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Hip Hop festivals and congresses

Hip-hop dance refers to social or choreographed dance styles primarily danced to hip-hop music or that have evolved as part of hip-hop culture. This includes a wide range of styles notably breaking, locking, and popping which were developed in the 1970s by Black Americans. What separates hip-hop dance from other forms of dance is that it is often freestyle (improvizational) in nature and hip-hop dancers frequently engage in battles—formal or informal freestyle dance competitions. Informal freestyle sessions and battles are usually performed in a cipher, a circular dance space that forms naturally once the dancing begins. These three elements—freestyling, battles, and ciphers—are key components of hip-hop dance.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_dance

Hip Hop events in May 2012

12 - 27 May Caribbean Dance Dream (Ocho Rios, Jamaica)
24 - 27 May Los Angeles Salsa Congress (Los Angeles, CA, United States)
25 - 27 May Connecticut Salsa Fest (Stamford, CT, United States)

Hip Hop events in June 2012

8 - 10 Jun Cubalunya - St. Cyprien Salsa Festival (Saint-Cyprien, France)
15 - 17 Jun Afrolatin Dance Festival One Love (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Hip Hop events in July 2012

6 - 8 Jul Salsalux12 (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
9 - 14 Jul Tanzfestival Bielefeld (Bielefeld, Germany)
19 - 21 Jul Youth Dance Festival (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)
27 - 28 Jul Chim Pum Callao Congress (Niagara Falls, NY, United States)

Hip Hop events in August 2012

2 - 5 Aug VI Lyon's Freestyle Festival (Alicante, Spain)
19 - 26 Aug Energyweek (Famagusta, Cyprus)
29 Aug - 3 Sep Swing Out New Hampshire (Hebron, NH, United States)

Hip Hop events in February 2013

14 - 17 Feb Euro Dance Festival (Freiburg, Germany)

* The highlighted events in this list are dedicated to Hip Hop, others feature it as an additional style.