After two successful years, Vancouver Street Dance Festival is back at Robson Square with a free all-ages event this Saturday, August 2, featuring dance battles, dance workshops, live DJ’s and bands.
What’s the goal of the festival? Vancouver has a thriving underground street dance community and VSDF wants to surface and showcase to the general public our culture, which is why they’ve made it completely accessible to all with a free festival right in the heart of Vancouver at Robson Square.
To showcase the dance culture, there will be dance battles featuring the best dancers in Vancouver, who went through a preliminary round on Friday. Styles will include:
- Hip hop
- Breaking
- Popping
- Locking
- Waacking
- House
If you’re interested in learning some of the styles, there will be free workshops happening throughout the day.
Festival schedule
- 11:00 – Music start
- 12:00 – Welcome to VSDF
- 12:30 – Free workshop / part, performance
- 1:30 – Kutapira set 1
- 2:00 – Semis – east coast, performance
- 2:30 – Kutapira set 2
- 3:00 – Free workshop / party
- 4:00 – Semis – west coast, performance
- 4:30 – Free workshop / party
- 5:30 – Star Captains
- 6:30 – Judges vs. Organizers battle
- 7:00 – Finals, all styles
Vancouver Street Dance Festival 2014
When: Saturday, August 2
Where: Robson Square (Robson & Howe)
Time: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Cost to attend: FREE!
Website: www.vanstreetdancefest.com
Photos from last year’s festival
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