The date for the next STOMP THE NARD is Sunday 23rd August 2009
so please mark this in your diaries :).
Also we have taken into consideration some feedback and decided to start the event one hour earlier than usual. So it will be kicking of at 6pm
There will be some Special Guests including “Dj Nino Brown - Australia’s Number #1 Urban Dj” & More!
Stomp will be Hosted by Dj A.N.G & Montaj and will have performances from Cairns Finest Dance Crews like… ThreeSixFive Dance Crew, Stylin Techniques, AMAJ, Allure, Evident Supercrew and plenty more.
For the “Mini” Category the winner of the main battle will win an amazing prize pack presented by Xbox Australia.
This is setting out to be the BIGGEST stomp EVER!. With great prizes and awesome special guests!.
on a final note we have also put together a “PRE PARTY”
Saturday August 22nd (Day before stomp)
@ Gilligans Nightclub.
Performing will be Dj A.N.G & Dj Nino Brown (Australias Number #1 Urban Dj)
With dance performances from all the best crews from Stomp the Nard. The Preparty is strictly 18+.
Just before Stomp the nard Dj A.N.G, Montaj & GMC caught up with Marty & Bec from HOTFM Cairns to have a little interview about Stomp and other things Click Here to have a listen. (p.s LOL @ Joeys Bakery)
Thank you to all who came to Stomp the Nard last night. It was an amazing turnout (the best one so far!)
The Next Stomp the Nard has been locked in for August 30th 2009 so to stay in the loop with information regarding that please join the “Stomp the Nard” Group
And lastly but not least a huge thanks go out to all who make this event possible.
Evident Entertainment
Cairns Regional Council
Youth Substance Misuse Service
Anglicare
LRG Clothing
HOT FM
& All the performers, spectators and EVERYONE else who helps make this amazing event possible. It just wouldnt be what it is today without all of your help.
See you August 30th for an even BIGGER Stomp the Nard!
Here is a little read from the article; “lot gets said about the youth of today.
However, words such as irresponsible, binge-drinking, violent and unmotivated couldn’t be further from the truth when talking about the people behind Cairns’ biggest and best-known urban dance battle, Stomp The Nard.
What started as an idea for a back alley dance competition in 2005, has evolved into an open-air, widely publicised event with about 3500 punters when it was last staged at the Esplanade Skate Park last year.
Created by Angelo Saliba (aka DJ A.N.G. from Evident Entertainment) and Mark “Montaj” Montajes, it features a wide selection of Cairns’ finest dance troops, including ThreeSixFive, Stylin Techniques and the all new AMAJ All Girl crew.
Along with television shows such as So You Think You Can Dance, it has been majorly responsible for the boom in urban dance styles such as breakdancing, krumpping, clowning and hip-hop in the Far North in recent times.
timeOUT caught up with some of the dancers and people behind the event to find out just what makes Stomp The Nard so special.”
SOME smooth new moves from Far Northern artist Jaymen Drahm (ThereSixFive Dance Crew) have helped him win through to the top 100 in hit TV show So You Think You Can Dance.
Winning through to the top 100 last night, the 20-year-old dancer wowed judges with a dazzling display of lyrical hip-hop.
Judges were particularly taken with his newly choreographed moves.
By making the top 100, Jaymen has matched his performance from last year and is determined to improve.
Already he has set his sights on the top 20.
“I started a dance scholarship with Fresh Element Dance Studio in Brisbane five months ago on a scholarship,” he said.
“The skills I’ve learnt in the last five months have just changed my outlook on dancing.
“The main thing is I still love it and if you love something you just keep doing it.”
Jaymen, who formerly lived in Cairns and Innisfail, said he still received amazing support from friends and family in the Far North.
“I’ve had a lot of people wish me the best and they are really excited for me again but also a bit anxious,” he said.