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23-24 october 2015 – dansens hus (Showcase competition & rookie battles)

25 october 2015 – dansmuseet (Workshops)

THIS YEAR COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ALL NORDIC DANCE SCHOOLS
After six consecutive year’s with successful competitions it is time again for the Streetstar Dance School Challenge at Dansens hus in Stockholm! This year Streetstar invites all Nordic Dance Schools to participate! And we want to gather all teachers and students from Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and Sweden. A great opportunity for all with passion for dance to meet during a joyful weekend in Stockholm!!

 

showcase competition

23-24 October – Dansens Hus

ALL STYLES ARE WELCOME!

All Nordic Dance Schools will compete with their best performances, we want to show a wide range of aesthetic and artistic expression and to give young dancers the opportunity to meet and develop their theatrical expressions and experiences.

CATEGORIES
NEW TALENT 8-13 years
NEXT GENERATION 14-16 years
NEXT GENERATION 17-19 years
ADVANCED LEVEL 20 years and over

Observe!
The majority of the group must have the right age for the selected category. 1 person for every 10th participant can be 1-2 years older than the category requires.

RULES
Time: Each performance length is limited to a maximum of four (4) minutes.
Number of participants: 5-25 dancers
Registration fee: 100 Sek per participant (11 €)
Registration open: August 1st to September 31st

ROOKIE BATTLES 1vs1

23-24 October – Dansens Hus

ALL STYLES ARE WELCOME!
The Rookie Battles has been a huge succes and inspiration for the young dancers during the past years to improve and challenge themselfs in their freestyle.
The battles will be arranged on the big stage in Dansens Hus at the same day of the Showcase Competition. For more information see schedule below…

Categories:
14-19 years – October 23th
8-13 years – October 24th
20 years and over – October 24th

Concept:
The qualification round is battle form and all the competitors will be paired in twos in their category. Every dancer have ONE SOLO each in the QUALIFICATION ROUND. The winner goes to the next round. When we have the best eight dancers in each categorie, we move on to the quarter finals. Winner goes to semi finals and then final. In the QUARTER, SEMI AND FINALS  each dancer have TWO SOLOS each. You choose the style that you feel you master the best. The DJ plays the music to match your style in the first solo. In the second solo the DJ makes his choise of music.

Registration:
Please send your name, Dance school, city and categorie to maria@streetstar.se. Your registration is mandatory and need to register latest OCTOBER 20th to make sure you have your spot.

 

workshops

25 October – Dansmuseet
We would like the participant students and dance schools not only to meet backstage in Dansens Hus in a competative and stressful atmosphear. During the last day of this event you have the chance to interact more, network and take classes together with other students from all the Nordic Countries. Workshops/classes are a big part of our dance education.

10:00-11:00 – HIP HOP class with NIKI AWANDEE
11:00-12:00 – WHACKING class with FREDRIK QUIÑONES
12:00-13:00 – HOUSE DANCE class with MARIE KAAE
13:00-14:00 – VOGUE class with SUPRISE GUEST (To be announced)

Price:
1 class = 200 Sek.
2-4 classes = 150 Sek. per class
The registration fee can be paid throught invoice from the dance school or in cash at arrival the same day. NOTICE! You have to pre-register to the classes.

Registration:
Please send your name, age, adress, email and payment alternative to maria@streetstar.se. Your registration is mandatory and need to register latest OCTOBER 20th to make sure you have your spot.

 

SChedule

FRIDAY, October 23rd
Place: Dansens Hus, Norra Bantorget – Stockholm

SHOWCASE COMPETITION & ROOKIE BATTLES
18:00-19:00 NEXT GENERATION 14-16 years
19:00-19:15 PAUS
19:15-19:45 ROOKIE BATTLES – Qualifications/Quarter finals
19:45-20:45 NEXT GENERATION 17-19 years
20:45-21:00 PAUS
21:00-21:15 ROOKIE BATTLES – Semi finals and Final
21:15-21:30 PRIZE CEREMONY

SATURDAY, October 24th
Place: Dansens Hus, Norra Bantorget – Stockholm

SHOWCASE COMPETITION & ROOKIE BATTLES

18:00-19:00 NEW TALENT 8-13 years
19:00-19:15 PAUS
19:15-19:45 ROOKIE BATTLES – Qualifications/Quarter finals
19:45-20:45 ADVANCED LEVEL 20 years and over
20:45-21:00 PAUS
21:00-21:15 ROOKIE BATTLES – Semi finals and Final
21:15-21:30 PRIZE CEREMONY

