JUDGES
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.”
Adrienn Réz 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 “
Margherita Vasselli AKA MEG
ITALY
“I do my very best to be a reference point to Inspire and be inspired.”
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”
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…”
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.”
Chanukrit Kru Oat Thienkalaya AKA Oat
THAILAND
“Passion, energy, positivity and professionalism with love are the ingredients needed to share knowledge to help others get better.”
Sirichai Kanjanasupark AKA KI
THAILAND
“If success was a meal the ingredients would be Humility, Dedication and Hard Work how hungry are you?”
Denyse Nagee AKA Denwah
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
“Work for a cause, not for applause, live life to express, not to impress!”
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!”
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.”
INTERNATIONAL JUDGES
Jesica Díaz
ARGENTINA
Nicolas Blanzari
ARGENTINA
Gina Michael
AUSTRALIA
OFELIA QUIROZ
BOLIVIA
Rene Calderon
BOLIVIA
Shushan Minasian
CYPRUS
Boucau Gregory
FRANCE
Fabrice Aragones
FRANCE
Joel Voundi
FRANCE
Seuline Postros
FRANCE
Adam Gil
ISRAEL
IRENA FREDIN
ISRAEL
Omri Moshe
ISRAEL
Antonella Sorbello
ITALY
Giordano Di Pietro
ITALY
Hiroshi Suzuki
JAPAN
Kaito Masai
JAPAN
Madoka Suzuki
JAPAN
Ryoma Sashara
JAPAN
Taiki Hashizume
JAPAN
Yuta Yamamoto
JAPAN
Paulina Pulido
MEXICO
Sandra Molina
MEXICO
Leslie King
NETHERLANDS
Sherman Doesburg
NETHERLANDS
Chomsorn Praiwan
NEW ZEALAND
John Matthew Quiambao
PHILIPPINES
Miguel Casado
PHILIPPINES
Diogo Fernandes
PORTUGAL
Fernando Lopes
PORTUGAL
Pedro Teixeira
PORTUGAL
Vitor Duarte
PORTUGAL
Mila Redina
RUSSIA
Kim Cumming
SOUTH AFRICA
frank da costa
SPAIN
Pongsiri Wattanasiripakdee
THAILAND
Alina Babenko
UKRAINE
Kateryna Shepelenko
UKRAINE
Max Dumendyak
UKRAINE
Fernanda De Moraes
URUGUAY
Lucia Laporta
URUGUAY
Nicole Damseaux
URUGUAY
Romina Florio
URUGUAY
Sofia Camara
URUGUAY
MaTthew Harding
UNITED KINGDOM
Riquel Olander
USA
NATIONAL JUDGES
ARGENTINA
Diego “Póleo” Rossi
ELITE JUDGE
Jesica Díaz
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Nicolas Blanzari
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Burgos Jonatan
Facundo Nahuel Jaramillo
Gabriel Alejandro Conti Acosta
JORGE OBLITAS
Sergio Rojas
AUSTRALIA
Gina Michael
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Ab Sow
Arisa Herbert
Billie Paea
Courtney-Hale Cassin
Errol Prince Cenita
Gian De Felipe
Jimmy Zhu
Karen Siu
Lowell Demeitita
Melanie Louisa
Michael Francisco
Ngavine Tearea
Stephen Gow
Sugar Kaye
Tiana Canterbury
BELARUS
Aliaksandr Natarau
Aliaksei Valzhankou
Ananko Evgenii
Eduard Kolesnik
Evgeny Lesov
Igor Prohorovich
Natalia Marasova
Oksana Govanovskaya
Sviatlana Turban
BOLIVIA
Ofelia Quiroz
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Rene Calderon
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Marco Olaechea
BRAZIL
Girese Zimmer Santiago
ELITE JUDGE
Anderson Oliveira (Andsoul)
Andre Willian Leite
Clecio Carvalho
Fernando Ferreira (Bboy Fernando)
Genival Jose De Santana
Henrique Dos Santos Oliveira
Jiane Sambati (Ji Sambati)
Jorge Luiz Joaquim (Jorge Casão)
Matheus Mendes
Mickaela De Souza Kovac
Paola Boaventura
CANADA
Alysia Baldo
Anthony Smith
David Matuszewski
Jesse Matteau
Kiana Smith
Marie-Oldile (Mao) Haince-LeBel
CHINA
Zheng Ye
COLOMBIA
Arnold Taborda
ELITE JUDGE
Brandon Franco
Susan Alvarado
Costa Rica
Heiner Joaquin Sanchez Montero
CYPRUS
Shushan Minasian
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Benny Perez
Larry Miguel Olivero
ECUADOR
Alishon Vasayllaje
Allan Salazar
FRANCE
Boucau Gregory
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Fabrice Aragones
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Joel Voundi
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Seuline Postros
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Julia Ortola
Stéphane Sabotinov
GERMANY
Andreas Maintz
ELITE JUDGE
Shelly Hone
GREECE
Eua Zafeirki
Dimitrios Zervas
HONG KONG
John Paul M. Iglesias
HUNGARY
Adrienn Rez
ELITE JUDGE
Viktoria Barta AKA Mizvik
ELITE JUDGE
INDIA
Akshit Juyal
Aman Saklani
Kartik Raja
Poornesh Ramkumar
Pradeep K R
Nimble Funk
Ravi Varman
Sambo Mukherjee
Shailesh Saipogu
Sharath CK
Shubham Rana
IRELAND
Amy McAuley
Ciaran Doherty
Darragh Jones
Jack Doyle
Jamie Stewart
Molly Fitzpatrick
ISRAEL
Eti Esther Swisa
ELITE JUDGE
Adam Gil
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Irena Fredin
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Omri Moshe
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Aleksey Kim
Dima Maryanovsky
Neta-Lee Azulay
ITALY
Margherita Vasselli
ELITE JUDGE
Antonella Sorbello
