AADP's Hip Hop 4 Hope Dance Competition

Eight Count will be competing at Asian American Donor Program's (AADP) first ever Hip Hop 4 Hope Dance Competition (HH4H). It will be our first dance competition - an entirely new experience! Please come out and support the team and the cause.

From the AADP website: "There are many amongst us whose lives have been deeply affected by blood cancers like leukemia or lymphoma. AADP strives to help save lives and give hope to many such patients and patient families in need of a donor match by raising awareness and registering more individuals of different ethnic backgrounds into the national bone marrow registry... Through HH4H, we hope to use dance as a medium to communicate to dance crews the need for more multi-ethnic donors on the Registry."

Performance info:

• Date/time: Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 7:00 PM.
• Cost: $15 presale (hiphop4hope.eventbee.com).
• Location: Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA.
• More info: www.aadp.org.

More Workshops

Eight Count workshop series continue this Sunday at Dance Affair in San Jose. Come ready to learn a beg/int level hip hop routine, and ready to just chill and dance with us. Teacher will be Sharon Huang. Cost $7/$5 with GrX Bulletin.

Just added an additional workshop date set for Tuesday 4/28 same place, 8:00! Coming to Sunday's class will give you $2 admission to Tuesdays class. We're calling this Two dollar Tuesday .. =) So for all of you that said you can't do Sundays, nows your chance! ;) Double workshop, double awesome. Tuesday's class will be taught by Joseph Cheng.

Check out our YouTube page for past workshop videos & our website as always for more info.

Spread the word!

Workshop info:

• Sun, Apr 25, 2010 - 6:00 PM - Int Hip Hop, Sharon Huang.
• Tue, Apr 27, 2010 - 8:00 PM - Int Hip Hop, Joseph Cheng.
• Cost: $7 for one, $9 for both ($2 off with GrX church bulletin).
• Location: Dance Affair, 850 North Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA.

Choreographer bios:

	Sharon Huang: Sharon began dancing with the competing hip hop team 909 while attending UC Riverside. After moving back home in NorCal, Sharon joined Eight Count, and has been with the group for five faithful years. She is currently on the leadership team, and is an essential choreographer and member of the ministry. Sharon has a sharp and fun style, one that is friendly to dancers of all levels.
	Joseph Cheng: Joseph developed his skills as a dancer at MIT and danced with MIT's first hip hop dance crew, MIT Ridonkulous. He has been choreographing and dancing with Eight Count for three years and is now the director of the team. He is passionate about dancing and focuses on precision movements.

2010/04/04 - GrX Easter Service, Sunnyvale, CA

Eight Count after our performance.

Eight Count Family: current members and alumni.

Workshop Series Continues

Our workshop series continues this Sunday at Dance Affair. Come check out an intermediate level hip hop class taught by Eight Count's own Kathleen Kang! Cost is $7. Dancers of any level are welcome to join! Spread the word!

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Workshop info:

• 6:00 PM - Int Hip Hop, Kathleen Kang.
• Date: Sunday, April 11, 2010.
• Cost: $7.
• Location: Dance Affair, 50 North Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA.

Choreographer bio:

Kathleen began dancing and training with Team Technique, a competing hip hop group affiliated with Rutgers University (NJ) almost five years ago. After her first year she became artistic director of the team until 2008, when she relocated to the Bay Area for graduate school. She is currently dancing and choreographing for Eight Count. Kathleen teaches groovy and energetic choreography with an emphasis on musicality. Don't forget to bring your swag.

"Blessed Be Your Name" at GrX Easter Service, Santa Clara, 2010