’ Check out their write up on the Philippine Allstars:
For few short days this summer hip-hop America got served. It was introduced to something much of the hip-hop world already knew: the Philippine All-Stars are the world’s best.
Take notice America, there’s a new definition of what it means to “represent.” With their gritty urban style and mind-blowing choreography the All-Stars showed up on our national stage and rocked-it all the way to another world title at the World Hip Hop Championships in Las Vegas this summer. While Rapper Nas is proclaiming that “hip-hop is dead”, and that might be true in Queens, the Philippine All-Stars showed-up like Doctor Frankenstein re-animating the impossible all the way to another world title.
Yeah, they’re for real.
The article’s written by Matt Marquez btw. The Philippine Allstars has yet to stop from being close to amazing. Much love to all our brother back there in Risen Magazine for featuring the Allstars (they’ll be in the cover of their January 2009 edition). Keep on inspiring people Allstars!
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