College of Mount Saint Vincent Break Dancing Club to Host Mount Jam 3 Friday, March 30, 2012

3/20/2012

Riverdale, N.Y. –The University of Mount Saint Vincent’s Break Dancing Club will host Mount Jam 3 on Friday, March 30 from 5 to 11 p.m. at the Peter J. Sharp Center on the College’s Riverdale campus. Mount Jam 3 is an interactive dance competition and workshop that features the popular style of street dancing known as “b-boying.”

Mount Jam 3 will host several types of competitions over the course of the event, including “3 on 3” battles, a “7 to Smoke” b-girl battle, and full crew battles featuring dance groups from the University of Connecticut, School of Visual Arts, Columbia University, and more. Internationally-known break dancing crew the Dynamic Rockers will be teaching skills to dancers and non-dancers as they explain the culture and meaning of “b-boying” throughout the event.

Mount students can buy their tickets in Crossroads or Spellman for $3.00 prior to the event, or $4.00 at the door with their Mount ID. This event is open to outside guests for $5.00.

About the University of Mount Saint Vincent
The University of Mount Saint Vincent is an academically excellent, authentically inclusive, Catholic and ecumenical liberal arts college. It combines a strong core curriculum with a full array of majors in the liberal arts and selected professional fields of study, including accounting, business administration, education, and nursing. Through its School of Professional and Continuing Studies, the College extends its primary undergraduate mission by offering high quality graduate studies in business, education and nursing and an array of undergraduate and certificate programs serving non-traditional students. Mount Saint Vincent is located on a pastoral campus in New York City, with easy access to all the educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities that the City affords.