Competitors faced off Saturday on the circular stage of Eden Sunset in Hollywood for a full day of of acrobatic dance battles.
After five regional qualifiers across the country, the Red Bull BC One National Final hit Hollywood on Saturday night with 32 of the nation’s top B-boy and B-girl competitors vying for a chance to represent the U.S. at the world finals Nov. 12 in New York.
In the cavernous practice room next door at the Hollywood Athletic Club, performers were focused on stretching and getting specific tricks right, but there were other concerns. The Olympics loom as break-dancing makes its debut in the 2024 Paris edition.
“It takes, like, 10 years to be on this level, honestly,” says B-boy José from Houston."[For the Olympics,] people that don’t understand the dance don’t want to see this for three or four hours. They just want to see the highlights and the best stuff. I think it needs to be no crowds until the top eight, then let the crowd come in and give that energy.”
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