lunes, 29 de julio de 2013

WORLD OF DANCE



World of Dance is a Tustin, California-based dance company co-created by Dave Gonzales, President, and Myron Marten, now VP of Global Operations founded in March 2008. The World of Dance Tour is the largest urban dance competition in the United States focusing on the art of street dance and choreography, taking place in 14 cities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Sponsors

Paul Mitchell has been a sponsor for the World of Dance Tour for the past three years, having joined as a sponsor during World of Dance's second year of operation. They were the first major sponsor. They supported four events within their first year of sponsorship and became a tour sponsor in their second year. They have now become the presenting sponsor for the World of Dance Tour.

Other partners and sponsors for World of Dance include Verizon, Monster Energy, Southpole, Scion, Jordan, Pioneer, BodyArmor, andFuze.

Fashion

Every year, fashion brands are invited to flog merchandise ranging from shoes, clothes, and accessories to event attendees.  For the new year of 2012, they launched new stuff, music, merchandise, and accessories for their new store website.

Dancers


The World of Dance stage consists of some dance groups and choreographers. Many of these dance groups that have competed or performed in World of Dance also have participated in some of the most popular nationally televised dance competitions such asAmerica's Best Dance Crew (ABDC). In addition, all six ABDC's champions—JabbaWockeeZ, Super Cr3w, Quest Crew, We Are Heroes, Poreotics, and I.aM.mE—have participated in World of Dance either as competitors, judges, or guest performers. Other dance crews and troupes who have been featured on ABDC such as Kaba Modern, SoReal Cru, Phunk Phenomenon, Mos Wanted Crew, and Instant Noodles have performed at the World of Dance.


World tour


World of Dance Tour showcases a variety of different styles of urban dance and has become the largest international urban dance competition.

Les Twins, a pair of unknown dancing brothers from France, became recognized in the community after their performance at World of Dance stage went viral on the internet. They were later accepted by the whole United States market. 2011 was an important year for World of Dance because this was the year they broke out into the international market. This led to international World of Dance Tour.

Events

  • December 8, 2012: World of Dance Hawaii, Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, Hawaii
  • November 17, 2012: World of Dance Chicago, Copernicus Theater
  • November 10, 2012: World of Dance Boston, Chevalier Theater
  • October 6, 2012: World of Dance San Diego, San Diego Concourse
  • September 29, 2012: World of Dance Vancouver, Douglas College
  • September 8, 2012: World of Dance Seattle, Auburn Performing Arts Center
  • August 18, 2012: World of Dance San Francisco, Solano County Fairgrounds
  • May 26, 2012: World of Dance New York, Harlem Armory
  • May 20, 2012: World of Dance Toronto, Sound Academy
  • April 21, 2012: World of Dance Dallas, Palladium Nightclub
  • April 7, 2012: World of Dance Los Angeles, Los Angeles Convention Center
  • March 10, 2012: Lifestyle Event “Beat Swap Meet” - one of the best urban events held downtown Los Angeles
  • March 3, 2012: Battlefest 17, Inside Pulse New York City
  • March 3, 2012: Urban Street Jam Event, Anaheim Convention Center - featured over 40 groups competing in Adult, Varsity and Junior Varsity sections
  • February 19, 2012: 2nd Annual World of Dance Industry Awards, ICON Ultra Lounge
  • November 27, 2011: World of Dance Chicago, Chicago Theater Illinois Chicago
  • November 5, 2011: World of Dance Boston, Chevalier Theater Boson, Massachusetts
  • October 15, 2011: World of Dance San Diego Concourse
  • September 18, 2011: World of Dance Toront
  • August 20, 2011: World of Dance – Solano County Fairgrounds
  • April 2, 2011: World of Dance Los Angeles 2011, Los Angeles Convention Center - Hype took 1st place
  • 2011: World of Dance Seattle, B-boys Battle

WOD 2012 Industry Awards

  • Decade of Dance Award – Napoleon and Tabitha D'umo (Nappytabs) were recognized for their achievement and dedication to the hip-hop dance community.[17]
  • Best Junior Team Award – Chi-Town's Finest Breakers were honored as the Best Junior Team of the year.[18]
  • Teen Choreographer of the year – 16 year old Chachi Gonzales was named Teen Choreographer of the Year.[19]
  • Team of the Year - Mos Wanted Crew was nominated for Team of the Year.[20]
  • January 29, 2012: Vibe 17 Dance Competition, UCI Bren Events Center[21]

Vibe XVII

  • 1st place winner - Choreo Cookies
  • 2nd place winner - Academy of Villains
  • 3rd place winner - Kaori Alive
  • December 10, 2011: World of Dance Hawaii 2011, Honolulu Hawaii[22]

World of Dance Hawaii

  • 1st place winner: 24/7
  • 2nd place winner: Hype
  • 3rd place winner: Flavahs and Friends



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