ELITE JUDGES
Hip Hop International recognizes the pride, commitment and sacrifices of every dancer who graces our international events and World Championship. HHI strives to ensure that their performances are assessed by individuals with the highest level of accuracy and experience. To accomplish this Hip Hop International has developed Official Elite Judges who are experienced, committed, properly trained and evaluated.
A Judge’s journey to obtain ELITE JUDGE STATUS requires several years of judging experience, participating in the “official” HHI Rules and Regulations Course, judging official HHI events nationally and internationally and successfully completing the HHI Elite Judge Training Program.
Our ELITE JUDGES featured here have met the specific criteria established by Hip Hop International to ensure that the standard of HHI’s Official Rules and Regulations is adhered to year round.
HHI proudly introduces our OFFICIAL ELITE JUDGES who have been trained and equipped with the necessary tools to assist in the FORMULATION, MONITORING and LEADERSHIP of Hip Hop International Judge panels around the world.
IAN LEVIA
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
HHI TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Diego Matias Rossi AKA Póleo
ARGENTINA
“Learning and disseminating different knowledge that I may grow is my purpose being a gentleman is my resolve”
Girese Zimmer Santiago
BRAZIL
“Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.”
Zheng Ye
CHINA
“Keep on dancing, keep on digging, hiphop can teach me everything”
Adrienn Harding AKA cRAngEl
HUNGARY
“Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.”
Viktoria Balogh-Barta AKA MIZVIK
HUNGARY
“Hip Hop Culture can shape not just personality, but society as a whole, by being very open, sharing, unique and trusting the creating force of meaningful togetherness.”
Eti Esther Swisa
ISRAEL
“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact “
Giordano Di Pietro AKA GEE
ITALY
“As a longtimer and lover of the Hip Hop culture, my goal is to keep it alive and educate the new generations.”
Margherita Vasselli AKA MEG
ITALY
“I do my very best to be a reference point to Inspire and be inspired.”
Yuta Yamamoto
JAPAN
“Thoughts and encounters open up life. Your life is full of possibilities.”
Sandra Molina
MEXICO
“Agradecida con la vida que me ha dejado llegar a tantos seres humanos maravillosos por medio de la danza.”
JAVIER VILLASEÑOR AKA JAY LOPEZ
MEXICO
“Get everyone involved and make them feel as an important part of the team is an important element of success”
Leslie King
NETHERLANDS
“No goal is unreachable. If you love what you do and you work hard at it, there isn’t anything you can’t accomplish. Believe in yourself and believe in what you’re capable of. Pain is only temporary, victory is forever.”
Chris Teava
NEW ZEALAND
“Champions believe in themselves, even when no one else does.”
Laurent Dunningham AKA L or Legend
NEW ZEALAND
“Being excellent at what you love to do, will give others the courage, passion and discipline to become who they want to be.”
Edson Del Carpio
PERU
“Never forget where you come from and Always keep in mind where you are going…”
John Quiambao
PHILIPPINES
” Always ATHIRST for EXPERIENCE and AIM for EXCELLENCE in everything you do.”
Miguel Casado
PHILIPPINES
“Discipline makes you ready, but faith leads you to success.”
Paul Ionuț Gheorghe
ROMANIA
“In life you don’t have to stop for nothing in this world to make your dream come true.”
Michelle Leigh Oppenshaw
SOUTH AFRICA
“You can be a complainer, or you can be an achiever, But you can’t be both.”
Apissara Phetruengrong AKA J.DA
THAILAND
“If you love dancing,never give up and your day will come finally.”
Denyse Nagee AKA Denwah
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
“Work for a cause, not for applause, live life to express, not to impress!”
Alina Babenko
UKRAINE
“The things you are passionate about are not random, they are your calling”
Larysa Kolesnyk Aka Laura
UKRAINE
“The more you cast upon the rivers, the more flows back to you.”
Del Mak
UNITED KINGDOM
“Be yourself, set no limits, try you hardest but most of all, enjoy the journey that is life & have fun!”
Matthew Harding
UNITED KINGDOM
“Your journey has taken you this far, be brave and have the courage to see where it will take you next.”
Arnel Calvario
USA
“We are all the sum of many extraordinary, brilliant parts that can change the world for the better the more we embrace it, nourish it, & share it with love, courage and moral fortitude.”
Ja Ja Leviner AkA X-clusive aka Superman
USA
“My goal is to inspire and push all crews to grow as dancers Through love and dance.”