FREE SPIRIT CHAMPIONSHIP The ultimate final event and highlight of the week! Experience Europe’s best dancers and multiple styles of the street dance scene in the highest quality. Come, compete and fight for the championship title in different categories. And if you are not going to participate in the battles, you can enjoy this great event with your whole family. Categories for the Battles: 1 vs. 1 Popping 1 vs. 1 Breaking 2 vs. 2 Hip Hop 2 vs. 2 House 2 vs. 2 Kids Battle Mixstyle 6-9 Years and 10-13 years 1 vs. 1 Kids Battle Breaking Crew Battles 3-6 Participants ----------------------------------------- SHOWCONTEST CONDITIONS for the competition: • 3-20 participants per Crew • No Age restriction • 2-3.5 minutes self-choreographed performance, Solos and Combos are allowed • Judges will select the best 3 teams from all participant crews for the final • Approved Styles : e.g. Hip Hop, Popping, Locking, House etc. but also influences from other Styles like Salsa, Contemporary, Capoeira etc. • You will get a separate warming up area • Equipment that will be needed for the performance, has to be announced within the registration • Deadline for registration: 13.7.2016 • Deadline for sending in Music: 13.7.2016 Judging Criteria: • Technique/Quality of Movement • Synchronism • Images, Lines, Use of space • Musicality • Concept/Message/ Overall impression --> The judges award points for each criteria, which will be used to determine the placing. Judges Mr. Wiggles, Joseph Go, Babson, Antoinette, Menno, Lil Amok, Takao Battle System: - Preselection (Best 8) - Quarterfinal - Halffinal - Final Please notice that we invited Battle Guests. Therefor not in every category 8 dancers from the preselction will pass. Schedule: 11:45-12:45 pm Registration Kids and Adults 13:00 pm Start Preselection Kids and Adults 17:00 pm Showtime - First Round: Showcontest - Quarterfinals, Halffinals Battles 18:00 pm Finals Kids and award ceremony 21:00 pm Finals Adults and award ceremony 22:00 pm Goodbye Jam Location: Tanzhaus NRW, Erkrather Straße 30, 40233 Düsseldorf Start: 12 PM End: 11 PM Entry price: 15 €