Schedule of Events
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Bad Mama Jama Jam, 8:00PM
Dance showcase at Intermedia Arts | Tickets $6 in advance, available here/ $8 at the door
Features the very best of the Twin Cities’ rising hip-hop dance stars. These local hip-hop dancers and choreographers (ages 15-25) are a whole new generation of breakers, poppers, and lockers ready to tear it up as they bring the house down. Watch out as old and new schools collide in this action-packed show! For more information, please click here.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Feline Freestyle Cipher Session: The art of Freestyle and Battle Rapping, 12:00PM - 2:00PM
Intermedia Arts | $5 at the door
Freestyle rhyme is foundational to the art of being an MC. Twin Cities hiphop pioneer, MC and beatboxer TruthMaze, along with local hip hop powerhouses Maria Isa and Tish Jones, will present a workshop on freestyle rhyming andbattle rapping, exploring the basic strategies of memorization and on the spot themes towards expressing the mind and voice. This is an interactive workshop where females can feel comfortable honing their freestyle skills and spitting their wisdom. For more information, please call 612-871-4444.
Popping with Pringlz and Tutting with Pandora Master Class, 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Hennepin Center for the Arts | Studio 4A | $20 at the door
All levels welcome. Learn basic popping and tutting, original styles of hip-hop dance, from the funky duo Pringlz (Fort Wayne, IN) and Pandora (Los Angeles, CA) from the nationally recognized Venus Fly Trap Crew! For more information, please click here.
Chicago House Master Class with Kelsa “Kadance” Rieger, 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Hennepin Center for the Arts | Studio 4B | $20 at the door
All levels welcome! Learn Chicago-based dance style that combines house movement with the partnering techniques of salsa, hustle, and Chicago stepping from house dance expert and member of the Venus Fly Trap Crew- Kelsa “Kadance” Rieger! For more information, please click here.
The SHEro Show, 8:00PM
Dance showcase at Intermedia Arts | Tickets $6 in advance, available here/ $8 at the door
Features dance creations from the Twin Cities’ most renowned and established hip-hop dancers and choreographers, along with incredibly talented guest artists from across the nation. For more information, please click here.
Saturday, September 19, 2009; 12-10 PM
B-Girl Be Block Party, 12:00PM - 10:00PM
Intermedia Arts | Tickets $10 in advance, available here/ $15 at the door
Spoken Word Showcase, 1:30-2:15PM
hosted by TISH JONES
On Her Own, 2:30-3:30PM
featuring KATANA, AKIRA JOHNSON and More!
Partners In Rhyme, 4:00-5:30PM
featuring BLOODY BLACK EYES, ILL CHEMISTRY, and MARIA ISA
Siren Sound MAINSTAGE SHOW, 7:00PM - 10:00PM
featuring BLACK PEARL, ETERNIA (with CHESNEY SNOW), DJ CHELA and the TWIN CITIES ALL-STARS
The SHEro Show, 2:00PM
Dance showcase at Intermedia Arts | Tickets $6 in advance, available here/ $8 at the door
Features dance creations from the Twin Cities’ most renowned and established hip-hop dancers and choreographers, along with incredibly talented guest artists from across the nation.For more information, please click here.
“All The Ladies Say” A Documentary Film, 5:30 PM
Directed by A. “Rokafella” Garcia, FREE with block party entrance fee
“All The Ladies Say” is a film that highlights the lives of six iconic female street dancers from San Jose, Atlanta, Miami and Chicago, who have carved a niche in the physically challenging, male dominated breakdance world. Discussions about motherhood, sexual tension, femininity versus masculinity and the rap industry/mainstream images are a few of the themes explored by the documentary’s main characters. International dancers not only make appearances but also add their two cents about life as a B Girl in the Hip-hop world.
DeCipher This, 10:00PM
Intermedia Arts | Tickets $6 in advance, available here/ $8 at the door
Showcases the very essence of hip-hop dance: the ability to freestyle in the cipher. Live drumming and DJing add to the excitement. as locally and nationally recognized female hip-hop dancers take their turn in the cipher sharing their specific skills and raw improvisational energy! For more information, please click here.
Sunday, September 17, 2009
Bad Mama Jama Jam, 3:00PM
Dance showcase at Intermedia Arts | Tickets $6 in advance, available here/ $8 at the door
Features the very best of the Twin Cities’ rising hip-hop dance stars. These local hip-hop dancers and choreographers (ages 15-25) are a whole new generation of breakers, poppers, and lockers ready to tear it up as they bring the house down. Watch out as old and new schools collide in this action-packed show! For more information, please click here.