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Stackin' Stylez is a Boston based, internationally recognized freestyle dance festival and competition. What sets us apart? Competitors must adapt to a unique list of concepts/prompts as they progress through the bracket.

During the weekend of September 12-16, competitors and spectators worldwide will gather in Boston to experience the heart of freestyle dance culture via parties, workshops, panel discussions, performances, creative exhibitions/installations, and our staple main event "Freestyle Concepts" dance battle.
This year we are partnered with A Trike Called Funk, Slaughter House, The East Session, Illuminus, The Museum of Science, and Harvard to bring you a one-of-a-kind beantown weekend experience.

THE MISSION

Stackin’ Stylez Freestyle Dance Festival is dedicated to preserving and promoting Boston's unique freestyle dance culture. We celebrate both our rich history and the evolving present. Integrating these forces invites every participant into a space of growth and transformation, while fostering in a vibrant new era for street style dance in Boston.

THE VISION

Sustained infrastructure to support/promote the preservation of cultural dance forms in the city of Boston
Evolving accessible pathways for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to experience authentic freestyle dance culture
High quality media and production that showcases Bostons unique freestyle dance culture
All hands on deck, collaborative space that allows the community to be apart of of the creation process

Honoring the OGs

Cultural exchange

Culture Shifters

Freestyle Concepts

WHAT WE OFFER

Education

Workshops and masterclasses led by regional cultural ambassadors/ international dance experts.

Advocacy

Promoting the importance and significance of culturally rooted freestyle dance forms.

Archiving

A dedication to documenting and preserving the rich tapestry of global freestyle dance via panel discussions and archival efforts.

Competition

A platform for dancers to showcase their talent, judged on a unique, unified criterion that celebrates diversity.

Celebration

Parties specifically curated for dancers with some of the best dance music DJ’s around the globe.

Connection

A creative skill share based housing program, facilitated by SSW that allows dancers from Boston to host international guest in exchange for a lesson(s). This program creates space for more guest to come into the city of Boston to enjoy this event while also creating the opportunity for bridges to be built between creatives in Boston and creatives around the globe.

Stackin' Stylez Freestyle Dance Festival

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday 9/12 - THE FUNK
FUNK FEST: POPPING EDITION
Co-produced by The Trike Called Funk and The City of Boston, experience a night of funk featuring live DJs, live musicians, live art-making, catered food, dance sessions, and a popping battle hosted by Megatron & Chad Shabazz.
Guided Session featuring training/lab support w/ Rashaad Hasani & Rascal Randi
DJ: SC ONE (NY)
JUDGE: RASHAAD
CASH PRIZE: $300
Location: TBD
Time: 6pm-10pm
FREE EVENT

Friday 9/13 - THE BUCK
THE EAST SESSION: STACKIN’ STYLEZ EDITION
Co-produced by The East Session, experience one of Boston’s most infamous Krump events with a twist. This event features a workshop, a session prelim, and a Top 8, 2-to-lose battle for a chance to win a cash prize and be featured in the Stackin’ Stylez main event.
JUDGE: BRUI5ER
CASH PRIZE: $300
Location: 195 Dudley St. Roxbury
Time: 6pm-10pm
Price: TBD

Friday 9/13 - THE CELEBRATION
The Funkshun: HOLD MY DRANK! Dance Music & Cocktails | Official Stackin'
Stylez Pre-Party featuring SC-ONE, PANIC, KING GNS, Stiggity, & Diyanna Monet
Location: Cloud & Spirits, Cambridge MA
Time: 10pm-1am
Price: Dice Roll | $15 after 11

Saturday 9/14 - THE SCIENCE [Prelims & Kids Battle]
In Collaboration with the Museum of Science we are hosting workshops, panels, a kid’s battle, and the prelims for the Stackin’ Stylez main event.
DJ: DIYANNA MONET
HOST: CHAD SHABAZZ
JUDGE: TOYIN
KIDS BATTLE JUDGE: RASHAAD
Location: The Museum of Science
Time: 10am-5pm
FREE EVENT

Sunday 9/15 - THE REUNION (Main Event)
Stackin' Stylez Freestyle Dance Festival Main Event / Finals including installations, and a food/drink + local vendor marketplace
JUDGE: TOYIN
DJ: SC-ONE
HOST: CHAD SHABAZZ
BATTLE GUESTS
-BRUI5ER
-SUMMERS
-E SKILLZ
Location: The Sinclair
52 Church St Cambridge
Time: 6pm-11pm
Price: $25 | $30 after 8pm

