Style Smackdown
Its that time of year again where I share my joy that combines aggression and art. B-boy battles. Last week marked the end of Battle of the Year 2007. Yet again the national feuds flare for France and Korea. Its a cold war of sorts.Germany yet again sits as the stageplace where the barriers of style seek to clash. Each country stockpiling new crews, bboys, and moves; and every year coming to close calls and the politics of dancing as it seems.
Lets run a recap so you can see the new millenium drama:
2001 - 1st FRA 4th KOR
2002 - 1st KOR 2nd FRA
2003 - 1st KOR 2nd FRA
2004 - 1st KOR 2nd FRA
2005 - 1st KOR 2nd JPN 4th FRA
2006 - 1st FRA 2nd KOR
2007 - 1st KOR 2nd JPN 3rd FRA
MVP: that guy with the white hat & gear
Notables: great use of elbow balancing
Funnies: the crews just yell at each other inanely
Music Props:good use bringing back The Fifth Dimension breaks
Next post: results from the 2007 UK B-boy Championships
Labels: battle of the year, bboy, breaking, Extreme Crew, France, South Korea
posted by theDUKE at 12:49 PM
3 Comments:
The French are back to #2... very appropriate. Thanks for the update, Devo.
The music as noticeably better this year, I agree. Your MVP in white and gear was pretty sick. I loved the midair spin onto his back where he just bounced off the ground into another spin.
Also, big props to the girl in yellow-green on the Korean team that brought it hard.
The French still have their wall jumping sh!t... even immortalized in Casino Royale.
The big breakout nation this year in hip hop: RUSSIA. Not kidding... but more on that in the UK Championship report.
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