Yo fam,

Missed you guys! Hopefully you’ve been catching up with us on the tour diaries and have felt apart of our tour as well. Just before Christmas was crazy we didn’t have a day off for 5 weeks, putting in the grind! But now we are back and super psyched for an awesome new year we have lots of exciting new projects lined up for you as well as our brand new classes starting off with breakin’ this term which is an awesome style to brush off the cobwebs and get right back to dancing and feeling the Urban Strides vibe.

Today I want to announce one of the most crucial dates in the Urban Strides calendar-The Urban Strides Official Dance Crew auditions on Sunday 29th January.

The Crew is our flagship, the elite, the people who represent the Urban Strides family on the worldwide stage and show people what authentic, original and creative Street Dance is all about as well as living the positive values of passion and positivity we hold dear to our hearts here at Urban Strides.

The crew meets up every week for 3 hour rehearsals where we train, improve, share and create new and exciting choreography theatre shows, TV performances, and Arena performances.

This year we are performing at 18 arenas including 4 times at the busiest performance arena in the world the O2.

So if you are over 14 years of age and want to be a part of one of the UK’s most successful Street Dance crews, radically improve your dance ability, feel part of an exciting and dynamic team, perform on huge stages, create original and innovative performances, and feel the tight bond that being part of the Urban Strides Official Dance Crew can bring you should come down and audition.

Who we are looking for:

People who are willing to learn. People who have been Street Dancing for at least a year or who feel very confident as a Street Dancer. People who are willing to put the time effort and energy into becoming truly excellent. People who have a strong passion for dance.

When it comes to creating an excellent dance crew dance ability is important, but it’s not the most important, after all we can teach you how to be an excellent dancer, its what we excel at. What we want is someone with the passion and performance capability to give their all on stage, rehearse till they drop and know when to have a laugh and be a part of a fun team.

If you feel you have the right attitude-(because ultimately thats what it’s all about) then you are exactly who we are looking for to be part of the Official Dance Crew.

Here are some of the benefits of being part of the crew:

*Train with the best instructors and choreographers in Europe

*Receive huge discounts on classes, clothing and Urban Strides events.

*Perform on some of the biggest stages in the world

*Create and develop original and ground breaking performance pieces

*Dramatically increase your dance ability

*Be able to say you are part of the Urban Strides Official Dance Crew

Here are some of the Official Crew’s performing credits:

* Being the first Street Dance Crew in the world to open the Royal Variety Performance for Her Majesty the Queen

* Being seen on 36 TV Channels including BBC, ITV, Channel 4, E4 and MTV

* Been viewed in 128 countries worldwide

* Performed alongside artists such as:

* Alexandra Burke

* Dizzee Rascal

* 78 Arena performances (More then any other Street Dance Crew in history) including performances at:

* London O2 Arena

* Manchester MEN

* Birmingham LG and NIA arenas

* Sheffield Metro arena

* Newcastle Arena

* The Royal Albert Hall

* The Odyssey Arena Belfast

* The RDS Dublin

* Commissioned work by Breakin Convention

Here is an example of one of our recent shows:

Here is the story of Cyrus one of our crew members who is now embarking on a professional career in dance on how he got involved in the crew:

I had the Urban Dance Explosion CD and DVD that Andy presents and already had a love of street dance and hip hop culture. Then I came to watch Urban Strides at Activate I realised that is what I wanted to do. The power and energy that came off the crew really connected with me, and I knew that I wanted to be a part of that. I enrolled at Aylesbury high school classes and did as well as jamming and practicing in between classes. The classes gave me a huge inspiration. It was the platform of real technique and performance training that I needed.

I was really nervous the day before the audition because I was unsure about whether I was good enough. Then I thought, there is nothing to lose if i dont go. The worst that can happen is I don’t get in, but because I wanted to be part of the crew so much I knew that even if I had to audition 10 times it would be worth it. When I knew I got in I was overwhlmed because it was the culmination of so much hard work. When I first started at the rehearsals I was still nervous but the energy was so positive and everyone was so friendly and lovely. Being in the offical crew was even better than I thought, everyone was so welcoming it felt like I had been adopted by a new family, everyone was so lovely.

The amount of knowledge and experience I have got from the crew has been incredible, dance wise and the knowledgde about hip hop dance culture. Words cannot explain the improvement Urban Strides has made to my dancing. When I first went on tour with the crew it opened my eyes to a whole new world and I realised this is what I want to do for a living. Urban Strides has shown me what I really want and how i can achieve my dream. Don’t worry if you have never been to an audition before. Going along to the audition and being part of the crew was a life changing experience for me, it could be the best decision you ever make. Give it all you’ve got and don’t be scared, there is nothing you can lose.

Where is it?:

Our brand new studio located at Bucks New Uni, click here for a map There is no parking at the Uni but you can park at the eden car park located here ( its a 1 min walk) However you can drop off outside the uni just not park their.

Registration starts at 13.00 pm should you be successful you will be needed until 17:00 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 :£5 payable at registration-Cash only.You must be over 14 years of age.

The official dance crew dance captain Alex has 3 top tips for auditionees;

* Have confidence
* Enjoy yourself if you’re having fun it will show in your performance
* Relax everyone wants you to do your best

Tell your friends and we look forward to seeing you there!

When is it?- Sunday 29th Jaunary at 13.00pm – 17.00 pm

Where is it?- High Wycombe Campus
Queen Alexandra Road
High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2JZ

Big luv

Andy

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