6th Annual East Coast Dance Competition 2009
Featuring Future Shock and Mini Shock, Washington, D.C.
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Past Events

The 5th Annual East Coast Dance Competition 2008

Pre-Show:
Historic Carnegie Library

801 K Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20001

Pre-show Exhibition Acts:

DCypher
14th & L
The Kidz
Your Mother
Red Bull Props Battle

Exhibition Teams:

Culture Shock, Washington , D.C.
Future Shock, Washington , D.C.
Mini Shock, Washington , D.C.
Culture Shock, San Diego
Culture Shock, Canada
Culture Shock, Chicago
FORMALity
Rough ’N’ Ready Crew
Different

Competition Teams:

Fr3sh Dance Company from New Jersey (First Place)
Dynamic from University of Maryland , College Park (Second Place)
Rhythm City from Bronx , NY (Third Place)
Major Definition from University of Maryland , Baltimore County
Urbanknowlogy 101 from George Mason University

Hosts:

Lenon Peachlum*, Former CS Director, Founder & Director of Rough ‘N’ Ready Crew , Germany
Ellie Burkey, Former Artistic Director of Culture Shock, New York

Judges:

Dennis Caindec, Former Artistic Director of Culture Shock, Los Angeles
Viola Elkins*, Director of Culture Shock, Chicago
Angie Bunch, Founder & President of Culture Shock Dance Troupe, Inc.
Arnel Calvario*, Director of Culture Shock, L.A.
Erik Saradpon, Director of FORMALity ( San Diego & Las Vegas )
Jasmin Weder, Director of Different ( Basel , Switzerland )
Luam Keflezgy*, Broadway Dance Center faculty, Clear Talent Group, former Rihanna choreographer

The 4th Annual Culture Shock East Coast Dance Competition 2007

Competition Teams:

Capital Funk (First Place)
FR3SH Dance Company (Second Place)
N-Effect (Third Place)
Vizion Performance Team
Dynamic
UrbanKnowlogy 101
Georgetown's University's "Groove Theory"

Exhibition Teams:

Studio One Urban Dance Center
Culture Shock, Chicago
Future Shock, San Diego

Judges:

Dennis Caindec, Artistic Director of Culture Shock, Los Angelos
Viola Elkins, Director of Culture Shock, Chicago
Belle Abuyo, Co-Artistic Director of Future Shock, San Diego
Gary Kendall, former Artistic Director of Culture Shock, San Francisco, Mindtricks, Jabbawockies
Angie Bunch, Founder & President of Culture Shock Dance Troupe, Inc.

The 3rd Annual Culture Shock East Coast Dance Competition 2006

Exhibition Teams:

Culture Shock, Chicago
Culture Shock, Atlanta
Culture Shock, D.C.
Future Shock, D.C.
Future Shock, San Diego
Different from Basel, Switzerland
Dance 2XS, Chicago

Competition Teams:

N-Effect from Bronx, NY (2nd Place)
Capital Funk from George Washington University
Dynamic from University of Maryland, College Park
Studio One from Orlando, Florida (1st Place)
Fr3sh from New Jersey (3rd Place)
ReDeFinition from Chicago, Illinois

Pre-show Teams:

Ur Mother
UrbanKnowledgy from George Mason University
Royalty for Bronx, NY

Hosting the show:

Rane from 95.5 WPGC
John Veluz Resurreccion, Former Core Dancer of Culture Shock, San Diego

Pre-Show on Kogan Plaza beside Lisner Auditorium:

DJ Stylus Chris on the turntables, during a 2-hour cypher
Free food for performers and ticket-holders

Judges:

Ellie Burkey, Artistic Director of Culture Shock, New York
Jasmin Weder, Company Director of Different from Basel, Switzerland
Viola Elkins, Director of Culture Shock, Chicago
Kevin Maddox, Director of Culture Shock, Atlanta
Belle Abuyo, Co-Artistic Director of Future Shock, San Diego
Geo Hubela, Monsters of Hip-Hop choreographer, owner of Icon Dance Complex, New Jersey

The 1st Annual Culture Shock East Coast Dance Competition 2004

2004 Competitors:

Under-A-Groove from University of Central Florida (First Place)
DaShoMen from George Mason University (Second Place)
Vizion Performance Team from Howard University (Third Place)
Dancin’ Divas from the University of Maryland
Mezmerize from George Washington University
MOshn from New Jersey/Rutgers University
MSG from University of Maryland
PHUNKions from University of Maryland

2004 Exhibition teams:

Culture Shock, Chicago
Culture Shock, New York
Culture Shock, Zurich
DC Showbiz
Got Soul New York

Masters of Ceremony:

KT Harris of Hot 99.5
DJ Silver Music

Performances:

Blyss of Capital Gainz Records
E Boogie of PhatCatz Entertainment
Cristoplis of Phat Catz Entertainment