The urban dance event will bring together on Saturday, April 6, more than 1,200 dancers from all over Galicia and Spanish provinces.
More than €4,000 in cash prizes and 13 categories up for grabs on a 200-square-meter stage.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024.- MOVE IT Vigo is a renowned urban dance competition that brings together the best dancers and crews in the country, open to groups and couples starting from 4 years of age. It promotes creativity, talent, and a passion for urban dance, offering a platform for the dissemination, exhibition, and promotion of choreographers and dancers from around the world. The main objective is to foster urban dance culture, providing an unforgettable experience for both participants and the attending public.
The Hesperia Hotel in Vigo was the setting for the presentation of the major urban dance event, an event presided over by the Secretary General for Sport of the Xunta de Galicia, José Ramón Lete, and hosted by the director and organizer of Move it Vigo, Raquel Rodríguez, and which was also attended by the Head of the Provincial Sports Service, Daniel Benavides.
Move it Vigo, which in this 2024 marks its third edition, was created by Raquel Rodríguez, urban dance teacher and dance event organizer.
Move it Vigo will be held on Saturday, April 6 at the facilities of the Vigo Trade Fair Institute – IFEVI, in an exhibition space adapted for the event and featuring a stage of nearly 200 square meters on which more than 1,200 registered participants for the event will dance, who reside in the four Galician provinces as well as arriving from León, Valladolid, Salamanca, Las Palmas, Lanzarote, Tenerife, or Asturias.
Attached to pavilion number 3 of IFEVI, a large backstage area is being set up which will house the dressing rooms, warm-up areas, medical assistance, volunteering, and physiotherapists, as part of a major logistical and organizational operation involving Vodea (Voluntariado Galego) and Clínica San Lázaro, both entities with a special deployment. In addition, Supermercados Gadis is collaborating by distributing water and snacks to all participants.
Move it Vigo will be presented by Hurakán Bastida, a true specialist in the urban dance modality and host of major shows and events such as this Urban Dance Competition.
The jury will be composed of choreographer and dancer Sarah Coral, urban dancer Ruth Prim, and Operación Triunfo teacher and Abraham Mateo's choreographer, among other artists, Vicky Gómez. They will judge different criteria such as musical interpretation and musicality, technique, innovation and originality, style and expression, and overall impression.
More than €4,000 in cash, as well as medals and trophies, will be distributed, and there will also be special mentions for the group with the most flow in all categories and the best costume in five categories. The morning session will feature competitions for dancers from 4 to 13 years old: Baby, Kids, Junior, Mini Duos, and Mini Solo. In the afternoon, it will be the turn of the categories for dancers aged 14 and over: Youth, Open, Minicrew, Duos, Solo, Premium, Megacrew, and Heels.
The success of this third call is also reflected in the Online Box Office, where there are no longer any tickets for sale, reserving only a minimal amount for the box office at the IFEVI.
Group performances stand out, featuring choreographies involving up to 40 dancers, but solo, duo, and trio performances are also eagerly anticipated.
Move it Vigo will open the doors of IFEVI to the attending public at 9:30 on the morning of this Saturday, April 6, with the show starting at around 10 in the morning until a quarter past two in the morning block, and the afternoon competition running from twenty to four until ten at night.
Three food trucks serving different food specialties, as well as the IFEVI cafeteria itself, will remain open throughout the day.
More information and live streaming of the performances at www.moveiturbandance.com
Sponsored by Deporte Galego of the Xunta de Galicia, with the special collaboration of Vodea and the San Lázaro Physiotherapy Clinic, as well as Gadis, ABANCA, Plásticos Carrera, Pigma Gráficas, and Mi Pequeña Fábrica.
