Australian Hip Hop Championships 2008 Preliminary Heat 1 - Review

Picture Description: Rewind qualifies for the Australian Hip Hop Championship Finals 2008

Dancing to a full house, 8 Crews brought their best to the stage as the first preliminary for the Australian Hip hop Championship concluded at Melbourne Music Academy last night. Rewind, Beatphonik and DVP all advanced to the finals for the Open age category, whilst Isolation Jnr advanced from the Under age category.


Video: Rewind @ A.H.C (Heat 1) 01/03/2008

We had an awesome display of talant with a Krump showcase, the awesome hip hop choreographer and singer: Timomatic and the breaking sensation, Mass Mayhem all taking to the stage. The vibe from the crowd was awesome and definitely left them wanting more! The good news is there is more to come with the next preliminary round on the 23rd of March 2008 at Wesley College, Prahran.

Everyone be sure to come and support this upcoming heat as its gonna be awesome!!

Peace
Steve.

Australian Hip Hop Championships 2008!

Who will be crowned the 2008 Australian Hip Hop Champions??

The definitive competition in hip hop dance has arrived and the dance industry in Australia is about to change forever...

This is your chance to experience the artistry and technique that is hip hop dance with the best of the best from the Australian dance scene going head to head. Get ready to experience the ultimate dance showcases from across our nation! With over $10,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs and your crew's chance to be the best in Australia* there's only one question on everyone's lips – who will it be?

With 3 Huge Preliminary Rounds and 1 Massive Final, only 1 crew will prevail. The search for Australia's best dance crew has begun…

Please visit http://www.ueg.com.au/index.php for full details including event dates and ticket prices.

REWIND have been confirmed to be competing in the 2008 Australian Hip Hop Championships. Which heat is REWIND in you may ask? Well its a secret =D , so be sure to attend both heats in Melbourne and support the event. If your an inter-stater, Heat 2 is in Bankstown, NSW so go and support all the crews!!

Hope to see you there!!!

Peace. Steve
REWIND

REWIND Vs. JIGSAW SNEAKERS @ GET SERVED TOUR Feat. Omarion, Marques Houston & Avant (Vodaphone Arena, Melbourne)

Picture Description: GET SERVED TOUR Feat. Omarion, Marques Houston & Avant... Now to also feature Rewind and Jigsaw Sneakers.. lol

Hey guys, apologies for the lack of updates as things have been absolutely hectic! Well as some of you may or may not know, the 'GET SERVED TOUR' feat Omarion, Marques Houston & Avant will be hitting Australia in November and heading to a few cities around Australia before finishing the Aussie tour at Vodaphone Arena (Melbourne Park), VIC on Friday 9th November. Proudly presented by C4 Events and Platinum Concepts.

Just to fill you guys in, the Get Served Tour ran a small national dance competition in each of the states consisting of Heat 1 and Heat 2, where the winners get to battle it out on stage at the Get Served Concert in a 'You Got Served' style dance battle. For the Melbourne competition, Jigsaw Sneakers took out Heat 1, while Rewind took out Heat 2 which was held @ Bass Lounge. These two crews will now go head to head live on stage at Vodaphone Arena when the tour hits Melbourne. SHOULD BE FUN!!!!

Artists, Omarion, Marques Houston and Avant are set to provide an exhilarating and explosive stage show with state of the art sound, lighting and video production at all the venues!

This concert will go off with early bird tickets already SOLD OUT!! For more information please visit www.ticketek.com.au, or http://www.getservedtour.com/

Peace.
Steve
REWIND

Our Backyard

Supporting Aussie Hip hop, thought Id plug this for RoboGirl - Check out Rewind this Sunday!

http://www.myspace.com/ourbackyardhiphop

"Our Backyard - FREE Hip Hop Event- this upcoming Sunday!!!

Show your support for the 8 registered crews - Battles will commence at 1pm sharp and throughout the afternoon so get there early! All spot are filled! Registered crews will be announced tomorrow!

First prize: $400

The massive lineup also features Sydney City party rockers Bliss n Eso,

plus breakers crew Wickid Force, Tall Man Sound System feat. MC Julez, Dragonfly & Jason Anxious (USA) with DJs Affix & Sizzle, hip hop dance crews Rewind, Beatphonik, Souljetz and Fusion, popping crew Nomadic Funk showcases by the New Scool Rulez Crew and krumping masters Royal Kaos Fam plus an emcee freestyle battle

There will also be an APRA Songwriter Speaks session on the day, chaired by leading female MC Liones, featuring Macromantics and Countbounce from TZU in conversation about their lyrical inspirations.

