BOOGIE TOWN! Check out movie trailer! In Theaters 2010

BOOGIE TOWN, a modern day West side Story for the hip hop generation, takes place in a New York City of the future. Theres no more violence, no more drugs - in their place are illegal dance contests, which occur in the underground world of Boogie Town.

Chris Stokes Writer:

Chris Stokes

Marques Houston

Brenda Song

Katerina Graham

Kaba Modern

TOP 10: "Will This Still Be In... In 2010?"

As we prepare for 2010, you know... making those New Years Resolutions (that we will probably not completely fulfill), we at ACME started to think about the "INs" of the dance industry here in Chicago.

So we came up with the TOP 10:

"Will _______ Still Be In... In 2010?"

10: Fuses being blown at Dance downs

9: Dance downs starting 2-3 Hours late

8. Boys/girls Voguing in the middle of performances

7. Cash dancing

6. Group hopping

5. Ballerina shoes for performing

4. Bobbing

3. 3000 props in a performance

2. Spray painted uniforms

1. Tagging

SOME WILL follow us to 2010 and some wont. I guess we will see!

FINAL PHAZE OPEN ENROLLMENT! TONIGHT!!!!!

FINAL PHAZE will have open enrollment 2night Monday December 28,2009 @ 5pm-9pm 1711 E 87th St..IF YOU are ready to get it in N 2010

Those That Want To Be Apart Of This please email finalphaze4life@yahoo.com or call 773-593-2516 (Reese Dilla) To Get Ur Name On Tha List.You Dont Have To Know How To Dance they Will Teach And Train U.

Final Phaze 4Life Lets Go!!

Chicago Juke Movie

Artis Chapman DOT.COM MAGAZINE PRESENTS KING OF THE STREETZ.......LOOKING FOR ACTOR , ACTRESS AND MUSIC FOR THE SOUNDTRACK....THIS MOVIE IS IN PROGRESS OF BEING PERFECTED FOR BIG SCREEN...LETS GO PPL GET IN WHERE YA FIT IN ! IF UR INTERESTED IN BEING A PART OF THIS PROJECT Contact ARTIS CHAPMAN (facebook) OPEN 4 IDEAS & CRITIZISM.

Check out the TRAILER:

The Fairytale Dance Down 2010

Final Phaze presents "A Fairytale Dance Down" 2010 Sponsored by: Ameriquest Productions & Mr.Kay Fashions!!!!!! Sat.Jan.23,2010.Get Your Team Registered Asap....

Is Your Team Registered For The Fairytale Dance Down 2010??? Callin All Dance Teams Get Your Team In Asap..1st 10 Teams R In......

Fairytale Dance Down Mandatory Meeting

Time:7:00PM Tuesday, December 29th

Location:1711 E. 87th St J.U.K.E 4Life Center

For more information please email:

This Meeting Is To Discuss Rules And Regulations For The Fairytale Dance Down 2010 And Also Receive Your Team's Entry Fee Of $50.00 Per Team To Select Your Fairytale.( Entry Fee Is Required Before U Can Make Your Selection Of The Fairytale Your Team Wants)

DEADLY COALITION TRYOUTS!

DEADLY COALITION A.K.A. DC HAS RETURNED! AUDITIONS ARE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13TH, 2010 @ OGDEN PARK FIELD HOUSE LOCATED @ 6500 SOUTH RACINE AVE.

COME GEARED IN UR HOTTEST HIP-HOP ATTIRE READY TO ATTACK THE FLOOR! U WILL LEARN AND PERFORM AN ORIGINAL ROUTINE.

DON'T FORGET THERE IS A $5 AUDITION FEE.

AUDITIONS WILL START PROMPTLY AT 530pm. 4 ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL Matthew Thomas 312 428 1833

GROUP HOPPING? #Epicfail

GROUP HOPPERS... JUST THROW IT IN THE BAG!

We have all seem them, we have all heard the cheers from the crowd screaming their name, most importantly we have seen them dance with, 3D, Evolution, House Arrest 2 , Full Effect, Versatile, Total Domination, CYDC, Geek Squad, Total Chaos, Ill Movements, Final Phaze, Dynasty, Dior, Imfamous BangZ, even U-phi-U.

What ever happened to the days when members only danced with one team. More importantly, what happened to the days when presidents use to communicate and not allow members of other teams to audition for their team. Are these people just trying to be apart of whichever team is currently on top, or are they just trying to follow whoever happens to be their friend for the month.

GROUP HOPPERS are taking Chicago by storm. SO all dance groups watch out because you can be the next victim of the dangerous, the dynamic, the distasteful group hopper!

Know of any GROUP HOPPERS? Let's expose them so they will think twice before trying to hop to yet another team.

"The Fame" Dance Battle

Blake Martin Productions Presents

"The Fame"

"The Fame" 3-Round Dance Battle

Saturday, April 10, 2010
Illinois Institute of Technology
3241 S.Federal
Chicago, Illinois

1st Place: $2,500.00 CASH

2nd Place: $1,000.00 CASH

3rd Place: $500.00 Gift Certificate to Custom Dance Uniform Store

4th Place: $ 100.00

Judged by CERTIFIED performance Judges of the National Dancers Association and the Illinois Association of Performing Arts!



Entry Packets Available Now

For more information, contact

Blakemartinproductions@gmail.com

Dane Campbell Given The 2009 Dance Chicago's Choreographer Of The Year Award

Dance Chicago, in conjunction with the Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation, awarded Dane Campbell the 2009 Dance Chicago Choreographer of the Year Award.

