It was no surprise as year by year, the crews from Chapkis dance studio would lead the charge for gold in the 2014 HHI USA Dance Championships. After performing against 11 junior division crews in the preliminary round. Chapkidz of Suisan CA has become a crowd favorite to take the gold earning a score of 7.73 out of 10. Not far behind is 3Tiny3 Area kids hailing from Los Angeles, CA. With their costume changes and excitingly exaggerated moves, 3Tiny3 Area kids may overtake Chapkidz for gold. Another California crew, Classic hailing from West Covina, CA round out the top 3.

A total of six crews of 11 move to the finals.

The full list of crews moving to finals are:

Position    Score    Team                              City
1                  7.73    Chapkidz                        Suisin,CA
2                 7.68    3Tiny3 Area Kidz         Los Angeles, CA
3                 7.48    Classic                            West Covina, CA
4                 7.11    First Class                      West Covina, CA
5                6.96    Mini Thrilla Bellaz       Gilbert, AZ
6               6.78    The Prodigy                    Las Vegas, NV

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It’s that time of year again as dance crews from around the world begin the trek to the Red Reck Resort in Las Vegas for the annual Hip Hop International dance competition. From Los Angeles to Miami and Europe to Asia, you can feel the excitement as the crews can’t wait to check into their room and explore the venue then get down to business of practice and competing.

Starting off the competition is the USA Hip Hop Dance Championships. The night commences with the crew orientation as hosts AJ Maldonado and Mookie Washington hype up the crowd. Screams for crew pride and town pride will abound in the ballroom before the actual competition begins tomorrow.

Currently 82 crews have joined the USA division of the championship. Rated Next Generation out of Washington and Studio One of Florida return to defend their title 2013 gold medal win.  The gold, silver and bronze medal winning crews of their respective divisions (junior, varsity, adult and mega crew) will move on to the world division competition.

210 International crews will converge on the stage for the World Hip Hop Dance competition starting Wednesday evening with Rockwell Family of Canada defending their world gold medal title.

Next Saturday will also include the World B-Boy and All Styles Battle.

2013 USA Adult Bronze Medal Champions perform a sneak peek number during HHI Media Day held at NappyTabs

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Sol-T-Shine of Japan lands in first place in the semi-final standing of World Varsity division. ©John Salangsang/PRPP.

By Pacific Rim Video Staff

Las Vegas – It was almost a Japan sweep of the top three but Canada’s Brotherhood did make that happen as they took the 1st place standing for the semi-final round. Defending champion Sol-T-Shine was knocked off its top spot and left to take 2nd place.

The competition is still wide open.

The standing is as follows:

(rank, score, crew)

7. 7.75 – I-Rock of Canada*
6. 7.75 – JB Star Varsity of Japan*
5. 7.79 – Onizawa Ikka of Japan*
4. 7.81 – Sorority of New Zealand
3. 7.90 – No Chaos Allowed of Netherlands
2. 8.11 – Sol-T-Shine of Japan
1. 8.28 – Brotherhood of Canada

*Tie score, score is broken my crew who has highest performance score
Score is based on 1-10  with 10 being highest.
8 judges score – 4 judges performance  and 4 for technical skill

All The above crews move to the finals this Sunday at the Orleans Arena

Make sure to watch online via our live stream. For more information go to http://hiphopinternational.com/live/

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By Pacific Rim Video Staff

Las Vegas – After winning the gold in the U.S. MegaCrew division. 1st timer to Hip Hop International, Studio One out of Orlando, Florida made their debut on the world stage. The crew placed 4th with a 8.71 out of possible 10 in the world MegaCrew preliminary.

Check out their performance here:

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By Pacific Rim Video Staff

Las Vegas – After four days of competition, Hip Hop International is proud to announce the livestream of the World Hip Hop Dance Championship this coming Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 7pm.

The livestream will feature over 3 hours of action packed hip hop dance, bboy moves and surprise guest performers.

