X-DANCE NEWS, INFO

For the Closing Party/Awards Ceremony, world-renowned video performance artist Vello Virkhaus transformed the enormous room at Harry O's into a mesmerizing, wall-to-wall montage of action sports film projections from the film festival. Pro Skateboarding star Jason Ellis emceed, whipping the crowd into a frenzy as DJ Wish FM, zany Los Angeles punk rockers Goldfinger, Tre (formerly of the Pharcyde), and techno artists Deepsky performed, while sexy feline firedancers hypnotized the crowd. The party was off the hook, once again proving that X-Dance has a sizzling hot commodity on its hands. While the other "Dance" film festivals were hit hard in 2002 year by all-time attendance lows, X-Dance 2002 seemed nearly invincible, pulling in a healthy mix of Gen X and Y adrenaline junkies, as well as film industry-types hoping to discover a hotbed of talent. X-Dance delivered it in spades. Where music videos and commercials in years past might have been the breeding ground for cinematic talent, the action sports world stands as a major, untapped source, on both sides of the camera. No other event on earth harnesses all the creative energy of adrenaline culture and brings it all together under one roof like X-Dance.

The incredible success of the X-DANCE FESTIVALS demonstrates that the natural synergy between music, film and action sports can be translated into a thriving business, while also serving as a focal point for the enormous audience living at the intersection of these lifestyles.

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