Lords of the Land IV
International Hip Hop & Street Dance Festival
Cleveland, OH, USA
‘Lords of The Land’ is an annual two day summer festival in Cleveland, Ohio, bringing artists & creators together from around the continent to showcase authentic Hip Hop culture.
Culminating with three 1v1 dance tournaments in three distinct Street Dance styles, LoTL highlights the excellence, athleticism, and artistry of Hip Hop & Street Dance practitioners. LoTL IV continues to provide a platform for dancers — local to international — to showcase their skills, hard work and individual flavor.
Featuring special performances, in-depth dance classes/workshops, and thousands of dollars in prize money on the line, the festivities also include:
Dance workshops
Dance performances & showcases
Local vendors
Open dance cyphers
Attracting competitors from all over North America, LOTL is the premier Hip-Hop dance event in the mid-west!
LoTL is 10K Movement’s culminating summer event, as part of the larger work addressing the need for socially and culturally relevant Hip Hop & Street Dance education by providing programs/experiences for young people in Greater Cleveland and beyond.
FOR COMPETITORS ONLY!
Dancers must check in at the 10K table day of prelims before 6:45 pm.
ALL dancers must purchase tickets for the main event on Saturday, July 27th at Severance.
FOR WORKSHOPS!
In-person registration [$15 each]
LOTL IV SCHEDULE
DAY 1 [Workshops & Welcome Session] Thursday, July 25th @ Veale Center - 2158 Adelbert Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106
4:00 pm - LoTL kickoff, Doors
4:00 - 4:30 pm - Registration
4:30 - 5:30 pm - Workshop #1 (Tafiya - Breaking )
5:45 - 6:45 pm - Workshop #2 (Rashaad - Popping)
7:00 - 8:30 pm - Workshop #3 (Natasha - Hip Hop)
10:00 - 2:00 am - LoTL Welcome Night Mixer
Pins Mechanical Co - 1880 W. 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113
DAY 2 [Workshops + Prelims] Friday, July 26th
[Workshops] Friday, July 26th @ Veale Center - 2158 Adelbert Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106
11:30 am - Doors & Registration
12:00- 1:30 pm - Workshop #4 (J Smooth - Waving )
1:45 - 3:15 pm - Workshop #5 (Rascal Randi - Floorwork)
3:30 - 5:00 pm - Workshop #6 (Beasty - Litefeet)
[Prelims] Friday, July 26th @ Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland - 11400 Euclid Ave, 44106
6:00 pm - Doors & Dancer Check In
6:45 pm - Opening performance / Dancer check-in closed
7:00 pm - Prelims HARD START
7:00 - 7:45 pm - Prelims Hard Start (Breaking)
8:00 - 8:30 pm - Prelims (Popping)
8:45 - 9:15 pm - Prelims (Hip Hop)
9:30 - 10: 30 pm - Top 32 (top 16 for breaking)
10:30 - 11:30 pm - Top 16 (top 8 competes next day)
11:30 - 12:00 am - Cyphers + Breakdown
12:00 - 4:00 am - LoTL Pre-Party hosted by 904L Radio Hosts (1/2 Off with LOTL wristband)
CroBar - 3244 St Clair Ave NE, Cleveland, OH 44114
DAY 3 - [Main Event] Saturday, July 27th
Saturday, July 27th @ Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Music Center, 11001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
3:00 pm - Doors
4:00 - 4:15 pm - Event kick-off
4:15 - 4:45 pm - Top 8 (Quarter-Finals) (Breaking, Popping, Hip Hop)
5:00 pm - SSDI dance showcase
5:15 - 7:00 pm - Judge Showcases & Top 4 (Semi-Finals)
7:00 - 7:15 pm - Performance
7:15 - 8:30 pm - LoTL IV Finals (Breaking, Popping, Hip Hop)
8:30 - 9:00 pm - Lords of the Land Champions Announced
9:00 - 9:30 pm - Cyphers + closing
11:00 - 2:00 pm LoTL After Party
Re:Bar - 2130 E 9th St, Cleveland, OH 44115
10K Movement is a platform for highlighting the ecosystem of Hip Hop & Street Dance culture, its concrete, expansive disciplines through which we “move” and act as agents for our community. LoTL is microcosm for how Hip Hop (Dance) creates an environment where people of all backgrounds can congregate around the music and culture, which speaks for itself in facilitating an atmosphere of organic exchange.