Lion City Lockers! - The Singapore Locking Community

R16 is HERE!!!!!!!

2010-03-31T04:33:00.001-07:00

Date: April 10th 2010

Where: Padang, Singapore

Cost: Free for Audience, $20 for Locking entry, $20 for Popping entry, $30 for Breaking team.

DJ: Mulder and Smoke

MC: Jacky aka JK47

Judge: Khan, Pop JJ and Profo Won

So far we have 15 lockers joining from Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Let's get more LCL in there~!

Workshops -

Locking Khan is hosting workshops in Singapore as well.
Details are at: http://www.facebook.com/l/f7247;r16southeastasia.ning.com/events/popping-and-locking-workshop

To register for battles or for the workshops, leave a message in the forum section at http://www.facebook.com/l/f7247;www.r16southeastasia.ning.com

Prize -
Winners of Popping and Locking get to represent at the R16 world finals in Seoul in July. Breaking winners get $500SGD.

Any questions, people can get at me on
r16southeastasia@gmail.com

More Funky Good News!!!

2010-03-11T03:59:00.001-08:00

Locking Workshop by AGA (Swift Lockers)!!!

14th March 2010 (Sunday),
1.30pm to 3.30pm, at Music Garage!

Price: $15 per person

One of the pioneer lockers from Taiwan, Aga (Swift Lockers) will be holding a locking workshop here! Having won many competitions and also judged for plenty of events such as Max Party, Dance@Live Taiwan, Ocean Battle Session and more, Aga will be sharing with everyone his insights and knowledge of locking!

To get to the workshop venue, refer to the video below!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiWgD4_4PaE

*Credits to Chris of KSDP for the guide!*

Hope to see you guys at the workshop! Let's have a funky good time with Aga!!!

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LOCKDOWN BATTLE NIGHT 2010 will have an ADDITIONAL GUEST JUDGE:

BOUI from SWIFT LOCKERS!!!

This is a video of both of guest judges Aga & Boui, of their participation in an event BOTY 2008 (Taiwan), with their respective partners Yaobai (So Funky, Steady Point) and Swift (Swift Lockers):

Let's get funky with Aga and Boui at Lockdown Battle Night!

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Lockdown Battle Night 2010 is also proud to announce that SEXY DIAMOND SINGAPORE will be sponsoring prizes for the event!

Winner of the event will get a $200 Sexy Diamond Voucher, while 2nd place will get a $100 voucher!!!

Thank you Sexy Diamond Singapore for the generous support!

For more information about Sexy Diamond, go to http://www.sexydiamond-sg.com, or visit their store directly, at #03-02 The Heeren!!!

Let's get funky with great outfits from Sexy Diamond!

Hope to see you at Lockdown Battle Night 2010, and also Aga's Locking Workshop!!!

Lockdown Battle Night 2010!

2010-03-01T04:47:00.000-08:00

Lion City Lockers present:

Lockdown Battle Night 2010!!!
Yes that's right, the highly anticipated Lockdown is back!

This time round we have something special in store for everyone, especially since it's LION CITY LOCKERS' 2ND ANNIVERSARY!!!

Guest Judge: AGA & BOUI, both from SWIFT LOCKERS (Taiwan)!!!

Alongside Aga and Boui will be our very own judges, KS & Jin (Lock Out Loud, The Basic Fives)!!!

Not to forget our DJ who has been spinning mad funky tracks for our last 2 lockdown events - DJ SMOKE!

And our 2 funky, humourous (and maybe even nonsensical) emcees - Chunky & Prince Jack!

Battle format: 1 V 1!
**Audition will be held at 630pm sharp to choose the Top 16! **

Date: 13th March (Saturday)
Venue: Studio Wu (SMU Branch)
Time: 630pm - 10pm

Doors open at 6.30pm!

Admission fee: $15 (participants), $18 (audience)

Aga will also be holding a locking workshop on 14th March.
Details to be confirmed!

REGISTER FOR BATTLE ON OUR EVENT PAGE ON FACEBOOK:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=366638120585&ref=mf

Battle Details:

BATTLE FORMAT

Audition Round – Dance Freestyle/Showcase

- Please state if you are joining the battle when paying admission fee at the door.
- Proceed to the Battle Registration Counter to register your entry for the battle.
- Participants will receive a participation number, to be issued at the registration counter.
- Participants will be called out in sequence according to their balloted numbers.
- Depending on the turnout, dancers might be called out individually or as a pair to perform their freestyle piece.
- Each dancer will be given 30 seconds to freestyle to the given music.
- Failure to respond to your turn when the emcee summons your number, your turn will be forfeited and no points will be awarded.
- Judges will then deliberate to choose the top scorers to proceed to the battle rounds.
- A Best 16 Battles for the next round will commence, comprising of the top 16 scorers from the auditions.

Battle Rounds – Best 16

- Dancers will be paired randomly in no order to do battle with each other.
- 1 round battles. Each dancer comes out once.
- Emcee will do a ‘bottle spin’ to decide which dancer goes first.
- The winner will be decided by a panel of 4 judges. No point system.
- In the event of a draw, an extra round will be given to both dancers till a winner is decided.

Battle Rounds – Best 8 & Best 4 (Semi Finals)

- Dancers will be paired randomly in no order to do battle with each other.
- 2 round battles. Each dancer comes out twice.
- 2 sets of music will be played. 1 for each round
- 50 seconds time limit each round per dancer.
- Emcee will do a ‘bottle spin’ to decide which dancer goes first.
- A panel of 4 judges will decide the winner. No point system.
- In the event of a draw, an extra round will be given to both dancers till a winner is decided.
- Winner of each battle will face of in the next final rounds.

Battle Rounds – Finals

- 3 round battles. Each dancer comes out thrice.
- In case of a lack of time, the battle will only be for 2 rounds.
- 3 sets of music will be played. 1 for each round
- 50 Seconds time limit each round per dancer.
- Emcee will do a ‘bottle spin’ to decide which dancer goes first.
- A panel of 4 judges will decide the winner. No point system.
- In the event of a draw, an extra round will be given to both dancers till a winner is decided.

Judging Criteria

There are no specific judging score sheet criteria. However, judges may look out for the following:
- Foundation
- Rhythm
- Technicality
- Musicality
- Character/Projection
- Flow

BATTLE RULES

1. No act of rowdiness throughout the event
2. Do not obstruct your opponent’s dancing space when it is not your turn.
3. The judges decisions are final
4. No substitution will be entertained unless instructed by judges
5. Have fun. Or else.
6. Look at point 5.

Stay tuned to Lion City Lockers' official blog for updates!
http://lioncitylockers.blogspot.com/

Do sign up for our very own Facebook Group as well!

See you guys on 13th March!!!

2010-01-17T22:54:00.000-08:00

HapPY new YEAR, 2010!

Its been a great 2009!

and stay tuned to LionCityLockers Updates.

Theres a Locking workshop by AKA KIN ,

refer to poster below:)

Once again, thanks for being part of LionCityLockers community and hope to see more lockers in SINGAPORE.

STAY FUNKY~

-Forest

Floor The Love

2009-11-30T22:41:00.000-08:00

Floor The Love is back for 2010!

Bringing to you live and direct, in full effect, with most respect playing them Seoul City beats in those Lion City streets ~
Its the 3rd time for the jam!

Brought to you by the notorious EMIX with partners in crime, Korea-Singapore Dance Project, They're going to do things bigger and better than anything else they've ever done before with music support from Mulder of Korea and Yoshi of Japan.

They also have invitational entries this year from around Korea.

Judging criteria:
Costumes - 0%
Crowd Response - 0%
Makeup - 0%
Rhythm and Timing - 100%
Floor The Love, you know how we do.
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EVENT DETAILS
Date: Feb 20th
Venue: Singapore Management University, ACC Hall
Time: 4pm
Judges: aka Ra (4 Da Next Level) and aka Kin (Funk In The Heart)
DJ support: Mulder (KOGS, Korea) and Yoshi (Kamata, Japan)
MC: Chris Crown
Battle Invitationals: - Dong Woo, 1G, Hyuk Jin, Ara....more tba.

Niako Vs Dong Woo

Doong Woo, 2nd place at Mad Season, Korea 2009

4 Da Next Level whacking battle

1G, Imperial House of Wacking, NYC.

