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Explanation by DJ Renegade:
"The story.
The level in the UK popping scene has been rising for a few years, at least in some circles. For the ones that don't know, no UK popper had advanced thru the 1st round at Champs!! That is, until Brooke Milliner and Marvel Nicholas broke the curse and Alper followed shortly after.
Since then, these dancers have been winning consistently here and abroad. Add to them Breakz Samuels making a big impact twice at Eurobattle and Chase Willoughby winning the damn thing on his first international trip.
Regardless, we're getting a little ahead of the story.
So this year, at Eurobattle, 3 UK dancers advanced to the semi finals with one winning. This so impressed Tyrone Van der Meere(IBE) that he wanted to arrange an exhibition at IBE. Myself and Bruce would organise the teams.
Instead of making things complicated, we decided to use the guys that were at Eurobattle and add Paris Crossley for the feminine touch and great ability.
(Shawn Aimey and Rajib 'Holistik' Manandhar were also options).
It's not about camps, it's about being out there and making an impact outside ur comfort zone. It wasn't even about winning or losing. It's about testing urself and self improvement. Things u can't learn on the Internet.
For the French: It wasn't personal. There is no beef. It was an exhibition battle labelled as a "Callout". That shit is great for promotion. I know ALL the French dancers and have massive respect for their work and scene. I want to test my people against arguably the best scene in Europe and let u know my UK G's are coming(at least in Popping hahahah).
It wasn't done in a disrespectful way. Don't be insecure. Much respect and let's keep it moving."
The Notorious IBE is an annual Hip Hop Dance event. The 14th edition was organized on the the 8th,9th and 10th of August in Heerlen, The Netherlands. Dancers from around the world gather to celebrate the Hip Hop Dance culture with B-Boys,
Poppers, Lockers, House Dancers and many more.
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