Beat Breakdown | Dancehall & Afro Edition

Rise to the challenge and unleash your dance potential 

Sydney dancers, it’s time to step up! Beat Breakdown is the newest 1v1 dance battle, bringing different styles to the Darling Harbour dance floor each month. 

Whether you’re a master at breaking, popping, locking or waacking – this is your chance to share your style, win epic prizes and wow the crowd.  

 
Beat Breakdown is an open battle, with 30 spots available. Signing up for the battle is free, and it’s also free to watch. Bring your talent and your crew, it’s all on us!  

Each month, we celebrate a different dance style, and in September, it's all about Dance Hall. A vibrant and energetic style of dance that originated in Jamaica in the late 1970s, it developed alongside the genre of music it's named after which has its roots in reggae. Over the years, dancehall has come to have a huge influence on global dance and pop music trends. 

The best two performers will progress to a final and are invited to a quarterly ‘All Star Battle’ in December. 

Prizes 

• The major prize winner will receive a prize pack valued at $350AUD and a feature post on @darlingharbour Instagram and Facebook channels ($200 Darling Quarter dining voucher and $150 IMAX voucher) 
• The runner up prize winner will receive a prize pack valued at $200AUD and a feature post on @darlingharbour Instagram and Facebook channels ($150 Darling Quarter dining voucher and $50 IMAX voucher) 

Battle Schedule 

• 5.00pm: Dancer registrations 
• 5.30pm: Opening Showcase 
• 5.50pm: Top 30 (1 x 45 sec per dancer) 
• 6.40pm: Showcase 
• 6.50pm: Top 8 (2 x rounds, 45 sec per dancer) 
• 7.10pm: Judges Showcase 
• 7.20pm: Final 2 (2 x 60 sec per dancer) and winner announced 
• 7.30pm: DJ and jam time 
• 8.30pm: Event concludes 

Registrations for Thursday 19 September will close one week prior on Thursday 12 September. We’ll see you there!  
 
*Spots are capped at 30 per battle, so if you miss out on registration, you’ll be added to the waitlist. Participants must be over 16 to enter (participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian). 

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