Dylan Pilgrim - IDO World Championships Hip Hop Battle Round 2019
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Dylan Pilgrim is an 18-year-old Hip Hop dancer and choreographer at The Movement Initiative dance company from Portsmouth. He has competed internationally and achieved World Championship and European Championship titles for his talent. From 2017 to 2019 he achieved roughly nine 1st place titles.  Dylan has become World Champion for Junior Male Hip Hop solos 2 years in a row and 1 European championship title in solos as well. He is also world champion in 2 different teams from The Movement Initiative – YDC back in 2017 and 2018 and currently DCC are reigning Champions from 2019. In 2019, Dylan was asked to travel to Slovakia to teach at 2 different summer camps for a week. The ages of groups he was asked to teach ranged from young kids to teenagers to adults and he taught many different styles. Because of all his achievements, he is well respected and well recognised in the dance industry as he should be!

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Kimmy Beatbox - Freestyle
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Kimmy Beatbox - Freestyle

Kimmy Beatbox performing “Freestyle” at Sofar London on August 9th, 2017. We put on shows almost every night in London - see upcoming dates and sign-up for tickets here: https://sofarsounds.com

Signature Contemporary - Experimental Routine
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Signature Contemporary - Experimental Routine

Signature are a contemporary group based in Portsmouth underneath the company - The Movement Initiative. It’s currently a group of girls 14 – 18 years old who are passionate and dedicated to the style and extremely talented! They are currently choreographed by an amazing dancer Lucy Atkins and assistant choreographer Freya Williams. Signature was created in 2015 and the group has continued to grow and advance! They have competed in only a handful of competitions since forming but each time have come out successful and even on top!  Signature have performed and The Movement Initiative’s annual show ‘Celebrate’ 3 times in 2015, 2016 and 2017 as well as competing at Platform Dance Festival with a team dance, multiple solos, duos and small group routines too. Some of the girls go and compete alone in competitions such as PDA championships too. Due to the lockdown, the group have recently started up again but have been spending their training time choreographing routines and catching up with lost time together. The team are always looking to invite new members to join so make sure to check them out.

The Movement Initiative - ESCALATE Small Group at World Championships 2017
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The Movement Initiative - ESCALATE Small Group at World Championships 2017

The Movement Initiative is a home to world champion hip hop teams – Young Dream Chasers and Dream Chasers Collective and are based in Southsea. Award winning Charitable company. The advancement of the art of dance through education, performance and provision of facilities. Encouraging and empowering young people across the south coast.The Movement Initiative have successfully won various dance competitions around Europe and are now World Champions in the International Dance Organisation. The charity is run by Gareth Smith who set up the school to keep children off the streets and make sure they have access to opportunities for dance classes as well as great health benefits. The Movement Initiative has been going for 12 years and its supported by roughly 100 parents.

Tommy Brown - SPOCK
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Tommy Brown - SPOCK

"SPOCK" features on the 4-track collaborative EP "N.O.M.A.D." (None Of My Actions Detected)Lyrics and video by Tommy Brown Music and lyrics by Diamondback Kid Music by John HicksMastered by WidersClips are taken and edited from: Cosmos: War of the Planets by Alfonso Brescia, 1977 (retrieved from https://archive.org/details/Cosmos_Wa...)Monkeys, Apes, and Man by National Geographic Society, Released by Films Incorporated, 1971 (retrieved from https://archive.org/details/monkeysap...)

Kimmy Beatbox - Freestyle
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Kimmy Beatbox - Freestyle

Kimmy Beatbox performing “Freestyle” at Sofar London on August 9th, 2017. We put on shows almost every night in London - see upcoming dates and sign-up for tickets here: https://sofarsounds.com


Signature Contemporary - Experimental Routine
00:46
Signature Contemporary - Experimental Routine

Signature are a contemporary group based in Portsmouth underneath the company - The Movement Initiative. It’s currently a group of girls 14 – 18 years old who are passionate and dedicated to the style and extremely talented! They are currently choreographed by an amazing dancer Lucy Atkins and assistant choreographer Freya Williams. Signature was created in 2015 and the group has continued to grow and advance! They have competed in only a handful of competitions since forming but each time have come out successful and even on top!  Signature have performed and The Movement Initiative’s annual show ‘Celebrate’ 3 times in 2015, 2016 and 2017 as well as competing at Platform Dance Festival with a team dance, multiple solos, duos and small group routines too. Some of the girls go and compete alone in competitions such as PDA championships too. Due to the lockdown, the group have recently started up again but have been spending their training time choreographing routines and catching up with lost time together. The team are always looking to invite new members to join so make sure to check them out.


The Movement Initiative - ESCALATE Small Group at World Championships 2017
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The Movement Initiative - ESCALATE Small Group at World Championships 2017

The Movement Initiative is a home to world champion hip hop teams – Young Dream Chasers and Dream Chasers Collective and are based in Southsea. Award winning Charitable company. The advancement of the art of dance through education, performance and provision of facilities. Encouraging and empowering young people across the south coast.The Movement Initiative have successfully won various dance competitions around Europe and are now World Champions in the International Dance Organisation. The charity is run by Gareth Smith who set up the school to keep children off the streets and make sure they have access to opportunities for dance classes as well as great health benefits. The Movement Initiative has been going for 12 years and its supported by roughly 100 parents.


Tommy Brown - SPOCK
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Tommy Brown - SPOCK

"SPOCK" features on the 4-track collaborative EP "N.O.M.A.D." (None Of My Actions Detected)Lyrics and video by Tommy Brown Music and lyrics by Diamondback Kid Music by John HicksMastered by WidersClips are taken and edited from: Cosmos: War of the Planets by Alfonso Brescia, 1977 (retrieved from https://archive.org/details/Cosmos_Wa...)Monkeys, Apes, and Man by National Geographic Society, Released by Films Incorporated, 1971 (retrieved from https://archive.org/details/monkeysap...)