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Giordano Di Pietro
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Giacomo Merlo
Peppe Mingione
Teddy Wigga
JAPAN
Hiroshi Suzuki
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Kaito Masai
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Madoka Suzuki
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Ryoma Sashara
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Taiki Hashizume
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Yuta Yamamoto
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Hisae Takashi
Keisuke Kijima
Kiho Sekizuka
Yuki Hando
Yuta Yamamoto
MEXICO
Jay Lopez
ELITE JUDGE
Paulina Pulido
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Sandra Molina
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Alejandro Chavez
Jorge Linares
Mariana Sanchez Lomas
Zuce Morales
Moldova
Kraeva Anastasia
NETHERLANDS
Leslie King
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Sherman Doesburg
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
NEW ZEALAND
Chris Teava
ELITE JUDGE
Laurent Dunningham
ELITE JUDGE
Chomsorn Praiwan
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Tyrese Gungan
Xavian Gungan
PARAGUAY
Alejandro Jr Chamorro Yen
Anna Schaerer
Ramon Mendez
PERU
Edson Del Carpio
ELITE JUDGE
PHILIPPINES
John Matthew Quiambao
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Miguel Cascado
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Antonne Santiago
Ariel “Aye” Alba
Eldin Lao
J-3 Delos Reyes
Jack Jaron B. Manolo
Jesse Reflex Gotangco
Randell San Gregorio
Samuel III Garte
POLAND
Hanna Hibler
PORTUGAL
Vitor Duarte
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Diogo Fernandes
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Fernando Lopes
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Pedro Teixeira
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
ROMANIA
Paul Gheorghe
ELITE JUDGE
Adrian Mihai
Georgiana - Nicoleta Tamas
Roxana Mariana Cabau
RUSSIA
Mila Redina
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Anastasia Kraeva
Igor Shvachko
Semen Nikandrov
Viktoriya Goncharova
SOUTH AFRICA
Michelle Oppenshaw
ELITE JUDGE
Kim Cumming
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Blake Willaims
Caitlin Liggett
Conrad Rust
Di Ross
Graham Gordon Valentyn
Jp Saayman
Kelly Kikx Ernstzen
Marcus Makesumove Mabie
Michaela de oliveira Lopes
Nicolas Strous
Senzo Bhengu
Shameelah Kinnear-Swartz
Wesley Grainger
SPAIN
Frank Da Costa
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Marcos Martinez
Ursula Rilo Garrido
SWITZERLAND
Cindy Brusorio
Letizia Ambrosetti
Nancy Brusorio
Suzana Brito
THAILAND
Chanukrit (Oat) Thienkalaya
ELITE JUDGE
J.Da
ELITE JUDGE
Sirichai Kanjanasupark
ELITE JUDGE
Pongsiri Wattanasiripakdee
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Juthamard Pappanont
Thatcha Kosolprapha
Weera Prasertwanich
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Denyse Nagee
ELITE JUDGE
UKRAINE
Larysa Kolesynk
ELITE JUDGE
Alina Babenko
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Kateryna Shepelenko
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Max Dumendyak
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Alina Matsevko
Alona Pakhomova
Anastasia Kunat
Budareckaia Victoria
Daria Sydorchuk
Daryna Ukrainets
Eva Solovka
Kyslytsia Anastasiia
Liliya Gliva
LIUBOMYR BOVSUNOVSKYI
Mikhael Mrykhin
Olena Demydenko
Olha Rosliak
Schvacko Egor
Tatyana Zhylayeva
Viktoriia Budaretska
Yaroslav Bovsunovskyy
Yuliya Flyaga
Zakonnaja Iryna
UNITED KINGDOM
Del Mak
ELITE JUDGE
Matthew Harding
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Christina Taylor
URUGUAY
Fernanda De Moraes
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Lucia Laporta
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Nicole Damseaux
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Romina Florio
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Sofia Camara
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
USA
ARNEL CALVARIO
ELITE JUDGE
Jaja Azik Leviner
ELITE JUDGE
Riquel Olander
INTERNATIONAL JUDGE
Alan Kirk (Phlex)
Alan Medina
Andrew Palma
Charles Nguyen
Cheyenne Kibblewhite
Jessica Holyfield
Jun QuEmado
Kennith Allen Thomas
Mikey D’Astoli
Sarah Dokowicz
Tony Calub
Venezuela
Kevin Caceres
COURSE PRESENTERS
Diego Matias Rossi AKA Póleo
ARGENTINA
Girese Zimmer Santiago
BRAZIL
Arnold Taborda
COLOMBIA
Andreas Maintz
GERMANY
Adrienn Rez
HUNGARY
Margherita Vasselli
ITALY
JaY Lopez
MEXICO
Edson Del Carpio
PERU
Xernan G. Alfonso
PHILIPPINES
Maria Budolak
RUSSIA
Michelle Oppenshaw
SOUTH AFRICA
Chanukrit (Oat) Thienkalaya
THAILAND
Sirichai Kanjanasupark
THAILAND
Denyse Nagee
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Larysa Kolesynk
UKRAINE
Del Mak
UNITED KINGDOM