Dancekool & Liverpool St Familia present:

@ Manning Bar - Manning house USYD
    Manning Rd, Sydney

     DATE:   Saturday 18th July 2009
     TIME:   12pm – 4pm
     COST:  $15.00 (Presale tickets @ Dancekool studio)
                 $20.00 (Door)

Come and support this Winter BBoy jam!!!!

3v3 Bboy battle with Special Battle Guests:
Bboy So & Bboy Noodle from Gambler crew (Korea)
Bboy N-jay from TG Breakerz (Korea)

Judges - Rush (Fresh Sox, $7, MZK), Jules (Floor Pirates, RAW) and Jojo (SKB)
1st place prize = $750.00

                      

@ DK Chinatown Studios
Lvl 3, 39 Goulburn St, Chinatown

Hiro Sakuma

One of the very first street dancers to introduce the style to Japan, Hiro Sakuma is a legendary figure in Japan’s hip hop scene. He is a true OG in every sense of the word. The founder of the group Imperial JB’s, he went on the join the world reknown bboy crew Spartanic Rockers and win numerous competitions through the 80’s. In the 90’s he was part of the UK B-Boy Champs 98 winning crew and well as The Best Show at Battle of the Year 98 and 99. With his experience and respect he has been judge for several huge international events including Battle of the Year and Juste Debout. Always a keen supporter of all styles of street dance he has trained extensively in many styles including locking (where he has attained the highest level of commendation and achievement from Greg Campbellock Jnr) , soul, popping and hip hop in addition to his breaking skills and is teaching all over Japan as one of the most sought after instructors.
We are extremely lucky to be able to bring Hiro Sakuma to Australia, and are proud to offer his workshops to you. Come and check out one of the greats of Japan’s hip hop dance scene and learn from his experience and skill.
9th Tuesday 8:30 - Locking Open Class
10th Wednesday 8:30 - Hip Hop Foundations Open Class
11th Thursday 6:30 - Popping Open Class
12th Friday 7:30 - Soul Locking Open Class
13th Saturday - Sakuma’s Performance at Just Dance!
14th Sunday 1:30 - Locking Open Class
14th Sunday 4:30 - Hip Hop Open Class
17th Wednesday 7:30 - Soul Punking Open Class
17th Wednesday 9:00 - Hip Hop Foundations Open Class

Battle of the Year 1999 - Spartanic Rockers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB_h6YkrYo4

Also with Hiro Sakuma is one of his most talented and accomplished students. Mari Shigematsu has many credit’s to her name, as well as being Sakuma’s teching assistant. A student of dance for 13 years, Mari’s highlights include 2nd place at Soul Dance Contest 2004, Best 8 at 2005 UK-Bboy 2on2 Locking, Best 8 at Free Style Sessions Japan 2007, Guest Dancer at Taipei Street Dance Performance 2007 and best 8 in Locking Summit 2008. She’s happy to share her skills and dance with you guys. Come down and take her class!

Wednesday 5:30 - Freestyle Open Class
Sunday 12:00 - Girls Hip Hop Open Class

Classes have limited capacity. Please register by emailing jaye@dancekool.com to secure your place.
Hiro Sakuma

$35 for 1 class
$100 for 3 classes
$190 for 6 classes

All presold classes are non refundable.

Mari Shigematsu

$25 for 1 class
$20 for 1 class if you prepay before the class date.

All presold classes are non refundable.

Special DK International Guest 10 pass.
$300 - for 10 classes.
Can be used for all of Sakuma and Links classes as well as future international guests. 1 year validity.

Link McMillian

One of the greatest influnces in hip hop dance is here.

Link Mcmillian, a foudning member of Elite Force Crew, has choreographed and danced for many of the most important music artists in the world, including Michael Jackson hismelf. Throughout the years they have toured the world, opening and performing for some of the most important dance shows in the US, Asia and Europe. A respected and skilled teacher, he is regularly invited to teach master classes and workshops in some of the biggest studios worldwide. Now he’s coming to DK. Literally one of the biggest names in hip hop dance, come and experience Link McMillian, one of the most influential dancers of our time.

12th Friday 9:00 - House
13th Saturday - Link’s Performance at Just Dance!
14th Sunday 3:00 - Hip Hop Foundations
14th Sunday 6:00 - Hip Hop Freestyle
15th Monday 7:30 - Hip Hop Open
16th Tuesday 8:30 - Hip Hop Party Dance
17th Wednesday 6:00 - Hip Hop Foundations with Theory
19th Friday 7:30 - House Open
20th Saturday 5:30 - Hip Hop Open
20th Saturday 7:30 - Hip Hop Freestyle
21st Sunday 3:00 - Hip Hip Foundations
21st Sunday 5:00 - Hip Hop Freestyle

1 Class $40
4 classes $140
8 classes $260

Special DK International Guest 10 pass.
$300 - for 10 classes.
Can be used for all of Sakuma and Links classes as well as future international guests. 1 year validity.

Class spaces limited. Please email jaye@dancekool.com to secure your place.

