World Culture Dance Contest
World Culture Dance Contest (WCDC) is the first of its kind, inter-collegiate dance competition! The goal of WCDC is to uplift mental well-being in students across the country, to inspire a larger sense of belonging, and to create inclusion and a celebration of diversity through cultural performances.The competition did this by combining a beautiful diversity of all different dance forms and cultures in the same competition, with a focus on mental well-being and time for meditation.
The SKY Campus Happiness team reached out to over 1000 universities & colleges and invited dance teams of all cultures, and sizes to apply. The top 10 best dance teams who applied – traveled to Washington DC to perform in front of a panel of celebrity judges (for cash prizes) at the in-person competition in Washington DC, as a lead-up to the 4th World Culture Festival in September 2023.
The winners were the Tropical Riddimz team from Howard University!
Check out more about the teams, judges and winners on the World Culture Dance Contest Website.
Our Judges
Kurtis Blow, is one of the founding fathers of Hip Hop. He is the first commercially successful rapper, singer, songwriter, record/film producer, b-boy, DJ, public speaker and minister. He has released 17 albums to date.
Dominic Sandoval (D-trix), is an all-star B-boy and freestyle dancer, Hip-Hop dancer, YouTube personality, television personality and actor, So You Think You Can Dance All-Star and Judge, and America’s Best Dance Crew Champion.
Samantha Long, Founder/CEO of A THREAT, choreographer, J Balvin’s Global Dance Captain, a dance rights advocate and music video director with work credits ranging from Nicki Minaj to booming artist development client, REI AMI. From Billie Eillish and Cardi B., to Chris Brown and Shakira.
Pause Eddie, all-star dancer and dance teacher and has performed on big stages like MTV’s ABDC, America’s Got Talent, World of Dance and Chance The Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring Day tour.
Daya Ravi is one of the most eminent teachers of Indian Classical dance in the DMV area, and is one of the founding board members of IDEA (Indian Dance Educators Association) in Washington DC. She is the director of Natraj School of Indian Dance, teaching Bharatanatyam.