4 Da Next Level 2009 Popping Finals - a.k.a Kin VS Lego

Judge aka KIN, at 4 Da next Level 2009. he was the popping champion

House Dance International 2009- House Dance Ra

Judge aka Ra, at House Dance Conference 2009.

AUDIENCE TICKETS-

December: $25

January: $35

February: $40

You can register for your ticket on www.lioncitystreetdance.ning.com in the forum thread for tickets. It opens on December 1st. All ticket orders for December 1st will get the early bird $25 tickets. Ticket orders placed in Jan will be $35 and Feb $40. Door tickets will be $40 too. There are only 300 Audience tickets! So get in there early!

yeah! fo more information, please refer to http://floorthelove.blogspot.com/ for more details.

thanks:)
forest

Locking Session @ Aljunied!!!

2009-09-22T09:28:00.000-07:00

Yo guys!

Date: Friday, 25th Sept 2009
Time: 8pm onwards
Venue: D.Base Studio, a dance studio located in Aljunied.

Exact address: 48 Geylang Lor 21, Greatland Building.
*10 mins away from Aljunied MRT

Meeting time & venue: 7.30pm at Aljunied MRT Station!

Contact person: CeeKay 82287254.

The session is free for all, so pls do come down and enjoy having a boogie time sessioning with other lockers! =D

LCL Locking Session @ Aljunied

2009-09-02T10:09:00.000-07:00

Yo guys!

Date: Monday, 7th Sept 2009
Time: 8pm onwards
Venue: A free dance studio located in Aljunied.

Exact address: 48 Geylang Lor 21, Greatland Building.
*10 mins away from Aljunied MRT

Meeting time & venue: 7.30pm at Aljunied MRT Station!

Contact person: CeeKay 82287254.

The session is free for all, so pls do come down and enjoy having a boogie time sessioning with other lockers! =D

Tribute Night 1v1 Popping, Locking Battles!!!

2009-08-28T10:08:00.000-07:00

Where: Oschool
When: Sept 12th

6.00pm-Contestants
7.30pm - Audience
Finish at 10.00pm
Jam Session 10.00-11.00pm

MC: Robin (PAP), Melissa (SDZ)
Popping Judge: Ben (Sexy Diamond, Oschool)
Locking Judge: Chunky (Sunset Alleycats, LCL, Oschool)

Prize for each category: $100 plus DVD

No presale tickets, just come on the day.
If you want to enter, make a post on the thread on lioncitystreetdance.ning.com

Post-Lockdown Session~

2009-08-01T09:47:00.000-07:00

Yo guys!

There will be a Post-Lockdown locking session for all lockers!!!

Date: Monday, 3rd August 2009
Time: 8pm onwards
Venue: A free dance studio located in Aljunied.

Exact address: 48 Geylang Lor 21, Greatland Building.
*10 mins away from Aljunied MRT

Meeting time & venue: 7.30pm at Aljunied MRT Station!

Contact person: CeeKay 82287254.

The session is free for all, so pls do come down and enjoy having a boogie time sessioning with other lockers! =D

Lockdown Battle Night Vol.3!!!

2009-07-19T08:48:00.000-07:00

Lion City Lockers present:

Lockdown Battle Night Vol.3!!!
Yes that's right, the highly anticipated Vol.3 is here!

Battle format: 1 V 1!
**Audition will be held at 7pm sharp to choose the Top 16! **

Date: 2nd August (Sunday)
Venue: Studio Wu (SMU Branch)
Time: 8pm - 10pm

Doors open at 7.30pm!

Admission fee: $10 (same fee applies for both participants + audience)

Limited door gifts will be available!

*no worries i'll prepare more door gifts this time round, as the attendance for the previous lockdown were so big that we ran out of stock for door gifts pretty fast. but still, do try to be as early as u can for the event!

Battle Details:

BATTLE FORMAT

Audition Round – Dance Freestyle/Showcase

- Please state if you are joining the battle when paying admission fee at the door.
- Proceed to the Battle Registration Counter to register your entry for the battle.
- Participants will receive a participation number, to be issued at the registration counter.
- Participants will be called out in sequence according to their balloted numbers.
- Depending on the turnout, dancers might be called out individually or as a pair to perform their freestyle piece.
- Each dancer will be given 30 seconds to freestyle to the given music.
- Failure to respond to your turn when the emcee summons your number, your turn will be forfeited and no points will be awarded.
- Judges will then deliberate to choose the top scorers to proceed to the battle rounds.
- A Best 16 Battles for the next round will commence, comprising of the top 16 scorers from the auditions.

Battle Rounds – Best 16

- Dancers will be paired randomly in no order to do battle with each other.
- 1 round battles. Each dancer comes out once.
- Emcee will do a ‘bottle spin’ to decide which dancer goes first.
- The winner will be decided by a panel of 3 judges. No point system.
- In the event of a draw, an extra round will be given to both dancers till a winner is decided.

Battle Rounds – Best 8 & Best 4 (Semi Finals)

- Dancers will be paired randomly in no order to do battle with each other.
- 2 round battles. Each dancer comes out twice.
- 2 sets of music will be played. 1 for each round
- 50 seconds time limit each round per dancer.
- Emcee will do a ‘bottle spin’ to decide which dancer goes first.
- A panel of 3 judges will decide the winner. No point system.
- In the event of a draw, an extra round will be given to both dancers till a winner is decided.
- Winner of each battle will face of in the next final rounds.

Battle Rounds – Finals

- 3 round battles. Each dancer comes out thrice.
- In case of a lack of time, the battle will only be for 2 rounds.
- 3 sets of music will be played. 1 for each round
- 50 Seconds time limit each round per dancer.
- Emcee will do a ‘bottle spin’ to decide which dancer goes first.
- A panel of 3 judges will decide the winner. No point system.
- In the event of a draw, an extra round will be given to both dancers till a winner is decided.

Judging Criteria

There are no specific judging score sheet criteria. However, judges will look out for the following:
- Foundation
- Rhythm
- Technicality
- Musicality
- Character/Projection
- Flow

BATTLE RULES

1. No act of rowdiness throughout the event
2. Do not obstruct your opponent’s dancing space when it is not your turn.
3. The judges decisions are final
4. No substitution will be entertained unless instructed by judges
5. Have fun. Or else.
6. Look at point 5.

Stay tuned to Lion City Lockers' official blog for updates!
http://lioncitylockers.blogspot.com/

Do sign up for our very own Forum as well!
http://lioncitylockers.forum-motion.com/

See you guys on 2nd August!

LCL Locking Session + New LCL Forum!

2009-05-31T06:17:00.000-07:00

Yo everyone!
Here's the details for the next LCL session!

Date: 4th June (Thurs)
Venue: Nanyang Polytechnic Atrium (block A)
Time: 715pm onwards till 10pm
Meeting time and venue: 7pm at Yio Chu Kang MRT Station

Special invited guests:
All Top 8 locking teams for this year's KO Night!

FonKay Styles, Lock Out Loud, Lockers AD, Tiny Pink Monsters, Left2Lock, Mr & Mrs Funk Soul Quack, The Usual Suspects, The Dope & The Joke, will all be present!

The session is free for all to attend, so just come down and have a funky boogie time with us! All are welcomed! =D

On top of that,
I've set up a forum specially for LCL!

check this out yo:
http://lioncitylockers.forum-motion.com/

The purpose of the forum is to allow a better updating system for our locking sessions, as well as to provide a platform for us to share our thoughts and spread the passion for locking across the community.

Please REGISTER for the forum in order to access all sections of the forum. Everyone is welcomed to join, as long as you are keen to be part of the locking community in Singapore!

However if anyone shows any form of disrespect or bring any trouble within the forum, there will be no hesitation in blacklisting or even banning you from the forum. Please be responsible forum users and keep the forum a healthy and happy one for all lockers! =)

See you guys at the session on thursday!

LCL's Performing for The Big Groove!

2009-05-07T03:30:00.000-07:00

Good news for Lion City Lockers!

This year, Lion City Lockers will be performing for The Big Groove 2009, organised by O School! =D

The Big Groove is a great opportunity for us to show everyone, including dancers from all over Asia, how far the locking scene in Singapore has grown. The performers for the show will not only be representing Lion City Lockers, but also generally the entire locking community in Singapore!

