The biggest, toughest, and hottest dance crews in the country continue to set the bar higher as they face off onstage in Skechers Streetdance Battle 10. The high school division elimination legs of the prestigious competition saw 28 dance crews unleash their fiercest moves last October 4 and 5 in front of a packed crowd in Glorietta, while the remaining 22 college crews battled it out in the last elimination leg at SM City BF Parañaquelast October 11.
The judges tasked to evaluate the high school teams were Wilson Ong of Whiplash, MJ Arda of A-Team Megacrew, Sherwin Casepe of G-Force, and member of the famed group that won in America’s Best Dance Crew Season 5 Can Nguyen of Poreotics. For the college eliminations, Ong and Arda took their place at the judges table again with Jobel Dayrit of G-Force and Matthew “Dumbo” Nguyen of Poreotics.
Among those who stood out from the third elimination leg and qualified to compete at the Final Battle are (in no particular order):
Ateneo High School Indak of Ateneo de Manila High School
Colegio San Agustin Dance Troupe of Colegio San Agustin Makati
La Salle Greenhills Air Force of La Salle Greenhills
Sayawatha Dance Troupe of Miriam College High School
Dance X of Xavier High School Greenhills
Enciende of Saint Pedro Poveda College
and Kinesthetic Movers of Brainshire Science School.
The following day, six more schools joined them in the circle of finalists (in no particular order):
St. Paul College Pasig Terpsichore of Saint Paul Pasig,
Marist High Impact of Marist School,
DanSSA of School of Saint Anthony,
Claret Hataw of Claret School of Quezon City,
Aglaia Dance Team of School of the Holy Spirit,
and Supreme Hybrid of St. Mary’s Academy of Sta. Ana Manila.
On October 11, seven college crews made it to the Final Battle (in no particular order):
UP Streetdance Club of University of the Philippines Diliman
UPLB Street Jazz Dance Company of University of the Philippines Los Banos
The Company of Ateneo Dancers of Ateneo de Manila University
Armada of University of the East Caloocan
PLM Iskolars Dance Inc. of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
Perpetual Street Dance of University of Perpetual Help School Dalta Las Pinas
and Olivarez College Street Enomenos of Olivarez College.
Catch the streetdance fever in the Final Battle on November 15 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Witness the birth of a new generation of champions as the hottest dance crews strut their best moves for a chance to earn their place in the prestigious Skechers Streetdance Battle roster.
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