Before 2010 kicks-in, let us look back at some of the biggest dance battles we followed this year and give one last kudos to the champ dance crews who brought down the house this 2009!

Dec.11
“Sayaw Pinoy”: The NCCA National Dance Competition
Hip-Hop Category: Next To Innocence (N21)

Nov.21
Skechers Streetdance Battle 5 
UP Streetdance Club

Nov.21
RX 931 Rhythm Street 8
UP Manila- Indayog Dance Varsity

Nov.15
Super Upshot 3.1
New System Dance Crew

Nov.6
Hip-Hop Nationals Interschool
PUP Power of Student Hoppers

Oct.26
World Supremacy Battleground Open 
Amplified Hip-Hop (Baguio)

Oct 22
Remix ‘09
ComOne Ground

Oct.3
Maximum Groovity 5
TIP Talents Guild of Quezon City

Sept 13
Samsung UAAP Cheerdance Competition
FEU Cheering Squad

May 30
“Stand Up, Step Up” Dance Competition
New System Dance Crew

March 28
Step-Off 2009: The Stomp Challenge
Flipendemic Kru

March 21
Nike Women Dance Battle
Company of Ateneo Dancers

March 7
Groove Stylz 5 “AlgoRhythm” Inter-High School Competition
Gen.Santos City National High School (Gen. Santos City)

Feb.11
WNCAA Cheering Competition
St.Scholastica’s College

Jan.24
Body Wars 09
FEU Dance Company

DanCelebration 2009
High School Category: Ateneo Indak
College Category:  Miriam College Company of One
Jazz Category:  College of Saint Benilde Romancon Dance Company

Wave 89.1 Dance Competition
Mapua-Makati DanceCom

To all the dancers, all your hard works and dedication to our craft truly made 2009 an achievement, and we give you the pat on the back that you deserve.

Special thanks to Gyl of Dance Manila and our very own Nash of Dance Pinoy for keeping us posted throughout the whole year on the hottest dance events and infos.

Another year, another spectacular dance experience. To the dancers and denizens of Dance Pinoy, thank you for following us this year! Here’s to hoping for your continued support as a new year (and a new decade) begins!

Happy New Year everyone! Cheers to DancePinoy 2010!

Nel Estuya
DP Correspondent