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Yesterday I decided to watch MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew at a friend’s place. I don’t think MTV has too many great shows, but this show is one of the better ones. Well, at least the first season was. The second one thus far is shaping up to be a disaster in my opinion, but that’s not the point of this entry. The point of this entry is just to bring into the forefront the “official” dance of the hip hop culture. Strictly speaking, that will have to be one of the four essential elements of the game, and the only form of dance that I’ve ever been amazed by (aside from ballroom dancing strangely enough), breakdancing, or b-boying. A lot of people these days don’t think that b-boying is considered as a legit form of dancing, which I think is absolutely ridiculous. If you’re gonna call that grinding and booty shaking dancing, you can definitely recognize breaking as such. But what I write isn’t gonna prove that, so for your pleasure, I’ve put up some clips from three of my favorites from the Red Bull BC One 2005 (my favorite so far).

First up is Lilou from France. Dude is one of the most creative breakers I’ve ever seen in my life. And especially for those who think that b-boying is all tricks, watch the boy Lilou do it. The way he rides a beat is just incredible.

Next up is Sonic from Denmark. Sonic is just real fun to watch. His footwork is nasty and you can tell he’s having a freaking blast out there on the dance floor.

Finally we have Pelenzhino from Brazil. Honestly, I like him because he reminds me of Eddy Gordo from Tekken 3. And he is a great dancer as well.

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