ENKORE Dance Competition – exclusive hip-hop dance showcase

by Leslie Perryman

LONG BEACH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER/ SMG WELCOME COMPETITIVE HIP-HOP SHOWCASE TO THE TERRACE THEATER

LONG BEACH, Calif. (September, 2010) ENKORE: The Dance Competition makes its debut at the Terrace Theater/Long Beach Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 16th, 2010, at 6PM. This event is a presentation of Kallusive, LLC.

ENKORE is an exclusive hip-hop dance showcase. Each act has been hand-picked on an invitation-only basis. The performers and crews have been selected based on their previous accomplishments and accolades.

World-renowned host Mookie of Hip-Hop International and VIBE Dance Competition will be the emcee for the night. He will be introducing the following confirmed acts:

Exhibition Lineup:
- Little Demon (Step Up 3D)
- Beat Freaks (ABDC Season 3)
- Kinjaz (formerly known as Anbu Black Ops)
- Movement Lifestyle
- Unity LA*

Competition Lineup:
- Choreo Cookies (San Diego)
- Kaba Modern (Irvine)
- Common Ground (Irvine)
- NSU Modern (Los Angeles)
- GRV (Pomona)
- Pac Modern* (Long Beach)

Battle Lineup:
- Toybox (Kinjaz) VS. Ritchie Ramirez (CSLA)
- D-Trix* (SoYouThinkYouCanDance) VS. Little Demon* (Step Up 3D)
- Jonah Aki* (Kaba Modern) VS. Anthony Lewis* (GRV)

*denotes pending act

Movement Lifestyle, a choreographer management company created by world-renowned dancer Shaun Evaristo, is teaming up with Kallusive to sell ENKORE: The Dance Competition t-shirts at the event. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Culture Shock LAs after-school dance outreach program for youth.

“The Performing Arts Center takes pride in providing an array of entertainment options for the enjoyment of the greater Long Beach community, said Dan Spellens, Director of Theaters & Entertainment for the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center. We are pleased to host ENKORE for their debut event and hope to welcome them back for years to come,” he concluded.

Pre-sale tickets are $25.00 and will be on sale starting September 16th, 2010, at 10am. Day of event tickets will be $30.00. To charge by phone, please call TicketMaster at (800) 745-3000 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting(800) 745-3000end_of_the_skype_highlighting or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center Main Box Office located at 300 E. Ocean Boulevard. The Box Office is open from 10:00am to 6:00pm Monday through Friday and 12:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturday.

ABOUT LONG BEACH CONVENTION & ENTERTAINMENT CENTER/SMG:
One of the few ocean front arena and convention facilities in the country, the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center attracts approximately 2 million people each year for conventions, trade shows, theater and sporting events. Managed by SMG, the Center offers state-of-the-art facilities including unique entertainment venues at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, which includes the Terrace and Center Theaters, as well as the Long Beach Arena. For further information on the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, please call (562) 436-3636 or visit www.longbeachcc.com.

Headquartered in West Conshohocken, PA, SMG provides facility services to over 200 public assembly facilities including arenas, stadiums, performing arts theaters and convention and trade centers. With facilities across North/Central America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, SMG controls over 1.5 million entertainment seats worldwide and manages more than ten million feet of exhibition space.

Contact: Leslie Perryman
lbcect@gmail.com
562.472.2787

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