Destructive Steps 15

7th – 10th september 2023
Sydney’s Largest Street Dance Festival

Celebrating 15 years!

Welcome to Sydney’s Largest Street Dance Festival with over 4 days of exhilarating entertainment. 

An all-ages, family-friendly festival, aimed at uniting local and international talent and celebrating Australia’s Street Dance Community. 

SCHEDULE

  • THURS 7TH SEPT
    Photography Panel
    Knowledge Panel
    Street Dance Film Festival
  • FRI 8TH SEPT
    Solo Battles (1 V 1 Popping, Hip Hop, Ladies Night, Bgirl, Breaking)
  • SAT 9TH SEPT
    Team Battles (4 V 4 Open Styles, Breaking)
  • SUN 10TH SEPT
    U18s Breaking and Open Styles Battles
    2 V 2 Experimental Battles
    Workshops
    Red Bull BC One Australian Cypher

THURSDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER

Panels & Film Festival

PHOTOGRAPHY PANEL (2pm – 3:30pm)
A Street Dance Photography Discussion with Photography.JNY and NamChops, as they chat about their journey in street dance photography and their approach to the genre. 

KNOWLEDGE PANEL (4pm – 5:30pm)
A knowledge panel discussion hosted by Dr Rachael Gunn, featuring a range of street dance experts. It will explore topical issues facing the street dance community.

STREET DANCE FILM FESTIVAL (6pm – 9pm)
The Street Dance Film Festival will feature films by local street dance artists and discussions on their approach to their films.

REGISTER HERE

Location: Red Rattler Theatre
(6 Faversham St, Marrickville NSW 2204)

FRIDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER

Solo Battles

1 V 1 POPPING
JUDGE: Kite (JPN)
Competitor Check-in Time: 12pm
Preliminaries Start: 12:30pm

1 V 1 LADIES NIGHT
JUDGES: Madj (KOR), Red (AUS), Kianna (AUS)
1 V 1 BREAKING
JUDGES:
Kouske (JPN), Flix (AUS), Mighty Duck (AUS)
Competitor Check-in Time: 4pm
Preliminaries Start: 4:45pm

1 V 1 HIP HOP
JUDGE: Paradox (NLD) | BATTLE GUEST: Tony Ray (USA)
1 V 1 BGIRL
JUDGES: Kouske (JPN), Flix (AUS), Mighty Duck (AUS) | BATTLE GUEST: Ayu (JPN)
Competitor Check-in Time: 5pm
Preliminaries Start: 5:45pm

REGISTRATIONS CLOSED

Location: Ultimo Community Centre
(40 William Henry Street corner, Bulwara Rd, Ultimo NSW 2007)

SATURDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER

Team Battles

4 V 4 OPEN STYLES
JUDGES: Paradox (NLD), Tony Ray (USA), Madj (KOR), Kite (JPN), Red (AUS)
Competitor Check-in Time: 10am
Preliminaries Start: 10:45am

4 V 4 BREAKING
JUDGES: Kouske (JPN), Lee (NLD), Flix (AUS), Tofu (AUS), Sammy The Free (AUS) | BATTLE GUEST: Goodfoot x Waseda Breakers (JPN)
Competitor Check-in Time: 11am
Preliminaries Start: 11:45am

REGISTRATIONS CLOSED

Location: Ultimo Community Centre
(40 William Henry Street corner, Bulwara Rd, Ultimo NSW 2007)

SUNDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER

U18 & Experimental Battles

1 V 1 U18 BREAKING
JUDGES:
Ja.Z (AUS), TNT (AUS), Joker (AUS)
Competitor Check-in Time: 10:30am
Preliminaries Start: 11am

1 V 1 U18 OPEN STYLES
JUDGES:
Amanda (AUS), Johann (AUS), Ink(AUS)
Competitor Check-in Time: 12:30pm
Preliminaries Start: 1pm

2 V 2 EXPERIMENTAL
JUDGES:
Paradox (NLD), Madj (KOR), Kouske (JPN)
Competitor Check-in Time: 2pm
Preliminaries Start: 3pm

REGISTRATIONS CLOSED

Location: Ultimo Community Centre
(40 William Henry Street corner, Bulwara Rd, Ultimo NSW 2007)

SUNDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER

Workshops

PARADOX

11am, Sun 10th Sept (3Danks)
8:15pm, Mon 11th Sept (Crossover)
8:30pm, Tues 12th Sept (AMPA)

TONY RAY

12:30pm, Sun 10th Sept (3Danks)

KITE

7pm, Sun 10th Sept (Crossover)
8:30pm, Sun 10th Sept (Crossover)

MADJ

7pm, Sun 10th Sept (Crossover)
8:30pm, Sun 10th Sept (Crossover)

LEE

11am, Sun 10th Sept (UCC)

KOUSKE

12:30pm, Sun 10th Sept (UCC)

AYU

12pm, Sun 10th Sept (UCC)

Location varies. Please check the ticket descriptions. 

SUNDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER

Red Bull BC One

On Sunday September 10th, Australia will host the Red Bull BC One Australia National Cypher at Sydney’s Metro Theatre, where the best 16 B-boys and 8 B-girls from across the country will compete to represent at the world’s most prestigious one-on-one breaking competition, the Red Bull BC One World Final. 
 
Australian Qualifying Cyphers – To compete for the last 4 Bboy spots and 2 Bgirl spots. You must be an Australian Resident over the age of 18
  • Bboy Check-in Time: 2:30pm
  • Bgirl Check-in Time: 4:00pm
Doors open for audience from 7pm. 
 
Location: Metro Theatre
(G2/624 George St, Sydney NSW 2000)

Destructive Steps is held in Sydney, Australia on the lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. 

We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of the land and pay our respects to elders past, present and future across Australia.

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