Break Dance Club host Circles 4

Photo courtesy of/ JMU Break Dance Club A member of the JMU Break Dance Club shows his moves

This Saturday the Godwin gymnasium will be transformed into a hip-hop mecca. Break dancers from all over the East coast will flock to JMU to participate in Circles 4, a break dancing competition.

According to the JMU Break Dance Club Web site, Circles 4 will feature every aspect of hip-hop, including b-boys, b-girls, emcees, DJ's and graffiti artists. Judging the contest is Dyzee from "Supernaturalz," a professional break dancing group in Toronto, Canada. Hosting Circles 4 is emcee Freestyle, formerly of a music group called "The Arsonists," and spinning for the event are DJ Dadeo and DJ Geometrix.

Vice president of the club Matt Eubank, a junior, said the Break Dance Club has been preparing for Circles 4 all year, practicing twice a week. "We're a lot better this year [and have] been getting better each year. But it's going to be tough competing against teams who practice every day."

Eubanks said 32 b-boy and eight b-girl break dance crews ranging from high school students to semiprofessionals will attend.

JMU Break Dance Club President Justin Busacca, a senior, said, "It's easily the biggest break dance event in the area."

According to Busacca, Circles 4 is a major hip-hop event for many East Coast universities, bringing in an audience of almost 1,000 each year.

According to the Break Dance Club Web site, tickets for Circles 4 are $7 with any student ID and $10 for non-students. Doors open at 5 p.m. The b-girls will start battling promptly at 6 p.m., followed by the Emcee King of the Hill competition.

The second half of the night will include a performance by the Madison Dance Club, which will be followed by the four-on-four b-boy battles. A b-boy battle consists of one team break dancing with another simultaneously. The winner of the b-boy battles will receive a $2,000 prize. All other proceeds will go to the Boys' and Girls' Club of Harrisonburg.