COLLABORATIONS 2013 Dance Workshop

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CEBU CITY - Something big is going down in Cebu: 9 Choreographers, 6 Teams, 2 days, 1 Dance community, Cebu dancers and dance enthusiasts let's all converge at the Cebu Chinese Chambers of Commerce for COLLABORATIONS 2013 a 2-day intense dance workshop on October 29-30. Learn from some of the best teams about the culture and art of dancing Hip Hop, Street Dance, Urban and many more.

The Dance Community of Cebu is getting bigger and bigger and with this we would like to invite everyone to be part of this workshop which will focus on learning the culture, art, and perspective of the 6 dance teams here in Cebu - COLLABORATION 2013

THE TEAMS:

* WATCH YOUR STEP with Bernard Secuya

* COURAGEOUS ALL MEN with Mike and Michaelo Mendoza

Mike Mendoza "Just Got Paid" Choreography

Keloy Mendoza "Return of the Mac" Choreography

* YOUNG GUNZ / ILL VILL with Chad and Chris Pacifico

Chad Pacifico - Ill Vill Dance Workshop

* PROJECT ELEMENT with Keycee Velez and PJ Reboton

Keycee Velez + Pj Reboton "Best Thing I Ever Had" Choreography - danced by Keycee Velez

* PRODIGALS / F.O.G. with Kenan Diamante

"I Want You" Performance by Kenan Diamante 

* UNKNOWN COMPANY with Chester Mabanag

Chester Mabanag "Where Have You Been" Choreography

DATES & TIME FRAME:
OCT. 29 - 9AM TO 5PM
OCT. 30 - 9AM TO 5PM


WHERE: CEBU CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - near Chong Hua Medical Arts

FEE:
PACKAGE 1: 150 per day
PACKAGE 2: 300 for 2 days

FOR MORE INFO:
Pls Contact this Number 09236260555 or 09233753520

SEE YOU THERE :)

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2013 - Rafi

The 544 Sessions

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CEBU CITY - On June 2, 2013 , Take the 544 Session with Watch Your Step Alumni members, repping their current crews: Courageous All Men with Jehiel Miranda and Project Element with Bernard Secuya. Workshop will be held at the Baseline Recreational Center, 7pm - 11pm. registration starts at 6pm. All for P100. Sign up now, only 50 slots will be allotted and it's first come first serve basis. 

For more information visit the event page on FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/486011938136907/

Watch Your Step is a crew composed mainly of students from the University of Cebu. Among their many achievements is being the 1st ever champion of Battle at The Streets in 2012, Inter-school category.
Visit their FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/watchyourstepcrew?fref=ts

Bernard Secuya Choreography

YouTube Channel
Bernard Secuya : https://www.youtube.com/user/bernardsecuya

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2013 - Rafi

The Night of Music & Motion 12

Article also in Dance Manila

CEBU CITY - Januray 26, 2013 - Music & Motion the 12th year, once again brings together some of Cebu's best high school dancers competing in the long running inter-high school dance competition, and with mosh-pit style band appreciation to boot, what's not to look forward to at this event? 

After listening to some local school bands, kick-starting the main feature of the program are the dancers themselves with their opening production alongside Understatement dance crew. 

Opening Dance Production; Also check out the samples by some of the judges.

There were only 4 dance troupes competing this year. And each one was assigned an artist, the music of which the assigned group had to use and interpret in their 4-5 minute presentation. Criteria for judging included: creativity, formation / levels, choreography, stage presence, audience impact, costume, musicality, synchronization, difficulty and variety of styles (minimum of 3 styles) all holding a 10% weight in the score.  When the final tally came in, for the first time ever in the history of the competition, the grand winner of the night was the only all girl entry from St. Theresa's College:

Champion: St. Theresa's College (STC) - Artist assigned was Rihanna

2nd Placer: University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJR) - Artist assigned was Usher

3rd Placer: Don Bosco - Artist assigned Missy Elliot

4th Placer: Cebu City National Science Highschool (CCNSHS) - Artist assigned Beyonce

A midst all the local bands that performed that night, a special and the first sneak preview of FBed The Musical. was performed by some of the cast. An all original Cebuano play that will run on March 8 and 9 at the Lakwatsa Lounge. 

For more information about FBed The Musical you can check their FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/fedthemusical

Other guest performers were Understatement and Watch Your Step Crew

Music and Motion Production has done it again, with an amazing showcase of talents from dance troupes and local bands, Music & Motion 12 concludes a successful run for the year. Next year again when we look forward to something... bigger :)

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2013 - Rafi

SBDC 2013 Elimination Round

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Cebu City - December 30, 2012 at the break of dawn at the Cebu City Sports Arena (Abellana Sports Complex), the grounds still wet from the rain, a battle of Cebu's dance crews ensued. A little over 20 registered dance crews assembled by the oval tracks  as early as 5 AM and true enough at 6 AM it was show time.

Some of the crews that screened that morning. - The CAMPE, OMG Extreme Dancers, Kritical Konceptz, New Cycle ( finalist), Endless Crew, For Our God Dancers, Type One (finalist), Locus Crew (finalist), Bronix

Out of the 22 dance crews that battled it out, only 8 were named finalists for the upcoming grand finale on January 18, 2013 still at the Cebu City Sports Arena at 6 PM.

Here are the top 8 crews who made the cut:

1. New Cycle , from Consolacion

Photo grabbed from their FB Page

2. New Friends, from Minglanilla 

Photo provided by New Friends

3. Don Juan , from Labangon and Pardo

Photo provided by Don Juan

4. Type One, 

Photo grabbed from Mhoii Palaboy

5. FS Crew,

6. Just Real Crew, 

Photo grabbed from their FB Page

7. Locos Crew, all the way from Dumaguete

Photo grabbed from their FB Page

8. Watch Your Step, a group that first formed back in their own University of Cebu Main Campus.

Photo provided by WYS

Be sure to catch these crews on January 18, 2013 at 6 PM at the Cebu City Sports Arena, and find out who will be 2013's Sinulog Best Dance Crew.

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2013 Rafi