TooMuchFlavour hip hop dance news, features and reviews en-gb info@toomuchflavour.co.uk All text, layout and design copyright TooMuchFlavour 2008-2009 With the success of the last run of Insane In The Brain, Bounce are returning to the UK with their powerful hip hop theatre take on One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest. A group that does breaking on bungee ropes and Michael Jackson flashmobs? Find out more here! http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/pre_bounce_insane_in_the_brain_peacock_theatre.html 09 Sep 2009 19:31:41 GMT News features dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk Spices are herbs, and what do herbs add to food? Flavour! So we had to give the free classes that The Place are holding over the weekend in celebration of their fortieth anniversary a shout out. Are you a beginner wanting to try out dance? http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/tastetheplace09.html 08 Sep 2009 19:31:53 GMT News dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk Hackney Empire was packed for the annual dance competition where community groups get to perform alongside established dancers, plus plenty of PAs and entertainment acts . Find out what we thought about it. http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/review_getitonthefloor09.html 29 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk Lots of people + dance routine = a mob of people - A Dance Mob of people! Check out the Dance Mob info inside and learn the simple routine, choreographed by Into The Hoods creator Kate Prince. http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/pre_dancemob.html 21 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT News dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk Get it on the floor, get it get it on the floor! Aiming to “demolish all negativity through nothing but positivity,” the award-winning competition returns to Hackney Empire next week. Check out the line up here. http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/pre_getitonthefloor2009.html 15 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT News dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk TooMuchFlavour: Report: DJ Shiftee of USA is new DMC World DJ Champion 2009! Read our coverage of the DMC finals at the Indigo2 here! http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/report_uk_dmc_world_championships_2009.html 14 Sep 2009 23:48:00 GMT Features info@toomuchflavour.co.uk TooMuchFlavour: Fashion: Asics Sports Style trainers and dance mat - Check out the latest Asics Sport Style trainer range and watch a video of the Asics dance mat in action, featuring B-Boy Mouse http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/asics_sports_style_trainers_and_dance_mat.html 16 Sep 2009 21:06:10 GMT Fashion info@toomuchflavour.co.uk TooMuchFlavour: Review: What we though about Bounce's "Insane in the Brain" at the Peacock Theatre, London http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/review_bounce_insane_in_the_brain_2009.html 21 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk TooMuchFlavour: Features: Interview: What is waacking? Nicky interviewed Kumari Suraj to clarify just what waacking is, and how it differs from vogueing, punking, and other similar, but yet similar dance styles? http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/features_interview_kumari_house_of_waackin.html 24 Sep 2009 20:40:24 GMT Interview nicky@toomuchflavour.co.uk TooMuchFlavour: Special Features: We're Excited About... Bashy in "Markus the Sadist" - We interview Bashy about his role in Jonzi D Productions' latest full-length play, Markus the Sadist. http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/pre_jonzi_d_productions_markus_the_sadist.html 27 Sep 2009 22:53:23 GMT Interview dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk Our review of Jonzi D Production's Markus the Sadist at the Bloomsbury Theatre http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/review_markus_the_sadist.html 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk TooMuchFlavour reviews Dead Prez - M1 and SticMan - America's most contraversial duet since NWA, live at KOKO's in Camden http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/review_dead_prez_at_kokos.html 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk Nicky reviews the Best of Live Vibe show at the Mermaid Theatre as Hakeem "Mr Impact" Onibudo bids farewell to the year with his hugely successful variety show. http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/review_best_of_live_vibe_2009.html 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Review nicky@toomuchflavour.co.uk A live night with Vid Warren, musical genious and beatboxer extraordinaire and Pip Tennant, live at The Ritzy in Brixton http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/review_vid_warren_pippa_tennant_upstairs_at_the_ritzy.html 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk An evening of waacking classes followed by battles, a lot of vogueing, and sore arms. Hosted by the London Waacktitioners, see how it went down last week... http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/report_waacktitioners_waack_it_up.html 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Report nicky@toomuchflavour.co.uk Which of the shows is better? http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/pre_boy_blue_entertainment_pied_piper_zoonation_into_the_hoods.html 12 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Feature info@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/review_boy_blue_entertainment_pied_piper_barbican_december_2009.html 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Review archie@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/review_zoonation_into_the_hoods_southbank_centre.html 