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Cornell University and Ithaca College present the third installment of Ithaca's premier hip hop festival: Zero Ground Given!!
For the uninitiated, Zero Ground Given is a FREE annual breakdance and hip hop dance competition, workshop series, and community showcase event centered around hip hop culture - breaking, MCing, DJing, and graffiti writing - that is all open to Cornell, IC, Ithaca, and the general public.
This is a 2 day event with presentations, workshops, and parties on Day 1 and competition on Day 2.
DJ: FLEG (Lionz of Zion, Baltimore)
MC: CRAZY LEGS, of the legendary ROCK STEADY CREW / PUERTO RICO ROCK STEADY
Program:
CREW VS CREW breaking
BONNIE & CLYDE open-styles (1 male, 1 female)
NEW! Kids (12 & under) open-styles
- Workshops
DATE: Friday, April 14th
TIME: 8:00pm-2:00am
The dance groups at Cornell have teamed up to bring you a workshop series featuring BEGINNER classes taught by our all-star panel. They include:
- 70s/80s Party rock by MR. WIGGLES
- House and hip hop by CALDEIRA
- Breaking by FOCUS & AT
- Locking by SCRAMBLELOCK
- And more!
Afterwards, DJ's FLEG and HA-MEEN will spin a dance party for all to attend and get down.
More information to come soon!
Entry: Everything is FREE!!
Location: Cornell University
~ Education
DATE: Friday, April 14th
TIME: TBA
Crazy Legs will be giving a his first public lecture on pieces from his archive in Cornell Hip Hop Collection.
More information to come soon!
Entry: FREE!!
Location: B2 Kroch Library, Cornell University
Judge(s):
AT (Flo Mo / B-Boy & B-Girl Dojo, Finland)
FOCUS (Flo Mo / B-Boy & B-Girl Dojo, Finland)
MR. WIGGLES (Rock Steady / Electric Boogaloos / TC5)
CALDEIRA (Rebels de la Soul, Toronto)
SCRAMBLELOCK (LockUnity, Monteal)