tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21386783216607152792024-03-05T17:23:25.478-08:00Everything you need to know about bboyingChalvindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15580198474914171655noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2138678321660715279.post-82504344549453006952012-05-11T01:16:00.001-07:002012-05-11T01:24:28.047-07:00Bboy Cico<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Spinkingz & Redbullbcone allstar<br />
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Dubbed the “Prince of Power”, Italy’s Mauro Peruzzi aka CICO specializes
in power moves; the most dynamic, gymnastic moves in the B-Boy dance
form. He is especially known for his energetic air flare combinations
and his incredible 1990’s where he rapidly spins in a one-armed
handstand. In fact, he holds the world record with 27 revolutions.<br />
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CICO remembers his first time seeing power moves, “One day I caught a
glimpse of something rotating in the distance. Curious of what it was, I
quickly approached and was shocked with what I saw. A person was
spinning like a vortex on the cold pavement. I said to myself,
‘Incredible! It's against every law of nature...he's flying!’ My hands
were sweaty and my heart started to beat faster. It was as if something
in that precise moment took my breath away. The want, the desire and the
conviction of LEARNING HOW TO FLY!”<br />
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CICO was born in Germany in 1984 and moved back and forth between
Germany and Italy until 2002. He started B-Boying in 1995 and is
currently a member with the Spinkings crew. He personally draws his inspiration for dance from movies featuring
comic book superheroes including The X-Men, Fantastic 4, Spiderman and
Daredevil but also sports like Formula One, Motocross and Freestyle ECC.
He explains, “My style is to be fast!” When he is on the battlefield,
he wants to be himself and look his opponent in the eyes. He enjoys
engaging the audience by playing with them.<br />
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He offers these words of encouragement to all the B-Boys out there: “Be
yourself! Don’t act to win. If you are yourself, you'll win, even if the
judges don't pick you.” <br />
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Rivers crew, Mighty Zulu Kings, Floorgangz<br />
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Hyun Yoo, aka B-Boy BORN from Korea is a member of famous Korean Crew River,he's well-known for his crazy footwork and toprock, he influenced lot of bboy by doing workshop about foundation of bboy and the musicality.<br />
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BORN has been dancing for twelve years now. In 1998, he saw members of
the Rivers Crew dancing on the street. They were kids living in the same
neighbourhood and when BORN saw their crazy power moves, he was blown
away and realized this was what he had to do.<br />
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Because of his natural ability to dance, someone gave him the name
“Natural Born Dancer.” When he joined Rivers, the name changed to
“Newborn” as he was the new dancer in the crew. When he got better and
better and finally started developing his own style, he naturally ended
up with the name BORN.<br />
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BORN has always been inspired by his family, Rivers, MZK and
Floorgangz, but he wants to mention one B-Boy especially. “B-Boy Goguma
taught me a great deal of foundation, but more importantly, he was the
first one to show me what it really means to dance with the music.”<br />
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Apart from B-Boying, BORN is interested in the other elements of Hip
Hop, too. He really likes graffiti and is drawing whenever he finds the
time. His aunt is an artist and influenced him early on as a child. He
frequently meets with other writers to exchange knowledge and styles and
he prefers old-school graffiti over tagging. He also plans to learn
everything about DJing and MCing in the future.<br />
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BORN is also interested in movies. “I am almost an otaku (Japanese
term referring to people with obsessive interest). Another goal of mine
is to study the field properly and make a short film. I am currently
studying many different arts and cultures.”<br />
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BORN describes the Hip Hop scene as young compared to other scenes
like jazz or rock. In Korea it’s even younger. In Korea, Hip Hop is
still more about the individual than about being united since there are
not many places for the scene to get together. He is sure though, that
if B-Boys continue to participate in the scene, Korea will develop many
more events where all elements of Hip Hop will come alive.<br />
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BORN didn’t use to be very interested in Korean traditions. However that
changed, when he became serious about Hip Hop culture. He started to
study Korean traditions, to understand more about his culture. “100
years ago Korean people played percussion instruments, held festivals