The following lockers will be performing in the name of Lion City Lockers:

Fong
CeeKay
K-Lock
Danny
KS
Jin
Rachel
Arjuna

We promise to deliver a great show for the performance and do Singapore proud! Be sure to show us your support at The Big Groove 2009!

LCL Session!

2009-04-26T08:10:00.000-07:00

Yo!

Here's the next session!

When? 29th April 2009 (Wednesday)
Where? Republic Polytechnic E4
Time? 8pm to 10pm

Meet at: Woodlands MRT Station, 730pm!
Who to Contact? CeeKay! (82287254)

Hope this session will also serve as a great sharing session before KO Night's heats on 2nd and 3rd May. See you guys there! =)

Representing LION CITY in Taiwan!

2009-04-22T06:03:00.000-07:00

Yo!

Well just a few weeks ago, along with 18 other members of Foreign Bodies (Fbodz), I headed to Taiwan for Max Party 6, organised by Aga of Swift Lockers as well as his Max Studio Family. It was a great trip and we felt proud to represent Singapore in a foreign land... For the few lockers among us, we got a great opportunity to see and learn a lot too!

Here's some videos for you guys!

Foreign Bodies Funkstyle:
Locking Performance by Fong, Ceekay, KS, Jin and Diane!

Max Party Locking Battle Auditions:

Jin (first locker in red/white) and KS (at 5.55, in yellow top)

Ceekay (at 7.45, in black LCL tee and purple zoot pants)

Fong (at around 4 min, in red/white stripes with white zoot pants)

Although in the end none of us got through the auditions, it was still a great experience and exposure for all 4 of us. We also had the privilege to meet many established lockers like OG Greg Campbellock Jr from The Lockers, Woong from Originality Lockers, Swift Lockers and many more... There's a lot of knowledge that I would love to share with you guys yea, probably at the next LCL session which will come real soon. =)

Anyways, hope you guys gained some inspiration in one way or another through the videos above. I hope that more Singaporean lockers will get the opportunity to go out there and gain more exposure too, and let people know that our Lion City has got great lockers!

See you guys at the next session, and keep checking this blog for updates!

Cheers,
CeeKay.

LCL T-shirts: 2nd Order Batch

2009-04-01T12:31:00.000-07:00

Yo!

The 2nd Batch of LCL T-shirts orders are now open!
Order Deadline: 12th April 2009

Black Top: I Love To Lock!

Price: Now $32!

White Top: Lion City Lockers Singapore!

Price: Now $40!

The increase in price is due to the inclusion of 7% GST. For the previous batch of orders I had forgotten to include GST for the quoted shirt cost, so I had actually absorbed the GST cost on behalf of all those who had ordered for the 1st batch. Let's take it that those who ordered in the first batch were given a 7% discount. =X

If you are interested to order, please send your orders to ceekay_lcl@hotmail.com by 12th April! Only orders sent to the e-mail by 12th April will be entertained. Payment will only be required after I collect and consolidate all the orders for the 2nd batch of LCL Shirts.

Please include the following compulsory information within your order e-mail:

Name:
Contact number:
Shirt Choice (along with size and quantity to be ordered):

Anyways, I will be away in Taiwan from 3rd April onwards and will be returning to Singapore on 10th April. Any enquiries for the shirts will be answered when I am back. Thanks yo! =)

Lockdown Aftermath

2009-03-31T06:36:00.000-07:00

LCL Lockdown Battle Night 2009 was a BIG SUCCESS!

Champion of Lockdown Battle Night 2009: Lim Kah Sing aka KS!

Congratulations!

Ceekay and KS

KS and Jin, runner-up of Lockdown Battle Night 2009

I wanna say a big big "THANK YOU" to everyone who made the event such a success! Thanks so much to everyone who turned up for the event, as well as those who had helped me out during the event. I'm glad to see so many lockers turn up for the battles, and I'm truly proud of how far the locking scene in Singapore had improved to be. =)

Once again, big credits to Studio Wu for providing the studio, Poppers Action Party for their dope guest performance, Chunky for being an entertaining emcee + providing the dope filming camera, K-Lock + Fong + Michael Sim for being great fellow judges, DJ Smoke for all the dope music through the night, Jeanie and Sabrina for being such reliable scorekeepers and admission counter girls, Su Ling aka Forest for helping out with Audition Registration, Robin and K-Lock (once again) for help with logistics, Lesner Chua + Arjuna + Evelyn + Fong for helping out with the studio preparations, Elisha for giving out door gifts, Popper Ben for advice with regards to the door gifts, and everyone else who had played a part in making the event possible!

Here's a video of the final battles (credits to Daphne for uploading!):

The rest of the videos recorded on that day will be edited by Chunky, and will be released soon hopefully!

Keep the locking scene in Singapore growing, Lion City Lockers! May there be more of such events for LCL in the future!

LCL Shirt Collection (March Batch)

2009-03-26T12:46:00.000-07:00

Attention!

For those who had ordered the LCL shirts from me (March order batch), and had yet to collect your shirts from me, you may do so either at NYP (Friday, from 3pm to 7pm), in town on Saturday afternoon (venue to be confirmed, time to be from between 2pm to 5pm), or at Lockdown Battle Night itself (Collection Time is at 4.30pm, outside Studio Wu).

Please sms me or call me @ 82287254 to let me know when you are collecting your shirts, so that I can prepare the shirts to be collected. Thanks!

Lockdown Battle Night 2009 - Details!

2009-03-26T11:59:00.000-07:00

Date: 29th March 2009, Sunday
Venue: Studio Wu (SMU Branch)
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Cost: $15 per person (Everyone pays same, no additional fees for battle participants!)

Emcee/Host of the Night: Ian Poh aka Chunky! (or hunky as some may call him now)
Battle Judges: Michael Sim aka Prince Jack, K-Lock, Fong and CeeKay
Guest Performers: Poppers Action Party
Guest DJ: DJ Smoke from Foreign Bodies (Fbodz)

A very special commemorative door gift will also be given per person upon admission to the event! Limited pieces up for grabs, come early before stock runs out!

Doors will be opened from 6pm to 630pm.

Doors will be closed after 630pm as the event would have commenced by then

The Top 8 lockers will be chosen from the auditions

You are strongly encouraged to dress up for this event in a funky costume!

The purpose of this whole event is not to see who the best locker is, but to provide a funky vibe for everyone to enjoy and also see for ourselves how much LCL has grown over the past one year. Win or lose, it doesn't matter. Just get funky and enjoy yourself through the night!

BATTLE FORMAT

Audition Round – Dance Freestyle/Showcase

- Please state if you are joining the battle when paying admission fee at the door.
- Proceed to the Battle Registration Counter to register your entry for the battle.
- Participants will receive a participation number, to be issued at the registration counter.
- Participants will be called out in sequence according to their balloted numbers.
- Depending on the turnout, dancers might be called out individually or as a pair to perform their freestyle piece.
- Each dancer will be given 30 seconds to freestyle to the given music.
- Failure to respond to your turn when the emcee summons your number, your turn will be forfeited and no points will be awarded.
- Judges will then deliberate to choose the top scorers to proceed to the battle rounds.
- A Best 8 Battles for the next round will commence, comprising of the top 8 scorers from the auditions.

Battle Rounds – Best 8

- Dancers will be paired randomly in no order to do battle with each other.
- 2 round battles. Each dancer comes out twice.
- Emcee will do a ‘bottle spin’ to decide which dancer goes first.
- The winner will be decided by a panel of 4 judges. No point system.
- In the event of a draw, an extra round will be given to both dancers till a winner is decided.

Battle Rounds – Best 4 (Semi Finals)

- Dancers will be paired randomly in no order to do battle with each other.
- 2 round battles. Each dancer comes out twice.
- 2 sets of music will be played. 1 for each round
- 50 seconds time limit each round per dancer.
- Emcee will do a ‘bottle spin’ to decide which dancer goes first.
- A panel of 4 judges will decide the winner. No point system.
- In the event of a draw, an extra round will be given to both dancers till a winner is decided.
- Winner of each battle will face of in the next final rounds.

Battle Rounds – Finals

- 3 round battles. Each dancer comes out thrice.
- In case of a lack of time, the battle will only be for 2 rounds.
- 3 sets of music will be played. 1 for each round
- 50 Seconds time limit each round per dancer.
- Emcee will do a ‘bottle spin’ to decide which dancer goes first.
- A panel of 4 judges will decide the winner. No point system.
- In the event of a draw, an extra round will be given to both dancers till a winner is decided.

