Date: Saturday 29 August
Time: 5pm
Place: Entertainment Quarter, 122 Lang Rd, Moore Park
Cost:
More Info: http://www.loozecontrol.com/
RESULTS:
Junior Division
D’struct – 6.34
Splurb – 4.47
Dance2Music – 3.95
Open Division
Psyke – 9.095
Dopplegangers – 7.95
UDP– 7.65
Detour – 7.575
Undefined – 7.315
Anonymous – 7.125
Serenity – 6.99
Xcape – 6.895
Snap – 6.82
Insight – 6.0425
DTJD – 5.91
Urban force – 4.35
The Crew Championship on 29 August 2009, The Forum Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park NSW will feature the best dance crews from the three states in what will be the greatest finals.
Looze Control 2009 promises to continue its exceptional reputation by focusing in increasing the competition, quality and diversity.
MC: MC D
DJ: DJ Savvy
Judges:
Ramon Doringo
Manuela Oliveira
Yannus Sufandi
Daryl “D’Mo” Morante
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i competed in looze control and i am from melbourne, i think it was a complete waste of time, totally unorganised. stage was way too small, i was off the stage most of the time because of that. and what annoys me the most is when the host said Psyke was the 'best dance crew in australia'. detour deserved to get a place, there show killed it. i thought dancing was a way to bring dancers together in a friendly environment and just enjoy dancing.
but the way the other crews treated us melbourne crew were just rude. like when a crew called security on one of the melbourne crews because they were practicing in the car park. what the hell is that. i would not be suprised if no melbourne crews compete next year in looze control, it is a complete waste of time and money, and crews and organisers at the event have no respect for other crews from other states
I believe that everyone has their own opionion. And I must agree that Looze Control has alot of learn, but what dance competition doesnt? For those who are unaware, many delays in the event were not caused by NOJON Entertainment solely.
The JABBA show was not run by NOJON Entertainment but another company. I know this because my friend works for the other company and told me that.Therefore it is not fair to judge or to blame NOJON Entertainment solely. For those people who were not there at the very beginning of lining up for the event, did not see that staff were already in place to start the event, until they were notified that were was going to be delay. Staff at the front immediately made an announcement and spoke to us about the delay and constantly communicated any updates about times. I remember staff members pulled out chairs from the inside of the venue to give to parents because they were tired from waiting outside. When i asked a staff member why they couldnt get us in, she kindly replied by saying that a rehearsal is taking place and no one (inlcuding staff) have access to the venue as Jabba is rehearsing to make sure that their fans get the best performance possible. The staff were very accomodating and professional. I am unaware of what staff you are talking about however not all the staff were clueless, infact I did not experience any problems with the staff. She even told us where the best places to sit were.
It is a fact that the venue was too small and that is definitely an important factor that NOJON Entertainment needs to consider. The stage was too small, however i found that even the big crews managed to use the stage effectively. I think that irrespective of the size of the stage, performers should always be able to make do with the space given and take that as a challenge rather than a disadvantage. I am not saying this to defend Looze Control but i am saying this because its sometimes easier to look at the negetive rather than looking into the opportunities to improve. That is why I say this. I think there was much too much concentration on JABBA however that does not mean that the staff and the company did not care about the crews. My friend has danced in Looze Control for many years and I gone to Looze Control each year and i have seen how the team really form a friendship with the different crews and promoters. It is the only competition that I know actually cares the crews. I heared staff giving the crews feedback about their performance and I even saw staff giving high fives and helping crews with their nerves. I say all this because i work as a customer service consultant therefore I know what good quality customer service is about.
In the case of the security being called on a melbourne crew? Thats pretty mean. But what evidence was there that it was another crew who did it? what if it was another melbourne crew or a brisbane crew? It could have been anyone. Regardless of who it was, it was a stupid thing to do and it just shows how intimiated and immature that person is. But did anyone actually tell the staff that the incident occured so it couold be recitfied? If yes, and no apology was done then the staff need to address that! but if you didnt tell staff then you should have said something so that the staff know. What the staff dont know they cant fix!!!!!
I think theres still alot to say but really its all personal opinion. There is potiential there for the event to progress and i hope they take the ideas presented here onboard when they prepare for the next event.
