T.O LOCKING

Lots of parties this month *~Parties~* Saturdays Lighten Up! With various Djs Location: @915dupont (915 Dupont St, Toronto, ON M6H 1Z1) Time: 9PM-2AM Cover: $10 before 10PM, $15 after Saturday May 9 Day Party Location: @bsmt254toronto (254 Lansdowne Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3X9) Time: 3PM-8PM Cover: $10 in advance, $15 at the door Where genres blend and the energy stays high. From house to hip-hop to soulful cuts, expect sounds by the fire line up that is DJ Recall, Douglas Carter, Chico Pacheco, and Iced Misto. Sunday May 17 ALL YOU CAN STREET - Party Special Location: Sound Machine (178 Bathurst StToronto, ON M5V 2R4) Time: 9PM-2AM Cover: No cover before 10PM, $10 after A party from your favourite street dance collectives - with tastes of all your favourite sounds! All-night beats by DJs Kit Boogie, Gil Matsuda, and Dirty Dale. Don’t miss out and tell a friend! Saturday May 23 GETAWAY Party Location: BSMT 254 (254 Lansdowne Avenue, Toronto, ON M6H 3X9) Time: 9:30PM-3AM Cover: $15 online, $20 at door GETAWAY is a party that comprises music for the soul and dance floor that happens every other month in Toronto. Everything from soul, funk, disco, jazz, broken beats, house, high life, future beats, and more. *~Weekly Classes~* Tuesdays Beginner Locking/Campbellocking w/@joncchan Time: 8:30PM-9:30PM Location: @dancelifex (619 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1Z4) Sundays Campbellock Series w/@harryz_dances Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM Location @runtheflex (893 Yonge St 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M4W 2H2) SESSIONS Tuesdays Open Session Location: DLX (619 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M4Y 1Z4) Time: 10PM-11:30PM Saturdays Hart House Funk Session with @e_wzy12 Location: Myhal (Harthouse Gazebo if weather permits) Time: 4:30PM

🥁drum roll please… 🥁 We’re beyond excited to welcome Lil Jiang (@lil_jiang49 ) from Taiwan 🇹🇼 to North America for her very first workshop tour ✈️🔥 Representing IPLOCKERS and founder of FEMININITY, Lil Jiang is a dancer known for her powerful and feminine approach to Campbellocking. She also trains in Waacking, Hip Hop, and Lite Feet, giving her dance a unique flavor that stands out instantly. With 11+ years of Locking experience, Lil Jiang has built a strong reputation through battles, performances, teaching, and international events across Asia and Europe. Some highlights from her journey include: 🥉 2018 Summer Dance Forever Top 3 — Amsterdam 🇳🇱 🥈 2018 Locking Grandslamfunk Runner Up — Singapore 🇸🇬 🥈 2025 BEYOU Locking Runner Up — Amsterdam 🇳🇱 TOP24 2025 Summer Dance Forever — Amsterdam 🇳🇱 Save the dates — you do not want to miss this one 🔥

Funk & Disco Session 🌟 Thursday April 23, 8:15pm to 10:30pm At ANANDAM (101 Florence St, near Dufferin and Dundas/Queen) Short wh/aacking warm-up with @kbacardii and quick Hustle intro with @s0ulius.qd starts at 8:30pm Practice session is open to any dance style. Music will be funk & disco themed by DJ Friend (@bjornkwok ) & @icedmistoplease downstairs, and @kbacardii 's playlist upstairs Please bring your own water bottle and clean, indoor shoes. Admission is $10 which will be going towards rental fees, and anything extra will be contributed to @crystallized.jam

Save the dates for the 2026 edition of Crystallized jam: Friday October 9th to Sunday October 11th! Toronto's celebration of soul, funk, and disco culture and its evolution through love of music and movement 💖 Follow @crystallized.jam for more information to come.

The Toronto locking community showed up and were hungry! Some thank you’s below: Thank you @joncchan for getting the space at @dancelifex ! Thank you @wp.savinggrace for organizing everything. Shoutout to 🎤@harryz_dances for hyping the crowd up, @bjornkwok on the decks🎶, and @oshani.ocean for making those tough calls. Congrats to @ahjen__ for taking the adorable trophy made by @slow.keith / @slow.prints ! We put together this battle for community so they can get some practice in before the big one (@crystallized.jam - hint hint sign up if you have not yet, it’s this weekend), and we are so pleasantly surprised by the turnout! Thank you again for the openness and we had so many great rounds. See you soon! #gratitude #Campbellocking #torontodance #community #funk #levelup

