Skechers Streetdance Battle 10: The Final Battle
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Since the first battle in 2004โexactly 10 years agoโthe Skechers Streetdance Battle (SSB) has been cultivating winners – the generation of champions. Formerly held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the Skechers Streetdance Battle has since relocated its battlegrounds to the SM Mall of Asia Arena where it has been held for the past three years. Its popularity continues to expand with each battle. It is, as its tagline says, โThe one battle that counts.โ
The Skechers Streetdance Battle kicked off on a high note โ the crowd going wild โ with dancer and choreographer Phil Pamintuan leading the SSB signature dance.
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15 college teams and 12 high school teams competed for the coveted title of โSkechers Streetdance Battle Champions,โ SSB caps, a whopping Php 100, 000, and, of course, bragging rights.
The college finalists were Olivarez Collegeโs Street Enomenos, Asia Pacific Collegeโs APC Dance Company, Our Lady of Fatima Universityโs Performing Arts Guild of Fatima (PAGFA), Ateneo de Manila Universityโs Company of Ateneo Dancers (CADs), De La Salle Universityโs La Salle Dance Company Street (LSDC Street), Colegio de San Juan de Letran Calambaโs Letran Street Dance Crew, University of the East Caloocanโs Armada, Lyceum of the Philippines Lagunaโs Lyceum Spartans Dance Crew, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynilaโs Iskolars Dance Incorporated, University of the Philippines Los Baรฑosโ Street Jazz Dance Company (UPLB-SJDC), University of Perpetual Helpโs Perpetual Streetdance (PSD), University of the Philippines Dilimanโs Streetdance Club (UPSDC), Universidad de Manilaโs UDM E. Stars, and Lyceum of the Philippines University Manilaโs League of Barons.
The high school teams were St. Maryโs Academy of Sta. Anaโs SMA Supreme Hybrid, Xavier Schoolโs Dance X, School of the Holy Spiritโs Aglaia, St. Paul College Pasigโs Terpsichore, Marist High Schoolโs Marist High Impact, La Salle Greenhillsโ Airforce, Miriam College High Schoolโs Sayawatha, Ateneo de Manila High Schoolโs InDAK, School of St. Anthonyโs DanSSA, Colegio San Agustinโs CSA Dance Troupe, St. Pedro Povedaโs Enciende, and Claret School of Quezon Cityโs Hataw.
The chosen judges were world renowned dancers and choreographers. Among them: Wilson Ong of Whiplash Dance Company, Georcelle Dapat of G-FORCE, and Matthew โDumboโ Nguyen of Poreotics.
Aside from the showcase of each finalistโs competition piece, the SSB also had a fashion show featuring the newest designs of Skechers footwear, a freestyle dance battle between representative from all the finalists, and a Skechers Battle Crew showcase featuring pairs from each competing team.
The second runner-ups were Ateneo de Manila High Schoolโs InDAK and University of the Philippines Dilimanโs Streetdance Club (UPSDC) for the high school and college divisions respectively.
The first runner up for the high school division was La Salle Greenhillsโ Airforce and Ateneo de Manila Universityโs Company of Ateneo Dancers (CADs) for the college division.
The champions for the Skechers Streetdance Battle 10 โ the teams that completed the generation of champions โ were St. Pedro Poveda Collegeโs Enciende for the high school division and De La Salle Universityโs La Salle Dance Company Street (LSDC Street) for the college division.
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10 champions. 10 years. A generation of the countryโs best dancers.
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