Today was our first official day of practice at Dew Tour Long Beach where we got a quick glimpse of what we can expect to be thrown down this weekend. New to Dew Tour this year are the four sections that including tech, rails, gaps, and transition were nine board brand teams are tasked with picking a specialist to skate one section. While in the Pro Competition 18 individual athletes will be skating all four sections in attempt to showcase their ability to skate four different discipline. Check out the gallery above as a variety of skaters came by and sused out each course and be sure tuned as more skaters will be coming through to cruise our four courses.

Dew Tour Long Beach 2016: Day One Practice Photos

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The unofficial King of Pop, Tiago Lemos throws a lofty backside kickflip on the bank of the Rails section. Photo: Durso
Cyril Jackson, Dee Ostrander and homeys rolling in on day one of practice. Photo: Durso
Skating the Gap section in the Team Challenge for Blind Skateboards is Cody Mcentire. He threw down a switch kickflip down the 8 foot grass gap. Photo: Durso
Surprise appearance from Sean Malto today. Giving some knuckles to Micky Papa. Photo: Durso
Make sure to keep your eye out for Tiago Lemos who will be skating all four courses in the Pro Competition on Saturday. Here he dials in a backside Smith grind on the six stair rail in the Rail section. Photo: Durso
Sean Malto hitting the LFR (long freaking rail) with a backside nosegrind. Sean will be skating all four courses in the Pro Competition on Saturday. Photo: Durso
Micky papa got into his groove and stunned us with this frontside nosegrind on the rainbow rail in the Rails course. Photo: Durso
Tiago Lemos, frontside feeble on the end of the LFR. Photo: Crosland
Carlos Ribeiro, switch backside lipslide down the six stair rail on the rails section. Photo: Durso.
Holding it down for Blind Skateboards in the Team Challenge skating the Rails section is Micky Papa. Here he executes a beautifully preformed backside over crook down the nine stair rail in the Rails section. Photo: Durso
Carlos Ribeiro with nosegrind on the rails course. Photo: Crosland.
We're hyped to have Terry Kennedy along with the entire Baker team to be apart of the first ever Team Challenge! #baker4life Photo: Durso
Scott Decenzo had the entire Tech section to himself. Here he comfortable with a switch backside tailslide in the Tech zone. Photo: Durso
Scott Decenzo will by skating in the Team Challenge for Plan B Skateboards in the Tech zone. Backside tailslide. Photo: Crosland
Scott Decenzo, backside bluntslide in the Tech zone. Photo: Crosland
Everyone lining up to grab a fresh plate of chicken and fish tacos from Wahoo's. Photo: Durso
At the end of the sesh the whole crew grubbed out with Wahoos tacos! Are the black beans the secrete to Tiago's massive pop? Photo: Crosland

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