Date: Sunday December 9
Time: Doors Open 3pm
Place: John Batman Theatre, Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Center (opposite Crown Casino)
Cost: $40 Gold, $35 Silver
Battlegrounds saw 34 crews from 5 countries gather in Melbourne for an intense night of extraordinary dancing. The standard of dancing has never been higher and the audience were treated to a great mix of styles from the international crews. New Zealand came in full force with very strong shows from all of their crews and showed how different the dance culture can be in different countries.
There were some crews who’s presence was clearly missed, including the top 3 from last year’s Battlegrounds (Nu Skool Club, Psalms, Kulture Break). From a production perspective, there was barely any lighting, and the sound system was weak with no rear speakers and distortion in a lot of the mixes.
Regardless, Battlegrounds this year was heaps of fun with lots of new bonds and new friends made!
Competing Crews (in order of appearance):
01 - Vikings - Melbourne
02 - Doojsh - Brisbane
03 - Urban Force Jnr -Melbourne (Jnr)
04 - Fresh Funk Flava -Canberra
05 - Sweet - Sydney
06 - Phusion -Auckland, New Zealand
07 - Fresh Funk Jnr - Canberra (Jnr)
08 - Unbreakables - Perth
09 - Sweet and Sour - New Zealand (*Most Promising)
10 - Dance Central - Canberra
11 - Splurb -Sydney (Jnr) (*Most Promising)
12 - DCypher - New Zealand
13 - Jigsaw Sneakers - Melbourne (*Best Musical Arrangement)
14 - Blitz -New Zealand (Jnr) (*HD Recognition Award)
15 - Funkdafide - Adelaide
16 - Tantrumm - Melbourne
17 - Lil Saintz - New Zealand (Jnr) 2nd Place (*Most Popular, Best Musical Arrangement)
18 - BKinki - Sydney
19 - X-Cape - Melbourne
20 - Crucial Movement - New Zealand
21 - Finesse Gumi - Japan
22 - Street Funk - Melbourne (Jnr) 3rd Place
23 - Fresh Funk Force - Canberra
24 - Cookie Time - Sydney
25 - Flava -Adelaide
26 - Urban Lava - Canberra (Jnr)
27 - Beatphonik -Melbourne 2nd Place, National Champions
28 - Hazer Combined - New Zealand
29 - Xcite - Perth
30 - Rough Addicts - Singapore
31 - Kstar - Melbourne (Jnr) 1st Place, International Champions (*Best Costume)
32 - Dziah - New Zealand, 3rd Place
33 - Xtatic - Philippines, 1st Place, International Champions
34 - Liquid Xpress -Melbourne
RESULTS:
Junior Category:
1st - Kstar (Melbourne)
2nd - Lil Saints (New Zealand)
3rd - Street Funk (Melbourne)
4 - Blitz (New Zealand)
5 - Splurb (Sydney)*
5 - Urban Lava (Canberra)*
7 - Urban Force Junior (Melbourne)
8 - Fresh Funk Junior (Canberra)
Open Category:
1st - Xtatic (Phillipines)
2nd - Beatphonik (Melboune) (National Champions)
3rd - Dziah (New Zealand)
4 - Rough Addicts (Singapore)
5 - Sweet And Sour (New Zealand)
6 - Hazer Combined (New Zealand)
7 - Crucial Movement (New Zealand)
8 - Finesse Gumi (Japan)
9 - Cookie Time (Sydney)
10 - Liquid Xpress (Melbourne)
11 – Phusion (New Zealand)*
11 - Jigsaw Sneakers (Melbourne)*
13 - Unbreakables (Perth)
14 - Xcite (Perth)
15 - DCypher (New Zealand)
16 - Vikings (Melbourne)
17 – X-Cape (Melbourne)
18 - B’kinki (Sydney)
19 - Fresh Funk Force (Canberra)
20 - Flava (Adelaide)
21 - Tantrumm (Melbourne)
22 - Sweet (Sydney)
23 - Fresh Funk Flava (Canberra)
24 - Doojsh (Brisbane)
25 - Dance Central (Canberra)
26 - Funkdafied (Adelaide)
* indicates a tie
Judges:
Arch Ilias
Nikki Ashby
Errol Cenita
Melanie Hitchcock
Jerome Oben
SPECIAL AWARDS (Junior, Senior)
Most Promising: Splurb, Sweet and Sour
Most Popular: Lil Saintz, Xtatic
Best Musical Arrangement: Lil Saintz, Jigsaw Sneakers
Best Costume: Kstar, Rough Addicts
HD Recognition Award: Blitz
Freestyle Solo: Jnr - Melbourne/NZ, Open - Carlo Soriano
Krump Battle: Mac (Vikings, Melb)