Elite Force Showcase at KOD5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW6OsbH3bpk

Elite Force on Soul Train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KSBQsD7-KM

Elite Force on Main Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpqethC5Xts

About Elite Force:
ELITE FORCE began in 1992 forming on the set of MICHAEL JACKSON’S music video “REMEMBER THE TIME”. The term “ELITE” was used as a description of dancers in the front of the formation lineup in the video. We became the driving “FORCE” of the dance routine. As a result, we became the most notable dancers in the video. Soon after the video the exposure of the group came into full blast with us being seen in numerous music videos, television appearances, documentaries and music concerts.

Together with the entire MOPTOP family we created the backdrop and performance power behind many artists such as Mariah Carey, Wil Smith, TLC and many more. Our crew gained the reputation for always having the most innovative choreography stemming from being able to flow in a unified motion without missing a sound or beat and bringing the house down with our individual freestyles. The secret to ELITE FORCE’s tight delivery is credited to the “1ST HIP HOP CHOREOGRAPHER, Emilio Austin Jr. aka BUDDHA STRETCH”. STRETCH together with longtime friends and partners Henry “LINK” McMillan and Jamel “LOOSE JOINT” Brown helped form the basic foundation for the groups’ philosophy.

Since 1992 ELITE FORCE has been able to stay consistent and up to date. Although we have collaborated with many artists we still maintained our unique style. Elite Force has been founded with 3 members but later steadily grew to a crew of 6.

About Link
Henry “Link” - “For me, one of life’s greatest pleasure is being able to overwhelm people with the way I move.”

Henry grew up in the projects of Brooklyn, NYC. The first time his eyes landed on the art form happened when he watched his older sister as she got down to the beat. Shortly after Freestyle, Popping, Locking, Boogaloo and Breaking appeared he became fascinated by the styles of dance. He was determined to master these techniques of dancing by practicing relentlessly regardless of any mistakes that may have challenged him.

“It’s a great sense of satisfaction knowing that people appreciate dance the same way I do.”

In no time his natural ability to dance started to show. With a bit of confidence he entered many local talent shows and won most of them. At the age of 18 after graduating from Canarsie High School, opportunity knocked on his door when he met Rosie Perez. After meeting Perez, his career in dance & choreography started to take flight. His dedication finally started paying off when his style of dance landed him in the music videos of Michael Jackson and Mariah Carey. Today as a founding member of Elite Force’ he has become one of the world’s most charismatic figures in the art of freestyle dancing.

13th June 7:00pm -10:00pm
Wesley Mission Theatre, 220 Pitt St

8 years ago, Dancekool was born, a small collection of instructors teaching hip hop style to Sydney. DK’s seen different venues, faculty and styles throughout the years but one thing has remained constant; High quality instruction in hip hop dance styles. Now DK is turning 8 and more then ever we love to celebrate it was Just Dance. And we’d like to invite you to join in celebrating it with us.

Dancekool is proud to present the premier performance event for 2009. Just Dance, with the hottest crews, best dancers and international guests of the highest calibire.

Highlighting the performance is our international special guest, Link from the the legendary hip hop crew Elite Force. A founding member, he and the crew have had a huge impact upon the history of the hip hop scene and are continue to tour and perform all over the world.

In addition we have the legendary Hiro Sakuma from Japan. Considered one of the founders of the hip hop scene in Japan, he has had a phenominal career and extensive knowledge in numerous street style dances.

With some of Australia’s best crews performing, this event will bring together talent from all over the country. From Melbourne we are proud to present the premier Hip Hop crew Jigsaw Sneakers. From MMA studios, they a known throught Melbourne for their style, technique and flavour.

Also performing will be the face of hip hop on SYTYCD , the famous Nacho Pop will be doing a show to help celebrate Dancekool’s birthday. Also performing will be Pania and Eman of the top 20 with a duet showcasing their amazing dance abilities.

More Crews and Dancers will be announced soon!

Featuring
Link
Hiro Sakuma + Mari
Nachopop
Pania and Eman
Jigsaw Sneakers

$15 Presale Ticket @ Dancekool Studios
$20 @ Door

Doors open 6:30pm
Limited Capacity.

Email jaye@dancekool.com for more information

Prize Paradise Presents:
Dancekool’s $5 Breakout Popping Battles!
7:00 for entrants - 7:30pm for audience
$5 entry competitors, $5 entry audience

The Breakout Popping Battles for 2009 are here!

Last years Looze Control brought about the Breakout Battles and it’s time to get it started again. We’ll be holding a 1st round battle to determine the top 4 to battle at the looze control. Total prize is $150.

It’s a 1 on 1 battle with no elimination round. 2 set each all the way down to the winner. 1st prize on the night is $50.
Then the top four from the battle move on to the final round at Looze Control on the 4th of April, and we’ll battle for the $100 prize!

It’s $5 each for entry to the battle per battlers. $5 For audience memebers as well if you’d like to watch the best poppers showing their stuff. Come and support your favoutie popper!

So come down and join the battles! Are you ready to breakout?

All battlers arrive at 7:30pm
Open to audience at 8:00pm

Judges = Romeopop and Danniskool
DJ = DJ Libre

The top 4 of this battle will go to Looze Control on the 4th of April @ Roxy Theatre, Parramatta to battle for the $100 prize.
Top 4 will recieve prizes as well as free entry to Looze Control + 1 extra ticket.
1st prize for this night is $50

If you want to enter the battle, please send an email to jaye@dancekool.com or send me a facebook mail with your dance name.

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