Hip-hop and street dance culture continually redefine themselves, shifting both quickly and slowly. In some instances, it has shown itself to evolve into something entirely different overnight without my having noticed. In other instances, it moves at a snail’s pace, fighting change every step of the way. These shifts, whether they come quickly or slowly, […]
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I realize that I’ve never introduced myself, despite the fact that I started at The 5th back in August. My name is Noelle Marie and I am a freestyle dancer repping Femme de la Funk, Homeland, and International House of Artistic Punking. I used to run my own blog titled “A Lady in Hip Hop,” in […]
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She’s back y’all! And with a heart-wrenching solo, nonetheless. This solo was from the San Francisco Ball hosted last month for OG Punker, Viktor Manuel’s, birthday. White Road Films have finally released and shared the footage. If you’re not familiar with this face – well, then you should be. Tiffany “Jimini” Bong has been in the […]
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It looks like choreography just keeps getting more and more ill. Peep the new piece by Koharu Sugawara – done to Clean Bandit’s “Come Over,” and debuted at Urban Dance Camp. While I’m not a choreo-head, myself, I’ve slowly begun to have my eyes opened as more and more in-depth pieces have been produced. Just […]
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We at The 5th have had the pleasure to interview three time Red Bull BC One North America winner — Bboy Victor. Having taken the win in Las Vegas last year, Bboy Victor went on to win once again in his hometown of Orlando becoming the very first to win Red Bull BC One consecutively. Hit […]
Read moreLooks like Step X Step posted the videos from the Keep On Dancing USA Qualifier. Here is the Hip Hop Final with VersaStyle Fellas vs. Flooridians. As far as I can remember, this was the most hype battle of the night. Anyone who can do an 18(!) minute round has my respect. Further, they kept […]
Read moreThe Keep On Dancing: USA Prequalifiers have just ended! KOD is an international battle that has a preliminary round in multiple countries — the winner is then flown out for the World Championships representing their country. It has four categories: Popping, Locking, Breaking, and Hip Hop. The contest is a 4 vs. 4 format, and each […]
Read moreThis video by Mariel Madrid, half of the dynamic powerhouse duo of Keone & Mari, was released last month in August. We really wanted to cover it then, but the countless dance competitions pushed us back for a bit. Nonetheless, this is a video we felt we needed to share.
Read moreI’ve always been a big fan of seeing street dancers go on to do big things. My first contact with Nellie Bethel, now an acclaimed choreographer and professional dancer, was back in 2010 during Homeland’s Annual Jam. She competed in the Waacking category. At the time, I was young, new in the scene and starstruck […]
Read moreThe Change The Game Project in Calgary, Alberta, Canada consists of a weeklong gathering of dancers old and new to take classes with the pioneers of the street dance world. The focus is both on the dance as well as the culture — informing students to further the unification of hip-hop.
Read moreSummer Dance Forever is a Street Dance Festival in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, that includes workshops, theater performances, master classes, battles and parties. World class dancers come out to compete in house, breaking, hip-hop and popping. The 2015 festival just concluded last week and some of the battle footage has already been released. Click through to learn […]
Read moreAfter nine days of showcase, elimination and judges’ decisions, the final two teams for the MegaCrew Division in the World Championships for Hip Hop International came down to Korea’s Lock n Lol and New Zealand’s Royal Family. While both teams brought out an immense amount of talent, beautiful visuals and amazing concepts, Lock n Lol […]
Read moreIn honor of The 5th Element’s R&B party #BABYGIRLDANCEPARTY taking place on Saturday, August 15th, we decided to travel back to the golden era of the 90s. The musical landscape we all know and love as hip-hop was changing, reinventing itself once again to make it better and more addictive than before. Street dance went […]
Read moreMarie Poppins, Dassy and Sophie Create, three of the dopest female poppers in the US right now, dropped a new concept video filmed in the subways of Brooklyn, New York. Having been in the freestyle scene for years, each of these women have earned their stripes winning countless battles nationwide. They’ve headlined with major artists, […]
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