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Funkamania is back for its 14th incarnation!
If you are sick of tasteless steamboats, oily Bak Kwa and irritating
probing of your private life by relatives you meet once a year, head down
to City Hall for the finals of the most happening hip hop dance competition!
Organised by the NUS Cultural Activities Club, Funkamania XIV finals
will be held on the 31st January 2009 (9.30 p.m.) at the majestic City
Hall. Tickets at $16 are still available. And if you are wondering why
we have to pay to watch Funkamania this year (Admission to Funkamania
has been free for as long as this journalist can remember), this year's
finals will be held as part of the Ching-gay City Alive party. This means
for $16,
you also get 1 drink, a People's Association Passion Card and party after
Ching-gay.
Being funky students we all are, we must focus on our Funkamania.
To enlighten the clueless about hip-hop and the competition, we bring
you the who's who among the 8 finalist teams. Check out the team profile of
every finalist in our feature!
We will see you at Funkamania XIV 2009. Meanwhile, collect
lots of ang-baos and go easy on those Bak Kwa.
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| Who |
Purify |
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Ho Shi Wei, 21, SMU
Pan Hui Yan, 20, SMU
Dismas Widita, 21, NUS
Chew Zhi Wen, 21, NUS
Henry Seah Jun Wen, 21, NTU
Chin Chii Tarng, 22, NUS
Phoon Jen Wei, 20 |
| Style |
Popping, Lyrical Hip Hop, LA Hip hop, Ghetto
Hip hop |
| Awards |
Danceworks 2007 Champions, Pop Culture 1st Runner
up |
| How they started |
A group of like-minded dance enthusiasts came
together with the hope of inspiring the masses with their resolve and passion
for dance. The group has been formed since 2007 and has experienced a change
in line up due to commitments besides dance. Nonetheless, the crew is staying
strong and constantly performs together to keep the love for dance burning.
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| Who |
Ruff
Jack Represent |
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Andee (Bamboo), 18, Nanyang Polytechnic
Justin (Ryuji), 24, Nanyang Polytechnic
Tricia (Tish), 20, Republic Polytechnic
Arjuna, 19, Nanyang Polytechnic
Hanisah (Honey), 19, Nanyang Polytechnic |
| Style |
Inspired by Gigi Torres, JP San Pedro, Shitz
King from Japan |
| Awards |
Suntec Dance Finalist |
| How they started |
Formed 2 months before Suntec Dance Competition
in 2008 with 8 members. They got to know each other from Nanyang Polytechnic
Foreign Bodies. The team members are from the same batch, except for Arjuna
who is
a senior. The team prformed for many events in school and external events.
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| Who |
Style
Groovaz Crew |
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Ash Fresh
Yanz
Ain
Jia Wei
Cherie
Colin
Jervenne
Shayen
Age between 18 - 24. Current students of Republic Polytechnic.
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| Style |
B-boying, hiphop and locking |
| Awards |
3rd place in Battle of the Year 08 Singapore,
Participated in Butts Off Dance Competition and Danceworks 08. |
| How they started |
Formed in Republic Polytechnic. Members are from
diverse backgrounds trained in different dance genres. |
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| Who |
Futuristix |
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Jasmine
Nicole
Jean
Raazmy
Royston
Keiths
Frankie
Rahim
Age between 18 - 21. Students of Temasek Polytechnic.
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| Style |
Inspired by Gigi Torres, JP San Pedro, Shitz
King from Japan |
| Awards |
Nil (debut at Funkamania) |
| How they started |
Started off in Temasek Polytechnic Dance Ensemble.
Never participated in any competition together. Expect to see a group of
very bonded youngsters doing what they love most, to dance, to perform and
to express. |
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| Who |
Pink
Dollar$ Crew |
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Syamsul as Syam
Malik as Kemboja,
Ismael as Mail
Mazlan
Hakim
Hamzah
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| Style |
Zazo and diva-style |
| Awards |
Funkamania 04 - best male dancer (Hamzah), Remix
06, Butts Off 07 - best male dancer (Mazlan ), Winner of Overdrive 2007
(Hakim) |
| How they started |
Consisting of mostly established personalities in the street scene, Pink
Dollar$ is a crew united by their love for the sassy side of dance. Despite
being versatile in many other hip-hop genres, these boys relish the zazo
or diva-style.
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| Who |
Fantastic
Remix |
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Syazwan as Wawan
M Razfrainn as RazBerry
Vernon Huang as UncleHong
Zelia as Ms Zee
Benjamin as Benjy
Amin as Spears
Andreas Chua as Andreas
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| Style |
Street jazz, Zazo, LA hiphop and lyrical hiphop. |
| Awards |
Winner of Beyond Your Style Competition, 3rd
place for Jim Bean Competition and winner of Impresario 2008 (D_Vantagers) |
| How they started |
Practising together since the last week of Dec 08.
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| Who |
Poppers
Action Party |
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Marzipan
Rob
Nic
Rachel
Yanhui
KS
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| Style |
Pop and lock |
| Awards |
KO Night - Top 8, Floor the Love - Top 8 and
Popculture 2 Finalist |
| How they started |
Formed by Mentor Michael Sim. Members are in their early 20s and came
together through open popping classes. Dancing together for almost a year
and style is mainly popping with the occasional mix of other styles.
First time the Funkamania 09 team would be competing together.
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| Who |
Trademark |
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Lesner, Nanyang Polytechnic
Ryuta, Nanyang Polytechnic
Huang Peng aka Peng, Nanyang Polytechnic
Weikeat aka DJ Smoke, Nanyang Polytechnic
Regina aka Gina, Nanyang Polytechnic
Joanne aka Joey, Nanyang Polytechnic
Mikal, Nanyang Polytechnic
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| Style |
Pop and lock |
| Awards |
Winner of NYP Hip-hop Hunt, REMIX `07 and Funkamania
`08 |
| How they started |
Created in 2007 by a motley bunch of dance enthusiasts who love dancing
so much. Born out of street dance club, Foreign Bodies from Nanyang Polytechnic,
Trademark is an energetic hip-hop/street dance group.
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