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August 27th, 2006

Videos Removed

As the event is well over and done, the videos have been removed to free up web space for other projects.


May 1st, 2005

Event Wrap-up

IL BREAKS 2005 was a success! About thirty crews showed up this year; Atlanta, Tennessee, Peoria, Indiana, Ohio, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Beloit, Iowa, and more came out to rep. The DJs dropped heat all night long, keeping perfect pace with the dope battles and ciphers all night. Big-ups to the event judges Bravemonk, Wayneski, Juse Boogy, Alien Ness, and Steelo. And thanks to Zulu Gremlin for hosting!

The final battle was Ground Syndrome versus Street Symphony/Midwest Flava Kingz. Street Symphony/Midwest Flava Kingz won the battle and received $900 and the FIRST EVER IL BREAKS championship belt. Expect pictures and an event trailer posted in the near future.

Right now we are in the process of editing an IL BREAKS DVD, email UCbboyclub@yahoo.com if you are interested.

Thanks to everyone that came out, see you next year.


April 23rd, 2005

IL Breaks 2005

This is it, today is IL Breaks 2005. If you anywhere close to Champaign-Urbana, turn off your damn computer and go to the Illini Union to now. Look for a post-event wrap-up sometime next week. Word up!


April 22nd, 2005

The Jam is Tomorrow

If you want to have a good time this weekend, blackout Saturday because we've got you covered - IL Breaks 2005 is tomorrow. This jam promises to be one of the dopest Midwestern B-Boy events of the year. Doors open at 5 P.M. and the dancing shouldn't start too much later than that. If you plan to be spectating, great news because the competition is gonna be fierce. Over 20 crews have pre-registered for the eight open spots, and since last year about half the crews registered early and half didn't... Let's just say we are expecting a high turn out for a shot at the $900.00 cash prize.

Attention B-Boys: If your planning on dancing, get your crews registered BEFORE 5 PM. With b-boys coming from Chicago, St. Louis, Detriot, Ohio, Kansas, Wisconsin, Tennessee, and more - things are going to be tight in terms of meeting the event schedule. As a personal recommendation, get to the jam and check-in by 4:30. Translation: we can't wait around for no-shows. No crew will be able to enter IL Breaks if they have not registered by 5 PM.


April 18th, 2005

Updates Everywhere

Less than one week to go before IL Breaks 2005. Lots of stuff will be happening shortly in the CU area, and we've got a massive update for the site to tide you over...

What?!? Ya want more? Well, how about the fact that this coming Saturday will be the dopest Midwestern B-Boy event of the year.


April 4th, 2005

Event Information Expanded

Beefed-up the event information this weekend. For the general public, prices and times for the event have been set. For the b-boys, the specifics of the event format as well as registration times are now available.


March 30th, 2005

Registration Open/Final Judge Confirmed

Online registration has been OPENED for this year's IL BREAKS. Registering does NOT guarantee you a spot in one of the 8 reserved slots.

Also, the fifth judge for IL BREAKS has been selected. Steelo from Footwork Fanatix will be judging.

Two new guests have been added to the event, too. We are very happy to announce that Rage (Massive Monkees) and Zulu Gremlin will be coming out!

Alien Ness, Rage, Juse Boogy, and Steelo will all be holding workshops. Details will be posted within the next few days.


March 17th, 2005

Venue Footage/Hosts Update

First and foremost, we've got about a 10 MB clip of the venue. This year's event will be in the A, B, and C rooms at the Illini Union. While that probably doesn't mean much to those from out-of-town, peep the video. This is a big ballroom with some nice hardwood floors. In fact, what you can see in the video is only about two-thirds of the actual venue.

On a minor update, the hosts for the event have been updated. Bravemonk will be one of the judges, while hosting duties will be carried out by Champaign's Ricky Ridikulous and Chicago's Ray One.


March 15th, 2005

Teaser Switch

A bad news/good news update today. The bad news: due to bandwidth considerations, the existing teaser has been removed (at least until next month). For those curious, it turns out that having a 100+ MB file up and open on the web is a great way to increase your month web-hosting premiums.

The good news: we've got a replacement for those who did not get to see the trailer. The generous folks over at Detour Productions have stepped-up and helped us out. Their site is hosting a ~20 MB WMV compressed clip of the finals (same battle, just compressed), so all you battle junkies can still get your fix. To top it all off, they even got a nice page that allows for posting of comments with regards to the video clip - nice. Much respect.

And I didn't forget about the video of the venue, that'll get posted later this week (visualize Thursday).


March 10th, 2005

DeeJay Biographies

Today's update is a bit more functional. Updated the Event Info with the Venue information. We got a nice big room with some sweet hardwood floors. Hopefully, there'll be a video of our room posted in the next couple of days.

However, the big news for today is that, as previously promised, the biographies of both deejays have been posted. Take a moment to glance over who we've got and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. That's right, read up and remember this: "who loves you?"


March 8th, 2005

Teaser Video

Seems like this leaked out a little early, but here is the official release of the IL Breaks 2005 teaser. And this just isn't any teaser mind you, but the final battle for the 2004 competition - Brickheadz vs. Motion Disorders. Be forewarned that this is a rather large file (~120 MB) as battle itself is about eleven minutes long. Consequently, there is no guarantee as to how long this will remain on the site due to bandwidth constraints. So get it while the gettin's good.


March 6th, 2005

Road Map

Time doesn't stand still and development on this site is a testament to that. In addition to the hordes of back-end preparation that is currently going on, the DJs for the event have been confirmed. Don't want to give away any surprises, so keep checkin' back as over the next few days the biographical information for these guys will get posted.

For those who don't know, there was an IL Breaks competition last year. The ingeniously named IL Breaks 2004 took place a little over a year ago today and was a very dope battle. As a teaser for this year's upcoming event, a video clip of one of last year's battle will be posted for your viewing pleasure in the next few days. Hold tight.


March 1st, 2005

Site Launch

Welcome to the IL Breaks 2005 site. IL Breaks 2005 is a three-on-three B-Boy battle at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that will occur on April 23rd, 2005. This is a regional battle featuring crews from throughout the Midwest. First place takes home $900. Second place gets $200.

For event pricing/directions go to About, for event format and registration go to Event Info, any other questions: check the FAQ or contact the event coordinators.