‘This is the Australian Hip Hop Championship. Australia’s premiere hip hop dance competition. Over 4 massive events, the time has come to decide. Which dance crew has what it takes to rise up and claim the ultimate title of Australian Hip Hop Champions 2009?’
GRAND FINALS
RESULTS
Junior Division
1 – Urban Force Jnr
2 – Kstar
3 – Sublime
Open Division
1 – DVP
2 – JTown
3 – Beatphonik
4 – Rewind
5 – Doppelgangers
6 – Deja
7 – The Collektive
8 – bpMafia
9 – Superhoodz
10 – Snap
VIDEOS
Playlist:
1 DVP
2 J-Town
3 Beatphonik
4 Rewind
5 Doppelgangers
6 Deja
7 The Collektive
8 Superhoodz
9 Kstar
10 Sublime
11 Urban Force Juniors
12 bpMafia
13 Snap
Huge thanks and credit to ‘whyteflame’ for uploading the footage.
Date: Sunday 31 May
Time: Doors open 2.15pm
Place: The Palms at Crown Entertainment Complex
Cost: $55 VIP, $45 Gold or Club Lounge, $35 Silver
Contact: United Entertainment Group (UEG)
The Australian Hip Hop Championship has concluded with some extremely tight competition for first place in both divisions. For the first time, an Australian national title was won by a crew other than Kstar. DVP has excelled from their 5th place finish last year to win 1st place this year and be crowned Australia’s Hip Hop Champions and also received a $5000 cheque. JTown featuring brothers Jesse and Joel Rasmussen from Sydney followed closely behind. Melbourne’s most experienced crews Beatphonik and Rewind rounded out the top 4, and Sydney’s Doppelgangers scored extremely well for their originality and creativity.
Special shoutouts to all the special performances, Zabrina Araya and her dancers, Mass Mayhem, and the Melbourne House Dancers. Also, huge thanks go out to our special judges, whom worked tirelessly to provide the result they could all agree on and provide constructive feedback for the crews. Finally, thanks to UEG for organising one of the most prestigious and visually sensational hip hop events in Australia!
All crews will be receiving scans of the judges’ comments soon.
JUDGES:
AHC has secured a sensational panel of judges to match the esteem of the event and the quality of the crews. The three international judges are Yuri Tag (Kaba Modern), Taeko Carroll (Fysh ‘n’ Chicks) and Patrick Chen (Dance2XS International).
Workshops with Yuri and Taeko will be held on June 1 and 2. CLICK HERE for more details of the special workshops!
PRELIMINARIES REVIEWS
-Canberra Finals-
Thursday 26th March 2009
Doors Open @ 6.30pm
Vikings Auditourium
6 Ricardo Street
Wanniassa, ACT
CANBERRA REVIEW
Competing Crews:
Legs, Fresh Funk Flava, bpMafia, Juse Crew Canberra, Fresh Funk Flava, Urban Lava (Snr),Fresh Funk Fire (Jnr), Urban Lava (Jnr)
The night was a huge success with over 80 dancers performing to a packed house. The standard was extremely high and there is no doubt that the representatives from Canberra will be giving the top crews from Melbourne and Sydney a run for their money.
Qualifying to the National Finals are:
Junior - Fresh Funk Fire
Open:
3 – bpMafia
2 – Fresh Funk Force
1 – Juse Crew Canberra
PLAYLIST:
1 – bpMafia (3rd Place)
2 – Juse Crew (1st Place)
-Melbourne Finals-
Sunday 5th April 2009
Doors Open 2.00pm
Melbourne Music Academy
53 Victoria Street
Melbourne, VIC
MELBOURNE PREVIEW
Melbourne is set to be a fierce competition this preliminary! Melbourne produced the Winning and 2nd place crews in both the overage and junior division last year. The line up for this preliminary is daunting with big names like, Beatphonik, Rewind, DVP, The Collektive, and Kstar. Superhoods and Undefined are also competing after strong performances recently.
