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This Battle @ Buffalo was one of the best yet! I would like to thank all the people who came out,all those familys that traveld in the cold weather to the jam. I would also like to thank all the crews that came down,with out you there would be no Battle @ Buffalo-especially Canada and Syaracuse. I know ya’ll travel far to get to the jam,thanks for coming down and supporting the scene in Buffalo.

Thank you Pumice T and Clark Dever for all your help with the event. You have both turned on so many people to the Battles with your images. The event would not be the same with out ya’ll! Thank you stacy for the pr and everything you do for the school,Verve loves you! 

As for the Battles this month-Big Rook defended his title and reamains the All Styles Champ for this month. In the B-Boy Battle, Kaos drove a snow mobile down from Cuse and made his way thru the brackets and won this months jam. There were a bunch of crazy battles this month,way to may to mention. Go to the new video section to peep um out. As I get new ones I will post them up daily.

Next Battle @ Buffalo is a 2 v 2 B-boy Battle! So find somebody who can do some damage and get your sets together!  The Battle will take place on Febuary 27 2010 at 7 pm. Practice makes Perfect-See ya’ll at the jam!

Contacts-

Graphic Design-   http://www.pumicet.com

Photography-  http://www.clarkdever.com/

The Jam is this Saturday..Jan 30th 2010. This will be our first battle of this year,should be pretty fresh. I hear there are 7 guys coming down from Canada which is nice..spices up the competition. I also heard Syarcuse and Rochester will be in the house. I have a new name for the All Styles battle,im now calling it-(The Everything Besides Breaking All Styles Battle). If you plan on competing in the all styles battle, better get there early as possible. There are 8 slots  for this battle,first come first serve. Doors are open at 7 sharp and the battle starts at 8..all styles is first. There are 16 slots for the B-Boy/B-Girl Battle.There are lots of dancers coming for this one,better get there early if you want to enter. 

Also,check out this weeks edition of ARTVOICE which features B-boy Depree on the cover and an article inside about B-boying and Hip Hop Culture. There is also a video interview as well as the pictures and article from the paper online. Check out these links-

Article about B-Boying and Hip Hop Culture- http://artvoice.com/issues/current#SlideFrame_0

Video interview with Depree from the Differential Flava Crew- http://video.artvoice.com/artvoicetv.php?permalink=0000000703

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What up everybody,were doing the battle on an earlier date of the month than usual. This month the battle will happen on the 19th and start at the same time 7pm. December 09 battle brings us a HEATED battle btween Merlin out of NYC and Rochesters own Paradox reppin Triumph Crew.

So there you have it..a great exhibition for your viewing pleasure this month. We also will be having our usual 16 person b-boy battle as well as the 8 person Funk Styles battle. Come out and have some fun!!!!!!!!! 

                                                                                                                                        Paradox      

                                                                                                                                         Merlin

Hello people, yes today is the jam!!!!!!! Jam starts at 7pm..back to our usual spot for this months Battle.. (Verve Dance Studio 910 Main St. buffalo n.y 14202.)Battles start at 8 sharp so please make sure you there especially if you plan on battling! Dj Simple on the decks for your listening pleasure. Battles are one on one and cover is 5$. SEE YA’LL AT THE JAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Battle @ Buffalo anniversary jam was a blast!! All the area’s best B-boys and Funk Stylers showed up to get down and display thier skills. The night started off with DJ Simple spinning some classic joints while everybody got down in the open circles. After everybody was warmed up from the open cyphers,the competition started. The Funk Styleswere up first and went thru the brackets up until the semi-finals and then the same for Breaking followed.

As we rolled thru the semi’s for Both catagory’s We ended up with BIG ROOK VS. LUKE FLYWALKER for the finals to the Funk Styles Battle. It was a classic Buffalo show down as two of our city’s best dancers went head to head for the championship! The Battle showed the best of both dancers,they both really did thier thing, and in the end Luke Flywalker was declared the winner of the B@B anniversary jam. The Final battle for the B-boys was fire!!! We had ILL AT WILL VS. DEANS FOUNDATION,WE ACCEPT DONATIONS. The battle was high energy all the way thru..one of the highlights was a ridiculous power set from Pete Nasty that brought the crowd to thier feet. After ten rounds were complete, the judges voted for Deans Foundation.  Each crew member won a ticket to Red Bull BC One in NYC on Nov 18th…should be an ill show.

