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Stackin' Stylez is a Boston-based, internationally recognized freestyle dance festival and competition. What sets us apart? Competitors must adapt to a unique list of concepts/prompts as they progress through the bracket. During the weekend of October 17-19, competitors and spectators worldwide will gather in Boston to experience the heart of freestyle dance culture via parties, workshops, performances, creative exhibitions/installations, and our staple main event "Freestyle Concepts" dance battle. This year, we are partnering with Illuminus and the Copper Collective to bring you a one-of-a-kind Beantown weekend experience.
THE MISSION
Stackin’ Stylez Freestyle Dance Festival is dedicated to preserving and promoting Boston's unique freestyle dance culture. We celebrate both our rich history and the evolving present. Integrating these forces invites every participant into a space of growth and transformation, while fostering in a vibrant new era for street style dance in Boston.
THE VISION
Honoring the OGs
Cultural exchange
Culture Shifters
Freestyle Concepts
WHAT WE OFFER
Education
Workshops and masterclasses led by regional cultural ambassadors/ international dance experts.
Advocacy
Promoting the importance and significance of culturally rooted freestyle dance forms.
Archiving
A dedication to documenting and preserving the rich tapestry of global freestyle dance via panel discussions and archival efforts.
Competition
A platform for dancers to showcase their talent, judged on a unique, unified criterion that celebrates diversity.
Celebration
Parties specifically curated for dancers with some of the best dance music DJ’s around the globe.
Connection
A creative skill share based housing program, facilitated by SSW that allows dancers from Boston to host international guest in exchange for a lesson(s). This program creates space for more guest to come into the city of Boston to enjoy this event while also creating the opportunity for bridges to be built between creatives in Boston and creatives around the globe.
Stackin' Stylez Freestyle Dance Festival
FRIDAY 10/17 - @illuminus open night installation
7 PM - 10 PM
$
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Madison Park High, Roxbury
FRIDAY 10/17 - THE FUNKSHUN: HOLD MY DRANK! Official Pre-Party featuring sounds by @djkinggns @sconer_owner @rememberhans @mystigotyy
10 PM - LATE | FREE DRANKS BEFORE 11 PM
$10 Early Bird | $20 at the door
@coppercollective.us Clubhouse
SATURDAY 10/18 - LITEFEET WORKSHOP W/ @chrybaby_cozie
12 PM - 1:30 PM
$15
Stiggity East
SATURDAY 10/18 - STACKIN STYLEZ PRELIM
2 PM - 6 PM
SUNDAY 10/19 - STACKIN STYLEZ MAIN EVENT
DOORS OPEN AT 6 PM
$25
@mideastclub (Downstairs)
To compete in the battle, fill out the registration form below. registration form The prelims will take place the day before the main event, Saturday 10/18 at Stiggity East from 2 PM - 6 PM. Competitors will go head-to-head in a 1v1 battle format, and our special guest Judge will select a Top 12 to compete in the main event bracket with our invited battle guest, Sunday, 10/19, at the Middle East Night Club (Downstairs)
Competition Rules
While preliminary rounds are judged on your freestyle. The main event battles will be judged based on how you adapt your freestyle to the given concepts while still prioritizing your dance/foundation. There will be different concepts/applications assigned to each bracket round. For example, the Top 16 is 2 rounds, and each round will have a different concept. This will all lead to a 3-round semi-final and final, which will feature 3 different concepts (1 for each round). Tiebreaker rounds will be freestyle-based with no concepts assigned. To learn more about the Stackin' Stylez Freestyle Concepts, visit our Instagram: @stackinstylezofficial
The prizes of Stackin' Stylez Freestyle Dance Festival will be:
Winner
Runner-Up
This is a family-friendly event; all ages are encouraged to join Saturday and Sunday's festivities. There will be a bar at the main event for all attendees aged 21 and over. There will also be local vendors and merchants available to shop. You can register for the festival via the registration button below.
Saturday 10/18 - Litefeet Workshop w/ Chrybaby Cozi 12-1:30 PM at Stiggity East, 126 Border St. Boston, MA 02128 (Gallery) registration form
StackBNB is a guest/host skill share program that allows locals in the Boston community to host out-of-town guest/competitors in exchange for a skill share, instead of monetary compensation. Our team will match the best candidates based on the information submitted via this form. Once completed a member of our team will be in touch with updates as they come in. If you would like to participate as a guest or a host, please fill out the form linked above.
STACKIN' STYLEZ CHAMPIONS
Stackin’ Stylez has been on my radar for years. It felt amazing to win the whole thing on my first try. The structure of the event shows if you know your body well and the concepts really expose your strengths and weaknesses. Overall, Stackin’ Stylez was different from other events and scenes, I’m used to the stiff and more aggressive energy at events, but it was the opposite. The crowd didn’t just cheer for their friends/fam, they cheered for what they thought was fire.
Stackin' Stylez, not only validated training from previous years of work, it offered me a genuine experience of love and community that I have not been able to replicate at another space I have been in.
Thank you Stackin Stylez for continuing this festival despite the pandemic and creating a beautiful/organized environment for everyone involved to feel more at ease.
I feel a strong connection with Boston still, and know I'm going to continue to build out there!
Stackin' Stylez' has impacted my journey courtesy of their unique format. After my first experience with the concepts implemented at the Stackin' Stylez event. My movement gained more range allowing my imagination to take many new forms moving forward.
Stackin' Stylez has impacted my journey by inspiring us to grow and share with each other not just the styles of dance but love of dance.
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