Dates to Remember

'2 the Xtreme 2008' Winners!

The Town Hall last weekend was pumping with hundreds of spectators, competitors and participants for the 2 day Hip-Hop Festival and Competition ‘2 THE XTREME’ 2008.

The weekend was jam packed with workshops and performances by Movement Zone ‘Diversity Crew’, Ryu Ken Ku Martial Arts, Existdance Breakdance Skool, West African Dance and Drumming and special guest star MC Surreal.

The main attraction however was the Hip-hop comp and battles. This year there were 50 competitors who had traveled from Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Kyneton and Castlemaine to battle it out for over $1,000 in cash prizes!  “I was blown away this year by the amazing talent and skill of the competitors, the bar has been lifted and I can’t wait to see who takes it out next year!” “This is a fantastic and positive event that brings not only the youth together but the whole community” Sarah Cook, Event Organiser.

And the winners were…

Under 9’s:
1st – Pocket Rockets (Kyneton)
2nd – The Free Stylers (Kyneton)
3rd – Up & Down Twins (Castlemaine)

Over 9’s:
1st – The Stripe Crew (Kyneton)
2nd – Dynamite Breakers (Kyneton)
3rd – B.T.G’s (Castlemaine)

Teen Winners:
1st – J.B.R. Crew (Kyneton)
2nd – Existdance Geeling Crew
3rd – Beaver Shakers (Ballarat)

Open Professional:
1st – Jake Ruggeri (Geelong)
2nd – Karl Jacobs ‘B-Boy Yum Yum’ (Bendigo)
3rd – Sam Griffin ‘Captin Beaver’ (Ballarat)

MC Battle:
1st – NymPhlow (Melbourne)
2nd – Brad
3rd – Jay

Encouragement Awards:
Conner Harris-Marshall
Morgan Cooper
Holly (Ballarat)
Steph Harrison

DVD’s of Festival by DAZ MEDIA: $25.00

 To order email or Ph: 0402 087 949

Professional photos by Cat Brennan can be viewed & ordered at: www.catbrennan.com

A huge thank you to our sponsors!

A big THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helped make 2TX as successful as it was. Without your help & support it wouldn’t of been the same.

Volunteers:

• 2tx committee: Bek Morecroft & Billy, Izzy, Cable, Rochelle & a big Thankyou to Jacqui Mott & Jen Sharman for all there help and support. I couldn’t of done it without you!
• Dim for all his help and support organising the judging, also thanks to our judges Yvonne Manis, Joe Scoglio & Lucas Flinn
• Jane Grylls for all the fantastic free sandwiches for the competitors, Thankyou so much! Go for your life!
• Mum, Ange Cox, Luke Walters, Tara Flinn, Paula Ewing, The Addison Family, Dave Petrusma, Lambie Twins.
  

Also a big THANKYOU to all the fantastic performers; Mz Diversity crew, Ryu Ken Ku Martial Arts, Existdance, West African Dance & Drumming who were the icing on the cake! A special Thankyou to MC Surreal for traveling up from Melbourne to judge & perform…We love you!

Thanks to Jami Bloomley for doing an amazing job Emceeing the event & to our DJ’s Jayden James & Lewis CanCut.

Also thanks to Daz media (film), Hannah Palmer (Graphics/Photography) & Cat Brennan (photography).

EUROPE CALLING SARAH…

Well guys I am saying goodbye for 5 weeks & heading on my first trip to Europe. It was a hard decision to make to leave MZ for that amount of time, but it’s now or never! I will be away from Wed 20th Aug – 24th September (School Holidays), so I will miss 4 weeks of MZ. I will be back for the start of term 4.

Classes however will run as usual. There will be only a couple of time changes for Kyneton & Tuesday TOT’s which can be viewed on attached timetable. Every other class will stay the same & some will gain some African classes!!

It is very Important at this time of year that if you plan on doing concert, you must try & attend every single class. Steph & I have been busy choreographing routines & it will make it very hard for classes to be ready in time if not all students attend each week. All classes while I’m away will be working on their routines for concert.

MZ STREET BUSKING

On Saturday July 12 MZ dances and Ryu Ken Ku martial artists came together for our first busk in the streets of Castlemaine.

It was cold, a little windy, there were not a lot of people about and lots went wrong, however it was still lots of fun. Enough people stopped to watch to make it worth wild, friends and family also came around to lend support, and posters for 2 the xtreme were handed out to passers by.

Not sure when the next one will be, but we hope to have a PA so the music can be heard by all, and the times will change to when hopefully it’s a bit warmer and there are more people on the streets.

My only regret is that I didn't get a photo with Macka, he was so impressed with my martial arts ability but due to prior committments couldn't stop to pose for a shot, or may be do some moves with me on the battle ground. Macka, I just want to say don't be discouraged, theres always next time.