Rezpect followed that up with a third-place finish at the Hip Hop International NZ national championships in Auckland in April that qualified them for the 2023 World Hip Hop Dance Championship.
Rezpect dancers during their end-of-year showcase last Saturday. Earlier this year, they participated in Hip-hop World Supremacy Battlegrounds in Sydney, Australia. Photo / Paul Taylor
Rezpect dancers on stage at their end-of-year showcase. Rezpect had a third-place finish at the Hip Hop International NZ national championships in April. Photo / Paul Taylor
They sent a crew to Phoenix, Arizona, in the US in July and August and placed 36th at the international event.
The Hastings-based hip-hop academy has been running for 13 years and has drawn hundreds of young people in that time, aged 5 and up.
Rezpect’s 2024 dance crew auditions begin this month, with two audition dates to pick from for each of the crews.
Rezpect sent a crew to Phoenix, Arizona, in July and August and placed 36th at the 2023 World Hip Hop Dance Championship. Photo / Paul Taylor
Rezpect’s 2024 dance crew auditions begin this month, with two audition dates to pick from for each of the crews. Photo / Paul Taylor
The kidz auditions, for those aged 10 and under at the start of 2024, will be held on Friday, December 15, and Tuesday, January 16, 4pm to 6pm.