To NOJON Entertainment. I think theres alot of work that needs to be done, however i see alot of potiential and dont worry it is not all bad feedback because my friends, and people who i know when had a great time. That is in the view of a spectator but a contestant.
I totally agree with where ure coming from but like, yes their new, their their not experienced, im talking about nojon entertainment. The fact is, same thing happened last year, it was AWFUL at the melbourne heats for lc, and then finals they stepped up. This yr heats were cancelled and finals were a disaster. Its all really depending on if u were a spectator or a competitor. I really dont wanna argue this case because they deserve to have a fair chance but like.. honestly no crew should waste their tome or money flying to sydney and months of hard work for that. I mean our crew almosty had to cut ppl of stage for our dance before rehersal after seeing the stage. Thats not something that should need to be done but if it does, then we do it. Security… dont get me started on them. When they were getting ready for Jabba, they were pushing us all our. One of our team members go Elbowed or punched in the face by one and he diodnt even apologised to the point we're she was so sore she needed to take panadol. Great sercurity or what? There is so much more that went on that night that im not gonna bother going into. I just hope we all look at this as a lesson.
and yes there were definalte other crreews that deserved 2nd and 3rd. Many many opther crews, not just saying melbourne and sydney.
Shoutouts to Detour, Undefined, Xscape, Urban Force for reppin' Melb and Destruct for taking out Juniors !!
Hi All,
Let's just say I was quite the middle man between NOJON and UNDEFEATED. NOJON obviously being the organiser of Looze Control and UNDEFEATED as the organiser of the Jabbaz show.
All your negative experiences have been reflected by the lack of organisation and planning by UNDEFEATED, if not all it would be 99%.
'UNDERSTAND' has a great point regarding the stage, the better dancing crews so to speak managed to utitilise the stage effectively…how did PSYKE win with so many members on such a small stage?
Also with the whole lining up in the cold + the 2hr program delay, for the records ppl the NOJON staff was not informed of any updates on delays by UNDEFEATED. They were told what was happpening after delays, how do I know? because I was the msger for UNDEFEATED to the NOJON staff. SO how do you suppose NOJON staff can inform patrons when they have no real idea on what's going to happen. All they knew was to keep patrons calm and sent to the communications out whenever they can.
I noticed the Looze Control rehearsal program was also delayed, once again a reflection from UNDEFEATED's strong demands to cater for the Jabbaz appearance to rehearse therefore cutting down on crew's rehearsal time.
I also witnessed one crew getting upset because the venue's sound guy interupted their rehearsal..clearly not the fault of NOJON staff.
I can't say much to the rudeness some of you guys had to experience by NOJON staff but I would say Im very disappointed yet very very surprised.
I agree on why ppl have to squash up in the venue, big no no by NOJON but certainly UNDEFEATED influenced the decision to hold Looze Control there at the Forum. Think about it the advertising it was all based on Jabbaz.
As for UNDEFEATED, well done on bringing down the Jabbaz but such a failure to work alongside NOJON to support the Looze Control Comp and YES IT IS ALL ABOUT THE DANCERS – I FN AGREE and I'm not even a dancer.
A tip for NOJON, stick to your own comp and make it all about the dancers – no need for imported acts cuz our australian dancers are more than enough to hold a good show.
As I said….I'm just a middle man between the two parties.
Appreciate everyone's feedback, I will investigate further.
'Keeping the Peace'.
Yes! UNDEFEATED did not honour thier comitment to the program that was set out by NOJON. Because of poor communication from UNDEFEATED to the NOJON staff, it was delayed.
Please try not to see the jabbaz and looze control as one event. It was a marketing ploy that was to draw crowds and provide dancers, spectators and fans the ability to see such a highly respected dance group.
NOJON is a well organized company and looks after their dancers and spectators very much. However sometimes we are at the mercy of others who don't care about other.
Peace
anyone have results for all the crews?
ok. I have read all the comments.
NOJON was not informed of UNDEFEATED's delays. UNDEFEATED basically rocked up with the Jabba's unexpected and had a closed rehearsal. NOJON staff were kicked out of the venue as well as everyone else including the dancers.
