2013 Us Varsity Division Winners: Varsity Division – Gold – RNG of Seattle, WA, Silver – Brobots of Torrance, CA and Bronze – Prophecy of Suisun City, CA. ©Pacific Rim Phot Press. CR: John Salangsang

By Pacific Rim Video Staffers

Las Vegas – Heading into the finals of the 2013 USA varsity division finals, current defending champion Bandits of Honolulu, HI headed into the competition placing 12 out of 16 finalists.

New crew Brobots of Torrance, CA became the fan and judges favorites heading into the finals.

Another new crew Vibe of Pleasant Grove, UT also made it harder for the Bandits to  grab the gold.

Early on, Kaba Kids of Irvine, CA roused the crowd with bit of their dustup moves.

However, there was little change in the placement from the preliminary standings.

And your USA Varsity Division Winners for 2013 are (rank, score, crew):

3. Bronze 8.42 – Prophecy of Suisun City, CA
2. Silver 8.67 – Brobots of Torrance, CA
1. Gold 8.69 – RNG of Seattle, WA

These three crews will represent in Team USA as they move on to the 2013 World Hip Hop Dance Championships commencing this Tuesday with the world opening ceremony.

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Rascals keep the gold as they win the title of 2013 HIp Hop Hop International’s USA Junior Division Gold Medal Winners. ©Pacific Rim Photo Press. CR: John Salangsang.

By Pacific Rim Video Staffer

Las Vegas – It was a long road, but now it’s here at the 2013 USA Hip Hop Championship finals commenced with the Junior Division.

Host Mookie Washington along with co-host AJ Maldonado pumped the crowd for the upcoming performances.

Up first was junior crew Genex of New York as they worked the stage. Keeping up the momentum was First Class from West Covina, Ca. One of the favorites to medal in their division, First Class got the crowd roaring with their performance.

Another crowd favorite was home grown team The Prodigy. With fancy footwork and hard moves and smooth body waves, the crowd yelled throughout The Prodigy’s routine.

East coast favorites Iconic from Englishtown, NJ were announced, young ladies in the audience chanted, “Iconic! Iconic! Iconic!” The crew didn’t disappoint as they took elements of vogue, popping and while utilizing slow and fast moves.

Iconic take the bronze home. ©Pacific Rim Photo Press. CR: John Salangsang.

Rounding out the junior division finals were ChapKidz, Lil Phunk and the defending champions Rascals of Honolulu, HI.

Unfotunately, the fancy footwork and elaborate moves would not help pull the gold medal away from the ladies of Hawaii.

And the medals for USA Junior Division goes to:

3. Bronze 7.91 – Iconic of Englishtown, NJ
2. Silver – 8.10 – Lil Phunk of Boston, MA
1. Gold – 8.30 – Rascals of Honolulu, HI

The three crews are now part of Team USA as they go on to the World Hip Hop Dance Championship commencing this coming Wednesday at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. They will be over 42 nations the USA will be competing against.

Lil Phunk take the Silver Medal. ©Pacific Rim Photo Press. CR: John Salangsang.

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The varsity division semi-finals round had tough competition as Sol-T-Shine of Japan brought the house down. However the Bandits of the USA gave Sol-T-Shine the run for their money.

Current world varsity crew winner Sorority had illustrated why they took the gold last year and hopes to move to finals to secure a second gold medal.

A surprise hit with the crowd was Russia’s Lil Dance with their militaristic number.

However as with any competition, competitors must be eliminated. With that said, the semi-final results are as follows:

8. Lil’s Dance – Russia Score: 6.91
7. Bandits – USA Score: 7.09
6. Freshest Nutz – Singapore  Score: 7.28
5. A-Team – Philippines  Score: 7.40
4. J.B. Star – Japan  Score: 7.42
3. Sorority – New Zealand Score: 7.70
2. Zero – Japan Score: 7.91
1. Sol-T-Shine – Japan Score: 8.22

These crews move to the finals at the Orleans Arena on Sunday, August 5, 2012.

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Swag time as Academy of Swag shows off their gold medals for the 2012 US MegaCrew Division. ©Sthanlee B. Mirador/PRPP.

By Peter Gonzaga

Las Vegas,NV – It was a tight race as US crews vied for the 2012 Hip Hop International US Dance Championship Finals. From GRV, Academy of Hype and The H, the judges had a hard time.