and danced and sang, which shows that peace, unity and having fun was
part of life back then, too. Sometimes I use traditional Korean
instruments in my performances now. I think tradition is important. It’s
the key that can link us to other generations.” <br />
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Tsunami allstar & Redbullbcone allstar<br />
Fabiano Carvalho Lopes aka NEGUIN from Brazil is one of the most spectacular bboy to be seen. He started dancing at the age of 14 in the streets of Cascavel,
Paraná, where he first witnessed Hip Hop culture in 1999. NEGUIN
initially began dancing freestyle and social dances. It was not until
2003, that he took up B-Boying.<br />
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His approach to B-Boying is at once celebratory, psychological and
aggressive. A very confident dancer, NEGUIN likes to look into his
opponent’s eyes to communicate nonverbally that he’s going to win. He
uses special strategies and tactics to outperform anyone he battles,
using his own style, at every moment, in every battle. He wants his
opponent to recognize that he’s battling a well rounded B-Boy. <br />
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NEGUIN describes his B-Boy style as involving death-defying jumps, blitz
speed movement, unpredictability, clean execution of his arsenal and
variations in each ground and power move, infused with flavor and high
energy while keeping a constant rhythm. While NEGUIN takes physical
risks, he pulls off his moves safely and effectively. He respects his
fellow dancers and shares positive energy through his presence and
craft. NEGUIN aims to have his audience experience joy, curiosity and
surprise when watching him in a battle. He not only represents himself,
he also dances for his crew and country. This is most important to him.<br />
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Skills and strategies have earned NEGUIN a vast collection of 1st place
titles from notable competitions spanning from Argentina to Paraguay to
Brazil. Among the highlights of his B-Boy career he lists battling in
both 2007 and 2008 at the R-16 in Korea, O Duelo 2008 in Brazil, Coosh
Crash Test 2008 in the USA, the Battle Of The Year 2008 in Brazil,
Humanitarian Massy Battle 2009 in France, and the World B-Boy Classics
in Holland. He appears on many B-Boy battle DVDs produced from these
competitions as well as short movies and commercials produced in Brazil.<br />
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Dancers who have had profound influence on NEGUIN include Ken Swift,
Rock Steady Crew, and K Mel. He admires K Mel because of his “free”
style of dancing in every situation. B-Boy Ivan is one of NEGUIN’S
greatest influences because of his style and constant energy.<br />
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NEGION eventually became a Capoiera instructor as well, but currently he
makes a living on B-Boying. He used to work as a B-Boy teacher in a
social project called “Arte nos Barrios” in São Paulo and gave dance
workshops across Brazil. At the moment however, NEGUIN is living and
working in New York and London, teaching B-Boy classes, judging battles
and performing with a London Dance company in the celebrated show
“Blaze.”<br />
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Among the many foundational elements of Hip Hop culture, NEGUIN
delves into several including Aerosol Art, DJing and other styles of
Street Dance.<br />
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Feeling blessed with support from his family as they offer positivity
and encouragement, NEGUIN reveals, “They taught me about the good
things in life: education, culture and always enjoying what I do.”<br />
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B-Boy WING, is the member of Jinjo crew and 7commandoz,and champion of Redbullbcone 2008. He has been dancing for nearly half of his life since witnessing B-Boying in junior high school. His older brother, Skim is his biggest influence. He watched Skim practice and was guided step-by-step through the foundations that made him the B-Boy he is today. For B-Boy WING, family and crew go hand in hand. He is deeply appreciative that his family is so supportive of his and his brother’s dedication to B-Boying. He and Skim are also in the same crew - Jinjo Crew. “We are the best of partners and crew mates,” explains WING.<br />
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Kim, Heon Woo aka B-Boy WING first saw breaking on TV in Korea, where nowadays you see B-Boys all the time. When he was 12 years old, he started breaking with his older brother. Until now, his brother and his crew have been WING’s biggest inspiration, but he tries to learn from every B-Boy. Some of his favorite dancers include his fellow crew members as well as B-Boy Vero, Hong10, K-Mel, Ronnie, Differ, Born, Cloud, Menno and Kid David.<br />
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WING is a well rounded B-Boy. He likes to create highly detailed patterns of movement and incorporates complex choreography and flow into his dance while including all the aspects of B-Boying from footwork, to freezes to power moves. When he was younger, he got the name WING from one of his mentors, because of the lightness of his flight-like moves.
