Enkore dance competition in Long Beach Oct. 16

ENKORE: The Dance Competition makes its debut at the Terrace Theater/Long Beach Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 16th, 2010, at 6PM. This event is a presentation of Kallusive, LLC.

ENKORE is an exclusive hip-hop dance showcase. Each act has been hand-picked on an invitation-only basis. The performers and crews have been selected based on their previous accomplishments and accolades.

World-renowned host Mookie of Hip-Hop International and VIBE Dance Competition will be the emcee for the night. He will be introducing the following confirmed acts:

Exhibition Lineup:
- Little Demon (Step Up 3D)
- Beat Freaks (ABDC Season 3)
- Kinjaz (formerly known as Anbu Black Ops)
- Movement Lifestyle
- Unity LA*

Competition Lineup:
- Choreo Cookies (San Diego)
- Kaba Modern (Irvine)
- Common Ground (Irvine)
- NSU Modern (Los Angeles)
- GRV (Pomona)
- Pac Modern* (Long Beach)

Battle Lineup:
- Toybox (Kinjaz) VS. Ritchie Ramirez (CSLA)
- D-Trix* – (SoYouThinkYouCanDance) VS. Little Demon* – (Step Up 3D)
- Jonah Aki* (Kaba Modern) VS. Anthony Lewis* (GRV)

*denotes pending act

Movement Lifestyle, a choreographer management company created by world-renowned dancer Shaun Evaristo, is teaming up with Kallusive to sell ENKORE: The Dance Competition t-shirts at the event. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Culture Shock LA’s after-school dance outreach program for youth.

“The Performing Arts Center takes pride in providing an array of entertainment options for the enjoyment of the greater Long Beach community,” said Dan Spellens, Director of Theaters & Entertainment for the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center. “We are pleased to host ENKORE for their debut event and hope to welcome them back for years to come,” he concluded.

Pre-sale tickets are $25.00 and will be on sale starting September 16th, 2010, at 10am. Day of event tickets will be $30.00. To charge by phone, please call TicketMaster at (800) 745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center Main Box Office located at 300 E. Ocean Boulevard. The Box Office is open from 10:00am to 6:00pm Monday through Friday and 12:00pm to 4:00pm on Saturday.