Judging Criteria

There are no specific judging score sheet criteria. However, judges will look out for the following:
- Rhythm
- Techniques
- Musicality
- Character/Projection
- Originality
- Flow

BATTLE RULES

1. No act of rowdiness throughout the event
2. Do not obstruct your opponent’s dancing space when it is not your turn.
3. The judges decisions are final
4. No substitution will be entertained unless instructed by judges
5. Have fun. Or else.
6. Look at point 5.

LCL T-shirts!

2009-03-20T10:33:00.000-07:00

Yo funky lockers,

the LCL T-shirt orders have been officially ordered and paid for! =)

Big thanks to everyone involved for cooperating and helping to get everything done smoothly. The shirts are now under manufacturing and printing, and it'll be out very soon!

I got the shop to make me a set of sample shirts for both designs and here are how the shirts look like!!!

Black Top: I Love To Lock!

White Top: Lion City Lockers Singapore!

Yup that's how the shirts are going to look like... Funky eh? =)

The shirts will be ready next Thursday (26th March)!!! Those who are free to meet me personally, you may find me at NYP Block E on Thurs Night and Friday Night, from 6pm onwards. Just give me a call at 82287254 and inform me if you are coming to collect the shirts from me personally!

For those who are unable to meet me on both nights at NYP, further arrangements would have to be made. =)

Personally I hope everyone can collect the shirts before the LCL Lockdown Battle Night on 29th March! It'll be great to see LCLs wear these shirts and show their love for funk and locking!

Anyone interested in the shirts and would like to order them, please email me at ceekay_lcl@hotmail.com to reserve your order or enquire for more details! Next batch of orders will close on the week after Lockdown is over!

Shirt Order Confirmed!

2009-03-17T12:21:00.000-07:00

LCL Shirt order has been confirmed!

Black Shirt ("I Love To Lock")
Finalised cost price: $30

White Shirt ("Lion City Lockers Singapore")
Finalised cost price: $38*

*price increase due to insufficient orders to make it cheaper or at its original suggested price of $35

For those who had ordered their shirts with me, please check your e-mails (junk folder included just in case) and read up on payment details within the e-mail.

Payment deadline is 19th March 2009, Thursday.
I will be making payment to the shirt manufacturer on Friday.

Also, please do not divulge information provided in the e-mail to others as it's confidential. Thanks!

Can't wait to get the shirts done and delivered to all funky lockers!

Lockdown Battle Night 2009!

2009-03-11T11:12:00.000-07:00

Lion City Lockers - We are going to be ONE YEAR OLD!

To commemorate our anniversary, a very special event has been lined up for you guys. Check this out!

LockDown Battle Night 2009: 1 on 1 Locking Battle!

Date: 29th March 2009, Sunday
Venue: Studio Wu (SMU Branch)
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Cost: $15 per person (everyone pays same, even if you aren't joining the battle)

Emcee/Host of the Night: Ian Poh aka Chunky! (or hunky as some may call him now)
Battle Judges: Michael Sim aka Prince Jack, K-Lock, Fong and CeeKay
Guest Performers: Poppers Action Party
Guest DJ: DJ Smoke from Foreign Bodies (Fbodz)

A very special commemorative door gift will also be given per person upon admission to the event!

Doors will be opened from 6pm to 630pm.

Please pay at the admission counter before entering the studio.

If you are joining the battle, please state your intention and get a ballot number for the battle auditions

Anyone coming after 630pm will be denied admission as the event would have commenced by then.

The Top 8 lockers will be chosen from the auditions

You are strongly encouraged to dress up for this event in a funky costume!

The purpose of this whole event is not to see who the best locker is, but to provide a funky vibe for everyone to enjoy and also see for ourselves how much LCL has grown over the past one year. Win or lose, it doesn't matter. Just get funky and enjoy yourself through the night!

More details about the battle formats and event schedule will be released shortly. See you guys at the event! =)

LCL Updates

2009-02-26T11:19:00.000-08:00

LCL T-shirt Order!!!

UPDATED !!! (as of 10th March 2009)
Order deadline now pushed to 13th March due to good demand!
As of 10th March: 11 orders for the black shirt and 9 orders for white.

"I Love To Lock"
Colour: Black
Price: $30*
*price may vary according to number of orders

P.S. The colour for this shirt was changed to black as the other design would be in white too.

"Lion City Lockers Singapore"
Colour: White
Price: $35*
*price may vary according to number of orders

Order details:

I will be printing the shirts based on the number of orders I get. Hence, if you are interested in ordering the shirt, please make your order by 13th March 2009! If you miss the order deadline, then you would have to wait till the next time the shirts are available for order... Most likely I will take orders once a month. =)

The prices may vary, depending on the number of orders I get. Simply put, the more orders I get, the cheaper the production cost will be as it's ordered in bulk. If there are not so many orders then it will cost more to print the shirts.

With regards to the quality of the shirt prints, if you guys have seen the T-shirts of Natasha Studio Crew or the official Fuyo Inter-school T-shirt, that's how good the shirt quality is. I'm printing our shirts from the same manufacturer.

To order the shirt, kindly send an e-mail to Ceekay_LCL@hotmail.com and include the following details:

Your full name, contact number, e-mail, the shirt choice, as well as the size and quantity of the shirts you want.

Once the order deadline of 13th March has passed, I will consolidate all the orders and calculate the shirts' production costs. Then a confirmation e-mail will be sent to inform you of the shirt price and you would be required to confirm your order. Payment details will be posted on this blog when all orders are confirmed. To be fair to everyone who would be waiting for their shirts, a deadline for payment will be imposed.

Hopefully one day we will see plenty of lockers in Singapore wearing the LCL shirts... It will be so funky to see everyone showing their love for locking and funk!

Competition

2009-02-17T09:51:00.000-08:00

Hi Lockers!
Lets Support Funk Channel as they will be taking part in the MDIS openhouse street dance competition!!
Event:MDIS unicampus, nearest MRT is Queenstown station.
Time:12pm.
Date:21st Feb 09
Shuttle Bus is available at Queenstown Station from 10am-5.30pm,15mins interval

*Funk Channel consists of Colin, Jervenne, JunHao & Forest.

Hope to cya guys there~
Continue locking...till i see you all again

LCL Session!

2009-02-09T07:18:00.000-08:00

Session Cancelled,
please inform your friends and all about this!

Most likely the session will be postponed till the week after next.
Keep yourself updated during then!

Yo!

Next upcoming LCL Session is here!

Venue: Republic Polytechnic
Date: 13th February, Friday (BLACK FRIDAY!)
Time: 8pm to 10pm
Meeting time and venue: 730pm, Woodlands MRT
Costs: FREE
Contact Person: Ceekay (82287254)

Hopefully most of you guys can make it for the session, as there are going to be important announcements with regards to LCL's 1ST YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS! =)

See you guys at RP on Friday! =)

Happy CNY!

2009-01-25T09:06:00.001-08:00

Lion City Lockers wish everyone

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

May everyone prosper and have a funky year of the cow!
MOOOO~~~

LCL T-Shirt Designs Out Now!

2009-01-22T17:41:00.000-08:00

Yo!

As mentioned during the last LCL session, there's 5 designs for the highly anticipated LCL T-shirt!!!

Yes that's right, LCL is going to have our own T-Shirt. Sales of the T-Shirt will be OPEN TO ALL; anyone will be able to get the T-Shirt. Have a look at the designs below, and vote for your favourite design by posting a comment on your choice! You may choose up to 2 designs as your choices:

1) Funky Red Top, with list of locking moves on the back! You'll never forget moves this way would you?
2) Declare your love for locking!
3) Show everyone that you're from LCL with this old school design!
4) So loud, it's hard not to notice the words and see that you are from LCL.
5) Clad yourself in this cool, black top and declare your love for locking too!

The top 2 designs voted will be considered for prints in February! I'll be trying to source for a good and cheap shirt printing manufacturer, and hopefully by February I will be able to give u guys a price quotation for the shirt costs. =)

As for ordering of the T-Shirts, it will only be open once we have confirmed the designs as well as the cost of each shirt. Thanks for your patience and understanding, and Vote for your favourite LCL T-shirt design now!