WING lives and breathes B-Boying. Every aspect of his life revolves around it. He performs in shows with the other members of the Jinjo Crew. They recently signed a contract with LG Mobiles and started doing shows for them around the world.
It’s hard to make a living by dancing, but WING is happy with what he does and says that all the B-Boys in Korea are working day by day to make the situation better—by making sure that they are the best at what they do. They want to ensure that the elders and the adults in Korean society always look favorably at B-Boying, by being proper role models and by sharing a sense of fraternity and mutual respect and love for each other. Of course not everyone sees eye to eye on this but most of the B-Boys in Korea are friends and are more about support than rivalry.<br />
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WING is in love with Hip Hop. “It has given me something to do in life and has given me real life lessons, goals and friends. I just want to stay my course and keep dancing, and hopefully not get hurt. B-Boying is hard work. That’s what it takes, hard work and practice, practice, practice, but there is no greater reward than the feeling I have when I am dancing. I hope that I win this event and that it takes me further along in my career.”<br />
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The B-Boy scene in Korea is amazing. There are a lot of events and shows on TV. Many great B-Boys come from Korea. WING believes that the B-Boy scene in Korea and all over the world is the truest representation of positive Hip Hop and positive youth culture. “I really believe that commercialism is killing Hip Hop, but I feel that the B-Boys here and all over the world are doing what they can to represent Hip Hop in the manner and the vibe and spirit that was intended. There is an innocence to Hip Hop here in Korea and especially in our community that I really appreciate.”<br />
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RONNIE Abaldonado, is a member of two crews: Full Force and Super Cr3w. The members of Full
Force have been together for over 12 years and are like blood brothers
to him. The crew logo is a tree symbolizing a family whose roots
continue to deepen as it grows. In 2008, enormous mainstream popularity
came to RONNIE with Super Cr3w appearing on MTV and winning the second
season of America’s Best Dance Crew!<br />
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RONNIE is inspired by his crews as well as Jabbawockeez. He explains,
“You are who you hang out with. My style is greatly influenced by my
friends who I train with.” In general, passionate people who do their
best in any element inspire him. Musically, he finds more inspiration
from Soul and R&B artists including John Legend, Robin Thicke and
Musiq Soulchild as well as Hip Hop artists like Common He is a big fan
of Hip Hop because he views it as a culture of self-expression. RONNIE
loves to draw and is attracted to most anything that enables him to
creatively express his individuality. <br />
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RONNIE first learned about Hip Hop culture, in the mid 1980’s and was
fascinated with Hip Hop cult classic movies like “Wildstyle” and “Beat
Street”. While still living in Guam, he saw B-Boying performed live.
