Thank you to everyone who came out to support VBZ this weekend from near and far! Incredible to see all the amazing dancers and so many new faces with some of them being their 1st battles.
Friday, brought the battles to Sapperton Community Hall. We loved the space and encourage anyone who’s needing a great space to check them out!
Saturday, we held an actual street party at the most incredible space @myuptownnewwest (Uptown Plaza at Belmont St). Not even the rain could scare us away. Grateful for our space (granted by @new_westminster) under the tents that was kindly donated by @tourismnewwest - we couldn’t have survived the day without them. This was the perfect location for our event with so many food & beverage options.
We’re grateful that @jenniferwhitesidenewwest our New Westminster MLA and Minister for Mental Health & Addictions and @patrickjohnstone Mayor of New Westminster came to support our event - it was a true honour 🙏🏽
Sunday, we finished off the weekend with workshops with @natasha_gortex @hyablak @carolineladyc - We were incredibly blessed to have them be our VBZ2024 judges alongside our U18 judges @bopngeek @damonbabybread @eden_pothier. Thank you for being part of VBZ!
Shout out to @bernardsblvd our incredible MC who is a pillar of our Street Dance Community and the President of @vsdfestival_ (happening Aug 2-5 - don’t miss it)!
And lastly, who can forget the 🔥 beats dropped by our All Ages DJ @iamshashu & our U18 DJ @oscarmagor 😱
Congratulations to our Champions of our 6 categories and special awards 🏆
U18
Hip Hop @leena.sharma_
Popping @therealpoppinsean
2v2 Open Styles @therealpoppinsean @bboy.gabe
All Ages
Hip Hop @_lil_rome_
Popping @brycekoebel
Open Styles @alexander_barnes @damonbabybread
Dancer of the Day
City of New West @damonbabybread
Uptown New West @ari.a.th
Tourism New West @alexander_barnes
Rising Star
Reality Check @tamand0 @realitycheckprogram
RC Pro @bboy_lucas__ @rcpro.ca
Fukuya @dancingkeaton @fukuyafoods
Ideal Auto Wrecking @hope_dance604 @ideal_auto_1
Battlezone Scholarship @amy.zy2002