LCL Session!!!

2009-01-15T19:42:00.000-08:00

Yo guys!!!
The highly anticipated upcoming LCL session is now confirmed!

Date: 22nd January 2009 (Thurs)
Venue: Republic Polytechnic
Time: 8pm to 10pm
Costs: FREE!
For Who: Any lockers. Those interested to pick up locking can come too!

Meeting time and venue: 730pm, Woodlands MRT
Contact persons: Ceekay (82287254), Su Ling (91869083)

Apologies to all lockers that this session took so long for me to organise. I had been trying to look for a permanent place for LCL for the past 1 month, but couldn't manage to get a place where we can settle down once and for all. Still, may this upcoming session be a funky and enjoyable one!

*Disclaimer: For those who have never been to any of our sessions before, this session is not a class or locking course, but merely a session for lockers to gather and dance in their own comfort. Of course, if you are looking to learn something from any of the lockers, feel free to come down! This session is a great opportunity for everyone to share the knowledge of locking and have fun dancing to the music together. So don't hesitate to come down if you're keen in locking. See you!

Locking Introductory Classes!

2009-01-01T05:57:00.000-08:00

Yo LCLs!

Ceekay will be conducting a 4-weeks Locking Introductory Open Class with Natasha Studio, starting on 4th Jan (Sunday)!

Venue: DanceOnUs Studio
(For a map of the venue, click here! -> http://natashastudio.blogspot.com/2008/07/studio-details.html)
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Costs: $60 for 4 lessons
Dates: 4th Jan, 11th Jan, 18th Jan, 1st Feb
(no class on 25th Jan due to CNY)

The course will cover basic fundamentals of Locking, meant as a short introductory course for beginners as well as those who are keen to brush up on the basics. All levels of lockers are welcomed!

For more info, go to http://natashastudio.blogspot.com/!

2009 is here!

2008-12-31T00:48:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!!!

May 2009 be a great year ahead for Lion City Lockers. It promises to be more happening, with more sessions, events, and competitions for Singapore Lockers! I'm sure that more renowned lockers will make their way to our lion city too... =)

Of course, Chunky and I also have many plans for you guys. March 2009 will be our 1st Anniversary, so expect something funky coming your way!

Last but not least, wish everyone all the best for 2009! Stay funky, happy and enjoy locking!

Cheers,
Ceekay. =)

It's X'mas!

2008-12-23T17:54:00.000-08:00

On behalf of Lion City Lockers,

MERRY X'MAS TO EVERYONE!

May you guys have a funky christmas... Get out there and dance with your friends, spread the love for funk and enjoy yourself!

Do check this blog for updates soon, I'm arranging for a session for LCL soon!
The session should be within the next 2 weeks.
I'm sure all of you can't wait for it! =)

Have a funky time, cheers!

Inspirational Video!

2008-12-19T23:43:00.000-08:00

Chunky showed me this video today, which he hopes can also inspire you guys. Check it out!

A random post about Locking!

2008-12-03T04:19:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! It's Ceekay here once again... =)

As we're coming near to the end of 2008, it's perhaps a good time for us to look back and evaluate the locking scene in Singapore... In case you guys didn't realise, Lion City Lockers was formed in March 2008, meaning that we are already 9 months old!

It has been remarkable as to how the locking scene in Singapore has grown during the past 9 months. Just barely a year ago, one could count the total number of recognised lockers in Singapore with 2 hands. Yet fast forward to the end of 2008, we see people picking up locking almost everywhere, and with more lockers being recognised within the local dance scene.

Credits definitely go to Chunky, the man who formed Lion City Lockers and made it possible for the locking scene to grow so rapidly. His vision was simple; he wanted to spread the love of locking and funk across Singapore, and also encourage more people to learn the art form of locking. Hence LCL was born, and the seed of locking has now grown up here to be a young but strong tree.

So nowadays we see people picking up locking from dance studios, as well as joining LCL and gaining their first exposure to what locking is. But still, one question lingers in everyone's mind, and it's also something that many people have came to asked me: "How do you improve in locking? What does Locking mean to you?"

I think I shall answer these 2 questions here; hopefully it will inspire all lockers out there. My opinions are, however, purely my own perception of locking. It is still up to your own personal intepretation to understand what locking is. =)

Locking, as most of you should know, was founded during the Soul Funk era in the 1970s, by this man called Don Campbell. Just like for any other dance genres, the music plays a big part when it comes to Locking. Hence, it is important to know the history of locking and understand why Locking was done to Soul/Funk music in the 1970s. At that time, locking was born on a well known TV show called "The Soul Train", where black americans got to express themselves by dancing to Soul and Funk music.

It doesn't matter to them whether the moves look good; they just wanted to enjoy the freedom of expressing themselves, and dance to the music the way they love to. That is why they look so funky... Every move they do is natural, and comes from the bottom of their heart. Everyone has their own character and their own way of intepreting the music!

Check out this video here to see an example of blacks dancing at "The Soul Train":

Therefore, in my opinions, you gotta feel the music and express yourself from the bottom of your heart. Techniques and form are important of course, but the foundation of it all comes from your love for the music as well as your own way of expressing yourself. Techniques, form, angles are things you can always work on to improve by constantly practising hard, but truly dancing to the music is something that is born in you... Feel the music through your own character, dance with your own style and your own way of intepreting the music. =)

Also, remain humble in dance always. There's always something for you to learn, something new for you to try, and every time you dance it should be a new experience. Even when you hear the same songs over and over again, you may dance differently to the songs everytime as you can intepret it in so many different ways. I'm sure that this applies to any form of dance, not just locking.

Last but not least, enjoy the music and stay happy when you dance! Locking is so different from many other street dance genres, because it is funky, happy and it celebrates! Be happy to dance, and enjoy expressing yourself like there's no one watching you. You should do locking as if you're celebrating your freedom to dance! There may be only a certain number of moves we have in locking, but there's endless ways of doing each move and different ways of combining them. You can always add in your own flavour, your own moves... Don't stop exploring!

This post may be long, but I hope that it has inspired you somehow. Locking may not be easy to many of you, and the road towards improving is long and arduous... But I'm sure that as long as you truly love funk music and enjoy dancing, nothing can stop you from being the dancer you can be.

Stay funky always, and enjoy your festive holidays coming up!

Cheers,
Ceekay. =)

Locking WORKSHOP

2008-11-24T17:53:00.000-08:00

Hi Lockers!
Heres an upcoming Locking workshop
By K-Lock
Yea! its him!
Venue:Danzpeople studio
Date:17thdec 2008
Time:8.30pm-10pm
Fee:$18.00

-anything feel free to enquire from him -98313460

Well Done!

2008-11-17T07:55:00.000-08:00

Hey guys, this is Ceekay here.

Didn't had the chance to talk to u guys after Floor The Love was over, so here's my message to all of you funky people out there:

First of all, I would like to say a loud "WELL DONE"! It was a great performance, everything went well, the audience liked it and Chunky gave the thumbs up for the performance. I'm very proud of you guys!

Secondly, a big THANK YOU to all of you who had performed or played a part for our performance. It had been tough on you guys coming down for practices and cooperating so well during the mere 5 practices we had. It was really quite a miracle actually that we did everything in 5 practices yea.

Next, I hope that all of you had enjoyed yourselves, be it for the performance or for the session that we had on Sunday. For those who came on Sunday, I'm sure that all of you had learnt valuable lessons and tips from the two dope locking masters from Taiwan. So keep it up and don't stop practicing, and we'll continue to spread the love of locking across our funky lion city!

Last but not least, Lion City Lockers will be taking a short break and we'll resume sessions next month. In the meantime there will be several dance productions going on, such as O School Recital, Fbodz's and NRA's productions... Take your time to attend all these events and broaden your horizon even more!

So stay funky everyone, I'll see you guys at the next LCL session. Cheers!

Pictures of LCL + Elmo & 嚣张 from Taiwan!

ps.
just a random note... don't eat chicken rice at Far East! lol.

Floor The Love Performance!

2008-11-14T11:14:00.000-08:00

Hello all!

