The Charles Chocolates Dancinâ Dynamites Competition feted audiences with the sweet sounds of Soca last Sunday as six teams faced off showcasing their best âWine and wuk-upâ moves at the carnival-themed semi-final staging.
The eveningâs proceedings took off with the competitionâs own festival of high-energy after the announcement that dance crew Street Team was the crowd favourite with the most votes from the public since their dance routine the week prior.
The nightâs Soca theme, highlighting just one of the many other musical genres of the Caribbean, is timely and comes just after this yearâs record-breaking turnout for Jamaica Carnival, which saw more than fifty thousand tourists visiting the island to participate in what stakeholders called âThe biggest carnival in Jamaica’s historyâ.
 The performances utilized popular elements of the annual carnival festivities, including bright colours, wave rags, gems and glitter, as judges Orville Hall, Kerry-Ann Henry and Charles Chocolates brand ambassador Kevyn of Dancehall duo Voicemail commended their overall âsolid movementsâ, âgood energyâ and ânice vibeâ. The clear favourite for the evening â Street Team â danced to roars of applause and screams from the crowd with Hall stating in his review that they are âthe ones that can potentially win the competitionâ.
 The weekly âClash 13â showdown ended with a street battle between Overload Skankas and Unruly Squad after a random draw selection and saw Unruly losing out to the rival dance group, which won the J$20,000 on-the-spot prize, after last weekâs one-minute face-off in the Nannyville community.
Roxanne Brown, Brand Manager, Charles Chocolates, said sheâs expecting high energy synonymous with the rousing launch to be the clincher for the Season 13 âClash 13, Cut and Cleanâ finale. âThereâs a lot of excitement as we approach the much-anticipated finals this Sunday, and we want the teams to bring it! From vibes, to synergy to energy â every team has to put on their best show to secure the top honours after the dust has settled.â
The Charles Chocolates Dancinâ Dynamite grand finale is set to take place on Sunday, May 20, at the Jamaica College Auditorium. After the impending elimination, five teams will go head-to-head for the winning title, bragging rights and over J$3 million in cash and prizes from competition organiser Jenny Jenny Productions, and title sponsors Charles Chocolates.





