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I have been having similar conversation about this with the Cambridge boys. In terms of what makes a good event.

The first All City was really good but the 3rd one wasnt very good. Half of it I would down to putting it on a Saturday night in an area which is expensive to travel to, and when the venue is large with not many people it in; it's hard to create an atmosphere even with world class bboys.
The second half was due to no focal point, nobody really know when to start and when to finish. Nobody can solidly throwdown without looking like they are practising for 5 hours with no atmosphere.

I find competition getting a bit boring at the moment with too many rounds, which Im sure the Cambridge boys are tired of hearing. I think with a 1on1 battle the max should be 16 although the best events its usually 8. The other problems with long battles ie 32 is that it is only a few people end up dancing rather than the few who have to go through many rounds. The circles between battles are also not very good because they may be cut off a few moments later which just frustrates people.

If you are wanting to throw an event where it is more about the circles it's worth have a focal point like a 8 man battle or organised battle ie WCRTM, Banana Jam and Diamond Circles. I found that everyone enjoys the circles after the event if the battles are short. If the battles take forever they are much poorer or everyone just goes home because their concentration is shot. If you do have a short focal point ie 8 battles and the circles after may not be going as well as possible then improvise. You can have a battle from a hat where people put their names in a hat and then random battles are chosen, or spin the bottle. Just think of a few things that don't need a long time and can be cut at any point.

I've spoken about this with quite a few people like some of the IBE guys etc.. and they will all say the same thing, get the main event blasted through and then everyone can join in. It's always worth experimenting and noticing peoples interest at an event. I think the long competitions are the reason why so many people complain about battles are "killing" the scene.

Duuuuuude All City Jam in Readnig was the ooooonnneee hands down for me in terms of just a JAM in general. At the time, they had a james brown tribute circle after JB passed, had some international invites down and even met peeps from overseas who had just come for the jam itself. Daaam i miss that jam (sigh)

currently working on a new Jam in Brum which would be on a sunday Afternoon once a month,no comp big space 5-6 djs just spinning away