The special appearance includes a performance by Les Twins.

Purchase your livestream ticket here http://hiphopinternational.com/live/?transaction_id=10202f81a040af82c8b277a1a35480&utm_source=Campaign+Created+2013%2F08%2F08%2C+4%3A36+PM&utm_campaign=Live+Stream+Promo&utm_medium=email

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By Pacific Rim Video Staff

Las Vegas – It was big return for the Philippine Allstars as they fielded a MegaCrew for the first time at Hip Hop International. Their performance landed them in 3rd place during the preliminary round which takes them to the semi-finals.

Check out their performance directly from Hip Hop International’s youtube.

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By Pacific Rim Video Staffer

Las Vegas – It was no surprise as J.B. Star Varsity took the top spot in today’s world varsity preliminary.

Crowd favorite, Brotherhood of Canada came in second while The Netherlands made a big surprise landing in 3rd place. 24 teams will return to the stage for the semi-finals along with defending champion Sol-T-Shine of Japan.

The top 24 ranking from lowest to highest is listed as follows (rank, score*, crew):

24. 6.17 – That’s Soul of Spain
23. 6.18 – Season 5 of Guam*
22. 6.18  – Evolution Mad of Spain*
21. 6.19 – Banda Forse of Russia
20. 6.26 – The A-Team of The Philippines
19. 6.35 – Lil Hustlers of Ireland
18. 6.41 – Prophecy of The United States
17. 6.49 – RNG Rated Next Generation of The United States
16. 6.54 – Beat Flava of Italy
15. 6.56 – Zavod of Russia
14. 6.57 – Brobots Dance Crew of The United States
13. 6.61 – Kani Krew of New Zealand
12. 6.71 – Legit Status of The Philippines
11. 6.80 – Notorious of The United Kingdom
10. 6.83 – I-Rock of Canada
09. 6.88 – Stronger of Japan
08. 6.99 – Onizawa Ikka of Japan
07. 7.11 – Lil’s Dance of Russia*
06. 7.11 – Sorority of New Zealand*
05. 7.12 – P.B.K. of Canada
04. 7.20 – Krash of New Zealand
03. 7.24 – No Chaos Allowed of The Netherlands
02. 7.29 – Brotherhood of Canada
01. 7.42 – J.B. Star Varsity of Japan

*Tie score, broken by the performance score.
**Scores add up to a possible 10 with 8 judges scoring.  4 judges for skill and 4 performance judges.

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Flip of Canada at Hip Hop International World Hip Hop Dance Championship Preliminaries – Junior Division held at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, NV. The event took place on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Photo by Sthanlee B. Mirador_HHI / Pacific Rim Photo Press.

Your 2013 Junior World Hip-Hop Dance Championships Junior Preliminary Top 18 crews moving to the Semi-Finals on Friday, August 10 at the Red Rock Resort and Casino

(rank, score*, crew)

17. 6.91 – Sweet Addiction of Mexico
16. 7.07 – Block Rockin Beats of Russia*
15. 7.07 – Junior Brooklyn of South Africa*
14. 7.08 – CNC of Canada
13. 7.15 – Brat Pack of New Zealand
12. 7.25 – ICONic Jr of United States
11. 7.30 – Dreamchaserz of Canada*
10. 7.30 – Lil Phunk of the United States
09. 7.34 – Umka RU of Russia
08. 7.43 – Hysteria of New Zealand
07. 7.63 – CKC of New Zealand
06. 7.73 – Rascals of the United States*
05. 7.73 – TZ Crew of Thailand*
04. 8.04 – Next Junior of Japan
03. 8.41 – J.B. Star Junior of Japan
02. 8.49 – Flip of Canada
01. 8.62 – Shinyy-T of Japan

Defending Champions Bubblegum will join these top 17 to battle it out during the semi-finals

*Tie score, broken by the performance score.
**Scores add up to a possible 10 with 8 judges scoring.  4 judges for skill and 4 performance judges.

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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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