The B-Series: Celebrating Hip Hop & Street Dance Culture

02/03/2026

Congratulations to the B-Series 2026: B-PRESENT Battle & Jam Winners!!!

🏆 1st Place Crew Battle:
Acquired. Kn
Krissy .kris10
Phree
Gr00vy_m0nae

🌟2nd Place Crew Battle:
L2K
E
energĀ
NeroTheProfessor

🔥Cypher Winners:
RLO .rlo21
Noxx
Qron
Nasii
Lil Terry

Thank you again to all the amazing and talented dancers that came through to this year’s Battle & Jam, and all who came to support! B-Series could not be what it is without everyone. Same place next year?

Keep an eye out for more content from B-SERIES 2026!👀

28/02/2026

‼️TODAY‼️

Join us at The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago for the 12th annual celebration of Hip Hop & Street Dance Culture co-curated by Daniel BRAVEMONK Haywood and Kelsa K-SOUL Rieger-Haywood.

B-SERIES 2026: B-PRESENT is a call to gather and move—physically, soulfully, and energetically—with awareness, intention, and deep connection to the sounds, the space, the culture, the legacies, our inner selves, and one another.

🌟Opening Qigong and Sound Healing led by Jimmy Chan and DJ A-Lista – kicking off at 2:00 p.m.🌟

🏆Judges: Mlaya Moves, I.B. RAH, Papa Kobina
🎧DJs: DJ Ca$h Era and DJ A-Lista
🎤Hosts: BRAVEMONK and K.C.
🕺Performances: Jay-J and Taraja Mumbeja, The Rennegades Hip Hop Dance Team, K.C. and Student emcees

Head-to-Head battles: cypher entry, random pairing in 2v2 battles, wild-card winds up in 3v3 finals. In addition to the standard criteria for an open freestyle competition, dancers will be judged on how effectively they communicate, connect, and interact with their partners.

Come battle and watch some INCREDIBLE dancing! Vibe, and enjoy community. Tickets are FREE in the link in our bio, SEE YOU THERE 🫵

28/02/2026

📣‼️BIG NEWS IS OUT NOW‼️📣

The B-Series 4v4 Open Styles Build-A-Crew Battle just got bigger.

💰 $1,000 Prize Pot
🥇 1st Place: $800
🥈 2nd Place: $200

But that’s not all…

The winning crew of 4 will advance to the Urbanite Chicago Showcase Weekend (April 10–11) for a special Red Bull Dance Your Style Showcase, where they’ll battle 1v1 against each other.

The winner of that showcase earns:

✈️ An all-expenses-paid trip to Kansas City
🔥 A Top 16 spot in the Red Bull Dance Your Style Open Qualifier (April 24)

28/02/2026

27/02/2026

What’s B-Series without some student emcees? Catch Laila, 180MINDSET, and Prodigal TOMORROW at out Battle and Jam! 💛🧡🤎

27/02/2026

📣Here are our official B-PEESENT Judges! Register for our Battle and Jam THIS SATURDAY 2/28 from 2-9PM and catch our judges during their exhibition!

Speaking of battle, we have some big news about our prizes this weekend coming your way🤭👀‼️

As always, stay tuned tuned!

27/02/2026

Some moments from our classes and panels so far! With a little under 48 hours to our grand Battle and Jam, we’re gearing up for our last set of workshops TOMORROW at 11AM and 12:30PM with and

26/02/2026

Ready to catch some vibes? Introducing our performing artists for this weekends Battle and Jam!

26/02/2026

‼️THURSDAY AT 12:30 PM‼️

Kick off the B-Series weekend of events at The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago with the B-PRESENT TOWNHALL. Three expert panelists will share their healing-centered work and intersections with Hip-Hop & Street Dance. Read about guests Lacouir Yancey (B-boy Spirit), Dr. Courtney Domenico and Jonathan St. Clair (B-boy InLight). The Town Hall will include speaking, Q&A, and opportunities to experience some elements of their practice.

🌟Register for FREE in the link in our bio!🌟

24/02/2026

ITS B-SERIES WEEK! Check out all we have going on, all for FREE this week before Saturday’s main Battle and Jam.

THURSDAY 2/26: B-PRESENT Town Hall - Hip-Hop/Street Dance & Healing

Three expert panelists share their healing-centered work and intersections with Hip-Hop & Street Dance: Lacouir Yancey (B-boy Spirit), Dr. Courtney Domenico and Jonathan St. Clair (B-boy InLight).  The Town Hall will include speaking, Q&A, and opportunities to experience some elements of their practice.

FRIDAY 2/27: Lacouir Yancey (B-Boy Spirit) - Freedom Movement Therapy Class and B-Series Takeover of Dance Professionalism

Freedom Movement Therapy (FMT) is a somatic mindful movement system designed for both community-based programming and university-level dance education, supporting dancers and movers in developing greater body awareness, emotional regulation, and expressive range through embodied practice. Rooted in Hip Hop movement culture and grounded in martial arts foundations, FMT blends breath work, sensation-based awareness, rhythmic training, and guided improvisation to help participants release habitual tension patterns, improve movement efficiency, and deepen the mind–body connection for performance, healing, and personal growth.

Then, guest artists Kiana Cook (K.C.) and Lacouir Yancey (B-boy Spirit) share professional development and industry insights with The Business of Dance through their decades long careers at the intersections of street dance, community, and healing. 

SATURDAY 2/28: Main Battle and Jam!

Details to come :)

Resister for these FREE events throughout the link in our bio! We can’t wait to see you all there!

18/04/2025

Congratulations to the B-Series “B-Yond Borders” Battle & Jam Winners!!!

🏆 1st Place Crew Battle:
Basko
ASTRO
Junebug .344
Kid Fusion .fusion
QRon

🌟2nd Place Crew Battle:
Zhané
iCrisis
Penny
L2K
Lawrence

🔥 Cypher Winners:
Android Allure
Lizzy
Armani Ray
Lamaria

💎 MVP Award: Kid Fusionfusion

Thank you again to all the amazing and talented dancers that came through to this years Battle & Jam!!! B-Series would not be the same without all of you!!! We’re already counting the days until next year!!!

🚨Stay tuned for a recap video and photos from the event coming soon!!!

05/04/2025