SUNDAY, October 25th
Place: Dansmuseet, Drottninggatan 17 – Stockholm
WORKSHOPS
10:00-11:00 – HIP HOP class with NIKI AWANDEE
11:00-12:00 – WHACKING class with FREDRIK QUIÑONES
12:00-13:00 – HOUSE DANCE class with MARIE KAAE
13:00-14:00 – VOGUE class with SUPRISE GUEST (To be announced)

 

Jury

The jury consists of a mix of established choreographers, performers and dancers with great competence and experience. All dance styles are represented, and our jury will judge on choreography, technique, musicality, composition, costumes and above all performance!!

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Sanna Söderholm – Sweden
Dansare, koreograf, pedagog och forskare i dans, baserad i Stockholm. Hon studerade på Balettakademien i Stockholm mellan 1985-1988, adderade 20 p dramaturgi på STDH (dåvarande DI) 2004-2005 och tog 2011- 2013 sin Master Examen i Koreografi på Dans och Cirkushögskolan.
Sanna Söderholm har förutom sin långa erfarenhet som proffessionell dansare initierat en mängd forskningsprojekt, producerat ett flertal dansföreställningar, samt undervisat och agerat som repetitör och mentor i olika kontexter. Vid sidan av det konstnärliga och pedagogiska arbetet är hon engagerad i skrivande och dokumenterande av arbetet. Hennes praktik innefattar lika delar konstnärligt arbete, forskning och pedagogiskt arbete. Sanna Söderholm sammanfattar sin expanderade verksamhet som artistisk aktivism.

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Fredrik Quiñones – Sweden
Mångsidig professionell dansare som har jobbat i en mängd olika produktioner. Han har dansat med kompanier som Carrasco Dance, Samadhi Dance Company och Virpi Pakhinen, medverkat i TV-produktioner såsom Eurovision Song Contest (Österrike), samt turnerat Europa med flexing/voguing/modern dans-föreställningen ”The Animal Instinct”. Fredrik är även verksam inom urbana stilar som Voguing, Whacking och House som han undervisar i, dömer tävlingar inom och vunnit en lång rad battles, som Streetstar (SE), Rep your style (NYC), Waack fest (LA) m.fl. Samt haft uppvisningar på ställen som Moderna Museet i Stockholm, National operan i Paris och på modeveckan i New York. Fredrik är med i det legendariska Voguing-huset House of Milan och svenska danscrewet Majeko. Han är utbildad i Nederländerna vid Codarts – Rotterdam Dance Academy samt i Sverige vid Balettakademins Dansarutbildning och Åsa folkhögskolas One-style program med inriktning House dance.

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Marie Kaae – Denmark
Dancer, orginazer and international community builder dedicated to urban dance and art. She has more than 15 years of experience with professional dancing on television, theaters, artists, fashion shows and more. She holds a degree in cultural encounters and international development from Roskilde in Denmark. Marie KAae is the founder of Tap Water Jam in Paris and Copenhagen, a platform for culture and artistic socialization. Upon returning to Denmark in 2014 after several years working in Paris, she founded the Association Divercity, of which she is chairman. Divercity works to support and develop the Danish urban dance scene´s continued growth and cultural coherence.

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Host: Niki Awandee – Sweden

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DJ: Prime – Sweden

 

Registration

Sorry, but we been having some technical problems with the registration form, but you can now reister to the mail below with following information.

Send your registration to: maria@streetstar.se

Required information:
Name of the Dance School
City / Country
Name of group/crew
Ammount of dancers
Categori (NEW TALENT 8-13 years or NEXT GENERATION 14-16 years or NEXT GENERATION 17-19 years or ADVANCED LEVEL 20 years and over)
Contact (Name – Mobile – Email)
Interested in Workshops? (Yes / No)
Interested in Rookie Battles? (Yes / No)

 

Tickets

Showcase Competition & Rookie Battles – Dansens Hus 23th – 24th October
– See Dansens Hus website for more information. DANSENS HUS or TICNET

 

Accomodation

Information coming up…