Lion City Lockers will be performing for the first time ever at Floor The Love 2008, an event organised by Korea-Singapore Dance Project (KSDP) and Natasha Studios. Turn up at the event and support us! =D

Here's a map of where Floor The Love will be held:

For more information, visit http://floorthelove.blogspot.com/!

Other than that, Lion City Lockers will also have a free-for-all jam session on 16th November, Sunday!

Lion City Lockers Jam Session
Time: 6pm-730pm
Venue: DanceOnUs Studio
Cost: FREE!

Do come down and join us for a funky good time!
Credits to Chris for making the session possible. =)

See you guys at the two events!

For performers:

Meeting Venue: Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station NS Line (red) Control Station area
Meeting Time: 1230pm (we'll set off at 1245 sharp!)
Performance attire: Funky and Colourful!
Contact persons: Ceekay (96212308), Su Ling (91869083)

*Those having Fong's locking class, the class has been pushed forward to 1230pm and it'll end at 130pm. So you guys can join us after your class is over*

FTL Performance Practice 5 - Last Practice!

2008-11-12T07:47:00.000-08:00

Hey people, FTL is just days away, so here's our last practice for the show!

Date: 13th November 2008, Thursday
Venue: Nanyang Polytechnic Block A, Atrium
Time: 745pm to 915pm

Meeting time and venue: 715pm at Yio Chu Kang MRT station
Contact person: Ceekay (96212308)
*please state who you are when you contact me. thanks!*

If you are unable to attend the practice, please leave behind a comment and let me know.

See you guys at the practice!

FTL Performance Practice 4

2008-11-08T22:54:00.000-08:00

This is the 2nd last practice we have before the actual show this coming Saturday. As much as possible please come down as we have to rehearse our full-runs well to ensure that everything will go well for our performance!

Date: 10th November 2008, Monday
Venue: Nanyang Polytechnic Block A, Atrium
Time: 730pm to 930pm

Meeting time and venue: 7pm at Yio Chu Kang MRT station
Contact person: Ceekay (96212308)
*please state who you are when you contact me. thanks!*

If you are unable to attend the practice, please leave behind a comment and let me know.

On another note, I would also encourage more of our lockers to register and participate for Floor The Love's locking battles! It doesn't matter who win or lose, just get down to the dance floor and get funky! Let's join the battle in the name of funk and fun! =)

FTL Performance Practice 3 - New Updates!

2008-10-30T22:27:00.000-07:00

Floor The Love Performance Practice will resume next week!

*Tentative* (but more or less confirmed)
Date: 8th November 2008, Saturday
Venue: Nanyang Polytechnic Block A Atrium
Time: 1400 - 1600
Costs: Free

Contact Person: Ceekay (96212308)
Meeting place: Yio Chu Kang MRT, 1.30pm

ATTENDANCE IS COMPULSORY FOR THOSE WHO WANTS TO PERFORM!
FORMATIONS AND COMPLETION OF CHOREOGRAPHY ARE TO BE DONE!

And we may have 2 practices on the following week, which is already the week leading to the event itself (FTL is on 15th November)! So, please be prepared to commit to the 3 practices within that span of 7 days. Your cooperation will be very much appreciated... =)

* As usual please leave comments and let me know if you can make it for the practice. Leave behind your contact number too so that I can contact you in case of any changes! Thanks! *

FTL Performance Practice 3

2008-10-27T09:23:00.000-07:00

Hello Guys!
Hope you all had spent a great day celebrating Deepavali!
(Or spent the day going out, sleeping, whatsoever...)

Here's the details for this week's performance practice!
*Cancelled*
Date: 30th October 2008, Thursday
Venue: NANYANG POLYTECHNIC BLOCK A ATRIUM
Time: 730pm to 10pm
Costs: FREE

Contact Person: Ceekay (96212308)
Meeting place: Yio Chu Kang MRT, 7pm

Practice will be postponed till next week as there were insufficient replies to form the practice. Details for next practice will be up on Friday night...

Also, please keep yourself updated by checking this blog frequently, and provide a reply when requested so that it's easier for us to arrange practices... I'm sure that many of you are keen to perform for the event, so please do your part and make it easier for practices to be arranged! Thanks so much yo. =)

Keep things funky yea, see you guys next week!

FTL performance practice 2

2008-10-18T12:03:00.000-07:00

Second Performance Practice: 20th October 2008, Monday
Venue : Danz People Studio, Level 5 Cuppage Plaza
Time : 9.30 - 11.00 PM
Cost : The studio rental fee is shared among everyone.

Meet 9.00pm at Somerset Mrt Station!
Contacts: Ceekay (96212308), Su Ling (91869083)
*Please state who you are when you contact us. No spamming allowed too.*

Those who did not attend the first practice is still welcomed to join in! As for the rest, I hope you guys still remember the routines! Keep things funky yeaa, see you at Danz People Studio!

*Credits to Danz People Studio for the practice venue. =)*

FTL performance practice 1

2008-10-07T09:58:00.000-07:00

For those interested to be involved in the performance for Floor The Love:

*Confirmed*
First Performance Practice: 13th October 2008, Monday
Venue : Danz People Studio, Level 5 Cuppage Plaza
Time : 9.00 - 11.00 PM
Cost : The studio rental fee is shared among everyone.

Meet 8.30pm at Somerset Mrt Station!
Contacts: Ceekay (96212308), Su Ling (91869083)
*Please state who you are when you contact us. No spamming allowed too.*

Venue is confirmed! Credits to Danz People Studio for providing the venue yet again. So I'll be looking forward to seeing you guys at the practice yea! =)

As for previous mention about drawing lots, it will not be implemented unless the turnout is too big to fit in everyone for the performance. So just come down for the practice and we'll see how things go!

See you guys at Danz People Studio!

Back to Danz!

2008-10-05T03:52:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, here's a great piece of good news for everyone: We're getting back our monday slot from Danz People Studio!

I am sure that everyone has been eagerly waiting for details on the next hangout session. So here it is:

Date : 6th October 2008, Monday
Venue : Danz People Studio, Level 5 Cuppage Plaza
Time : 9.00 - 11.00 PM (Meet 830pm at Somerset MRT)
Attire : Anything you think is Funky
Cost : The studio rental fee is shared among everyone.
Approx $3, $4 per head (the more people the cheaper it gets!)
Contacts: Ceekay (96212308), Su Ling aka Forest (91869083)

Session is open for anybody and everybody who is interested in the art-form of Locking! All levels welcomed! And credits too to Danz People Studio for the venue. =)

*Disclaimer: LCL is not a crew or dance school. Our sessions are all about gathering lockers who just want to dance, enjoy to the music, share knowledge with each other and more! It doesn't matter even if you've never danced before, just come down and soak in the funky atmosphere!

So see you guys at Danz People Studio! =)

Wanna Perform?

2008-09-26T10:16:00.000-07:00

Hey people! Here's an opportunity for you guys to shine on stage, representing Lion City Lockers!

Event: Floor The Love!
Date: 15th Nov
Venue: SMU

That's right, Lion City Lockers will be represented at the event as guest performers. Anyone who's interested is welcomed to be part of LCL's first ever public performance! You don't have to be technically strong or outstanding to perform; as long as you can do basics like twirls, point and lock, you qualify to perform. =)

Choreographer: Ceekay
(may add more choreographers but to be confirmed)
Practice Dates: Between 13th October to 14th November
(exact practice dates to be confirmed)
Practice Venue/Time: to be confirmed
Choreography ideas + Total dancers involved: CONFIDENTIAL!
*So, please do not ask about how many dancers will be involved and what is the performance concept. The outcome depends on how many dancers are joining*

Interested?
Post a comment here along with your name, contact number and e-mail!
Questions and doubts will be entertained on the tagboard.

*Disclaimer: this is not for official registration. It's for us to estimate how many people would be keen to perform. To register, simply attend the first performance practice and stay with us from there on! Further details on practices will be posted on this blog soon, keep yourself updated! *

SOLO Locking BATTLE

2008-09-15T01:27:00.000-07:00

Venue:danceonus studio @ claymore point.
Date:28th September
Day:Sunday
time:2pm-3pm
check out www.natashastudio.blogspot.com for directions
----------------------------
1V1 battle
Open to 16entries
up to date(15thsept) :6 entries signed up
10 entries available still
Drop an entry under the comments
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Judging criteria
techniques
flow
rythmn
musicality
flow
----------------------------
Prize
Winner:$200.00
------------------------------
person to contact:Kenneth,98313460

Floor The Love 2008 is here!

