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LAST DANCER STANDING
Saturday - April 19th 2025 | 6:00pm - 11:00p
Join us for the premiere 1v1 all styles dance battle where street dancers are put to the ultimate challenge, battling it out on a human-sized board game competing in a variety of unique challenges!
Date: Saturday, April 19th, 2025
Time: 6:00pm – 11:00pm
Location: EVOLUTE Academia of New York
13708 Northern Blvd. FL 2 Queens, NY 11354
HOST: Push
CO-HOSTS: Mio Blossom & Yurie
MUSIC: Zak Zodiak
JUDGE: Big Mike
BATTLE GUESTS: Lesar Junior & Lucent
MEDIA: Wilson Lee Visuals & Static NYC
FORMAT
MUSIC GENRES
Hip-Hop, Breaks, House, Funk, Soul, Experimental, Etc.
BRACKETS
PRELIMS
TOP 10
FINALS
RULES & REGULATIONS
- All competing dancers must check in before prelims begin. You may register & check-in at the door from 6pm.
- All competitors must be present during all battle rounds.
- All Dance Styles welcome.
PRELIM ROUND
- Each competitor’s name will be called.
- You have up to 45 seconds to dance.
TOP 10 – THE BOARD
- Top 10 selected dancers from the Preliminary Rounds will compete on the Board for the top prize.
- Dancers will navigate the Board, and must spin the Challenge Wheel when landing on the same space as another player – resulting in a 1 v 1 battle to remain on the Board.
- Each dancer will have up to 3 chances to loose a battle before being eliminated.
- After loosing a battle, players will return to the ‘Bench’ (start position), any players remaining on the Bench at the end of each Round must compete in an Elimination Round to remain in the game.
ELIMINATION ROUNDS
- Player remaining on the Bench after each round concludes will compete in an Elimination Round in which the loosing player will be completely eliminated from the game – regardless of how many previous battles they have won/lost.
- If only 1 player is on the Bench during Eliminations, that player is automatically eliminated.
FINAL ROUND
- The remaining players on the Board at the end of all rounds will compete in the Finals.
- This special battle will determine the LAST DANCER STANDING and will be awarded the prize + trophy.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Each dancer will be judged on the following criteria in order of importance:
PRIMARY
ADHERENCE TO THE CHALLENGE
SECONDARY
MUSICALITY, CREATIVITY, PERFORMANCE & TECHNICALITY
TERTIARY
BATTLE TACTICS
DISQUALIFICATIONS (DQ)
| Harmful Behavior | Harmful and unnecessary interactions to other dancer or audience members result in a DQ (i.e. Jumping over, Kicking over, Flipping over others, etc) |
| Poor Sportsmanship | Being purposefully disruptive or distracting to your opponent will result in a DQ |
Floor Alterations* | Altering the floor in any manner will result in a DQ (Baby Powder, Rosin, Water, Glitter, Etc) *Powder may be applied outside the main floor. |
