ABOUT

Hip Hop International was founded by Howard & Karen Schwartz in 2002 in Los Angeles, USA. The idea began when they saw street dancers captivating crowds in Paris and Tokyo. They saw the potential for the dance to reach an ever-wider audience and the opportunity to contribute to professionalizing the dance form.

They developed an Olympic style judging standard in collaboration with dance originators, respected street dancers, dance professionals, and choreographers. This standardized rules and regulation is one of the things that make HHI unique and this system is used today by all HHI affiliate countries worldwide.

HHI Australia began in 2009 and is now the biggest Hip Hop dance competition in Australia. We are committed to strengthen the Australian Hip Hop dance scene by creating an avenue for healthy competition and develop further opportunities to inspire and educate the nation about our sport and art form.