2008-08-21T08:16:00.000-07:00

click on the poster for Details!~

alternatively check out:

www.floorthelove.blogspot.com

GO go GO LOCKERS!

2008-08-21T00:57:00.000-07:00

There will not be any LCL Hangouts until further notice.

Thats right guys, we are in the midst of searching for a better location to hold LCL hangouts so that we do not have to keep running around like gypsies. Please hang in there and keep checking this space for updates. Thank you guys so much for your support. Singapore Lockers shall prevail!

ps. Sorry about the delay for Lockdown! videos but beleive me im working on it!

Locking Hangout!! -RP 11th Aug ,M0nday

2008-08-07T10:15:00.000-07:00

when?11th August 08,Monday
What time?8pm till late
Where? Republic Polytechnic E4 main building
Fee? Free free ( RP is open to public)
Getting There? Nearest MRT is Woodlands Station. RP is a 7 minute walk from there.
Who Can Come? Anybody. Everybody. Veterans, Beginners
Contact Persons: Forest (91869083) :

Locking Hangout! - A Special Night!

2008-07-16T08:26:00.000-07:00

Where?: Nanyang Polytechnic, Block E Level 3

When?: 28th July 2008, Monday
Time?: 7.30 PM (Battle Proper Starts 8pm) Participants must reach by 7.30pm or earlier!
Attire?: Anything. (Funky dressing encouraged)
Contact Persons: Chunky (94514625)

Judges: K-Lock, Fong & Ceekay
Emcee: Chunky
Music: Wei Jie
Scorekeeper: Sabrina Low
Logistics: Su Ling aka Forest
Supported By: Foreign Bodies
Wei Ming's Good Cupcakes And Muffins For You Pte Ltd

Agenda for the night:
7.30pm - Participants ballot for participation number
8pm - Commence Audition Rounds
8.30pm - Best 8 or Best 16(if available) rounds
9.30pm - Semi Final rounds, Best 4
9.45pm - Finals
10 pm - Debrief and discussion

Battle Formats:

Audition Round - Dance Freestyles

- Participants will ballot for their participation numbers.
- Participants will be called out in sequence according to their numbers.
- Depending on turnout, dancers might be called out individually or as a pair to perform their freestyle.
- Each dancer will be given 30 seconds to freestyle to the given music.
- Failure to respond to your turn when the emcee repeatedly summons your number will result in forfeit of your turn.
- After round is over, Judges will deliberate to choose the top scorers to proceed to the battle rounds.
- Depending on turnout, if there are between 8-15 participants, a BEST 8 battles will be commenced for the next round comprising of the top 8 scorers from the auditions.
- If there are more than 20 participants, we will commence a BEST 16 Battles for the next round comprising of the top 16 scorers from the auditions.

Battle Rounds - Best 8 or Best 16 (Depending on situation)

- Dancers will be paired randomly to do battle with each other.
- 1 round battles. Each dancer comes out once.
- Emcee will do a 'bottle spin' to decide which dancer goes out first.
- 50 seconds time limit each round per dancer.
- The winner will be decided by a panel of 3 judges. No point system.
- The winner will move on to the next battle round. The loser will be eliminated.
- In the event of a draw, an extra round will be given to both dancers till a winner is decided.

Battle Rounds - Best 4 (Semi Finals)

- Dancers will be paired randomly to do battle with each other.
- 2 round battles. Each dancer comes out twice.
- Emcee will do a 'bottle spin' to decide which dancer goes out first.
- 50 seconds time limit each round per dancer.
- The winner will be decided by a panel of 3 judges. No point system.
- The winner will move on to the next battle round. The loser will be eliminated.
- In the event of a draw, an extra round will be given to both dancers till a winner is decided.

Battle Rounds - Finals

- 2 round battles. Each dancer comes out twice.
- Emcee will do a 'bottle spin' to decide which dancer goes out first.
- 50 seconds time limit each round per dancer.
- The winner will be decided by a panel of 3 judges. No point system.
- In the event of a draw, an extra round will be given to both dancers till a winner is decided.

Judging Criteria

The is no specific judging score sheet criteria. However, the judges will look our for the following:

- Rhythm
- Techniques
- Musicality
- Character/Projection
- Originality
- Flow

Battle Rules

1. Lateness will result in your exemption of the event. Be punctual! (please?)
2. Do not obstruct your opponent's dancing space when it is not your turn.
3. The judges decisions are final.
4. No substitution will be entertained unless instructed by judges
5. no act of rowdiness throughout the event
6. Have fun. Or else.
7. Look at point 6.

POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS PLEASE ADD A COMMENT TO THIS POST WITH YOUR NAME. (BELOW THIS POST)
THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL APPLICATION FOR THE BATTLE. ITS FOR US TO GUAGE ATTENDENCE. THANKS!

Locking Hangout! - Republic Poly 14th Jul, Mon

2008-07-10T23:11:00.000-07:00

When? : 14th July, Monday
Where?: Republic Polytechnic Block E4 (Main Building)
Time: 8pm till late (Meet 7.30pm @ Woodlands MRT Control)
Fee: Free (RP is opened to public)
Getting There: Nearest MRT is Woodlands Station. RP is a 7 minute walk from there.
Who Can Come?: Anybody. Everybody. Veterans, Beginners

Contact Persons: Forest (91869083) & Chunky (94514625)

Lets Hit The Beaches!-6th July

2008-07-01T18:08:00.000-07:00

When:Sunday 6th July

Meeting time & place:harbour front station at 11am

Location:SENTOSA beach

Fee:$3 entrance fee

Things to bring: extra clothes and FOOD to SHARE!

Who can go: ANYOne!Bring your friends along if you think they are Fun-Goings.

Contact person: Forest- 91869083

ps:this is not a locking session^_^

~*Spread D Fun*~

Locking Hangout! - 30th June 2008 Monday

2008-06-26T09:45:00.000-07:00

Hey people, it's that time once again for a good ol' Locking hangout. This time once again at the cosy function room at NYP! This will mark the last time using NYP as a meeting ground and we might most probably do a permanent invasion of Republic Poly after this is out of the way!

Where?: Nanyang Polytechnic, Block E, Level 3, Room E308

When?: 30th June, Monday, 8pm

Fee?: No fee!

Meeting Time: 7pm @ NYP McDonalds, Block A (Lets have dinner together 1st!)

Contact Persons : Ceekay (96212308)

Attire: Anything comfortable (and funky)

Itinerary: Sessions, jams, chilling & sharing (This is not a class!)

Who Can Come?: Anyone! Layman or Locker. Veterans and Beginners.

Ps. there is no mirrors for this room. Can only rely on glass window panels for upper torso reflection. But nothing can stop the nice funky vibes eh? See you guys there!

Locking Goes On The Mainstream Again!

2008-06-25T10:07:00.000-07:00

The Superman Lovers Vs Delegations "You & I"

Directed by: Poloemaro

Not since the 1970s and grooving 80s, no group has ever appeared on mainstream television to feature the pure form of Locking. That silent streak is now gone with a super cool routine put together by France's very own Jeremy, Willow, P-Lock and Jimmy Soul. This video will seem pretty familiar to some of you who have been following up on The Lockers classic videos. It acts as a tribute to Toni Basil's dance concept video of Lockers and Ballerinas doing a dance fusion the the music of Swanlake. This was probably somewhere in the late 1970s.

The modern touch of this revival still gives that similar feeling of the original concept. I love it. Great job in pushing Locking to the modern times. In many years to come, this video will be a classic in the name of another classic. Super funky.

Chunky Goes on Omy!

2008-06-24T09:42:00.000-07:00

Chunky was surfing randomly over some article site and accidentally found his silly face on an online newspaper site. Interviewed by Wendy from MyPaper, here is a little something about the chunky man himself. Look, they even have a corny Vodcast.

ps. Chunky is not 19. he is 21.

