B-Fresh Holistic Hip Hop Festival: All Styles Battle from Dance Department CCC on Vimeo.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
#TBT B-Fresh Holistic Hip Hop Festival: All Styles Battle (Highlights)
The B-Fresh Holistic Hip Hop Festival was an all day Hip Hop fest held at Columbia College Chicago on October 18th, 2013. This video highlights one of the biggest event of the Festival: All Styles Battle. Over 40 dancers, ranging from different styles and dance experience signed up to win the grand prize of $100 and trophy.
All Styles Battle also included music and dance performances including Nico Segal, Jovan, Malcolm London, and NoName Gypsy, along with an exhibition battle featuring ManOfGod and Natural1. Judges of the All Styles Battle were Brave Monk, Lady Sol and Barberik, and hosted by Lady Champ and ManOfGod. DJ Shon Roka provided the sounds for this amazing night.
Shot and Edited by Jovan Landry, Octavio Veliz and Student Communications of Columbia College Chicago.
Shon Roka (pronounced Shaun Roca) the DJ also known as Shaun Ortega was born on the west-side of Chicago. He started gaining fame as a bboy in 1991 and later became a member of a well known crew called the BRICKHEADZ. He would perform for such artist and events such as The Roots, KRS One, Immortal Technique, Dougie Fresh, Common, Rhymefest, Cypress Hill, Pharoah Monch, Nas, Diddy, Mariah Carey, Taste of Chicago, Lollapolooza, Looptopia, B96 Summer Bash just to name a few. The BRICKHEADZ also won many breakin' competition nationally and internationally. While Shon Roka was being active as a bboy he was working on his craft of being a DJ.
DJing for w/ Nike, Jordan, Under Armour, Adidas, Vans, Uprise (Chicago) Skateshop for numerous in-stores, sporting events, galleries and corporate outings. Also Shon Roka is a resident DJ post Covid in Chicago at McGee's, Tantrum, Imbibe and Harbee's. While being a DJ, he has been teaching music production and the Art of Skateboarding through Maggie Daley's After School Matters. Also known as Gallery 37.
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