In an effort to reignite the local dance scene, A-Team is bringing back the highly anticipated Choreographer’s Cup and Freedom’s Cup.
Globally renowned Philippine dance group A-Team is holding the biggest dance weekend event in the country, The Choreographer’s Cup and Freedom Cup. The two-day event happening on June 4 and 5, 2022 will be directed by MJ Arda and Angelica Arda aka The Ardas.
Choreographer’s Cup
The weekend will commence with the Choreographer’s Cup first on June 4 hosted by A-Team’s very own Dora Dorado. The “Choreo Cup” is the most anticipated choreography competition in the Philippine dance community. The event aims to give the spotlight to aspiring individuals and express their artistry amongst the community’s best.
Chosen participants consisting of just themselves or with a group of up to (4) members will showcase their skills as a choreographer in a minimum of (1) minute and (40) seconds long to a maximum of (2) minute piece.
The competition will be judged by Vimi Rivera, Lema Diaz, Chips Beltran, Angelica Arda, and MJ Arda.
Freedom’s Cup
On June 5, 2022, A-Team will then have the Freedom’s Cup – an open-style battle event for local dancers.
Hosted by Freyja Kapangyarihan, the event will bring together the best of aspiring dancers in the metro for a competition which will then turn into a celebration of dance with DJ Kill Off. The competition proper will be judged by Lena “Surge” Ballug, Prince Paltu-ObVince Mendoza, Mickey Yatar, and Reflex Gotangco and will be documented by photographers Edrey Paul, Maui Gloria, Michael Perfecto, and JJ Generoso.
Both dance events will be held at Brooklyn Warehouse on Laperal Suites, Recto Avenue, Sampaloc Manila with the Choreographer’s Cup happening at 4:00PM on June 4, 2022 and the Freedom’s Cup happening at 5:00PM on June 5, 2022.