UNDEFEATED had oversold tickets more than the venue can cater for. Therefore many people that had a Jabba ticket rocked up to Looze Control coz they can.
The stage is small. But is bareable. Psyke had heaps of crew members and they pulled out first place. Crews were told wat the stage size was and were given rehearsal times so you have to make do with what you have.
Judges being biased. NO the crew scores were biased because the crew scores were AVERAGED! eliminating the highest and lowest score of EVERY dance crew.
Security. it was not NOJON's security. The security HAD to come through the venue and nojon could not reject their security of hire new ones.
NOJON staff. Due to the delays and many mix ups the staff were doing what they can. 90% of the time NOJON staff were doing UNDEFEATED's work for them. NOJON staff were trained on their duties and roles and delievered them accordingly to what they were responsible for, if not more than what they should be doing.
I know all this because i helped my friend on NOJON production. She personally walked through the line telling everyone of the delay, thanking them for their time and saying sorry. She copped abuse from the audience and tried to act as crowd control even though her role had nothing to do with it.
Just because they were the Looze Contorl shirts, doesn't mean they should cop all the blame.
show some love.
hey drumstick , dats all good, i was just hoping that i didn't have to write it all again!! lol
to disapointed, i agree with you that the heats of lc in melbourne last year was also a terrible event organized, but you also have to understand that there were many difficulties in even getting that show up and running. yes you are a dancer of 6 years and i respect that, i have actually seen you dance and think you are quite good, and i don't mean to sound rude in saying this,but do u know how much goes on behind the scene and the prcess of organizing it?
I know the person who organized it last year, and in her defence, she actually wasn't even suppose to organize it. there were 2 other people with proper expereicene of event organizing who was suppose to organize lc and last minute back out, The event was already half organized when the 2 originals left and they were going to cancel the show.
My friend on her own volunteered to carry on the organization because she wanted the dance crews of melbourne to have a chance of competeing in a new dance competition. she was practically doing a 8 man job by herself. with not much experience.
yes it is tru that lc 08 was not the best event organized and it was chaotic, but guys, serz, it wasnt her fault that she didn't have much help from the main organizers. If anything, the Sydney crew should have thought things out better before diving in the deep end and putting NOJONs name out there.
As for this yeasr lc 09… again she did try, and i do know the reason why lc was cancelled, but i won't give you the reason.. privacy policy and shizz.
After that fiasco, she Quit NOJON Entertainment and from then on she had no more affiliation with looze control and had no hand in organizing the fianals, so for the people to send her emails and calls her and complains and have a go at her on how bacd lc was, give her a break…shes with a better organization and has better things to deal ith then NOJON.
again, just to make clear, i am no hater of NOJON and i am not making excuses for them… but i do defend my friend because i beleive she does have good qualities to make an event organizer.
Peace
Guys,
Have ready all the comments as well. It is obvious the negative points have come about by not understanding both sides of the stories. But instead assumed what happened and just pointing fingers.
Please note the Jabba event was organised by Undefeated Entertainment. Not NOJON Entertainment. NOJON runs looze control. Jabba were allocated a time slot at 4pm to rehearse on the day. All the dance crews received this notice. However, Jabba did not rock up until 5:30pm. Looze Control could not start until Jabba had rehearsed. When Jabba arrived late, it took them 1/2 hour to rehearse in a closed set. Hence why it started late. It is not the Jabbawockees to blame either. It is the Jabbawockees promoters/managers who have caused this whole inconvenience. This initial delay has lead to a massive chain reaction of delays afterwards.
Alot of other points have also been covered by Surprise. There were 8 judges on the panel. From NSW, VIC & QLD. So don't say there isn't one from the VIC. Either way, the scores are averages out. The top and lowest scores not included at all to help minimise bias scores. Again, understand and not assume.
From past events, NOJON has always looked after the dancers. It is just unfortunate this years event was thrown into a bit of chaos due to external forces and unforseen circumstances outside NOJON's control. More to Undefeated Entertainment who has put NOJON in a bad position and Jabba's managers/promoters.
Coming from a dancer who took the time to speak to NOJON and understand the reason behind it all.