Monday 9/16 - THE HISTORY
Co-produced by the Office for the Arts (OFA) at Harvard Dance with Harvard Hip Hop Archive & Research Institute, experience the 2nd official screening of For The City S:2 Boston OG’s Docuseries, a panel discussion, and a dance workshop at Harvard’s Science Center Plaza Courtyard.
PANELIST
-BORN
-TOYIN
-BRUI5ER
WORKSHOP: TOYIN
Location: SCIENCE CENTER PLAZA
1 Oxford St, Cambridge
Time: 6pm-9pm
FREE EVENT

HOW TO COMPETE/COMPETITION RULES

To compete in the battle, fill out the registration form below.
The prelims will take place the day before the main event, Saturday 9/14 at The Museum of Science. Competitors will go head to head in a 1v1 battle format and our special guest Judge will select a Top 10 to compete in the main event bracket with our invited battle guest, Sunday 9/15.

Competition Rules

While preliminary rounds are judged on your freestyle. The main event battles will be judged based on how you adapt to the given concepts. There will be different concepts/applications assigned to each bracket round. For example; Top 16 is 2 rounds, and each round will have a different concept. This will all lead to a 3 round final, which will feature 3 different concepts (1 for each round). Tiebreaker rounds will be freestyle-based with no concepts assigned. To learn more about the Stackin’ Stylez Freestyle Concepts, visit our Instagram: @stackinstylezofficial

CASH PRIZE

The prizes of Stackin' Stylez Freestyle Dance Festival will be:

Winner

$1000 cash
Trophy
Stiggity merch
A gift from our vendors

Runner-Up

$500 cash

The prizes for the Kids Battle will be:

Winner

$300 cash

Runner-Up

$200 cash

SPECTATORS

This is a family friendly event, all ages are encourage to join all 4 days of the festival. There will be a cash bar at the main event for all attendees age 21 and over. There will also be local vendors and merchants available to shop. You can register for the festival via the registration button below.

DANCE WORKSHOPS

Friday 9/13 - THE BUCK ($10)
KRUMP WORKSHOP W/ BRUI5ER

Saturday 9/14 - THE SCIENCE (Free)
FREESTYLE WORKSHOPS W/ SUMMERS & E SKILLZ
W/ Live DJ: SC-One & King GNS

Monday 9/16 - The HISTORY (Free)
WORKSHOP AND PANEL DISCUSSION W/ TOYIN, BORN, AND BRUI5ER
w/ Live DJ: King GNS

STACKBNB

StackBNB is a guest/host skill share program that allows locals in the Boston community to host out-of-town guest/competitors in exchange for a skill share, instead of monetary compensation. Our team will match the best candidates based on the information submitted via this form.
Once completed a member of our team will be in touch with updates as they come in.
If you would like to participate as a guest or a host, please fill out the form linked above.

STACKIN' STYLEZ CHAMPIONS

Wizdom: @wizdancealot

Stackin’ Stylez has been on my radar for years. It felt amazing to win the whole thing on my first try. The structure of the event shows if you know your body well and the concepts really expose your strengths and weaknesses. Overall, Stackin’ Stylez was different from other events and scenes, I’m used to the stiff and more aggressive energy at events, but it was the opposite. The crowd didn’t just cheer for their friends/fam, they cheered for what they thought was fire.

Brutal: @zay_irving

Stackin' Stylez, not only validated training from previous years of work, it offered me a genuine experience of love and community that I have not been able to replicate at another space I have been in.

Inferna: @_Keda247

Thank you Stackin Stylez for continuing this festival despite the pandemic and creating a beautiful/organized environment for everyone involved to feel more at ease.

Rascal Randi: @rascalrandi

I feel a strong connection with Boston still, and know I'm going to continue to build out there!

Ki-Nen: @kidashnen

Stackin' Stylez' has impacted my journey courtesy of their unique format. After my first experience with the concepts implemented at the Stackin' Stylez event. My movement gained more range allowing my imagination to take many new forms moving forward.

Jeff: @d_jeffjp

Stackin' Stylez has impacted my journey by inspiring us to grow and share with each other not just the styles of dance but love of dance.

LIFE BUILDING THROUGH URBAN ART

Headquarters:

361 Newbury St
Boston, MA 02115

Stiggity East:

126 Border St Unit 109
East Boston, MA 02128

Phone

Toll free: (888) 575-2737

Local: 617-249-4324

support@stiggitystackzworldwide.org

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