20 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/pre_kymberlee_jay_presents_serious_about_street_dance.html 20 Jan 2010 01:03:03 GMT dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/news/news_dance_2_help_haiti_sadlers_wells_zoonation_impact_dance.html 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk TooMuchFlavour: Report: Dance2HelpHaiti at Sadler's Wells - Organised little more than a week before it took place, the organisers, Impact Dance’s Hakeem Onibudo and Zoonation’s Kate Prince brought together some of street dance's top names for this special fundraiser. http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/report_dance_2_help_haiti_sadlers_wells.html 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Report dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk TooMuchFlavour: Review: Sadler's Wells Sampled 2010: Sadler's Wells' Sampled is the annual opportunity for audiences to enjoy a preview of what it has on offer over the next year. http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/review_sadlers_wells_sampled_2010.html 03 Feb 2010 21:35:43 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk The Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships is back for its biggest year yet in 2010. With performers throughout the UK keen to show off their vocal skills, everyone’s in with a chance to win a brand new Vauxhall Corsa SXi worth £14,500 - and even face Reeps One, the defending champion! http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/beatboxing/pre_vauxhall_beatbox_2010_southeast_heats.html 12 Feb 2010 16:45:28 GMT News dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk Hosted by Jonzi D, The Surgery is a platform for emerging and established Hip Hop artists to share new ideas and pieces and give the audience a chance to comment and question them. http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/hiphoptheatre/pre_jonzi_d_hiphop_surgery_march_2010_albany.html 23 Feb 2010 20:18:40 GMT News dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/beatboxing/report_layth_wins_vauxhall_uk_beatbox_championships_2010_south_east_heat.html 01 Mar 2010 22:41:10 GMT News dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/review_east_london_dance_blueprint_2010_dance_currents.html 07 Mar 2010 22:09:54 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/news/pre_blaze_the_streetdance_sensation_peacock_theatre.html 08 Mar 2010 12:10:35 GMT News dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/news/pre_breakin_boundaries_2010_kings_college_london.html 08 Mar 2010 16:11:30 GMT News dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk For a show that promotes itself as the street dance sensation, you want to know how sensational it is, right? Does it blaze, or just cause a few embers? http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/hiphoptheatre/review_blaze_streetdance_sensation_peacock_theatre.html 17 Mar 2010 02:33:49 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk TooMuchFlavour: We're Excited About B.Supreme 2010 at the Southbank Centre http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/news/pre_b_supreme_2010_southbank_centre.html 29 Mar 2010 23:21:57 GMT News dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/funkstyles/review_b_supreme_2010_uk_night.html 12 Apr 2010 21:09:35 GMT Review info@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/funkstyles/review_b_supreme_2010_international_night.html 13 Apr 2010 21:10:53 GMT Review info@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/review_shaking_spears_last_mango_in_paris_rich_mix.html 30 Mar 2010 21:11:33 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/hiphoptheatre/review_breakin_convention_2010_sadlers_wells.html 08 May 2010 21:13:02 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/circus/review_psy_7_fingers_peacock_theatre.html 10 May 2010 21:13:42 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/news/pre_regional_conflict_south_2010.html 12 May 2010 21:14:25 GMT News dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk Beatboxing + vocal orchestra = What Slomo's new production is about! http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/news/pre_boxed_beatboxing_adventure_shlomo_vocal_orchestra_southbank_underbelly.html 17 May 2010 23:49:01 GMT News info@toomuchflavour.co.uk Review - Streetdance 3D - featuring Diversity, Flawless and George Sampson - and lots of other dancers too. Is the UK version of Step Up any good? http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/review_streetdance_3d_george_sampson_flawless_diversity.html 19 May 2010 10:49:53 GMT Review dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk Read the results and watch the video of the finals! http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/funkstyles/report_b-boy_championships_regional_conflict_south_2010.html 25 May 2010 22:55:09 GMT Report dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/news/crying_out_loud_petit_mal_tour_race_horse_company_southbank.html 28 May 2010 15:15:25 GMT News info@toomuchflavour.co.uk TooMuchFlavour: News: We're Excited About Lyrix Organix Emergence at the Queen's Head Islington - After a successful three day run at the Brighton Fringe Festival, Lyrix Organix will be doing a one-off night of eclectic variety performances http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/news/news_lyrix_organix_emergence_queens_head.html 07 Jun 2010 16:13:02 GMT News info@toomuchflavour.co.uk Soul Mavericks win a place in the B-Boy Championships - Soul Mavericks have qualified for the UK B-Boy Championships in October. Read the report and see the detailed results. http://toomuchflavour.co.uk/funkstyles/regional_conflict_final_2010_soul_mavericks_win_b-boy_championships.html 15 Jun 2010 11:00:00 GMT Report dave@toomuchflavour.co.uk