Main event schedule and info for Crystallized 2025 Slides: 2) Schedule of the day, and a map of where Lula Lounge is 3) How the Hustle contest works 4) Information for Punking/Whacking/Waacking & Campbellocking Battlers 5) Venue Accessibility information Another note is that there will be food and drinks available for purchase. Please bring extra cash to support the venue! T-shirts will be available by cash or e-transfer, $40 each --- 🗓️ Sunday October 12 📍Lula Lounge (@lulalounge ), 1585 Dundas St West (Near Dufferin) 🎟️ Tickets available in @crystallized.jam bio // $40 at the door Campbellocking Judge: @riotthavirus Campbellocking Battle Guest: @lock_julia Punking / Wh/aacking Judge: @cabelodefogo_cherry Punking / Wh/aacking Battle Guest: @astro.zhu Hustle Judges: @julienandtaylor With host: @borisoninsta Featuring DJs @icedmistoplease (Battle DJ) @djbigjacks @sakikonagai27 Videographer: @kitbfilms Photographer: @ninjahmal

Introducing your MC, Judge, and DJ of the night: We’ve got our friendly neighbourhood DJ @bjornkwok on the decks. If you have been to Tuesday night sessions lately, you know he has great selection in music (and maki). Also if you don’t know, this is his first time dj-ing a battle! Next, we have @harryz_dances on the mic. Long-time Campbellocker, teacher, recent 2vs2 winner, and all around great dancer. Did you know he makes tutorials on how to Campbellock? Check out his page if you want to make him even more internet-famous. Finally we have your judge, who was also the Lock N’Flex 7-to-smoke winner: @oshani.ocean . If you remembered what happened that day, you know she deserves that chair. Founder of @comekrrcct , crew member of @houseofhunniez & @footnotes.academy - she does everything. These. Three. Eat. 🥁 They have also done so much help our scene grow. It’s perfect timing that we are in the month of Thanksgiving to say we are so grateful to have them. Get your practice in, DM @t.o.locking or @wp.savinggrace to sign up!

We’re back! With @crystallized.jam coming up next month, we are bringing Locked & Loaded, a low-stakes open-level #Campbellock battle! Happening on the 5th of October, this will be the perfect time to level up your lockng skills. Format: Battle-style prelim to Top 16 Top 8 Going Forward: there will be a something something added 👀👀👀 Doors Open 6:30PM, battles start at 7PM sharp Entry Fee: PWYC - proceeds will to go @raoulwilke and his family’s Go Fund Me. Comment below, or DM @wpsavinggrace to sign up Shoutout to @joncchan for getting this up and running, and to @dancelifex for providing the space! Get that battle experience or come through and support the locking community! #campbellocking #locking #community #funk #funkfreestyle #torontostreetdance #tolocking #toronto

Line-up announcement! 🎤 Friday October 10 Hustle-Oke at Dance Annex (527 Bloor St W) Karaoke and dance session 💪🏻 Saturday October 11 Workshops at Dovercourt House (805 Dovercourt Rd) Train with the judges 🎉 Sunday October 12 Battles and Party at Lula Lounge (1585 Dundas St W) 1v1 Campbellocking and 1v1 Punking / Wh/aacking battles with a Hustle contest * Children are allowed to attend and enter up until 11pm. +19 after. Campbellocking Judge: @riotthavirus Campbellocking Battle Guest: @lock_julia Punking / Wh/aacking Judge: @cabelodefogo_cherry Punking / Wh/aacking Battle Guest: @astro.zhu Hustle Judges: @julienandtaylor With host: @borisoninsta Featuring DJs @icedmistoplease (Battle DJ) @djbigjacks @sakikonagai27 Tickets in @crystallized.jam bio for workshops and main day. Hustle-Oke will be cash only at the door ($15)

Just a small recap & gratitude for Lock N’Flex Thank you to everyone who came and brought such incredible vibes!  Thank you to @icedmistoplease who brought the music Thank you to @kce__ for hyping up the crowd Thank you to @joelfamadico for filming and of course... Thank you to @runtheflex for providing the space 🙏🙏🙏 We managed to raise $410 for Filipino BC! So one more huge thank you to everyone who came despite the heat. Whether you battled or spectated, you showed up and supported <3 Looking forward to the next one

Meet your 7-to-smoke battlers! @joncchan @bjornkwok @noksjams @joelfamadico @panda.danz @harryz_dances @oshani.ocean The winner of the Beginner-friendly portion will earn a spot in our 7-to-smoke battle. Who will join them? Fee is PWYC minimum $5 - proceeds will go to a charity that will help victims of the Lapu Lapu incident (charity TBA) You can DM @harryz_dances or @wp.savinggrace if you have questions Don’t forget, the later you register, the earlier you battle!

Introducing your DJ, judge, and MC of the night: We’ve got the amazing @icedmistoplease on the decks, setting the vibe with her killer music selection. We’ve got @ahjen__ in the judge’s seat. If you were at the @footnotes.academy battle on Sunday, then you know she is one of Toronto’s finest and will make the best calls. And on the mic, the fabulous @kce__ she needs no more introduction. One of the dopest artist out there, aaaand, an amazing Campbellocker! They’ve all poured so much into our scene, helping it to grow in so many different ways. We’re beyond thankful to have them with us! Don’t miss the fun, DM @t.o.locking or @wp.savinggrace to sign up! P.S. This is not the time to be fashionably late, the last one to sign up will be the first to go for Prelim