We performed on Tuesday and Wednesday at breakin convention and had so much fun. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who came and supported, everyone that went seemed to have a ball. It’s so important for us as an Urban Strides community to support as many hip hop and street dance cultural events as possible, it’s our community after all and the peeps at breakin convention put it on for people like you and me so it’s vital we reprrresssseeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnttttttt! It was an incredibly inspirational couple of days, working with Jonzi, and having some very insightful and deep discussions with Salah and Ken Swift made it an even more fullfilling experience. Those of you who came to the after party, realised that it was next level, the world popping champion jamming with the 05 bboy crew of the year alongside the living legends from the 7 gems was so dope I cant tell you. I cant imagine High wycombe are going to see a jam like that for a very long time! Those of you who couldnt make it here is our performance on the wednesday of the William Tell Overture. If you came to breakin convention let us know what night you came and what you thought, let us know your highlights. If you weren’t there let us know what you thought of the new piece in the video below you know I would love to hear what you really think.
Hope your all cool and enjoying classes. I have some sick news! Every two years we are privelaged to have the worlds finest hip hop crews perform at the High Wycombe Swan at the worlds leading hip hop festival! It only happens once every two years and I have to say the calliber of artists we have is awesome. Breakin convention is an awesome experience showcasing the worlds finest street dance crews, Urban Strides are performing on both days (represeeeeent!) and we are doing a world exclusive on the wednesday night, I dont want to say too much but I can guareentee it is a world first!
The shows are on Tuesday 5th May at 7.30 pm and
Wednesday 6th May @ 7.30pm
For all Urban Striders it is an absoulte must, we only get this talent every two years please do not miss out, plus there is also a special offer for peeps under 26 who can get free tickets for tuesday night under the “a night less ordinary” scheme call the box office on 01494 512000 for more details or follow this link http://www.wycombeswan.co.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=1072 But please hurry as there is a limited allocation.
Here is the breakin convention video check it out!
We are proud to announce that the Official Urban Strides Dance Crew have been selected to perform on BOTH nights of the Breakin Convention Tour at the Wycombe Swan!
On Tuesday 5th May, Andy and our youngest dance crew member James have been asked to perform their locking duet and on Wednesday 6th, the Crew are performing an innovative and extremely exciting new piece. We would love to hear what you think of it so if you can make it come and see us and then hit us up with a message. Tickets are available from www.wycombeswan.co.uk and check this out….if you are under 26 you can apply for a FREE TICKET!!!!!
Tuesday 28th April sees the Official Urban Strides Dance Crew closing the show for Grove Dance No 1, a spectacular evening of dance presented by performers aged between 4 and 24. The show features a wide variety of dance forms of an exceptional quality and takes place at the Grove Theatre in Dunstable on Tuesday 28th Apil at 7.30pm www.grovetheatre.co.uk 01582 60 20 80. Tickets are only £10 so come and support!!
Hi! We have arrived in Dublin and tonight and tomorrow we are performing at the RDS. We have seen the choir and their energy and enthusiam is fantastic and we know that the shows are going to be awesome! We brought the Urban Strides flava to Northern Ireland and this weekend will be bringing it to Dublin!
The kids have worked really hard at their street dance moves and we want to make sure that the positivity of the Urban Strides Street Dance Crew continues so we are offering our Pure Street Dance DVD at only £10 for those of you who come to the shows. Unfortunately due to such high demand at the venues we have already visited we have sold out! So we are offering the DVD at half price here on our online store where we have DVDs available to send you. All you need to do is click on the link and enter “Dublin” into the discount code section on the store page to receive your discount. However, this offer is only available until Monday 8th December at midnght so make sure you don’t miss out, grab your DVD now and keep the Urban Strides energy alive.
If you came to the shows leave us a comment and let us know what was your favourite part of the show was so we can keep doing what you love to see, your time and feedback is much appreciated.
Yo Yo, last night we had a wicked show at the MEN Arena in Manchester. The vibe was awesome and I have to say having 23,000 people jump up off their feet with such vibrancy and passion was something that I’ll never forget. Thank you so much to the phenominal parents, audience and Young Voices Choir for bringing so much enthusiasm and passion to the show. I can honestly say I have never been part of such a massive freestlye jam! If you were at the event or you came last year, hit us up and let us know what you thought of the Urban Strides performances. Let us know your highlights and what you enjoyed the best so we can make sure we are giving you guys what you want.
Last year we received thousands of enquiries of people wanting to carry on with Urban Strides street dance. Unfortunately we currently don’t have classes in Manchester . Instead we were planning to sell our awesome Pure Street Dance tutorial DVD with free Beardyman Beatbox CD for half it’s normal retail price as a gift to the Young Voices Choir. However, demand was so high we sold out at the O2 so we had no DVD’s to bring to Manchester! So we are offering this special deal on our online store until Wednesday at midnight. THIS IS A ONE TIME DEAL AND WILL NOT BE REPEATED! You need to write the promotional discount code “Manchester” when you purchase the DVD to ensure your discount. Click here to get one before they run out…again! http://street-dance-store.com/store/gbu0-prodshow/15.html
Don’t forget to leave us your feedback on the Urban Strides performances. Let us know what you loved so we can make next year even better. Your time is very much appreciated as is your opinion.
Hey dudes, it’s that time of year again for the young voices tour. We are taking in Birmingham, London, Manchester, Belfast, Dublin and Sheffield! Last night we performed at the NIA and the audience were awesome and the school choirs were dope! We would like to thank everyone on the tour for their hopsitality, the technical and venue staff and all the performers. We cannot wait to rock it again tonight! The interactive dance section was wicked and I have to say well done to all of the schools who practiced so hard you were like a hard core bunch of Urban Strides NInjas! If you were at the show we would love to hear from you let us know what you thought of the Urban Strides performances, let us know what you liked the best, your feedback is very important to us and helps us keep on top of our game, big love,
I did a talk to a group of enthusiastic and ambitous young people from the Urban schloars. I spoke about some of my experiences and hope the scholars learned something….. I did! I really enjoyed the day and really appreciated all the kind words from you after the talk it made it all worthwhile, thank you. If you were at the talk and you learned something or took something from it I would love to hear what it was that made a difference, your feedback is really important to make sure I know what makes a difference to you so I can help others is a similar situation. So if you are commited to change let me know what you thought and let me know how you will use what you learned today in your own lives, leave a comment below.
Peace
andy
p.s good luck this year I know you have the ability to make the most out of it.
I just spent the morning presenting certificates to a group of exceptionally gifted young people, and I have to tell you it was fantastic. The urban scholars programme was set up to help young people in London Boroughs to access expertise and experiences that might not have been accessible to them otherwise. The Moody foundation funded the enterprise and the benefit to the graduating students was obvious. I was fortunate enough to be invited to give a key note speech and present the awards and I felt privileged to be asked. When there is so much negativity going on in the news right now about the hardship facing many residents of london it restored my faith in society to be able to celebrate the incredible achievement of these young adults. It took 4 yrs of commitment and a lot of hard work to graduate and to see so much joy in one place was wicked. I personally received so much positivity from the event it will keep me going for months! Congratulations to everyone involved in urban scholars both the staff and the graduates. Good luck to everyone you deserve everything you get. If you were at the event let us know what you thought, drop us a comment and stay in touch!
Here it is dudes the hip hop don’t stop video, edited by our main man Jaymondo. This is our summer workshop, 5 days of the finest and funkiest street dance, classes, jams, cyphers and fun times! If you were there last year or are coming this year drop a message and spread the love, let the people know and spread the word. Tickets on sale very very soon watch this space!
