House Dance International, July 8-10-NYC-info, Judges, tickets, register now!

THURSDAY, JULY 8 - SATURDAY, JULY 10,
New York City

WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS

House Dance | Vogue | Experimental |
Waacking

Get info, tickets and register
now



Regsiter Now: http://www.housedancenyc.com/registrationcompetition.html





Judges

Tyrone
Proctor (Waacking): A pioneer of the urban dance form Waacking,
Tyrone Proctor has been dancing since the late 1950’s in his hometown of Philadelphia. By the early 1970’s
Tyrone was one of the featured dancers on Soul Train and toured the country and the world as a
teen idol. In the 1980s, he choreographed for Jody Watley and other stars. He currently teaches
Waacking in NYC and internationally.

Yugson Hawks (House): Yugson is one
of the most acclaimed House and Hip-Hop dancers on the Global scene. A member
of the highly respected Wanted crew and co-founder of the Serial Stepperz family
out of Paris, France, Yugson has claimed victory at Juste Debout multiple times and has
toured the planet teaching workshops, judging contests and rocking cyphers. His
down-to-earth style, rare versatility and highly developed sense of musicality
continues to astound audiences
worldwide

Evelyn Santos (Experimental): A staple
on New York’s underground club
scene since the 1960s, Evelyn Santos is a cultural icon in NYC, hosting seminal
events such as Ain’t Nothing But a House Party, Body and Soul, Club
Shelter, Temple and Paradise Garage. Evelyn has been
recognized by the New York
Times for her work as a choreographer and has been featured in films such
as Maestro. Many in NYC’s underground dance scene consider Evelyn to be the
Godmother of
House.

Cesar Valentino (Vogue): Dancer, Choreographer and Model Cesar Valentino
is a fixture in New York’s ball community. Featured in such legendary
documentaries as Paris is
Burning and House of Tres, Cesar has danced in music videos for Toni Braxton and Carmen Electra, as
well as designed runway and fashion shows throughout the U.S. and abroad. He
was a featured voguer in Malcolm
McClaren’s “Deep in Vogue” tour in Europe. 2010 marks his
first time as a Judge of HDI.


Desiree Faltine (House): Migrating to NYC from Trinidad in 1969, Desiree was a child of the
70s Disco era who later became a fixture at clubs like Paradise Garage, the
Loft, Zanzibar and Bond St. International. Desiree opened her own club in 1995
called Behind Closed Doors and was the host of the First Annual Club House
Jamboree in Brooklyn. She has been dancing in the underground NYC scene for
over three decades and HDI is proud to welcome Desiree as an HDI judge in
2010.



2010 SCHEDULE





New
York City

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Thursday, July 8
(7pm-10pm)

CHOREOGRAPHY
CONTEST + OPENING CYPHERS

Sullivan Room, 218 Sullivan St. b/w West 3rd
and Bleeker

Contestant Sign-In @ 7pm

Official
Afterparty: LIBATION w/ DJ Ian Friday (10:30pm-4am)

$25 Cover (Includes Libation)



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Friday, July 9
(3pm-2am)

PRE-SELECTIONS



House Dance (1x1)
| Vogue (1x1) | Waacking (1x1) | Experimental (1x1)

HarlemStage - Aaron Davis Hall

150 Convent Ave. at 135th Street

Contestant Sign-In @ 3pm

$30 Cover (Spectators) / $40 Entry Fee
(Contestants)





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Friday-Saturday,
July 9-10 (10am-4pm)

MASTER
WORKSHOPS

FootworKingz

Ejoe Wilson

Aus Ninja Imperial

Tyrone Proctor

Akim Funk Buddha

Cesar Valentino

Yugson Hawks

David Padilla

$20 per Class / $120 for all Eight
Workshops



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Saturday, July 10
(4pm-2am)

FINAL ROUNDS /
MAIN EVENT







House Dance (1x1) | Vogue (1x1) | Waacking
(1x1) | Experimental (1x1)

HARLEMSTAGE - Aaron Davis Hall





150 Convent Ave. @ 135th St.

$40 Cover ($20 for Mezzanine)



PACKAGES

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2-DAY PASS
(Package A): $60

Pre-Selections Rounds (Friday Night)

Main Event (Saturday Night)

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3-DAY PASS
(Package B): $80

Choreography Contest + Libation Afterparty
(Thursday Night)

Pre-Selections Rounds (Friday Night)

Main Event (Saturday Night)

BUY NOW

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ALL-ACCESS PASS
(Package C): $150

Choreography Contest + Libation Afterparty
(Thursday Night)

Pre-Selections Rounds (Friday Night)

All Workshops (Saturday Afternoon)

Main Event (Saturday Night)

BUY NOW

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COMPETITION INFO
(Freestyle Categories)

• $40 entry fee per category:

House (1x1) | Vogue (1x1) | Experimental (1x1)
| Waacking (1x1)

• Contestants must report to designated location at
3pm on Friday, July 9.

• Contestants may enter more than one category and
must pay $40 fee for each category.

• Competition registration includes admission to
the preliminary rounds on Friday, July 9. Contestants gain free admission to
final rounds on Saturday, July 10 if they qualify to advance.

• $1000 prize in each category. Prize money is
payable by check from House Dance International LLC and all prizes will be paid
by 7/31/10.

• Contestants may not select or request their own
music.

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COMPETITION INFO (Choreography Contest)



• $20 entry fee per dancer - also includes
admission to LIBATION afterparty. Contestants must report to Sullivan Room at
7pm on Thursday, July 8.

• Number
of Dancers. Two (2) Minimum / Seven (7) Maximum

• Acceptable Dance Styles. Choreography
should be synchronized to House music or musical derivatives of House, including
Broken Beat, Tech, Drum n Bass, Nu Jazz or Afro Fusion, etc.. In other words,
try to keep in the thematic structure of the HDI event: to celebrate underground
styles of club dancing.

• Number
of Compositions. To win $500 prize, Groups will be required to perform
two (2) separate pieces.

• Time
Limit of Compositions. A piece may not exceed three (3) minutes.

• Musical
Selections. Choreographers must provide their own musical selections.
Please provide one CD, clearly labeled with Group name. Track 1 should be the
first musical selection; Track 2 should be the second musical selection.

• Judges’
Criteria. Groups will be scored on a mathematical scale according to the
following criteria: Musicality / Rhythm; Vocabulary; Originality / Creativity;
Charisma; Synchronicity / Transitions; Staging / Blocking; and Costume
Design

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REGISTER
NOW

HOUSE DANCE

VOGUE

EXPERIMENTAL

WAACKING

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MASTER OF
CEREMONIES

EJOE
WILSON








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ONLY 2 DAYS BEFORE THE START OF

THE 4TH ANNUAL HOUSE DANCE
INTERNATIONAL

MASTER WORKSHOP SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN
ANNOUNCED



Friday, July 9^th, Aaron Davis
Hall

Masters
Workshops



11:30-1pm- Aus
(Waacking)

1-2:30pm-
Yugson Hawks (House Dance)

2:30-4pm- Akim
Funk Buddha (experimental)

4-5:30pm-
Footwork Kingz (footwork)






Saturday, July 10^th, Aaron Davis
Hall

Masters
Workshops



10-11:30am-
Future Ninja (Experimental)

11:30-1pm- Tyrone Proctor (Waacking)


1-2:30pm- Ejoe
Wilson (House Dance)

2:30-4pm- Cesar
Valentino (Vogue)

4-5:30pm-
Melanie Aguirre (Whaacking)




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