The 2009 World Hip-Hop Dance Championships are back in Las Vegas this weekend with 120 dance crews representing 30 countries. It’s the second year of the street dance competitions here. I know very little about lock, crump and whack but can understand vogue and pop lock.
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There are three age group categories: junior, varsity and adult. Each team has to feature five to eight dancers in an original two-minute routine showing three styles of hip-hop dancing.
Two nights of preliminaries at Lake Las Vegas tonight and tomorrow precede the finals Sunday in The Orleans Arena, where judges expect impeccable performances in order to critique the contestants on confidence and creativity.
Time to put your best foot forward and welcome one of the largest conventions of the summer to our town when the world of shoes and accessories, aka the WSA Show, gets underway at the Las Vegas Convention Center and The Venetian today. It’s an incredible opportunity for thousands of manufacturers of footwear and handbags to showcase shoes and accessories to shoppers from around the world. The twice-yearly event in Las Vegas attracts more than 28,000 from 95 countries in 2.1 million square feet of space and will run through Monday night.
