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Sydney Morning Herald
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
National competition to shine spotlight on Brisbane's breaking scene
Freezes, toprocks, headspins and flares – those are just some of the moves you'll see pulled out by Brisbane's best breakdancers when they compete for the chance to represent Australia on the global stage. No, it's not the Olympics, but the 'pinnacle' of the sport in this country – the Red Bull BC One Cypher Australia – being held in Brisbane for the first time in its 20-year history. 'It's going to shine Brisbane's scene brighter,' said Elements Collective founder Leah Clark. 'It's just going to show just how big and supportive our scene is.' With the Brisbane Powerhouse as their backdrop, 16 of the country's best B-Boys and eight of the best B-Girls will battle it out to be crowned champions and secure a ticket to Japan to represent Australia at the World Final in November. Clark, who has been breakdancing for more than two decades under the name B-Girl Flix, said this competition presented a great opportunity for locals to showcase their talents. Gold Coast-based breakdancer Christopher Cielo, AKA B-Boy Cielo, will be defending his title on home soil. Having won last year's qualifier, he is returning to show off his skills and help foster younger generations' love of the sport. 'We're out there just to represent, have fun, and hopefully inspire the youth here to get into breaking and the hip hop culture more,' Cielo told this masthead. 'We are excited to host this year for Red Bull BC One, we're going to welcome everyone from all the states of Australia,' added Brisbane breakdancer and 2023 winner Magdalena Vasquez (B-Girl Mags).
The Age
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
National competition to shine spotlight on Brisbane's breaking scene
Freezes, toprocks, headspins and flares – those are just some of the moves you'll see pulled out by Brisbane's best breakdancers when they compete for the chance to represent Australia on the global stage. No, it's not the Olympics, but the 'pinnacle' of the sport in this country – the Red Bull BC One Cypher Australia – being held in Brisbane for the first time in its 20-year history. 'It's going to shine Brisbane's scene brighter,' said Elements Collective founder Leah Clark. 'It's just going to show just how big and supportive our scene is.' With the Brisbane Powerhouse as their backdrop, 16 of the country's best B-Boys and eight of the best B-Girls will battle it out to be crowned champions and secure a ticket to Japan to represent Australia at the World Final in November. Clark, who has been breakdancing for more than two decades under the name B-Girl Flix, said this competition presented a great opportunity for locals to showcase their talents. Gold Coast-based breakdancer Christopher Cielo, AKA B-Boy Cielo, will be defending his title on home soil. Having won last year's qualifier, he is returning to show off his skills and help foster younger generations' love of the sport. 'We're out there just to represent, have fun, and hopefully inspire the youth here to get into breaking and the hip hop culture more,' Cielo told this masthead. 'We are excited to host this year for Red Bull BC One, we're going to welcome everyone from all the states of Australia,' added Brisbane breakdancer and 2023 winner Magdalena Vasquez (B-Girl Mags).
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
National breaking competition qualifier coming to Minneapolis
A major break dancing competition is about to call Minnesota home. Red Bull BC One Minneapolis Cypher will come to the Twin Cities on March 29. It will be the first official event held at Royalston Square in Minneapolis' North Loop, a new, high-tech private event space with hopes of being compared to Las Vegas' the Sphere. It's one of two national qualifiers where breakers will compete to head to the U.S. National Final in Denver. Winners from that competition have the chance to take part in the World Finals, which will be held in Tokyo later this year. 'The Minneapolis breaking scene has been thriving. So, it's exciting to bring back Red Bull BC One, especially with an important event like a national qualifier,' says Jake Riley, owner of House of Dance Twin Cities and host of this year's event. The Red Bull BC One is the largest breaking competition in the world, making the qualifiers a hub for catching some of the best talent in the region. The main event features 16 competitors in a boys bracket and eight in the girls bracket, who will work their way through a one-on-one knockout competition. Dancers will include winners from an open preliminary held the night before the BC One. Tickets for the Red Bull BC One Cypher Minneapolis are on sale now.