The article is published in Mandarin. But fret not. Our funky secretary comes to our rescue. She translated the article and it looks something like :

can you imagine 'locking' your hands and legs when u're dancing?
dont worry, the locking over here is about stopping at a point .
locking have become the recent dance trend which is the youngsters favourites.

locking was discovered by an american don campbell.
locking mostly uses hands,emphasising on the sharpness of the dance.
its different from hophop because locking is a funk style which is a part of Old school

19 year old ian,one of the lockers have open classes for learners.
he have richful locking dance experience and have had been to other countries for performance.,even
performing for president nathan at the MCYS event .he is also the
champion for lock category at last year's stomp the yard dance competition.

talking about the process of learning locking, he said" initially i watched online videos and
learnt it step by step, because theres no professional instructor,thus i wont be able to know
whether i learnt the wrong thing.

for the sake of learning locking,ian have been to taiwan and have had interacted,exchanged
pointers with dancers from taiwan ,korea,france and america.

its defintely a tough learning process for any dance and of course gaining the ample satisfaction and fun .
especially in locking, its a kind of party atmosphers feeling and adding in own's flavour.

"i always encouraged my students not to only learn from me but also adding in flavour thru ownself discovery."

last year,october,ian started teaching locking at O-school.

he wish that thru teachings and videos,more people could know of the existence of locking.

he also started preparing a fliming plan,aiming to spread locking awide.
until now, he have uploaded over 70 dance videos on youtube,just search"locking singapore and chunky" and u'll find ian's video.

ps. as you probably can realize, the english was kinda weird. and seemed like it has been directly translated bluntly from mandarin. Which is part of the fun part of why we decided not to change any of it for visual grammatical humor sake. Good one Su Ling!

Locking Hangout @ Raffles - 16th June 2008, Monday

2008-06-14T12:40:00.000-07:00

Hey guys. i know this is pretty last minute. you probably would have gotten an sms by Chunky or the others. But here is the breakdown for the next coming session!

When? : 16th June, Monday

Time? : 8.30pm till late

Meeting Time/Place : 8pm at Raffles MRT Station Control

Location: UOB Building. OCBC Club members Studio. (Anyhow hantam one the name)

Fees Per Person: $1 (Cheap Hor?)

Contact Persons : Chunky (94514625)

Locking4Life!

2008-06-01T19:56:00.000-07:00

It is finally here guys. Gemini's take on the new Locking Concept the came he came out with. With close to a year or two, keeping people in suspense we can finally find out what he has up his sleeves. Gemini's Locking concept is the duality of the roots of locking brought foward to modern times. Exactly like what he explained to a handful of us during his workshop in Singapore, Locking 4 Life stresses on the importance of Locking in street dance culture. Have a look, its cool stuff. Gemini looks like celebrity material. Cool.

www.locking4life.com

Locking Hangout! - LCL Comes to NYP!

2008-05-29T06:09:00.000-07:00

Hello people. As some of you have realized, our beloved Lockin' society has been like gypsies for the past few weeks, finding a new places to get comfortable and having small jams left to right. This is because we have lost our Monday slots from Danz People studio and are now in a phase of finding a new 'home' for our sessions. And this coming week, we have decided to try Nanyang Polytechnic.

Where : Nanyang Polytechnic Block E, Student Development Centre , Room E308 , Level 3

When? : 2nd June, Monday

Time : 7.30 till late

Meeting Time : 7pm @ Yio Chu Kang MRT Station

Fee : It's free.

Who could come? : Anybody. As long as you have limbs with twirling and pointing capabilities.

Contact Persons : Ceekay (96212308) & K-Lock (98313460)

You guys could click here for the map here.

However, we regret to inform you guys that as this is a function room, it does not have mirrors. Hope the reflection on the window screens would help though. Most important is getting together to stir up some funk.

Locking Hangout! - 17th May 2008

2008-05-14T04:34:00.001-07:00

Hey guys its that time once again for a good ol' Locking hangout! This time round breaking the whole Monday Blues thing and holding it for the first time on a Saturday at a whole new place! Come check us out! Bring your friends and we shall Lock and Roll!

Venue : Republic Polytechnic, Block E4 (Main Building)
Time : 2pm - 5pm
Fee : Free of charge (RP is open to public)
Getting there : Nearest MRT is Woodlands Station. RP is a 7 minute walk from there.
Meeting time : 1.30 at Woodlands MRT station Control
Who can come? : Everyone! Lockers/Non-Lockers, Beginners/Veterans!

Contact persons : Justin@81380683 or K-Lock@98313460

As known to everyone, KO nite will happen the same evening at Scape. Thus the most Kiasu way to get there on time is finish and wrap by 5pm and leave together so everyone could get seats at *Scape!

Welcome Aboard Our New Secretary!

2008-05-14T04:25:00.000-07:00

Hey people, wanna introduce to one and all our first official 'staff' of Lion City Lockers, Su Ling who will take on the very prestigious role of SECRETARY. Haha! So in a while, she will handle all you need to know about contacts, meeting dates other details as well as reminder emails of our meets and all!

LCL is also currently looking for a full time volunteer Blog Moderator who could manage and update news as well as do postings and thoughts of the Locking scene internationally. So if you Lockers think you have too much free time in the world and would like to give this blog your insights. Please express your interest and contact Su Ling at lee_su_ling@hotmail.com

Yes, Pictures.

2008-05-10T04:53:00.000-07:00

Okay now, i know most of you have been buggin' about the pictures for the last meets. so, here you go and can someone please bring a camera for the next few meets? Thank you very much!

Locking Meet, 5th May @ Danz People Studio

Click on picture for enlarged version!

Locking Meet, 21st April @ Danz People Studio

Click on picture for enlarged version!

Some Taiwanese Friends

2008-04-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

At a recent trip to Taiwan, Fong & Chunky had the privilege to meet other Lockers from the beautiful state of Kaohsiung. Here is what you get when you cross between a Love Hotel, late night without sleep, a bunch of kids who can't think straight and a narrow corridor. Enjoy the video. I feel sorry for the people sleeping inside the rooms.

In Order Of Appearence:

1. Fong aka Fongky (LCL/Sunset Alleycats/Fbodz)
2. Chunky (LCL/Sunset Alleycats/Fbodz)
3. Sun (Max Studio)
4. Ah Niu (Funky Chicken)
5. Yu Zhen (Junkie Lockers)
6. Abo (Junkie Lockers)
7. Wei Wei (Junkie Lockers)

Chunky.

Next Locking Hangout - 5th May 2008

2008-04-21T10:34:00.000-07:00

Hey guys, the past 3 sessions have been awesome so far. We have been overwhelmed by the number of new faces we see week by week! It's been great happiness for us to be seeing new guests and we hereby wanna say our big thanks for supporting the community! Our next session will commence as follows :

Date : 5th May 2008, Monday

Venue : Danz People Studio, Level 5 Cuppage Plaza
Time : 8.30 - 10.30 PM (Meet 8pm at Sommerset MRT)

Attire : Anything you think is Funky

Cost : The studio rental fee is shared among everyone. Approx $3 - 4 per head based on past sessions. (the more people the cheaper it gets!)

Session is open for anybody and everybody who is interested in the artform of Locking! All levels welcomed!

ps. this is not a class. It's more than that. It's the celebration of the Funk. Singapore style. (lah!)

Look what Gemini Has in store for all of us.

2008-03-31T10:15:00.000-07:00

"I'm really happy to see Singapore scene grows. I'm sure they will bring something to the scene! They have great potential! (Check the vid). I wish you all alot of fun with it. Keep it up! And i hope to get down with you guys soon!!!"

Peace, GEMINI

Teaser of his new Locking Concept.

Birth Of The Lion City Lockers!

2008-03-30T07:44:00.000-07:00

17th of Mar was the day where a motley bunch of Locking enthusiast got together to cook up a session of great funky fun. Lion City Lockers; a community dedicated to the old-school danceform of Locking, is born.

Lion City Lockers aims to bring together people from all backgrounds to share and celebrate the funk and exchange pointers about the dance. Hoping to up the level of the danceform locally, LCL has big dreams for Locking and it's future standards in Singapore.

Join us every 2 mondays for our meets and check this space for updates on our Locking drop ins!

Highlight Clip of the 17th March Session

Here were some of the cool things that happened during the the fun/chilling first session we had. Need not explain how much fun we had after seeing this eh? Big props for the 2 solo-ist dancers at the back of the clip. Shin (first solo) was definitely the most grooviest of them all, demonstrating a relaxed yet funky style of Locking. Newcomer, Ridzuan (2nd solo) was already dropping jaws with his surprise ground moves!