He was selected based on the three pieces he created for the 15th annual Dance Chicago festival. Those distinctive works and performance locations were:
· Be Our Guest (Full Effect Dance Theatre) (11/7 and 11/15 Theatre Building Chicago)
· Jook Joint (Full Effect Dance Theatre) (11/31 North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie)
· Hip Hop Matrix (Full Effect Dance Theatre) (12/12 Music Institute of Chicago, Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston)

He received a $1,000 prize from the Cliff Dwellers Arts Foundation, which was presented at a reception in the Cliff Dwellers Club on Friday, December 18th. As Chairman and Artistic Director of Full Effect Dance Theatre, Campbell has helped craft FEDT from a Chicago juke dance squad to a film and stage performance company said to be "the training ground for tomorrow's entertainer". Full Effect dancers have worked with artists such as Missy Elliott, Ciara, Keyshia Cole, Lupe Fiasco, Beyonce, Olivia, R Kelly, Xscape, just to name a few. They have appeared in several music videos and even Verizon Wireless commercials. After winning a slot on the nationally syndicated Randy Jackson's America's Best Dance Crew (MTV), in 2008, the company toured Europe bringing Chicago's unique style to Italy. Their unique dance style, innovative choreography, and breath-taking theatrics have set them apart in the Midwest Hip Hop dance market.


Now in its eighth year, the Choreographer of the Year award is presented annually to the choreographer who represents the highest artistic level of choreography during the month-long Dance Chicago festival, gains favorable responses from the audiences or press, and distinguishes themselves as a new and significant face in Chicago choreography. Past winners of the Choreographer of the Year award include Julia Rhoads (2002), Paul Christiano (2003), Lauri Stallings (2004), Eddy Ocampo (2005 and 2007), Brock Clawson (2006) and Lizzie MacKenzie (2008).

"Dane is the perfect choice for the Choreographer of the Year award," said John Schmitz, Artistic Director and Curator of Dance Chicago. "His works have some of the most thrilling dance moves and those that saw the jaw-dropping performances were awestruck. Dane Campbell embodies everything the Dance Chicago Choreographer of the Year Award represents."

In addition to the Choreographer of the Year award, Wilfredo Rivera and Christopher McCray were awarded the Dance Chicago Outstanding Choreographer (Body of Work) Award for their significant contributions to the 2009 festival. Receiving Dance Chicago Outstanding Choreography Awards (New Voice) were:
· Autumn Eckman
· Laura Kariotis
· Madeline J. Renwick

For more information on Dance Chicago, visit www.dancechicago.com
Courtesy of: Chicago.Broadway.com 12/21/2009

VERSATILE 5 on 5 Feb 2010

ALL DANCE TEAMS GET READY! VERSATILE DANCE COLLECTIVE WILL BE HOLDING THEY`RE 1ST ANNUAL 5 ON 5 DANCE DOWN! FEB 5TH 2010. U DONT WANNA MISS THIS SHOW WE`RE CALLING OUT ALL OF CHICAGO`S NUMBER 1 DANCE TEAMS 2 COMPETE! WHO GOT THE HOTTEST 5? INTRY FEE IS ONLY $25

Its so simple! You and four of your hot dancers (You all don't even have to be from the same group)! Each put up $5, sell a ticket to two of your friends, make a hot 5 minute show, receive $500! Its not rocket science people...it's Versatile's Fav 5 Dance Down Feb 5th! Any more questions?

Shane Sparks Fights "Bogus Accusations" of Child Molestation

Shane Sparks is dancing his way right into a courtroom battle.

One of the most influential hip-hop choreographers on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance, and judge of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew is prepping to fight back against felony child molestation charges brought against him last Friday.

"Shane Sparks is innocent, he knows it and soon the world will know it. We are going to fight this tooth and nail," Sparks' attorney Steve Meister tells E! News. Sparks posted bail late Saturday night, and is now solely focused on clearing his name.

Meister explains that the accusations are not only unfounded, but coincide with an all-too-common occurrence in recent Hollywood history.

Not unlike the Travolta family and John Stamos, Meister asserts that the claims being made against Sparks mirror an attempt at extortion.

"It's a bogus accusation that reeks of opportunism and exploitation. The timing is beyond suspicious, and this whole thing stinks to high heaven," states Meister. "We are going to fight to clear his name, and we are going to succeed."

The next step in the Sparks case will be building his defense and proving his innocence, which Meister is confident he will be able to do for his client.

On Friday, Sparks was arrested in Los Angeles on eight counts of felony child molestation for an alleged crime that occurred more than a decade ago. The charges involve one female victim, who has only recently come forward with the accusations. If convicted, Sparks will have to provide fingerprints and a DNA sample for a national database of sex offenders.

(Originally published Dec. 20, 2009, at 10:01 a.m. PT) Sun., Dec. 20, 2009 5:00 PM PST by Megan Masters eonline.com

THE EMPIRE!!!???!!!

Word on the street is that Latisha Waters, President of 3D, has something up her sleeve! She is building an EMPIRE!

I guess 2010 will have a lot of surprises! ACME will keep you posted as the magic unfolds & Ms. Waters debuts the EMPIRE: CYDC, Geek Squad, 3d, Dynasty..... and who else? I guess will see!