After his family relocated to California, he began dancing in what he
calls the “new jack swing” era of the early 1990’s. “Whatever was fresh
on TV, I would try and emulate. It wasn't until around 1993-94 that I
started breaking,” he recalls. He was inspired by both his cousins and
most of all by his older brother, Rodolfo Jr. who RONNIE imitated.<br />
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RONNIE’S parents naturally encouraged him to continue attending the
University of Las Vegas, where he had a scholarship and was on the verge
of declaring architecture as his major. As a result of the work, travel
and other opportunities coming in for him as a B-Boy, he made the
difficult decision to drop out. Initially unconvinced, his parents
became supportive of his new career choice once they realized that
B-Boying was their son’s true passion.<br />
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The best way to describe RONNIE’s approach to B-Boying is “well
rounded”. He focuses on incorporating all elements of B-Boying into his
style: footwork, power moves, top rocks, musicality and more. His
signature moves include variations of freezes and intricate footwork
transitions combined with power moves. His battle strategies are very
straightforward: consistency, composure and aggression. He says, “No
matter how much a B-Boy blows it up in a battle, I don't let it phase
me. It's about winning the judges vote and not the audience. Never show
weakness in a battle and stick to your style.”<br />
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When asked what is most important for him to do in a battle, he
answers the obvious, “To win every round.” He is mindful to give his
competitors space when they are dancing, not to be disrespectful and not
to touch his opponents. It is essential to RONNIE that he remains true
to himself, doing what he does best in the best possible way he can.<br />
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Ali Ramdani aka B-Boy LILOU is a polarizing character, but still the most popular B-Boy of all. LILOU was born in France, but has Algerian roots. He travels between worlds and is considered “the immigrant” in both of them.<br />
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LILOU has a unique dance style and an engaging stage presence, being
vicious, but humorous as well. The audience loves him! He perfectly
combines the new style of “flexible moves” with classic footwork and
power moves. His signature move is a variation of the air-chair.<br />
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LILOU has been dancing since he was twelve years old. He was
fascinated when he first saw breakers on TV doing power moves and
spinning on their heads. He thought that was absolutely crazy and he
wanted to do it, too. His older brother taught him the moonwalk and
later LILOU started to dance with an old-skool B-Boy who lived in his
hood. He got his name when he was very young. Instead of his given name
Ali, his family used to call him ALILOU which then became shortened to
LILOU.<br />
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In 1999, LILOU and some of the guys he practiced with formed the crew
Pockémon. They have been like a family ever since and have battled at
big events worldwide where their skills have become legendary. In
addition to breaking, LILOU has also tried locking. He likes it a lot,
but he says he doesn’t have enough time to practice seriously. “Maybe
when I am older…”<br />
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For LILOU the most important asset of a B-Boy is determination—not
only in a battle but in everyday practice and in your whole lifestyle.
“Find out what you want and then go and get it, no matter what! When
you’re in a battle, you’re there to win, not to play, so what you have
to do is kill the enemy!”<br />
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LILOU has had a black belt in Kung Fu since he was sixteen years old.
The Kung Fu mentality helped with his breaking. “Just like in Kung Fu,
you have to anticipate the move your opponent is going to come out with
and you’d better have an answer to that. You need to learn new moves and
combinations and develop your style all the time if you want to be a
winner.”<br />
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LILOU lists his greatest influences as Michael Jackson, Zinédine
Zidane, Mohammed Ali and Jamiroquai. He admires their careers, their
charisma and recognizes them for being legends in their respective area
of expertise.<br />
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Among the many items that LILOU wears when battling to express his
individuality, he sometimes puts on a I’m Muslim Don’t Panic t-shirt or
keffiyeh to express solidarity with his brothers and sisters who are
facing great adversity. He recognizes that there are many wars around
the world for territory or for money but his battles are on the dance
floor!<br />
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TAISUKE Nonaka from Japan, 21 years old, he has already made his mark on the B-Boy scene. TAISUKE’s
dance style is based on an impressive array of foundation moves, a
variety of good toprocks and unique footwork combined with power moves.<br />
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TAISUKE is the cousin of B-Boy Toshiki, another great Japanese B-Boy.
