Urban Street Jam is an annual

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culture festival that showcases

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, and

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in the hip-hop community.

History

Craig Borja of Phaze1 Entertainment/owner and producer along with Marlon Shell of Stylz Dance Studio/Co owner and producer of Urban Street Jams first annual event was held on February 20, 2010, Urban Street Jam's original venue was scheduled to be outdoors at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Irvine) at the Hidden Valley Park, but due to weather, the venue was changed last minute to

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. Urban Street Jam had a fashion show, choreography dance competition, 2 vs 2 all stylz dance battle,

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dance competition, clothing venues, viewers choice battle,

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showcase and import show cars. Also,

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from

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taught a dance workshop at the event.

Hosts

The entire festival was hosted by Stylz Dance Studio in

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and Phaze1 Entertainment. Emcees include 21XL Production's Myron Marten and Sick Step Dance Crew's Mookie, who have both hosted Vibe Dance Competition. Sponsors include

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, World of Dance, and Hip Hop International, BOOGIEZONE.COM, Kallusive Clothing, DanceTag.tv, and Clubbing411.

Performers

Several celebrities in the dance community have performed for this event including those from

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and

. Dancers include

, Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval of

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, Hokuto "Hok" Konishi of

, RJ KoolRaul of Supreme Soul, Smart Mark and Lil-O of Phresh Select,

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Legacy, Mike Song and Victor Kim of

Winners

2010

Choreography Dance Competition

*1st: Common Ground from

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*2nd: 220 from

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*3rd: Main Ingredient from

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All Stylz Dance Battle

* Mike Song of

and Victor Kim of

* D-Trix of

and Hok of

* Smart Mark of Phresh Select/AOP and Lil-O of Phresh Select/AOP 2011

Choreography Dance Competition

*1st: Choreo Cookies from

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*2nd: Academy of Villains

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*3rd: Jungle Boogie from

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All Stylz Battle Dance Battle

*1st: Miss Funk, Breeze Lee, & Full-Out of VersaStyle Dance Company

References

External links

Urban Street Jam
official website
Stylz Dance Studio
Host of the festival {{DEFAULTSORT:Urban street jam Hip-hop music festivals in the United States Street dance competitions Music festivals established in 2011 Music festivals in California

History

Hosts

Performers

Winners

Choreography Dance Competition

All Stylz Dance Battle

Choreography Dance Competition

All Stylz Battle Dance Battle

See also

References

External links