Break Battle

Calling Collie’s best wannabe b-boys and b-girls for a one-on-one breaking battle for your chance to win $500. Pull out your smoothest top rock, up rock, power moves and freezes to classic breakbeats.

Get in the mood with cocktail specials, $10 Brew 42 pints and $6 glasses of prosecco to the backdrop of classic hip hop beats. The competition will kick off at around 10pm.

We’ll be loosely following international Hip Hop rules and regulations, which are judged on:

• Style – feeling or expressing the moves, “flava”, the manner in which you present
• Character – self-expression, facial reactions, demonstrating feelings
• Originality – individual presence and style, being different
• Smoothness – very clean in presentation and go down with no slips, falls, stuttering, rough edges or being stuck in a move
• Difficult combinations – self-explanatory
• Execution – perform the moves with correct body placement and technique
• Musicality – perform the moves in time with the music; correctly utilizing the music and dance
• Energy – Exhibiting a strong and exciting physical presence
• Creativity – bringing something new to the dance more than the basics
• Low number of repeat moves – do not repeat the same set or combination of

The Breaking Battle is open to any age over 18, or gender.

One-minute qualifiers will be held in a round-robin fashion to narrow the field to our ultimate Breaking Battle of a 1 vs 1 competition.

Physical contact in battles will not be tolerated and may result in a disqualification or a score deduction for the dancer or dancers involved.

Dance battlers must remain within the marked competition area at all times.

All music will be selected by the competition DJ.

The judges’ decision is final.

Please note: Breaking is an inherently physically demanding form of dancing, requiring short bursts of explosive power and cardiovascular activity. Participants are advised that this recreational activity may cause physical harm. By entering, you confirm that you do not have a condition, medical or physical, that could prevent you from, or be aggravated by, participating in this activity.