TAISUKE and Toshiki have a lot in common. Not only were they born on the
same day, but they also grew up together in the same town and most
importantly, both got into breaking through their sisters who were
B-Girls and members of the same crew. TAISUKE and Toshiki started
breaking when they were only eight years old and their sisters were big
inspirations to them.<br />
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TAISUKE is originally from Nagasaki, but in now lives in Kanagawa, about
an hour’s drive away from Shinjuku in central Tokyo. He shares an
apartment with two tiny rooms and a small kitchen with a schoolmate. He
just graduated from the International Dance College in Takadanobaba,
where he had a scholarship and at the moment focuses on his B-Boy
career.<br />
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The Zulu Kingz, the official B-Boys of the Zulu Nation, are TAISUKE’s
big inspiration. The leader of his crew “All Area,” B-Boy Katsu, is a
member of the Japanese chapter of the Zulu Kingz and TAISUKE, in spite
of his young age, is already considered a top-tier B-Boy, someone to
count on as a key member of the crew. This is a tremendous honor for
TAISUKE.<br />
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TAISUKE is interested in geography. He loves checking out the world map
because there are so many places that he doesn’t know yet. One of his
dreams is to visit the World Heritage sites all over the world. He wants
to travel, dance and learn and become an international player in the
worldwide B-Boy scene. Apart from breaking, TAISUKE wants to try out
dancing house and pop. He loves music, especially break-beats and the
music of Ne-Yo, the young singer from Arkansas. <br />
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In his hometown of Nagasaki, a city surrounded by the ocean, his father
taught him to fish and to make sashimi from the fresh seafood. This is a
rare activity in a modern Japanese family, but one TAISUKE enjoyed a
lot. Now, living in Tokyo, he refuses to eat any fish at all because he
can’t get any as fresh as he was used to.<br />
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Omar O. Delgado Macias aka ROXRITE. He is a member of the new generation of the legendary US crew “Renegades” from San Francisco. ROXRITE - rocks right. His experience and mastery show in his collection of 77 number one titles from around the world, including 23 one-on-one tournament victories<br />
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Though born in Guadalajara, and Mexican through and through, he represents the USA where his family moved when he was six years old and where they had to survive hardship and poverty. But this is also where he started dancing – and so he feels he has to represent the US.<br />
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Though born in Guadalajara, and Mexican through and through, he
represents the USA where his family moved when he was six years old and
where they had to survive hardship and poverty. But this is also where
he started dancing – and so he feels he has to represent the US.<br />
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Omar got his B-Boy name ROXRITE through his friend Ground Level in 1996,
when he was a member of his first crew, SUB 4. His friend thought that
he always danced clean and as perfect as he could which meant, he
“rocked right.”<br />
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ROXRITE started breaking in 1995. When he was a little kid, he saw his
older brother break in Mexico. In 1988, the family moved to the Bay Area
in California. When ROXRITE went to junior high school, there were a
lot of kids breaking. One day, the older kids did a show and ROXRITE and
his friends were deeply impressed. They went home and started
practicing immediately. ROXRITE was inspired, he felt it was something
challenging that he needed to be a part of. They practiced every day
without really knowing what they were doing at that time.<br />
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ROXRITE is a strategic battle B-Boy. He takes everything into
consideration from footwork to powermoves to freezes. He has different
strategies, depending on the situation—defensive or offensive. When he
goes first, he immediately attacks in a very strong way so it’s hard for
the opponent to respond. His main strategy is simply to do more than
the other B-Boy does, in whatever field. The way he dresses is
important, too. “You’ve got to respect yourself as an artist and treat
yourself that way!”<br />
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For ROXRITE being a good B-Boy comes from the heart and foremost means
being a good person. As far as skills go, discipline is the tool! Ground
Level was his first big inspiration, but Thunder, Remind, and Ken Swift
have had a lot of influence on him, too.<br />
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ROXRITE saids, “Every year seems to get better and better for me. I live
my dream and it’s a blessing. I have judged numerous events around the
world and have been teaching more then ever. I am very busy, always on
the road. Many things have changed, except for my dance: I still feel
driven to improve and come up with new stuff. My plan is to survive
living through this art form and push to compete. My goal is to win 100
tournaments and then retire from the battle circuit. I want to be THAT
B-Boy – the one who won the most battles.”<br />
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Gibrahimer Beomont aka LIL G represents Venezuela. Power, style, flavor and rhythm are LIL G’s main focus when dancing. He is known for his original power moves and unique transitions. He appears to be extremely confident and his moves, though of a high degree of difficulty, look easy and effortless. He seems to be at his peak this year and certainly is a force to reckon with.<br />
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LIL G began B-Boying in 2001, at the age of 11. He was inspired to learn
the dance after he first saw Venezuelan B-Boys Shadow and Cannon
perform. Soon Shadow became his mentor, not only teaching him to B-Boy
but also the history and philosophy of the dance. Initially LIL G joined
the Shining Shadow crew but later got down with the Speedy Angels.