However, there is only one gold winner and that went to

The medal standing results are as follows:

Gold –  Academy of Swag         Score: 8.04

Silver- GRV         Score: 7.84

Bronze-  Academy of Hype      Score: 7.76

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2012 US Adult Gold medal winner Academy of Villains display their medals. ©Sthanlee B. Mirador/PRPP

By Peter Gonzaga

Las Vegas, NV – Going hard and going fast with a touch of a smooth goove, the adult division gave the judges more work on how to score the crews. From Illmatik Phlow’s latin grooves and B-Boy moves to Academy of Villains sharp moves, it was hard for the crowd to choose their favorite.

But the show must go on and the gold medal had to be given out. It became a mime’s world as the adult crew to be blessed with the gold medal was Academy of Villains.

The results of the US adult division is as follows:

Gold – Academy of Villains         Score: 8.16

Silver – Elektrolytes        Score: 7.99

Bronze – Mix’d Elements     Score: 7.82

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The Bandits of Honolulu, HI takes the gold in the U.S. Varsity Divison Finals at 2012 HHI. ©Sthanlee B. Mirador/PRPP

By Peter Gonzaga

Las Vegas, NV – A big Hawaiian wave hit the Red Rock Resort as the junior and varsity division crews from the island state took the gold at the 2012 Hip Hop International US Championship Finals. The Rascals took the gold for the junior division and the Bandits took the gold in the varsity division.

It was an exciting win for both crews as it was the first time they had

The Rascals of Honolulu, HI takes the gold in the U.S. Junior Divison Finals at 2012 HHI. ©Sthanlee B. Mirador/PRPP

participated in the dance event. We’ll have to see if Hawaii’s Academy of Hype takes gold in the MegaCrew and Blank Canvas takes the gold for the adult division. It may be better than a hat trick for Hawaii.

The results of gold, silver and bronze for junior and varsity is as follows:

Junior Division

Gold – Rascals

Silver – The Prodigy

Bronze – Miniotics

Varsity Division

Gold – Bandits

Silver – Underground

Bronze – iDK

The MegaCrew division competition was still in progress at press time.

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By Peter Gonzaga

Las Vegas, NV – It was a tight race in the 2012 HHI US Adult preliminary as four crews tied in their respective positions. Elektrolytes and Academy of Villains tied for first with the tie breaker dependent on their performance score vs the skill score. In the same predicament was Kaba Modern and 5 FootaThrillaz. Kaba and 5 FootaThrillaz placed 5th and 6th respectively.

The following crews move on to the HHI US Adult Finals:

1. 7.98 – Elektrolytes

2. 7.98 – Academy of Villains

3. 7.61 – Mix’d Elements

4. 7.27 – Blank Canvas

5. 7;21 – Kaba Modern

6. 7.21 – 5 Footathrillaz

7. 7.06 – Lipstick Crew

8. 7.00 – Ilmatik Phlow

9. 6.94 – D-Squad

10. 6.90 – Broken Toyz

11. 6.81 – The Waackers

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By Peter Gonzaga

Las Vegas, NV -  After a successful premiere of the MegaCrew Division at last year’s 2011 Hip Hop International. This year’s US MegaCrew division fielded 20 crews filling up the Red Rock ballroom. Reigning champion Super Galactic Beat Manipulators had their hands full the field grew this year. From Academy of Swag to Academy of Hype, hard hitting moves ruled the US MegaCrew preliminary.

Results of tonight’s MegaCrew preliminary is as follows:

1 – 8.31 Academy of Swag

2 – 7.98 Academy of Hype

3 – 7.80 SGBM

4 – 7.79 GRV

5 – 7.10 The Prototypes

6 – 6.92 High Profile

7- 6.84 The H.

8 – 6.81 Breakthrough

9 – 6.66 CDF

10 – 6.59 IDK

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Bandit at Hip Hop Internationals USA Hip Hop Dance Championship Preliminaries – Day 1 held at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, NV.

By Peter Gonzaga

Las Vegas, NV – The results for the U.S. junior and varsity crew preliminaries that move on to the finals to be held tomorrow (July 31, 2012) are as follows:

U.S. Junior Finalists

1.  7.81 – Miniotics
2.  7.73 – Prodigy
3. 7.08 – Rascals
4. 6.80 – Genex
5. 6.74 – Recess
6. 6.40 – MIghty 7

U.S. Varsity Finalists

01. 7.92 – Bandits
02. 7.87 – Trouble Makers
03. 7.69 – Underground
04. 7.63 – iDK
05. 7.58 – The Elektrolyttlez
06.  7.49 – The Sandlot
07. 7.40 – Nu Era
08. 7.34 – The Midas Touch
09. 7.28 – Prophecy
10. 7.25 – Youngskull Club
11. 7.22 Filthy But Clean
12. 7.19 T.M. Juniors
13. 7.11 Double Trouble
14. The Organization
15. 7.07 Tru-Definition

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