SUPER 24 2016
Learning from my mistakes at SDD 2016, I arrived early at Suntec and at 1600hrs there was already a small group of enthusiasts in the queue for the free-seating event. My friends and I sat in the queue till 6pm as we watched the organizers (mainly just this one kid) clamp down any queue-cutters. The rest was pretty rudimentary with the usual bag check. However, while the doors were opened, we were led to the convention hall only to wait for quite awhile before being able to head to the seats. This process made queuing early redundant as streams of people hoarded around us to get a head start for the seat race. We managed to get decent seats either way. Before long, the hall filled with people but the body heat of the masses was insufficient to combat the arctic climate of the hall.
The Apex Project
The night started off with a guest performance by 2 gentleman donning the hairstyle of a well-known Singaporean YouTuber. Their performance was filled with complex moves which my hippopotamus profile would deem inappropriate. There was also a performance of the Singapore national anthem by The Apex Project which I thought was rendered pretty well even though I was waiting for Bryan their beatboxer to put a twist to it but was disappointed for good reasons.
After which, the performances started promptly with the secondary school category which saw incredible talent of the youths. Full footages of their performances below.
The open category saw teams made up of veterans and also 2 teams from my alma mater NTU, Major Crew and Major Syndicate.
The crowd were thoroughly entertained by Ragga Fiyah but Havoc! took the championship of the open category with their baseball performance. (sorry, I didn't manage to get The Disciples' performance)
One crew did get my attention with their costumes though. No, it wasn't the kitties from NRA but Eluminix with their futuristic robots outfit which reminded me of NTU Hall 10's Soulmix 2015 HOCC performance. HEH HEH! :)
Robots vs Kitties
Having decided not to bring an extra battery, I was unable to record the other performances but it meant that I could take in the full package first hand and void of the electronic distraction. Do wait for the official videos of the performances!
Dance competitions are always filled with so many surprises and its incredible how the level of dance is always on the rise with new ideas, new combination of techniques and new blood. These things are never easy and I must say all the dancers have delivered this year. Maybe some day I'll find another 23 but till then, i'll tango with temensis.
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