Since he was so little when he started dancing, he was naturally given
the name LIL G. When he traveled with his crew, they presented
themselves as his legal family, since he was underage and not permitted
to travel alone.<br />
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While not initially enthused about his non-traditional career choice to
be a professional B-Boy, LIL G’s family members were eventually won over
as they realized the time, energy and passion that he dedicated to the
art. Today, they are very proud of him and respect him for his
achievements.<br />
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The Hip Hop scene in South America is still developing, but in Venezuela
it’s already pretty strong. There is a lot of graffiti and many rappers
are stepping into the scene. There are also parties and underground
battles every once a while. The battles are called Underground Battles
because in Venezuela B-Boy battles are organized by B-Boys or crews
without any support from sponsors or government. They are promoted mouth
to mouth. A fee is collected from the participating B-Boys or crews and
from this money, the expenses and the prize money are covered.
Unfortunately that doesn’t usually work well because not enough money is
collected, but still there is always somebody willing to take the risk.<br />
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LIL G describes his battle strategy, “First be smart. Then go and
bring the other B-Boy into your game!” His own rules for conduct while
battling include never yelling at or touching his opponent, never biting
the moves of other dancers and not getting in the middle of another
B-Boy’s set when it’s not his turn.<br />
“If you want to get anywhere with B-Boying, you need to travel and
you need to work extremely hard. I sometimes sleep on floors, often
don’t get much sleep, and now and then there isn’t any time to eat, but I
learned a lot on my journey!”<br />
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Kim Hong-Yeol aka HONG 1, is one the most well-known bboy of the world. Recognized for his extremely complex, clean, and intricately creative
style, he won 2nd place in 2005’s RED BULL BC ONE, 1st place in 2006 and
3rd place in 2007. His signature moves are Bridge ’90s, Chair Flares,
Chair Threads, Drop Chair Freezes, and the HONG 10 Freeze.<br />
Kim’s name in Korean is HONG Yul, and Yul translated into Korean
phonetically means ten. So his name is HONG 10. It sounds like Hang 10
which is a term for a particular move in surfing. Kim loves snowboarding
and wakeboarding, is an avid photographer and also reads a lot. He gets
a lot of support from his family. Even though they are constantly
worried about his health and his future they stand behind him and always
cheer for him in competitions. Kim’s crew is like family to him as
well. They are his strength, his peers, his critics and his number one
support.<br />
His battle strategy is to know his opponents and to be flexible and
responsive to their attacks. He tries to pace out his endurance and
strength to last until the final rounds of a competition. Kim makes sure
that his endurance has been developed to last longer than the others,
by vigorously training his cardiovascular system. He’s an organized
battle strategist. He sorts out his body and his mind and then calmly
calculates what he must do to win. He has a big repertoire and makes
sure he has his weapons ready and knows when to drop which move.<br />
HONG 10 has learned that winning is important but isn’t everything.
Coming in second in competitions that he really wanted to win has kept
him humble and kept his competitive fire alive. It only brings him back
to the lab to reinvent himself. He is still growing and really excited
about where this road will take him.<br />
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