[Zes]

The judges are:

• · Katsu of The Mighty Zulu Kingz (Japan) ·
• · Salah of Vagabonds Crew (France) ·
• · Ronnie of Sup3r Crew (USA) ·
• · Cico of Spinkingz (Italy) ·
• · B-Boy Float (USA) ·

B-Boys are:

• · Wing of Jinjo (Seoul, South Korea. DEFENDING CHAMPION) ·
• · Lagaet of Momentum (Porto, Portugal) ·
• · Lilou of Pockemon (Lyon, France) ·
• · Neguin of Tsunami All-Stars (Sao Paulo, Brazil) ·
• · Lil' Ceng of Flying Steps (Saarbrücken, Germany) ·
• · Punisher of Alliance and Silent Trix (Annecy, Afghanistan.) ·
• · Lil' G of Speedy Angels (Caracas, Venezuela) ·
• · Morris of Flexible Flav (Sacramento, USA) ·
• · Differ of T.I.P. (Seoul, South Korea) ·
• · Menno of Hustle Kidz/Def Dogz (Tilburg, Holland) ·
• · Kid Glyde of Dynamic Rockers (New York City, USA) ·
• · Kaku of Mortal Combat/Cube (Osaka, Japan) ·
• · Cloud of Skill Methodz (Los Angeles, USA) ·
• · Kolobok of East Side B-Boys (Artemovsk, Ukraine) ·
• · Flying Buddah of Top 9 (Saint Petersburg, Russia) ·
• · Thesis of Knuckleheads/The M Team (Seattle, USA) ·

(Line-up's complete.)


Update September 28th

"Watch the new teasing trailer for the upcoming battle in NYC."
http://www.redbullbcone.com/watch/bl...attle-online/1


Update October 3rd

We know you all are waiting to hear who the other 12 B-Boys are that will be competing in this year's Red Bull BC One. Well, within the next 4 days, we will give you the next 4 names! So check the website!

On Thursday, we started with Lil Ceng! The 18 year-old B-Boy from Germany, member of the Flying Steps is known for his powermoves and for always smiling when he dances! He will be competing for the 3rd time in the Red Bull BC One.

On Friday, we introduced to you a hardcore dude from France! Meet Punisher- Heavy Metal meets B-Boying - phoenix from the ashes - died and born again.

The 3rd B-Boy we we're announcing this weekend, was Lil G from Venezuela! The 19-year old member of Speedy Angels will represent South America in the Red Bull BC One for the 2nd time!

The fourth and last B-Boy we're giving to you this weeekend is... -imagine a drumroll here - .... B-Boy Morris from the US of A! The winner of the Chief Rocka Award of last year's UK B-Boy Championships is proud to be part of the first Red Bull BC One in his country!

That's it for this weekend! Peace

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Update October 7th

Check out the profile of our battle B-Boy #9: KID GLYDE descends from B-Boy royalty! As son of legandary B-Boy Glyde, he will be holding it down for the Dynamic Rockers and battle hard to win the title for New York City!

B-Boy #10: Head-spinning wonder KAKU of Mortal Combat will travel to New York to represent Japan at the Red Bull BC One for the second time.

Here comes another repeater: B-Boy #11 smooth styler MENNO DE MEEUW (Menno the seagull) will represent the new generation of Dutch B-Boys for the second time in a row.

B-Boy #12 - long awaited - B-Boy DIFFER from Korea! Representing T.I.P. and Seven Commandoz! Yo!

Peace



Update October 8th

The online sale for the Red Bull BC One Tickets will start tonight!!! at 00:00 a.m. EST. That's midnight from Thursday to Friday. Which, for example, would equal 06:00 a.m. tomorrow morning in Germany.

Tickets will be sold for $15 (plus service charge) at http://ticketmaster.com.

Tickets will sell fast!!! Make sure to be online!

Good luck!



Update October 9th

B-Boy #13 is KOLOBOK from the Ukraine. 2009, will be his second year battling in the RED BULL BC ONE. Last year, he battled in Paris, which was a lot of fun and a “huge” experience for him. KOLOBOK is very excited about this year’s event and can’t wait to visit New York.

