Stars of box office smash "Stomp the Yard" to host the event
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Stars of the hit movie "Stomp the Yard" will host a hip-hop, step dance competition at the 2008 Illinois State Fair.
In addition to their film credits, Darrin Henson, an MTV Award-winning actor, and Columbus Short, a cast member of the Broadway show "Stomp" and an actor in the motion picture "Save the Last Dance II," have choreographed a variety of musical heavyweights, including Britney Spears, N'Sync, Prince, Jennifer Lopez, Usher, Ashanti and Brandy.
They will appear together on stage at the Grandstand Aug. 14 for the "Showdown at the Fair," the Illinois State Fair's inaugural step dance competition.
Step is a form of percussive dance in which the participant's entire body is used as an instrument to produce complex rhythms and sounds through a mixture of footsteps, spoken word and hand claps.
The competition will feature some of the Midwest's premier step teams, including Team Heartless, A.D. Carson and Sean Prodigy. A $1,500 cash prize will be awarded to the winners. Second place will receive $700 and third place, $300. Local step dance teams are encouraged to compete. The deadline to enter is Monday, Aug. 11.
The competition will start at 8 p.m. Admission is $5.
For more information, contact Brianne Grant at (217)524-9827 or visit the Special Events office located in the Emmerson Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
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