Summer dance battle competition continues for third year

Last weekend, Force of July kept the summer breaking tradition alive through a full-day of contests.
Photo Essay by Brittany Cruz-Fejeran, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp
A local dance crew brought together over a hundred spectators and breaking competitors to their third annual Force of July breaking event in Civita Park last Saturday.
Full Force San Diego founder Eddie "Eddie Styles" Gutierrez and his breaking crew came up with the idea for Force of July after several years went by without any Fourth of July weekend breaking events bringing people together. A summer gathering for all, Gutierrez said he and his team one day want Force of July to become a full festival with rides, vendors, art and more dance battles.
Whether it was for a competition or just for fun, there were always people dancing on the floor.