B-Boy CLOUD is the 14th B-Boy we are announcing here today. He represents the crew Skill Methodz from Los Angeles and declares his ancestry is Filipino, Chinese, Irish, French, Spanish, and Indian. He says, "Clouds have many different moods like rain, thunder, lightning, power, bright, beauty and so on. I try to combine all of that in me every time I step on a floor.”

Two more B-Boys to go!

Peace.


Add up to last Update.

¨And here guys comes the next to last: B-Boy Flying Buddha will be representing Russia and the Ukraine in the RED BULL BC ONE 2009!
“I was born in the Ukraine. Since 2005, I have lived in Russia. My father is Korean and my mother is Russian. I have a crazy mix. I am crazy and I love to B-dance!” - FLYING BUDDHA

Last not least - B-Boy #16 is 17-year-old THESIS from Seattle, USA, representing Knuckleheadz and The M Team. He is the youngest B-Boy in this year's RED BULL BC ONE. “Good luck everyone and congrats for being picked! I’m gonna be training super hard for this so bring your A-Game!” - THESIS

Peace


Update October 19th

- Interview with Salah-

I met RED BULL BC ONE judge SALAH at the Battle of the Year in Brunswick last weekend and he found the time to answer a couple of questions. For more information and SALAH's comments on how he judges a battle, check out his profile!

SALAH Benlemqawanssa seems to be from another world! He’s an incredible entertainer who makes an impact with each performance. With his amazing flexibility, unbelievable moves, musicality and humor, he's always a crowd pleaser, not only at Hip Hop events. He's widely respected for his popping and locking expertise kill as well as his B-Boying skills.

Asked how he would describe his style, SALAH says, “First a dancer, second an entertainer.” He calls his form of dance “polyvalent dance.” He didn’t study just one form of dance, but pretty much everything he came across. Apart from Hip Hop dance styles, he also learned how to execute salsa, rock’n roll, tap dance, contemporary dance, and even elements of belly dancing. He studied everything and combined it into something new. But he also studies people in everyday life and integrates those moves, gestures, and facial expressions into his performances.

Some people think SALAH only dances funk styles because they never had the chance to see him B-Boying, but he has that down too. "Anyone who doubts that I'm a B-Boy, meet me in the circles! I never stopped breaking!"

SALAH always tries to invent and create new moves and styles. People give him credit for starting things that are now fully adopted by the B-Boy scene. He is very flexible and so always incorporates flexible moves into his dance and some say that he revived the flexible style. A typical SALAH move is what he calls “La Tour de Pise” - Leaning Tower of Pisa, when he bends over backwards—literally—gets on his hands and freezes with his legs up in the air in a gravity defying angle. Another one of his signature moves is the spider, where he is on his hands and feet, but backwards and then he moves around like a spider. He invented that move, which is why some people call him Spider SALAH.

The first time SALAH saw popping was at the Trocadero in Paris in 1996. O Posse, a pioneering Paris Hip Hop dance crew (Baris, David, Wallid, Angel, Scorpion, Mohammed from Vagabond crew), was practicing for Jacques Martin's TV show in front of the Theatre National De Chaillot, so they could see their reflections in the windows of the theatre. They didn’t have a room to practice at the time.

SALAH recalls, “I saw them practice there and tried to imitate their movements. I didn’t know then that you’re not supposed to copy other peoples’ moves – which is considered stealing and called biting in Hip Hop, but Baris was cool, he came over and explained, ‘That’s not how you do popping. This is the way!’ and he showed me.”

“The reason I wanted to start dancing was to impress the girls,” SALAH says, smiling. “When I was young I was very shy and it was a good opportunity to communicate. I would dance and look at them, and then they would come over to talk to me. But unexpectedly, I fell in love with the dance and the dance itself became more important to me than impressing the girls.”

When we asked SALAH what performing meant to him, he straightened up and said, “The stage is my medicine. Life challenged me in many ways. What keeps me sane, what keeps me grounded, are my beliefs, my family and my dance. My family does everything for me, and I do everything for my family. When I am on stage, I take them with me. I dance for them and they dance with me. My life is dance and dance is my life. I sacrifice a lot for the dance. I am always practicing or performing. There is not much time for a personal life, but I love what I do! It takes a lot of inspiration, time and dedication to become a good dancer. Believe in yourself! Never give up and you will get what you want. If you give up once, then you’ll always give up!”

