Verve Dance Studio

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

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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.

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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.

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