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City Sessions is back! After celebrating Street Dance in Melbourne’s public spaces for over nine years, this iconic freestyle dance battle event will be adapted for the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
Witness Australia's best go head to head in a 2vs2 style battle in the genres of Hip Hop, House and Funk!
To keep the music vibe going in the Bowl, this iteration will be in close collaboration with ever-growing local music scene in Melbourne. DJs for the battles include Mero and Mothafunk.
Also, to celebrate the diverse range of communities in Street Dance, we will be showcasing forms in collaboration with music artists. Acts include House of Dévine, Jungle City, Burn City Waack and L2R Dance.
City Sessions is presented by Cypher Culture, a community-focused Street/Club dance initiative which fosters experiences that creates spaces for social, cultural and community dances to be celebrated.
Supported by the City of Melbourne and Arts Centre Melbourne.
This event is all ages, however guests under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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RUN TIMES
17:30 Gates Open
18:00 Performance & Acknowledgement of Country: Brothers in Arms
18:15 Performance: L2R Dance
18:30 Top 4 (Hip Hop) w DJ Mero
19:00 Performance: Burn City Waack
19:15 Top 4 (House) w DJ Motherfunk
19:45 Performance: Jungle City
20:00 Top 4 (Funk) w Cookin’ on 3 Burners
20:30 Performance: House of Dévine
20:45 Final (Hip Hop) w DJ Mero
21:00 Final (House) w Motherfunk
21:15 Final (Funk) w Cookin’ On 3 Burners
21:30 Winner Announcement & Wrap Up
21:45 Finale w Cookin' On 3 Burners
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INFO FOR PARTICIPANTS (DANCERS)
REGISTRATION
To enter the preliminary cyphers please complete the online registration form.
https://form.jotform.com/210588610105852
PRELIMINARY CYPHERS
Date: Saturday April 17th
Time: 10:00am-3:30pm
Location: Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Two rounds of cyphers in each genre will take place with 3 judges in each music genre.
Dancers will be entering preliminary cyphers in their pairs they have registered in.
TOP 4 BATTLES
Date: Saturday April 17th
Time: 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: Sidney Myer Music Bowl
In the main event, dancers will battle in a 2vs2 format as their registered pairing in the music genre they have entered in.
JUDGES
Hip Hop:
*Dechen Gendun (Booyakasha/JADE)
*Jackie Lasso (3Step/House of Luna)
*Lamaroc (MZK/Fresh Sox/7$/Nomadic Funk)
House:
*Andy Kuramoto (I.H.O.W/Burn City Waack/Cross Styles)
*Dechen Gendun (Booyakasha/JADE)
*Jackie Lasso (3Step/House of Luna)
Funk:
*Demi Sorono (Gräshoppa)
*Funky TaiChi (Nomadic Funk)
*Poe One (Styles Element Crew)
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 3000, Australia
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