[Despite the global craze, India’s burgeoning music scene has always been more about a slow boil as far as hip-hop is concerned, but with the battle for the world's premier 1-on-1 B-Boy World Championship coming to India for the first time ever this year, the conversation is about to change in a big way. Red Bull BC One Cyphers have been held in over 90 locations around the world, and 16 of the country’s best B-Boys will battle it out at the Red Bull BC One India Cypher for the chance to represent the country at the Red Bull BC One Asia Pacific Final 2015 in Seoul, South Korea on 17th October. Three members of the Red Bull BC One All Stars crew, namely RoxRite, Taisuke and Hong 10, will be judging the championship. Red-Bull-BC-One-India--Final-KV
Mark the date - tomorrow, 13th June, 2015 at Mehboob Studio, Mumbai, is where it's going to be taking place, with the Cypher qualifier happening today at Club Royalty, and registrations for the qualifiers are now closed!]
I) Pranjal Rawat (Bboy Godhand)
Pranjal Rawat is a Delhi-based dancer who is an integral part of the Projekt Street Dance Crew.
On his expectations from the finals of the India Cyphers
"A good, healthy exchange of knowledge and competition which, in turn, can help me groom myself to become a better breaker."
"My competition will be with myself. If I
perform better than I expected, that would mean I've won."
Shillong-based Kim has been a pioneer and promoter of B-boying in the North-Eastern states. He's one of the integral members of the first B-boy crew in Mizoram, Tribal Beatz Crew.
On his expectations from the finals of the India Cyphers
"Despite the competitive atmosphere, I hope at the end we can all just chill, have fun, and realize the sole purpose as to why we dance and strive towards doing what we love... which brings us back to our code and motto 'peace, love , respect and unity'."
"Well, if you put it that way - everyone is tough, the prelims are going to be tough, the judges are going to be tough; heck, the competition's going to be even tougher... I'm not going to underestimate anyone here."
III) Shawn Mendes (Bboy Shawn)
IV. Likith Achaiah (Bboy Achaiah)
On his expectations from the finals of the India Cypher
"I'm expecting this event to be the most challenging one till date, as the number of participants registered for this one is huge. Expecting the top 16 line-up for this event."
"Everyone has been training over time for this , so I consider everyone to be a tough competitor. I will not be taking anyone lightly."
V. Arif Chaudhary (Bboy Flying Machine)
Mumbai-based Arif Chaudhary reps the Beast Mode Crew.
[Despite the global craze, India’s burgeoning music scene has always been more about a slow boil as far as hip-hop is concerned, but with the battle for the world's premier 1-on-1 B-Boy World Championship coming to India for the first time ever this year, the conversation is about to change in a big way. Red Bull BC One Cyphers have been held in over 90 locations around the world, and 16 of the country’s best B-Boys will battle it out at the Red Bull BC One India Cypher for the chance to represent India at the Red Bull BC One Asia Pacific Final 2015 in Seoul, South Korea on 17th October. Three members of the Red Bull BC One All Stars crew, namely RoxRite, Taisuke and Hong 10, will be judging the championship. Red-Bull-BC-One-India--Final-KV
Mark the date - tomorrow, 13th June, 2015 at Mehboob Studio, Mumbai, is where it's going to be taking place, with the Cypher qualifier happening today at Club Royalty, and registrations for the qualifiers are now closed!]
