Yo yo
Hope your cool, thought we’d put this up. It’s from our performance at the 02 arena during our arena tour. It’s a nice mix of krumpin and funk plus our favourite piece of the moment the William Tell Overture. We really enjoyed performing it and the response we got was really cool. Let us know what you think, drop a comment below.
Big Luv
Andy
Hope you liked it let us know what your thinking!
Wow! The past two days have been amazing! The Urban Strides Dance Crew killed it with their performance and the whole Young Voices show has been awesome!! The kids of the Young Voices Choir have sung their hearts out and we are all really looking forward to the last night tonight and then to performing at the O2 Arena next week!!!!
If you were at Young Voices, or are going to be at any of the other Arenas, hit us up with a message!
x peacex
Andy
What can I say, straight nasty.
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.
big love
Andy x
Yo yo family,
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!
Book your tickets now at
http://www.wycombeswan.co.uk/pr-productions_details.asp?pid=2176
see you there!
big luv
Andy x
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!!
See you there!
The Urban Strides Team
Hi All,
This Sunday 29th March sees the Official Urban Strides Dance Crew closing the show at Activate at the Aylesbury Civic Centre. The show starts at 7pm and tickets are available from www.aylesburycivic.org or by calling the box office on 01296 486009.
We look forward to seeing some of our Urban Strides family supporting us in the audience!
See you there!
The Urban Strides Team
PS If you go to the Show, don’t forget to come back and post a coment on the blog on Monday and let us know if you enjoyed the performance.
Hi All!
This weekend Urban Strides are at Move It! in Olympia. It is the biggest Dance Exhibition in the UK and brings together every style of dance under one roof for three fantastic days, starting on Friday. At Move It you can watch 100 live performances, take your pick of 250 dance classes from every genre and meet up to 160 dance suppliers.
Urban Strides are exhibiting, teaching and performing. Our performance times are;
Friday 14.15pm
Saturday 14.15pm
Sunday 16.15pm
You can buy tickets to the event online at http://www.moveitdance.co.uk/ or on the door and I have a special offer for you! You can get 10% discount off your entry ticket by entering the discount code MTE2 when you book your tickets online. Its easy!
See you there!
The Urban Strides Team
Yo yo,
Here is the opportunity you don’t want to miss out on: the official dance crew auditions on the 11th January at Wycombe High School. If you are interested in performing with one of the most successful street dance crews in the UK you need to come and strut your stuff at the audition. We are looking for dedicated, dancers with a raw performance edge who want to have the time of their lives with a strong family unit. If you want to take your dance to the next level, gain unrivalled performance opportunities and become part of a team, then the official dance crew is for you.
Being part of the dance crew entitles you to the following benefits:
· 15% off all Streetwear and DVD’s
· Big discounts on Hip Hop don’t Stop
· Valuable training from top choreographers
· Paid performance opportunities
· Personal development, team working skills and choreographic opportunities
The 2008 crew on the set of their dvd, PURE STREET DANCE
The layout of the audition is as follows: you learn a short combination in groups of 15-25 just like in a class. The only people watching you will be a judging panel made up of artistic director Andy and some guest instructors. You will then be selected on how you do but will also be given an opportunity to freestyle if you want it, you will not have to do anything you do not feel comfortable with. If you have any additional skills you will be given the opportunity to show it. REMEMBER, we want you to do well so just relax and have fun! Here is a video of one of the funny clips the crew did for James Corden and Big Brother check it out!
Segun is one of our students who started off at our beginner’s class in Aylesbury and has just completed our 13 date arena tour including performances at the 20000 seat o2 arena tour sharing a stage with X factor winner Alexandra, not to mention performing in the Pure street Dance DVD. He recalls how he felt before the audition:
“I was all set to come to the audition, I had plucked up the courage and was really looking forward to it, but then I saw some footage on YouTube of the 07 arena tour and was blown away by the quality of dance. I was really nervous and nearly didn’t attend the audition. However I thought I would go anyway and in the end I got in, it was a big shock but Andy said he saw the potential in me, this year has been incredible and auditioning for the crew was the best decision I have ever made I have had opportunities that I would never have normally got, become part of a close team and learnt loads….and to think I wasn’t going to turn up!”
Segun performing at the NIA in front of 14000 people
We normally take 27 dancers, we look for potential so if you want to have life changing opportunities and could see yourself performing in front of 20 000 get yourself down to Wycombe High school on the 11th, who knows it could be you!
Am I elegible:
Where is it?
Wycombe high for Girls High wycombe click here for google maps: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4PBEA_en-GBGB275GB275&q=wycombe%20high%20school%20for%20girls&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl
registration starts at 10.30 am go thorugh the main gates in to the main reception and turn right to register
Should you be successful you will be needed until 5 pm there will be lots of waiting around so bring a book or an ipod!
Please be aware the audtions will be run round by round so we have no way of predicting when you will finish please be prepared to stay all day if neccesary.
AUDITION FEE :£3 payable at registration-please bring change.
· Have confidence
· Enjoy yourself if you’re having fun it will show in your performance
· Relax everyone wants you to do your best
A photo of the 2008 dance crew before their headline performance at the 02 arena
to find out more crew click here: www.urbanstrides.com/dance_crew.php
To watch videos of the crew click here: http://blog.urbanstrides.com/category/videos/
Tell your friends and we look forward to seeing you there!
The Urban Strides team x
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.
Click here now http://street-dance-store.com/store/gbu0-prodshow/15.html
The dvd also features loads of extras including interviews with the crew and a CD of music from Beatbox Champion, Beardyman! http://street-dance-store.com/store/gbu0-prodshow/15.html
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.
Keep on Dancin
Andy x
p.s.
Remember, the offer only lasts until midnight on Monday so don’t miss out and click here now!http://street-dance-store.com/store/gbu0-prodshow/15.html
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