Yo, Shut Up and Dance!

There's a lot of excitement teeming in the air. Everybody is getting pumped for what's going to be the biggest event yet for 2012. As we continue moving forward into this year, Epic Entertainment is bringing a party that will have you dancing throughout the night and the whole following week. Get ready to Shut Up and Dance!

Afrika Bambaataa Live By: Blackout Hiphop

I've been looking forward to this event for two months now. Why? There has so much hype with this party, and with very good reason. For starters, how about the killer, legendary, insane lineup?

Afrika Bambaataa: "The Grandfather" of Universal Hip-Hop Culture and Electro Funk
DJ RAP: First Queen of Jungle-Spinning Old School Drum&Bass
DJ Lady Faith: USA's #1 Hardstyle Diva
Dave Gee & Trigon w/ Diggadee MC: Brooklyn's Dark Room Crew
Jen Mas: NYC's Queen of Hardcore
Chris Love, Nick Jagger, AB Logic: Love Sound Project
DJ Dank: NYC Electro Bad Boy
Knowledge: An Underground Dance Circuit Forefather
Empress: NY Native International Club Smasher:
Dose The Alien: Unworldly Mixer
John Bas: Brooklyn Hardstyle
DJ Soappy & DJ Keither: Tights Crews!
Atom C // Daddy Noomz // Gaby Noodle: Digital Distortion!

Afrika Bambaataa Will Move You By: Che Kothari

DJ RAP shot for 'Synthesis' By Larissa Underwood

Afrika Bambaataa?!? YES! He set the stage for so much to happen. You may not recognize the name, but you would totally recognize his music. This may ring a bell:

All these different genres coming together in what will be perfect harmony is one thing everybody is going to be looking forward to... but wait, there's more! So go hand in hand with this amazing lineup you have an equally amazing venue... this event is being housed in the Amazura Lounge! This spot is so big, it holds 4,000 people in 20,000 square feet with two floors of sound. Speaking of sound...it's unbelievable. You will literally have shivers sent down your spine if you've never walked in here before. In front of the main stage there are two HUGE stacks, one on each side. In the back, mirror image of the front. What do you get? Awesomesauce. Amazura also has it's own fantastic lighting system with some of the coolest lasers I've seen, there's so many of them!

A View From the Main Stage Amazura By: Sam Freund

Having a Blast! By: Reptar Photography

Then you have the people that come in to bring entertainment and enhance your experience at this prime location. You have an amazing internationally known VJ coming in to blow your mind... none other than Morgan Freeman (bluecrash). He's going to have one hell of a playground to do his thing in, there are so many screens in this huge room! You have two crews of dancers coming in, Pretty Girl Productions and Peek A Boo Girls! To enhance your experience in more physical ways, you have Batman coming in with the massage table, or you can also head over to the California Dreaming table for some UV body painting. 

Batman and Deblette By: Reptar Photography

Skills! By: Reptar Photography

Hypnotized in Wonderland By: Paus3

Shocking Double By: Paus3

Yours Truly (Paus3) By: Ronnie C.

Then there's the one thing I've been waiting to witness since I heard anything about it... Utopia will be hosting a glovers competition!! Now, I don't know how they run it, but there will be A LOT of talent there. The NYC Glovers are all hyped about this, it's a chance to not only do what they love, but have a little fun and compete. The majority of the time, glovers here are not competing. They are constantly learning and growing as friends. So it's a good time to turn up the heat a little and have a good time! And since it is a competition, there are prizes! First place receives a FREE trip of their choice to either, Cancun, Jamaica, or Bahamas. Second Place receives $50 Gift Certificate to Utopia!


Other attractions include a moon bounce, cotton candy machine, pop corn machine, bead table, and fresh fruit.... do I need to give you any more incentive to come to this event?! You better free up your night on Friday, and come to Shut Up and Dance!

There is a lot of info you can get from heading over to these links, including hotels, transportation, and directions.


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See you there!!