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Northwest Sweet 16 – 2019 Recap

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Thanks to everyone who came to support the #northwestsweet16 yesterday. It was great to see that underground hip-hop is still viable in Seattle, even with all the changes we’ve seen over the last couple years.
 
Last night was super fun. First off congrats to Krubel Bekele “Buckshot” from Unleashed for taking the Sweet 16 bracket. Was great to see him finally take the championship. Not only does he get the Sweet 16 title, but Geoff Reyes will be flying him out to Florida for the UBL championship in July. Big ups to Luis Tfs Bowzee for taking second place in the 2v2 AND the Sweet 16 bracket. I’m sure all of us were wondering how he would have done had he only entered one bracket. For the 2v2, we had Byron Jay Donaldson and Dann Vital taking the W as Egyptian Cotton. For our all style champs, we extended two invites to two champions, Crownz and Squidgit (spelling?). Other notable competitors were Keltin Martin from Calgary, Mo Ramirez from Portland, Jermine Bulaong with the flavor, Sevrin Emnacen-Boyd, Samson, and a bunch more. Josh Laquian and Thomas Dominique Chung are working hard on the footage as we speak, they will have footage posted on the B-boy Network Channel asap: https://www.youtube.com/user/BboyNetwork.
 
Many thanks to the production team, couldn’t have done it without them. Judges: Eric Mpwo, Daniel King Reds Rojas, Anthony Kornnut Okino, Dufon Smith Orb, Victor Tran, Natasha Gorrie, Florentino Francisco, Chris Kaku Brothers. Djs/sound: Sean Lee, Khoi Quan, Tracey Wong, Drop B Angers. Photo/Video: Josh Laquian,Thomas Dominique Chung, David Cuerpo Jr. MC: Joe Ricci. Door: Kimi/Mary Lee.

Northwest Sweet 16 – 2019 Schedule

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Doors open for competitors at 1pm, but everyone is welcome. Doors open for public at 7pm, but again, come whenever you wish! $15 at the door, cash preferred. Kids under 10 for $5

SCHEDULE:
1pm – DOORS OPEN FOR COMPETITORS
2-4pm – All Style Prelims, 8 Dancers advance to finals
4-7pm – 2v2 Breaking Crew Prelim, 8 crews advance to finals

7pm – DOORS OPEN FOR PUBLIC
7:30-8:30pm – All Style Finals, quarters/semis
8:30-11pm – Breaking Finals, Sweet 16/crew battle

Northwest Sweet 16 – March 23rd, 2019

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It’s that time of year again! This year’s Northwest Sweet 16 will once again feature the best that the NW has to offer. With new and returning competitors, a 2v2 b-boy crew battle, and a 1v1 all styles battle, get ready for some amazing dancing!

Tickets will be $15 at the door, no pre-sale this year.

Check out event page HERE.

Northwest Sweet 16 – 2018 – Recap

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Thanks again to everyone who made this year’s Sweet 16 happen. As always, it was a crazy night with upsets, bracket busters, great dancing, funny moments, and incredible feats of athleticism. Our highlights included watching many new faces blow it up in the Sweet 16. SoFarin, Curt, Kulani, Motorman, and a bunch of other rookies made the event one for the books. Other highlights included Juse Boogie’s epic headslide in the mini comp, Boxcutta’s super crew taking the W in the b-boy crew competition, and Curt putting the hurt on everyone in the Sweet 16 bracket. Winners below, footage coming soon!

Credit David Cuerpo for photos.

Northwest Sweet 16 Invite Only Bracket:
1st: Curt – Stray Path Crew – Vancouver BC
2nd: Kulani – Solo – Seattle

5v5 B-boy/B-girl Crew Competition:
1st: 4 the Squad
2nd: Arena Valor

3v3 All Style Competition:
1st: Shadow Shifters
2nd: Gucci Gang

Northwest Sweet 16 – 2018 – Brackets and Schedule

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Brackets are up, and boy do they look exciting. Also, be sure to check the schedule below, if you’re entering the all style competition, be ready to go at 1pm (and don’t forget the workshops at 11am). If you’re a breaker, prelims start at 3pm on the dot. If you are a spectator, doors open at 6pm for the general public, and the finals start at 7pm. After party at Baltic Room.

Event page HERE.

After Brown Paper Tickets closes at midnight on the 23rd, tickets will be available at the door for $15 also. Kids under 10 for $10, and kids under 5 for free.

