Washington D.C. To Host National Final of World’s Largest Street Dance Competition

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The world’s largest street dance competition Red Bull Dance Your Style will conclude its U.S. tour with the Red Bull Dance Your Style Washington D.C. National Final on Saturday, October 23rd at the historic Howard Theater. The competition and a series of dance workshops taught by internationally renowned dancers will be open to the public.

Spanning across two days, Red Bull Dance Your Style Washington D.C. National Final will include a pre-final qualifier competition on Friday, October 22nd, bringing together the semi-finalists of the regional qualifiers in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Memphis to vie for a spot amongst the top 16 dancers who will compete the following evening.

On Saturday, October 23rd, the nation’s top 16 street dancers will battle it out to claim the National Final Championship title, guaranteeing their spot at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Finals in Johannesburg, South Africa. Each dancer will go head-to-head, via bracket style tournament, performing against a spontaneous soundtrack provided by the DMV’s very own DJ Domo. The audience will play judge, ultimately deciding which dancer will advance onto the next round. With no panel of judges, no planned choreography, and no pre-chosen music, it’s all about embracing the moment, wowing the crowd, and moving to the beat. To get a glimpse of the action, check out the 2019 Red Bull Dance Your Style World Finals recap that took place in Paris.

Celebrating the diverse dance community, Red Bull will host a series of workshops for dance lovers to connect on Saturday, October 23rd. Workshops will be led by friends of Red Bull’s global dance roster KosiCoflo, and TsunAMI and are free and open to the public through the online registration link.

Trayon White And Robert White Are Both Running For Mayor

From DCist, where you can read the entire story:

D.C. Councilmember Robert White (D-At Large) is jumping into the race for mayor, marking the first prominent entrant into a high-profile contest.

Also on Wednesday, Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White also announced his run via Instagram comments. Two-term incumbent Mayor Muriel Bowser has not officially said whether she will run for re-election, though she’s expected to do so.

“I do expect the mayor will run. She’ll announce at the appropriate time. She’s just busy running the city,” said Bill Lightfoot, a former councilmember and longtime advisor to the mayor.