We will once again be hosted the All Style Sweet 16 at the Chinatown/ID Night Market this year. It will be our third year hosting at this marvelous event and needless to say, we have an amazing lineup!!! Check out our event page HERE to see the lineup and details for the show.
So the first All Style Sweet 16 was an interesting experiment. Turn out was relatively low, but we expected that for a first time Friday event. With that being said, the dancers were AMAZING!!!
First round included some hype battles. Ben Vo, one of our favorites had a clean first round, but was not chosen by the judges to advance. Instead they chose Nicholas, a wild card or sorts with a New Jack Swing style. Needless to say, he was so much fun to watch, and had one of the best rounds of his night in this initial battle. Darylle vs Jess2sick was the starting battle, and did not disappoint. Both girls represented with a hip hop style, Jess coming away with the edge. Other highlights for the first round included Chris Nauta’s krumping, Andy Tiger Claw, Maho the Speck dancing her heart out, K-Yool, Knowbody, and Maezing coming out strong.
Throughout the night, dancers who exhibited a diversity of styles tended to make it further, but also dancers who stuck to their guns, and adjusted to the music also did well. Maezing and Knowbody matched up in the finals, it was one of the best match ups of the battle. In the end, Maezing came away with the win, with Knowboy in second. Also notable, Kuni Groovy Boogie also showed a diversity of styles, and killed it with the funk styles, came away with 3rd place followed by Nicholas in 4th.
On a side note, our second power king exhibition included some raw talent. James Cha and Matt Wong represented the new school, and threw some amazing initial rounds, but faltered in the second half. Khang, the defending champion, showed some weakness and did not stay as clean as his championship run. In the end, Fumi stuck to his guns, stayed clean, and came away with the win.
Results:
1st – Maezing
2nd – Knowbody
3rd – Groovy Boogie
4th – Nicholas
Power King Champion
Fumi
Video Footage:
Final Battle:
Maezing vs Knowbody
3rd place battle:
Groovy Boogie vs Nicholas
Semi-Finals:
Maezing vs Groovy Boogie | Knowbody vs Nicholas
Quarter Finals:
Jess2sick vs Groovy Boogie | K-Yool vs Maezing
Nicholas vs Speck | Knowbody vs Ron
Round 1:
Darylle vs Jess2sick | Chris vs Groovy Boogie
K-Yool vs Tiger Claw | Maezing vs Eric
Speck vs Jin | Ben Vo vs Nicholas
Ron vs Gi | Horizon vs Knowbody
Here is the quick breakdown for what you need to know about both battles, but more info can be seen on the individual event pages.
All Style Sweet 16
Best All Styles dancers from the West Coast. Includes waackers, funk stylers, b-boys, house, hip hop, and much more.
Doors open at 6:30pm
Wild card slot will be chosen from 7-8pm
All Style Sweet 16 starts at 8pm
Ticket combo available on Brownpaperticket.com for $20 which include entry into the NWS16 also.
Location is Harambee in Renton.
The Northwest Sweet 16 2014
The best b-boys from the Northwest battle for the most coveted championship.
Doors open at 1pm
Prelims start at 2pm for competitors
Doors open for general public at 6pm
Finals start at 7pm
Limited amount of discount tickets are available on Brownpapertickets.com for $10
Location is Washington Hall in Seattle.
My goodness, much talent, entertainment lots… Peep the brackets for the first ever All Style Sweet 16. There is so much talent in this thing, anyone has a shot at the championship.
Everything is looking up for the All Style Sweet 16. We have all of our invitees accounted for, peep their competitor cards below.
1. Ben Vo – Portland OR – Chapter1NExLDT
2. Chris Nauta – Seattle WA – Rockfam/FUcrew
3. Darylle Jhnsn – Surrey BC
4. Kuni/Groovy Boogie – Arigato Crew – Tokyo
5. Maho the Speck – Edamame Crew – Seattle/Japan
6. Andrew Tiger Claw – Misguided Steps – Tacoma WA
7. Patrick Horizun – FIO x GRVTY – Portland OR
8. Jessica Hu “Jess2sick” – The Cruw – Seattle/Salem
9. Ronald Comoda – Bible Black – Seattle/Beaverton
10. Terrence Spencer – PG Fam/PG Boys – Seattle
11. Anthony – EOR – Alaska
12. Maezing – Waackademy – Vancouver
13. Nicholas – retronichouse – Vancouver, Japan
14. Brandon Knowbody – Shut your trap – Sacremento
15. Deni K-Yool Kang – Creative Motion / Black Mamba – Vancouver
16. Wild card chosen the day of event
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