SDK DANCE BATTLE 2017 HONG KONG PT.2

攝影/Photos : Falcon Lam / Falcon Lam Photography
撰文/Article : Jose Chu

繼續第一部分的訪問 Interview continued from PT.1, July 14th, 2017 1:08PM>>

SPITGAN : 今次香港區既賽事你覺得香港既Dancer表現如何呢?
Travis Pang : 今次香港Final的香港Dancer表現都很好!其實香港有不少勁人隱藏系到。但我想建議香港的Dancer要多去Party!由其與世界各地不同地方的人jam下,我地叫Cipher,圍圈的練習,隨機出去跳舞!多去Party,比賽時就會更放!

S : 有無一隊香港的團隊你特別記得或者喜歡?
T : 有一隊有3個香港人,2個日本女仔的,都算香港隊吧哈哈!他們叫Ganbatte Ganbaru。因為他們的隊員的舞蹈種類很齊全,基本上我們有的style項目他們都有參加1 on 1 單人賽。他們的All Style是最齊整的,齊舞的部分也很深刻。雖然他們最後沒有勝出,但對我的印象卻很深。

S : 下一年再辦的時候你覺得有什麼要改善或者加大力度去做呢?
T : 第4屆最想改善就是場地控制、人流、入場管控,什至想再請更多有質素的嘉賓。其實每一年我們都有個目標比自己,不想翻炒評判!所以每年的評判都會是新鮮滾熱辣,年年不同!DJ方面我們都希望有更多新鮮感,可能換一換MC或者DJ!所以下一年最緊要個場地設定,遮陰遮太陽、避雨的地方都會加多點。什至我們希望舞台不止一個!讓Dancer上台比賽前可以有一個熱身的區域,當他們真正上台比賽時更加放膽更加投入!

SPITGAN : What did you feel about the Hong Kong dance performances in general?
Travis Pang : All Hong Kong dancers in the finals did a great job! I believe Hong Kong has many great dancers. Having said that, I do want to suggest to our Hong Kong dancers : join more parties, dance with people from everywhere! We call it a cipher (dancing in a circle), but go out dancing randomly! Play more, join more parties. It will help a dancer be more bold when they are in competitions and on stage!

S : Any Hong Kong team you really like or you feel has great potential?
T : I remember one team had three Hong Kong people and two Japanese girls. We can count it as Hong Kong team haha! They are called Ganbatte Ganbaru. They are still in my mind because their dance styles covered most of the categories of our games! I think they joined every dance style’s 1 on 1 battles. All their style performances were tight. Although they didn’t win, I still can remember them.

S : Anything you would like to improve or upgrade on the SDK ASIA 2018?
T : The fourth SDK, we will definitely want to improve the site control, and flow. Even invite more high quality guests. Every year we have a goal, we don’t want to having same judges. So you can see we having different judges everytime. The DJ too, we also want to have more of a novelty style, maybe we will change our MC and/or DJ. The most important part in the coming SDK must be the venue setting! We will add more places to cover people from the elements. Furthermore, we hope we can have another stage next time. It will help our dancers have a warm-up before they really go on stage and battle, this can help them more prepared and courageous!

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SDK DANCE BATTLE 2017 HONG KONG PT.1

攝影/Photos : Falcon Lam / Falcon Lam Photography
撰文/Article : Jose Chu

「跳舞先來落雨,吾通連個天都吾中意我?」NO!NEVER!誰說落雨就不能跳舞!早排有位跳舞的朋友告訴我香港SDK的賽事,說SDK是「街舞界的奧林匹亞」。講到咁爆,不可能不去了吧!早早就聯絡好主辦單位,滿懷期待的等待…點知!6月24號的全日賽事居然落大雨!當日賽事延至4點先開始,又濕、又熱、又曬,好難想像這種天氣還要我這種大懶人有任何活動!冷氣PLEASE!但是,SDK的場內卻沒有我這種垃圾人存在,攝影師後來告訴我,當時又再落雨,大會原本想暫停賽事,但台上比賽的人卻好像完全發現不到(或可能完全不介意!),繼續跳、繼續鬥,真心好有型好熱血好MAN阿!比賽之後我已經急不及待要去聯絡主辦方的Travis來個詳細訪問!

A dancer friend told me about the SDK Asia 2017 street dance competition, describing it as the Olympic Games of street dance! With such a glowing endorsement, I contacted the organizers immediately to ask for an interview and the low-down. Saturday, one of the main days of the competition was completely rained out by tropical downpour until 4PM. The venue was hot and muggy, I could barely stand to move let alone dance in this type of weather. It’s pretty disgusting. Where is my beloved AC?! The partipants of the SDK competition are clearly not lazy like me. Our photographer, Falcon, tells me that with the on and off rain, another suspension was looming but the contestants seemed oblivious to the bad weather or just really didn’t give a F…carry on! Guys, girls and even kids were going at it with gusto, and zeal! We finally caught up with the games organizer, Travis, after the event and were able to ask him a few questions.