SALAH performed a show between the battles at the RED BULL BC ONE in South Africa in 2007 and is happy to come back to the RED BULL BC ONE as a judge this year. “When I saw the DVD of the first RED BULL BC ONE, I was stunned. It was beautiful! Thanks to Red Bull for showing the world that we are not acrobats, but dancers with high level energy performances. Red Bull gives B-Boys a platform to show what breaking is about—that B-Boying is an art form. I hope that in the future they will organize an event like this for Popping and also for Locking. Red Bull can help to foster the new generation of dancers."



Update October 28th

One of the busiest DJs on the U.S. B-Boy/B-Girl scene, DJ DP ONE might rock as many as three events a day, zipping to and from battles and clubs in his home town of New York City.

Born in a very legendary year for Hip Hop culture; 1977, in Brooklyn, it is no surprise that he is not sure when he first witnessed Hip Hop. He was born into it!




Update November 5th

Do you all remember the glorious belt that Lilou received as a trophy when he won the Red Bull BC One in Berlin in 2005? Well, do you know the story? When Lilou received it, it was supposed to stay with him for a year and then be given to the next champion like a challenge cup that travels to the next winner each year.

But when Red Bull contacted Lilou about bringing the belt to the event in 2006, they had to learn it wouldn’t work out the way they planned it. Yes, B-Boys are stubborn!

Did you see the scene in “Turn It Loose,” the official Red Bull BC One documentary, when they ask Lilou about the belt and he says, “Red Bull desperately wanted to get it back. They called me, sent me e-mails, …, I told them the belt was in Algeria, far away, something that may be true – or may be false!” He gives us his mischievous smile, but then he says with a serious tone, “They really wanted it back – but without it what would I have left?”

Well Lilou, you managed to keep the belt and hey – you deserved it! So but this year – drum roll – there will be – drum roll – a new magnificent belt for the Red Bull BC One champion! Rumours have it, it looks spectacular! Can’t wait to see it!

One thing is for sure, should Lilou win once more, we’ll never see that thing again!

Peace out!



Info :

http://www.redbullbcone.com/battle/r...c-one-usa-2009

[Proof]

whoohoo neguin.. he kicks ass

[Huyzzer]

i am most excited who will win this year.. :O

[Zes]

Lilou is competing this year.
Allegedly, he's got some new tricks "under his sleeve".

Let's hope this year's BC One gets broadcasted online like last year's.

Next month they will be announcing the 12 rest bboys that will be competing.

Anyway, we're still almost three months away... Someone might get injured and shit, like what happened at 2007's with Baek and ... was it Just Do It?

[Proof]

yeah it was just do it, he would also go to uk bboy champs but
due to injury he got replaced by menno who won it

[Zilla]

whose going!!

[Rath]

Menno is gonna rip it up!

[bboyInfest]

WINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGG
2k and wingmills....fuck it he wins

[eddFSC]

i think thesis is in this year, hope he wrecks shit up

[819]

i hop a U.S. bboy wins this year, home field advantage.

[k4y05]

Wait they didnt add taisuke!!1 Don't they put the person that made 2nd place get to have a guaranteed spot in bc one?

Still hoping differ comes this year i always wanted to see a battle with differ, wing, or taisuke against each other.

And I'm anxious to see to see what lilou has to offer this time :P

[cvac0]

Originally Posted by k4y05 Wait they didnt add taisuke!!1 Don't they put the person that made 2nd place get to have a guaranteed spot in bc one? Still hoping differ comes this year i always wanted to see a battle with differ, wing, or taisuke against each other. And I'm anxious to see to see what lilou has to offer this time :P

I was actually just thinking of differ...hes fresh and would be good for bc one....i kinda want kaku back.....juju should make an appearance too....i wish that darkness should participate too.....does anyone no win the end will recover?

[kiks]

im pretty sure he recovered a long time ago if not then wtf wen did he get hurt again

[Zes]

Differ should compete, no doubt. I really like his style.

[k4y05]

Oh shit i just had a vision just imagine omar came back O.O