When:
October 1, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
2016-10-01T19:00:00-04:00
2016-10-01T21:30:00-04:00
Where:
Daniels Spectrum
585 Dundas St E Toronto ON M5A 2B7
585 Dundas St E Toronto ON M5A 2B7
Cost:
$29
Contact:
OCT 1 – Urban Dance Theatre Shows + Skills & Soul Battle finals
The first & only professional curated stage in Canada where you get current theatre works and epic Dance battles for the price of one.
THE SHOWS
3 featured theatrical dance companies bring Urban dance to the stage. Experience these unique professional works and taste Urban Dance from a juicy angle. Where Raw meets Refined.
:::::THE MAINSTAGE SHOWS:::::
THE MOON RUNNERS (Toronto) – Choreography: Raoul Wilke
GREG ‘KRYPTO’ SELINGER (Montreal) – performer and choreographer
GADFLY (Toronto) – Choreography: Ofilio Sinbadinho & Apolonia Velasquez
THE BATTLES
An updated and upgraded flip on tradition dance battles.
Dance Styles welcomed: Popping, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Bboying, Krump… ANY as long as you show creative SKILLS.
Music Genres played: Funk, House, Classical, Hip Hop, perhaps even Top40.. ANY as long as the Dj says the track got creative SOUL.
The criteria for these artistic exchanges is:
Originality: creativity, style, versatility
Technique: execution, difficulty level, vocabulary
Gadflyness: Storytelling, character & team chemistry
The exchanges happen on carefully selected epic, challenging, soulful, or abstract music varying from Michael Jackson, Beatles, Mozart, Biggie, Celia Cruz, Whitney Houston, Bee Gees, Beyonce, James Blake, Kaytranada, Beenie man, or a Quentin Tarantino soundtrack… You get the picture! It’s pure artistic debauchery every year.
:::::THE MAINSTAGE BATTLERS:::::
I – The Moon Runners: Icy & Daniel Keith Morrison
II – Salt ‘nPeppa: Lady C & KC
III – Furious: Jr Maddripp & 7Starr
IV – Somatikfly: Hurricane Tina & Tori
II – Salt ‘nPeppa: Lady C & KC
III – Furious: Jr Maddripp & 7Starr
IV – Somatikfly: Hurricane Tina & Tori
V – Clean Fresh Air: DarQk & Waldo
VI – Piecez of Lazyness: Piecez & Lazylegz
*PS: Two of these teams will first get called out to defend their spot.
This is the kind of night you can brag about for daysssss!