9th Annual San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest

The best hip hop dance companies from the Bay Area and beyond convene in San Francisco to perform two different programs! www.sfhiphopdancefest.com

Founder/Artistic Director, Micaya

PROGRAM A (Fri, Nov. 16 @ 8pm and Sun, Nov. 18 @ 2pm)

Over the Influence (Vancouver, Canada); Chicago FootworKINGz (Chicago)

Elements of Motion (Colorado); Lux Aeterna (Los Angeles); Mop Top (New York)

Plus companies from the Bay Area: Future Shock, DS Players, Neopolitan, SoulForce, FBC, Mind Over Matter

PROGRAM B (Sat, Nov. 17 @ 8pm* and Sun, Nov. 18 @ 7pm)

Nobulus (formerly Moving Shadows from Vienna, Austria)

Kenichi/Takahiro (New York); House Dance Project (New York); Live in Color (Miami)

Plus companies from the Bay Area: Diamond/Sparkle; Soul Conspiracy; Soul Sector;

Sunset, Loose Change; Funkanometry SF; U.F.O. Movement

*VIP/Post-show Party with the artists on Saturday Nov. 17 (ages 21 and up - separate ticket

required*)

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre (3301 Lyon Street @ Bay Street, San Francisco)

$35 general for one show or $60 for two programs

(For ages 21 and up) ADDITIONAL TIX for VIP/Post-show Party on Sat. Nov. 17: $40 in

advance or $50 at the door

BOX OFFICE: (415) 392-4400 www.cityboxoffice.com

DESCRIPTION:

The one and only San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest is an amazing constellation of 23 dance companies from the international hip-hop nation! Artists from Europe to Japan and across the U.S. will converge in San Francisco to pop ‘n’ lock, break, and generally inspire you to get your groove on!

These are trendsetters rather than followers – each and every company brings an entirely different flavor to the table. Elements of Motion, Mop Tops, Soul Sector, and DS Players are some of the finest performers of classic break and hip hop styles around. You may have seen The Chicago FootworKINGz on one of their commercial spots, check em’ out live at their Bay Area debut. Then there are amazing artists who fuse other styles of dance with their hip-hop language, like Lux Aeterna from Los Angeles, and San Francisco’s own Loose Change and Soulforce. Other highlights of the 2007 lineup include the U.S. debut of Nobulus (formerly Moving Shadows from Vienna, Austria); the ever-innovative Over the Influence from Vancouver; plus two Japanese soloists by way of New York - Kenichi Ebina and Takahiro team up at the DanceFest with a new duet that showcases their incomparable abilities as storytellers and illusionists.

Tickets are going fast! Get your seat at this premier event and check out what all the excitement’s about - The San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest has been credited as THE #1 event of its kind and it has put San Francisco on the map as a leading presenter of hip hop dance. In 2006, The San Francisco Hip Hop DanceFest made the list of the "TOP 10 DANCE PERFORMANCES OF 2006” by the San Francisco Chronicle.

Other events:

- Be a part of the scene at the Saturday night VIP After-Party with the artists (for 21 and over, separate ticket required)

- Put on your dancing shoes - take a couple of master classes at Dance Mission Theater (3316-24^th Street @ Mission, San Francisco):

3pm – 4:15pm - JoJo Zolina (from Over the Influence) teaches a ‘wacking’ class

4:30pm – 5:45pm - Ken Jimenez (from Elements of Motion) teaches hip hop fusion

Master class registration: www.sfhiphopdancefest.com