MELBOURNE RESULTS
Juniors:
1 – Kstar
2 – Urban Force Juniors
3 – Sublime
4 – Kykz
5 – Destruct
Open:
1 – Beatphonik
2 – DVP
3 – Rewind
4 – Superhoodz
5 – The Collektive
6 – The Dream
7 – Undefined
8 – X-Cape
MELBOURNE REVIEW
The capacity crowd at MMA went wild after seeing that the standard and quality of the competing crews was so high. This was the highest quality of competition for a preliminary Melbourne has ever seen, and new records were set in the scores some of the crews achieved. The junior crews were truly talented and showcased massive potential, with Kstar awarded their place in the final after a stellar performance. Beatphonik, DVP, Rewind and Superhoodz also qualified amidst some very tough competition.
AHC moves to Sydney in two weeks to find the final crews to qualify for the Grand Finals on May 31st, after which wildcards will be announced.
- Sydney Finals-
Saturday 18th April 2009
Doors Open 2.30pm
Carriageworks
Bay 20, 245 Wilson Street
Eveleigh, NSW
RESULTS:
1 DoppelGangers
2 JTown
3 Deja
4 Snap
JUDGES: Tabitha and Napoleon, Jillian Myers, Don
PLAYLIST:
1 DoppelGangers
2 JTown
3 Deja
4 Snap
5 Psyke
6 Celcius
7 CENCEMP
Competing Crews:
Buoyan
Celcius
CENCEMP
Deja
DoppelGangers
Friends Junction
J TOWN
Limited Edition
Psyke
SNAP
congrats to the wildcards and all qualifiers! can't wait to see the finals it's gonna be an absolute blast!
Finals tickets are now available for purchase. Tickets may be purchased via:
http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh…
or simply by clicking the above link which Drumstick has provided (thanks Drumstick).
-Relevant information-
Running times:
Doors Open: 2.15pm
Support: 3pm
Main Act: 3.30pm
Interval: 4.45pm – 5.15pm
Approximate Finish Time: 7pm
Please Note: Running times are approximate and may be subject to change.
For all those asking about AHC club lounge area:
This year, UEG are turning the area in front of the stage into the ultimate Club Lounge! Only in the Club Lounge can you get up close and personal with you favorite dance crews from around Australia, or simply kick back and get in amongst all the action. With a full DJ console set up right in the middle, during Intermission the Club Lounge will be your dance floor.
Exclusive to the AHC Club Lounge, special guest *** DJ A-Style *** will be providing the best hip-hop beats to keep you rocking all the way through the show!
(Glow sticks for sale on the night for AHC Club Lounge and VIPs patrons!)
VIP and Silver are almost gone after 1 day!!! Purchase your AHC Club Lounge tickets today!!!
Tickets to the finals of AHC09 are selling out quicker than we anticipated!
Don't miss out on your chance to witness Australias best dance crews battle it out for the title and bragging rights as Australias Hip Hop Champions of 09.
Secure your seating by purchasing a ticket via ticketek.
Link: http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh…
For any other information/inquiries regarding AHC09 please visit http://www.hiphopdance.com.au
Regards.
~UEG
Drumstick, if you could please update/add a secton on this page announcing that tickets are selling out faster than anticipated that would be great.
Cheers mate!
~Chris
Hi guys, just wondering how the Melbourne heat was judged i mean it was tight and the krews were outstanding but i don't see how rewind could place 3rd:S… Apart from having a song in the mix for longer than a minute (click), the choreo was probably the most creative, and the krew killed it. But yeah just hoping the judges at the finals are on their game…
I second that Chipp! Rewind should have at least come 2nd they got cheated. It seems like Melbourne judges like seeing the norm…
Thanks for the support guys. We always try our best to be unique so hopefully this year we have what the judges are looking for. =D
Can't wait for the finals!!!! REWIND BABY!
Official Performance Order:
Sublime
Urban force Jnrs
K Star
The Collektive
Snap
Superhoodz
BP Mafia
Deja
Rewind
J-town
DVP
Juse Crew
Doppelgangers
Beatphonik
Judges:
Yuri Tag (USA, KabaModern), Taeko Carroll (USA, Fysh n Chicks), Patrick Chen (USA, Dance2XS), Archie Illias (AUS, Wickid Force Breakers), Lamb (AUS, Dance2XS, SYTYCD Top 10), Travers Ross (AUS, SYTYCD Choreographer)
Hosted By: JD and Lucy Carr
Special Performances by: DJ A Styles, Melbourne House Dancers (MHD), Mass Mayhem and Zabrina Araya
-For all those wishing to purchase AHC Club Lounge tickets-
Contact Chris on: 0401 379 154