However, the most notable of the reasons being that it serves as a indicator of where we are prior to a series of jams/battles that are coming around the corner. Below is our battle footage:
Due to the amount of crews that signed up for the 3v3, 20 crews to be exact, the judges decided to run the format of preliminary. In other words, the top 8 crews out of the 20 will proceed to the second round utilizing the format of elimination.
This battle is also significant because this is the debut battle for our newest addition to the crew: Rex Chau! Welcome aboard bro! That commando you came up with is so dope! As testimony, just look at the judges face when we did it!
As you may have guessed, because there's only one footage, it is clear that we did not make it past the preliminaries. Am I a bit disheartened? I would be lying if I said I am not. But it doesn't matter to the extent that I am severely disappointed. I had so much fun representing my crew all over the ciphers and I put myself forward as a test of skills. If this is level where I am at, then this is it. This just means that there are still many more areas where we, as a crew, can improve on. On a more positive note, this could probably be a good thing. Because prior to the battle all of us were pretty anxious that we couldn't go out to cipher our hearts out until after we learned that we were not part of the top 8. So either way, it's really for the better ^_^ After all, this is all about having fun!
And to our surprise, guess who we met at this jam :P
In addition, we also got a chance to meet up with DJ Edouble and Wicked from the legendary Phase II crew. It's like meeting with old friends really. We chilled a little bit during the breaks and just talk about how excited we are to have both of them on board with us for IL Breaks 8.
Here's Kmel, another judge in charge of this jam.
We also were fortunate enough to attend workshops prior to the jam hosted by bgirl Asia One of the Mighty Zulu Kingz. Her workshop was very similar to my mentor's, bboy Benny Ben's. which makes sense since they rep the same crew. She takes the concepts of foundation further and even pointed out where we can potentially imbue the foundation with our own flavor. A very insightful workshop. My inability to have a camera ready when bboy Blujay and I talked to her after the workshop really makes me SMH really hard....but I guess it can't be helped :\
Remember how I said this jam is rather important for several reasons? Well, putting aside the two aforementioned reasons, here is the last one: It serves as a reminder of why I was attracted to the culture of Hip Hop in the first place. What is it you say? Well, it is about making bonds with other people who shares the same passion for dance. I can truly be myself on the dance floor and not feel awkward because there are tons of people around me who feels the same way. The indirect companionship provided by people known or unknown to you is like a form of trust that you wouldn't realize you would get and take comfort from. But fact is, I did in this jam and I will continue to do so for as long as I can.
Cheers,
N-dure
