The Opportunity 

What The Punk  Is the brain child of founder Christopher Scott Caldwell and the team over at Ovations Global Network INC. 
 
WTPunk, provides thousands of students around the globe an opportunity to convene for Florida’s first and only international dance festival dedicated to the preservation of 60s 70s and 80s underground music and dance cultures. This historical three day Pose | Funk | Revive Festival is headlined by some of the street dance communities most iconic forces and pioneers such as PUNKING’s last living original Viktor Manoel, and the international father of the iconic House of Ninja, Archie Burnett.
 
WTPunk, is a rare and bona fide resource for education and preservation of the origins of these dance styles— how their done, and how to teach them. Our guest teachers and performers are pioneers of their craft. WTP for many, serves as once-in-a-lifetime access to these dance icons, to learn from, and express their personal growth. WTP also serves to honor dances born from the LGBTQ community by offering a global platform to learn the rich history behind the culture, the people, their struggle, and their impact on the arts and society as we know it today. 
 
This festival is curated by Ovations Global Network INC, a 501 (c) 3 non profit organization.  

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Past Performers Include: 

The Flooridians, Female Energy, Tyrone “The Bone” Proctor, Kumari Suraj, Bboy Shade, Patrick Decille, Twat La Rouge, Chocolatta 

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Who We’re Looking For: 

+Acts depicting Street/club styles born out of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s

+Solo acts, duos, and crews, musical guests welcome