Locking & Waacking Forever Battles 2024

Wednesday 21 August 2024

In Paradiso - Main Hall, Upstairs Room, Basement

Doors: 10:00, Doors close: 19:30, Main programme: 10:45

Summer Dance Forever is an internationally acclaimed Hiphop dance festival. Dancers and audiences from around the world gather in the city of Amsterdam each year in August to enjoy this week-long dance feast, packed with the best of today and the great promises of tomorrow. Organized in several venues around town, Summer Dance Forever presents a great variety of dance performances, next level battles, soulful club nights and workshops to refresh and boost your skills. Next to this, the more intimate SDF Weekender takes place every year in February, focussing on House Dance. This year's summer festival takes place from 20-26 August at Paradiso, ITA and DeLaMar. Check out the full program here.

Locking & Waacking Forever are dance competitions held during Summer Dance Forever, featuring the top 24 best dancers from around the world competing in these two dance styles. ‘Locking’ is a style of funk dance in which the dancers ‘freeze’ their movements. ‘Waacking’ is a dance style that originated in the 1970’s gay clubs in California, and is characterized by striking arm movements, poses, and footwork.

Visitors can enjoy watching the preselections and the thrilling battles, while those who wish to participate must face off against the three judges if they make it to the Top 3. This unique feature sets Summer Dance Forever apart from other dance battles worldwide. Unlike other events where judges assess from a distance behind a desk, at Summer Dance Forever, the judges themselves enter the battle to fight it out on the floor! Despite being renowned international dancers, judges don't always win. Whoever does win the battle gains everlasting glory, wins prize money, and earns the opportunity to judge at a future event.

LOCKING FOREVER LINE-UP:

Judges:
Masato
Willow
Candyman

DJ's:
Rob Manga
Lucas Benjamin

Hosts:
JNM the Naked MC
John Agesilas

WAACKING FOREVER LINE-UP:

Judges:
Rada
Essence
Sounia Soulshine

DJ's:
Cut Nice
Renegade

Hosts:
JNM the Naked MC
John Agesilas

During the preselection on Tue 20 Aug, DJ’s Renegade and Sofia will be spinning for you!

WANT TO PARTICIPATE?

Registrations and preselections for Locking & Waacking Forever take place on Tuesday 20 August in Amsterdam. If you want to participate in the battles, you first need to register and participate in the preselections. The top 24 best dancers will go through to the actual battle.

Minimum age for participation is 12 years.

⮕ Registration opens Tuesday 20 August from 12:00

⮕ Start preselections Locking: Tuesday 20 August – 15:00-16:30 (doors open: 14:00)

⮕ Start preselections Waacking: Tuesday 20 August – 17:00-19:00

Line-up

Main Hall

Upstairs Room

Basement

How to get to Paradiso

Paradiso is on the Weteringschans 6-8 in Amsterdam. That is very close to Leidseplein. From every part of the city there are trams heading towards Leidseplein. From there on out you can walk to Paradiso. Free and secured underground bike parking is available on the opposite side of Paradiso. Travelling by car is difficult, since there are only a few busy parking lots nearby.

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