Our Backyard promises to be a non stop, high-energy, eye-opening exploration of hip hop culture. Sunday September 16 from 1-5pm at the Arts Centre, Playhouse, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne. Entry is free!

This free, all ages, alcohol, drug and smoke-free event is brought to you by The Push.

the Arts Centre in association with Multicultural Arts Victoria as part of Mix It Up presents
Our Backyard
16 September 1 - 5pm
the Arts Centre, Playhouse
FREE EVENT

for more info contact Arna push_it@thepush.asn.au "

Updates!

Picture Description: Montanasa - The largest scale battle comp to hit Australia | Montanasa MySpace | Montanasa on GrooveDance

Updates!:

- Videos are still being edited - Sorry for the delay as its been really bz the last few weeks on Rewinds return from LA...

- Rewind performed at Parkmore Shopping Centre over the weekend- Thanks everyone for coming and supporting the show (despite the small stage we managed to pull it off!) and congrats to Aspirations for putting on a great production. Shoutouts to all the crews that performed that day as well!

- Montanasa is coming up in about a month (30th Sept)- I can personally say that this will be the best production for the dance scene ever put up in Australia. Expect to see battles from the best Australia has to offer in Bboying, Krumping, Popping, Locking and House. Tickets available soon- Will keep you posted. For other events in Sept visit: WWW.Groovedance.COM

- Did anyone get JT Tickets? I DID! Im hoping to get some info about if (or when) Marty or any of his dancers will do some workshops down here...which will be so so awesome. Chris Brown made an appearance at MMA for workshops conducted by his Dancers- Maybe JT will turns up to some workshops too? Will let you know when i get the info...

Wez

Distractions

Video Description: Nicole Scherzinger- Whatever you Like

While i sort through the 4 Hours of video that Steve took overseas, i thought id distract you with some pussycat action from Nicole Scherzingers new video with TI. Sure it sounds a bit like Blindfold me by Kelis but ...who cares? Banging beats so its definitely one i'm gonna be dropping at the clubs...

By the way, If your around Parkmore Shopping Center (Keysborough) next week, check out Rewind who will performing around 7.00pm on Friday for Aspirations Hair! (Our first show since Rewind arrived back from LA....)

Wes

Home Sweet Home

Video Description: Triple 8 Funk (NZ) and Rewind (AUS)


It’s the start of a new week and all of Rewind have now touched down from LA and are back in Melbourne (Well, except for Liz who has another month to go).

It has been posted already in a previous comment but if you want to see a full list of the finalist and their scores check out this link HERE.

I’ll be catching up with them later this week for a full round-up interview about the experience and what they thought of the event as a whole. Right now, it’s time to come back to reality and focus on what’s happening on our shores…

Also check out the Myspace pages of Steve and Susie from Rewind to see some AWESOME action shots of Rewind live on stage in LA for HHI! (*Visit Rewinds top friends on MySpace: MySpace.com/RewindDanceProductions)


There has been posts of the 10th, 7th, 5th, 3rd, 2nd and first place at HHI on YouTube but I can't find anyone that has the show of Rewind at HHI. Steve has told me that Australia was considered the underdog at HHI and hence many people didn't expect what hit them when Australia made the top 12 (We Showed THEM!). Although the show for The Game at MMA wasn't the complete show (due to stage limitations), if someone cant post it that would be awesome...

Just to update everyone what’s coming up:

- Rewind will be making an appearance next month at Parkmore Shopping Center for Aspirations Studios
- Vince and a few other Melbourne dancers will be performing for Czarinas album debut launch at Shamiana
- There are many dance events happening in Melbourne during the month of September including the massive Montanasa- a fusion of Krump, Bboying, Locking, Popping and House battles on the most high-tech stage in the Southern Hemisphere- The Palms @ Crown Casinos (Proudly supported by MMA, United Entertainment, The Nation of Sound and Groovedance.com). Check out groovedance.com for more on Montanasa and other events.

Keeping you in the Know

Wes

Video Description: Triple 8 Funk, 5th for HHI 2007