SPITGAN : 今年是第3年舉行Street Dance Kemp亞太區預選賽,你有什麼特別的感受或心情嗎?
Travis Pang: 我想最大感受在於今次在户外舉行,有太多不能控制的因素。例如三日的賽事都有落雨,當有太陽、好天的時間我們都會超感恩!當下雨的時候當然也很燥底!BUT SHOW MUST GO ON!今次特別感受到團隊精神的重要,台前幕後都風雨不改地工作、比賽、跳舞!實在系喜出望外,就算落雨都很開心!

SPITGAN : This is the third edition of SDK (Street Dance Kemp) Hong Kong’s section, how do you feel about this year’s event?
Travis Pang : I have very strong memories about the outdoor venue this year. There were a lot of factors beyond my control. All three days of the games were rainy. When our team saw the sun coming out, we were so grateful! But when the rain cames again we were so frustrated…BUT SHOW MUST GO ON! I felt the importance of team spirit, and their positive attitudes. Everyone kept going and did a good job in their position. That was a very pleasant surprise to me. The weather was terrible but I still felt a great sense of joy and accomplishment.

訪問在第二部分繼續 Interview continued in Part 2, July 25th, 2017, 1:08PM>>

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INJURY SS17 WOMEN’S WEAR

這個品牌最初由Eugene Leung 在澳洲成立,當時只將塗鴉藝術融入T恤設計,後來才發展成一個街頭時裝品牌。2009年因拍檔Dan Tse的加入才移到香港。
Injury作為一個街頭時裝品牌,很多常見於街頭時尚的元素他都有,例如超長袖的設計、膠料透視、長boots、長腰帶、運動裝備等等。但Injury的特別之處在於,他不誇張!這很重要!我以前也有寫過,不知從何時開始,街頭品牌就專門鬥誇張鬥出位,將好一件衣服搞到奇奇怪怪。但他們的概念其實很有趣,只是太走火入魔了。Injury就剛好取了一個平衡點。當中我特別喜歡白色毛毛超長袖恤衫和透明半身上衣。就像我們常說的「平凡中帶點浮誇、低調中帶點囂張」的感覺!哈哈!

攝影 Photo From / Courtesy of Injury
撰文 Article From / Jose Chu
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MODEMENT SS17 WOMEN’S WEAR

Modement 於2010年由香港設計師Aries Sin成立。她的創作意念圍繞不少本地文化,例如我記得她有過一個系列以粵劇為藍本,但絕對不是你想像的將設計變成金銀繡線的長衫!她將概念融入自己的簡約剪裁和中性形象,一個絕對屬於Modement的cross-over。我喜歡這種念頭,因為利用本地文化去建立品牌和時裝確實最容易讓人記得,也是不少本地品牌缺乏的元素。
今季她的ss17主題是inside out。當我看到那條灰色不規則裙擺上的布邊裝飾,我想起了在《一念無名》中余文樂和曾志偉同住的劏房。很小的一間,窗邊有此布條作掛衣用,牆上有不少裂縫和碎磚。和電影一個理念很相似是,Aries想利用不同底面布設計,表達人常被表面迷惑,錯過外表醜陋下的美好。就像余文樂在電影中因情緒病而被歧視,沒人發現到在病患下美好的余文樂一樣。果然,有故事的時裝最易讓人有深刻印象。

攝影 Photo From / Courtesy of Modement
撰文 Article From / Jose Chu
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放音樂/MUSIC IS PLAYING. DJ RAAHIL 15

Welcome to the SPITGAN fam, DJ Raahil! We thought we would flex our musical muscles and bring in some big guns to show you there’s a lot of flavor out there! Hong Kong’s DJ Raahil is one fine Bollywood DJ, and we reached out to ask him to spice up our monthly Music Is Playing residency! Homeboy has performed at some of the biggest Indian events in Asia including the Dabangg Tour, IIFA Awards and Zee Cine Awards, and has played alongside esteemed celebrity artists like Meet Bros, Neha Kakkar, DJ Aqeel and Sukhbir. What you know!

DJ Raahil has also had the privilege to perform in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, London, Macau & China. So make sure to check him when he comes to your town!

Check him on all social media under DJ Raahil. A direct link to his Facebook here : www.facebook.com/djraahil

Machine – Cheez Badi

A Zelia Man production.