Thanks to Red Bull for hookin us up with the jam and dope first place price. Iwould also like to thank the judges-J Rebel,Asian Hasellhoff,Funky Fungis,Tony-B and T-Money for a great job with the judging. Thanks to Carina and Stacy for holdin down the door. My man DJ Simple did his thing all night..the open circle set before the jam was really really dope man and the battles were all on point with the beats. Thanks alot man you always come thru! A shout out to Aids Community Services for showing up and educating people and promoting a helathy lifestyle. I would also like to thank all the crews and spectators that showed up for the jam,with out you there would be no Battle @ Buffalo.

Last but not least I would like to thank Skyline and Steve for filming the jam for me. Steve, I really appreciate you taking time to come down and film our jams for us,the videos always come out great! Thats going to wrap it up for the recap………P.S Im clearly not a writer, nor am i trying to be, I write what ever i feel at the moment and usally leave it the way it is. I would like to apoligize for that but it is what it is….hahahah. Hope you enjoyed this post,Peace and I’ll see ya’ll at the jam on Nov 28th. 

This month is the Battle @ Buffalo anniversary jam. The battle will be a 4v4 b-boy battle, first prize will be 4 tickets to a sold out Red Bull BC One that takes place in NYC on November 18th. This is the first time Red Bull has hosted this event in the United States. Very Exciting. There are only 16 slots for the b-boy battle and they are almost full, sign up now to get your shot at going to BC One.  There will also be a 8 person Funk Styles Battle for a cash prize, the Funk Styles Battle sign up is on a first come basis so get there early to ensure your spot.

Battle @ Buffalo will be donating some of the proceeds from this event to AIDS Community Services and will be having a 50/50 Raffle. Tell everyone that has been waiting to attend a Battle @ Buffalo event that this is the one to come to! Support your local dancers, give back to your community and get a chance to attend one of the largest international b-boy competitions in the world.

See you there!

Battle @ Buffalo

The August edition of Battle @ Buffalo was super dope! It all went down at its usual time and date, the last Saturday of the month.

This month The Verve Dance Studio was jam packed with people from all over the map. There were Bboys from Toronto, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Seattle, Philadelphia, and Niagara Falls. All of the dancers were gettin’ down to DJ Simple tearin’ it up on the ones and twos. The cyphers were outta control.

The first battles were the Freestyle battles, and this months battles were hottt! A bunch of new faces graced the dance floor this month. In the end the new comer Bruh Bruh took the final battle making him this months winner.

Bboy Depree & Bruh Bruh

Next were the Bboy Battles. They were just as hype as the Freestyle battles. If you missed any of the battles this month then you definitely missed out. Approximately 20 Bboys battled it out until there was only one left. The final battle was between Pete Nasty (Rochester) and Mantis (Philadelphia). The battle was SICK!  Both Bboys showed a little bit of everything; style, power, tricks, freezes, and footwork. The battle was close and the judges called for a tie breaker. In the end Pete took the tie breaker making him the champion of this months Battle @ Buffalo.

Pete Nasty & Mantis

If you missed out on Augusts event or if your looking for more then be sure to check out Septembers event. This months event is a 2 on 2. I can’t wait, every 2 on 2 we’ve done so far has been off the hook. Hopefully our Canadian neighbors will come down to make it another great event.

Friday night was the Art of Hip-Hop event, this years show was a great turn out. The event took place at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. The event was part of the galleries FREE FRIDAY.

The event consisted of showcases from local Graffiti writers, B-boys, DJ’s, and MC’s. They were all doing there thing. It was great to be part of an event that gives the community a glimpse of what true Hip-Hop culture is all about.

Be sure to check out the Albright-Knox Art Gallery every Friday for their FREE FRIDAY events.