North Bay dancers are getting ready to represent the United States at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship.
On Sunday, they leave for Arizona to compete against dancers from more than 30 countries.
"It's basically like the Olympics of hip hop dance," said 18-year-old Chapkis dancer Adan Cerda."Countries from all over the world come to this one spot just to compete for that gold medal."Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.“It's really like a sport,” said 15-year-old Chapkis dancer Mateo Escobedo, who is also the son of NBC Bay Area reporter Jodi Hernandez. “We have people showing up from 11 to 11. It's all day rehearsals.
Escobedo is no stranger to this competition. He, along with the Chapkis squad competed at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship last year.
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