The Paper's reporter Song Chengliang
The scene of the event.
Breakdancing was selected as an official competition event for the Paris Olympic Games, coupled with the blessing of domestic variety shows and star players, the sport is now completely on fire.
At the 14th National Games, which ended in September, the breakdancing arena was no less concerned than the PK between the traditional strengths of Chinese sports. During the National Games, the breakdancing audience also saw a familiar face - Yang Kai.
As part of This! It is the overall champion of the third season of "Street Dance", Yang Kai served as the head coach of the Sichuan BreakDancing Team, and then he returned to Chengdu non-stop and continued to promote the competition as a referee.
Yang Kai.
On September 30th, the Red Bull BC One China Finals kicked off in Chengdu, and dancer Xiao Jian won the championship in one fell swoop, and also qualified to represent China on the Red Bull BC One Last Chance Cypher, where he met with champions from all over the world to compete for tickets to the global finals. Yang Kai is also the former champion of this event.
As the most prestigious and influential one-on-one break dance competition in the world, this international event provides a global platform for Chinese break dancers to see the power from China.
Show the power of our Chinese hip-hop dance
Red Bull BC One began in 2004 and has been a leader and bellwether for break dance events with its innovative one-on-one format and heritage of hip-hop competition, with more than 50 qualifiers and training camps in more than 30 divisions around the world.
This year marks the sixth year of the tournament's entry into China, with sub-divisions in Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Chengdu to accommodate more outstanding break dancers from all over the country.
On the afternoon of September 30, the Chengdu City Competition took the lead, and the dancers went all out to compete for the last place in the China Regional Finals. In order to warm up for the final battle, the organizers also invited three top dancers - Bozi, Eagle One and Meng Ning to bring their respective Breaking experience sharing sessions.
Yang Kai, who had just participated in the recording of the comprehensive program, came to the scene in the evening, although he could not directly meet with eagle one, But Yang Kai, who saw the poster of the latter, was still very emotional.
"I was very impressed with this competition in 2004, that is, today's Korean referee, eagle one, on the field battle (break dance), at that time it felt like I was passionate, and I chased it until now, and I will not pull down every year. This is the highest level of competition in the world. Yang Kai told the surging news reporter.
In the final, along with Yang Kai, the "world waist king" Jin Xiaogen and the 2015 Middle East champion KLASH were also enforced.
The lineup of contestants was even richer, with the winners of the first three city races, Long Zhengliang of Hangzhou Station, Ah Jian of Guangzhou Station and Wu Zhixin of Chengdu Station, as well as 13 official invited dancers to join together.
After 2 rounds of unlimited competition in each group, B-Boy DDD, Xiao Jian, Ah Zhi and Zai Zai successfully reached the semi-finals. This was followed by three rounds of one-on-one final Battle, and the final player Xiao Jian lived up to expectations and successfully won the 2021 Red Bull BC One China Annual Championship.
Xiao Jian from Nanning, Guangxi, has been on the road of break dancing for more than ten years, "Participating in this competition and getting a higher ranking is the goal I have been pursuing, and I have always attached great importance to the training of basic skills and the exercise of strategic thinking on the field, and I do not miss every opportunity." ”
Xiao Jian said that he has always been attracted by the extreme adventure spirit advocated by the competition, "the competition provides me with more opportunities to compete with other dancers, through the competition can find their own problems and prescribe the right medicine." ”
"I will continue to uphold my love of break dancing and show the power of our Chinese street dance to the world in future international competitions!"
Breakdancing has entered the Olympic Games, and China's prospects are worth promising
Break dance has gone to the world stage through the events of recent years, returning to the essence of one-on-one competition. Today, breakdancing is also the official sport of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The organizers of the event told the surging news reporter, "In the future, the RED Bull BC ONE event IP will continue to be deeply rooted in the field of break dance competition and street dance trends, helping more folk dancers to go from the street to the top of the world." ”
As it will become an official event at the Paris Olympic Games, break dancing has aroused a high degree of attention in an instant, and in the just-concluded National Games break dance competition, Yang Kai led the team as the head coach of the Sichuan Break Dance Team, and Yang Kai, who has been in the industry for nearly 20 years or so, undoubtedly has a high say in the current situation of China's break dance.
As the 2015 competition champion, Yang Kai is about to prepare for the 2022 Asian Games and the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, "When I was a child, I took the Red Bull BC ONE competition as the stage of my dreams, expecting more and more children to realize their dreams. ”
"The difficulty with next year's Asian Games and the Paris Olympics is that Chinese athletes will develop a little later than foreign players, such as the United States, Japan and South Korea. For example, when I first started learning to dance, we were watching videos of foreign players. ”
In Yang Kai's view, the biggest disadvantage of Chinese players participating in intercontinental competitions is experience, he used his own participation in the Asia-Pacific Finals in 2015 as an example, when the material posted on the ground was somewhat slippery, which was a detail he had not paid attention to in the competition before.
"I think only by experiencing various situations can we make full predictions and preparations, even if there is a gap between strength and the other side, we have gained valuable experience."
"There are not many opportunities for domestic B-Boy to participate in international competitions, and at the international competition site, you can not only gain first-hand practical experience, but also practice on weekdays is a completely different feeling from the competition."
"When you practice with the end of the day, you will feel comfortable and comfortable until you are satisfied. But before going to South Korea, I saw B-Boy practicing super hard, and they had to practice a move thousands of times, which was very shocking. ”
Of course, in the long run, Yang Kai is very optimistic about Chinese breakdancing, "I found that there are many people participating in the National Games competition, especially young children, it can be said that they are the most dancers in the world, and now these teenagers, if they give them time to accumulate experience, in ten years they will grow into very good players." ”
Yang Kai also looks forward to being able to feel the Paris Olympic Games, "As a coach, if I have the opportunity, I will definitely do my best, exporting my dance experience for so many years to the athletes, or participating in the Olympic Games as an athlete." ”
"I must have prepared wholeheartedly – the spirit of breakdancing is very similar to the spirit of the Olympics, peace and love, love and peace, which is a spirit, a symbol of the spirit of the country."
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