25/08/2023
SPECTACULAR DANCE BATTLES DURING URBAN MATTERZ!
This year we are also bringing 🔥 to our beautiful cultural temple!
The foyer of Dj Cutnice in Helmond will be transformed into a dance battle area on the Festival-Sunday where our regular MC Terence Machete van Lange swings the scepter and the thick beats of De Cacaofabriek keeps the adrenaline levels of both the participants and the audience non-stop at the highest level. A strict but fair jury determines who can pass.... and who isn't!
The battles are FREE to attend just like the festival itself. Do you not only want to watch, but do you dare to battle with other talented dancers then check below which battles we are organizing. You don't have to miss out on our prize pool of 1500 euros.... (Participation is also free)
🔥 UM BREAKBATTLE
Like every year, we start the Festival-Sunday at 10:00h. with the spectacular BreakBattle.
CATEGORIES:
-14 1vs1
14+ 2vs2
JUDGES:
- Arjuna Vermeulen (Cypher Active)
- .riboch (HustleKidz)
- Rocha aka Rhythmmatic
You can register on the day itself.
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🔥 NEXT STEP BATTLE (10th Anniversary)
The Next Step 10 year anniversary!! This year, a large number of talents will make the best out of themselves to impress the jury consisting of talented dance talents. Marvel at a colorful mix of different dance styles and dancers!
CATEGORIES:
1vs1 (all ages | all-styles)
2vs2 (all ages | all-styles)
JUDGES:
- Baloo “The Cage” (BE)
- Shahin Damka (NL)
- Patrick Karijowidjojo (NL)
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🔥 CITY2CITY BATTLE
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Next Step, we've added an extra battle:
The City2City Battle!
This 5vs5 battle is for from different cities to battle with each other.
Participate?
1. Choose a captain.
2. Put (all ages | all-styles) crew together.
3. Claim your city by emailing: [email protected]
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Team UrbanMatterz
Celebrating 50 years of HipHop!
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The dance battles are part of the annual UrbanMatterz Urban & HipHop Festival in and around the Cacaofabriek in Helmond with e.g.:
On Festival-Saturday the Oldschool HipHop Concert Evening with, among others, the Soulsonic Force with Melle Mel & Sparky D, Scorpio Furious Five and the Sugarhill Gang.
Info and tickets for this Old School HipHop Concert Evening:
https://cstu.io/adf5cc
On Festival-Sunday we're going wild with Urban Sports (including BMX, Skate and Step), Culture, Beatbox Battles, Dance Battles, Graffiti Workshops, an Urban Market, Soups, Wheelchair Basketball and Freerunning.
Info about the UrbanMatterz Urban & HipHop Festival
https://cstu.io/c11186
Or visit our website
https://urbanmatterz.nl
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