Schedule:
11am: All Style Workshops

—-Prelims – 1-6pm—-
All Style Prelims 1-3pm
B-boy Prelims 3-6pm

6pm DOORS OPEN FOR PUBLIC

—-Finals 7-11pm—-
-B-boy judges showcase
-The Sweet 16 round 1
-B-boy/B-girl 5v5 crew Quarter Final
-Sweet 16 Quarter Finals
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-All Styles 3v3 crew Quarter Final
-All Styles 3v3 crew Semi Final
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-Sweet 16 Semi Final
-B-Boy/B-girl 5v5 crew Semi Final
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-All Styles Judges Showcase
-All Styles 3v3 Final
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-B-boy/B-girl 5v5 crew Finals
-Sweet 16 Finals
PARTY TIME – After party at Baltic room

The Northwest Sweet 16 – XI – 2018

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Tickets available on Brown Paper Tickets with the link below:

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3354540

We are happy to announce the continuation of the Northwest Sweet 16 into the 11th year. This year will mark a change in the structure of the competition. In order to make the process more decentralized, more than half of the competitors will be sourced from prelims. We believe this will make the choices less political, as our board members will have less choice on who competes in the final. Prelims will take place in Vancouver, Seattle, Eastern Washington, Portland, and Alaska. With the exception of Alaska, each prelim will have an invited 8 bracket, in which the winner will represent at the finals, and an open 1v1 bracket for anyone to enter, in which the winner will represent at the finals. Event page HERE.

The Northwest Sweet 16 – 10 Year Anniversary Recap

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Okay folks here we go <deep breath>. Want to thank everyone who came out and supported the Northwest Sweet 16 10 year anniversary. It was a magical night with unicorns and glitter and all that good stuff. I’m sure yall are dying to know the results, they are below:

The Northwest Sweet 16 Champion:
Ives – Rock Force Crew – Anchorage Alaska
Runner Up:
Phil Wizard – Wizards Crew – Vancouver BC

5v5 B-boy/B-girl Crew Champoins:
Massive Monkees – Seattle WA
Runner Up:
NON – Vancouver BC

5v5 All Styles Champions:
Flooridians – Florida
Runner Up:
Chapter1ne – Oregon

The Sweet 16 was definitely the highlight for the event this year. Brendan Boxcutta throwing some incredibly intricate footwork combos, Philip Kim hitting some amazing blow ups, Dann Vital doing his unique style the whole night, and of course Ives Viray for blowing it up and taking the entire event. Flooridians in the all style comp couldn’t be touched, and had some of the best crew dynamics I’ve ever seen. Massive Monkees once again won the b-boy crew comp with strong solos and routines that overpowered everyone else. The Power King Exhibition did not disappoint either, thanks to Bryan Fishy Nguyen, Alejandro Luna-Juliano, Matt Wong, Khang Nguyen for taking the time to rep.

Lastly I wanted to thank everyone who has helped to put this event on over the last ten years. The Northwest Sweet 16 has always been an event for the Northwest, by the Northwest. It has been great to see the dancers and community members take ownership of the event. I’m sure I’m forgetting a couple people, please don’t take offense as my brain is fried from yesterday. Ricky Chon for co-founding the event and then bouncing like a little punk. Andrew Oledan for being waaaay cooler than Ricky Chon. Sean Fish Boogie for always coming hard with the beats. Joe Ricci for being ring girl and being a true partner in crime. Hosts throughout the years keeping the energy flowing: Niko, Jireh, Joe. Djs shaping the jam with vibes: Fish, Andrés Digg One, Soul Rane, Kitman. Tracey Wong and Jensine San for helping with the all style tip. Kitty Wu and King Khazm Kogita for holding it down at Zulu and Washington Hall. Everyone who has participated in the Sweet 16 and battled in the crew comp, or just friggin showed up for that matter. And of course everyone who helped with the little things that added up to big things: Kimi, Miles, Sandy, Brendan, Sushen, Andrea Mercedes McCaw, Lee Nagy, Ana-Beth, Marcus Sharpe, Remi M Street.

I’m sorry to say this jam has taken it’s toll on me mentally, physically, and financially. I’ve made the decision to only do it in the future if I have sponsorship, meaning, there could be one next year or this could have very well been the very last one. I’d like to keep it yearly, but I simply don’t know how likely that is. In the case this was indeed the last one, from the bottom of my heart, everyone, thank you thank you thank you….

-Tim Chips

The Brackets Are SET!!!

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Here we have it folks, the brackets for the 10th anniversary of the Northwest Sweet, bout to be crazy!

Ives – Rock Force Crew – Anchorage AK
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Savimbi – Dogg Pound – Seattle WA

Ruude – Dangerous Goods – Winnipeg/Vancouver BC
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Samson – The Wizards – Vancouver BC

Vital – Misguided Steps – Bremerton WA
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Juan100 – New Birth Crew – Portland OR

Zell – Misfits – Olympia WA
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Rona – Moon Patrol Crew – Aloha OR
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Boxcutta – Fraggle Rock/Soul Shifters – Seattle WA
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Mad Cao – Scoundrelz/BC Buds – Vancouver BC

Mpwo – The Brothers – Portland OR
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Dill1 – ODB – Kent WA

Phil Wizard – The Wizards – Vancouver BC
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Bryan – Break Tuff – Tri Cities

Ztimpy – Unik Breakers – Mexico
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Steel Will – LA Breakers – Los Angeles CA

Northwest Sweet 16 – 2017 tickets now on sale

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UPDATE: Some people might have been confused by a typo we had. Doors open for public at 6pm, and the finals start at 7pm. Also traffic will be bad, so please plan accordingly.

ONLINE TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED, TICKETS WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE TOMORROW AT THE DOOR.

We have tickets now on sale at BrownPaperTickets. Purchase now at the below link:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2902288