Time to practice those toprocks and freezes.
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Red Bull BC One Breakers Set World Record in Amsterdam
Windmills in front of windmills.
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‘Hip-Hop Alphabet’ Connects Education with Hip-Hop History
“Learn the ABCs with a beat!”
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4 Days of Hip-Hop at The Music Center
World-renowned venue The Music Center is set to host a four-day hip-hop dance and music experience this week in Downtown Los Angeles. Gather your family and friends together for some truly unique hip-hop events. We’ll break down each day below so you can start making plans now.
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Classical and Breakdancing Make For an Unlikely Pairing In Red Bull’s Flying Bach
When you think of breakdancing, the last thing you’d probably associate with it would be classical music. Well, thanks to Red Bull, that misconception is about to be turned on its head and spun around right into some air flairs and windmills, all due in part to their latest creation, the Red Bull Flying Bach. […]
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Red Bull BC One Final – All Roads Lead to Rome
It is going down today: all roads have led the world’s best b-boys to Rome, Italy for the Red Bull BC One World Finals. After 90 B-boy cyphers and six intense qualifying rounds all around the world, the final showdown will take place today at the Palazzo dei Congressi. Watch the live stream after the jump […]
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An Interview with Bboy Victor, Consecutive Winner of the Red Bull BC ONE USA Qualifiers
We at The 5th have had the pleasure to interview three time Red Bull BC One North America winner — Bboy Victor. Having taken the win in Las Vegas last year, Bboy Victor went on to win once again in his hometown of Orlando becoming the very first to win Red Bull BC One consecutively. Hit […]
Read moreKeep On Dancing: USA Prequalifiers
The Keep On Dancing: USA Prequalifiers have just ended! KOD is an international battle that has a preliminary round in multiple countries — the winner is then flown out for the World Championships representing their country. It has four categories: Popping, Locking, Breaking, and Hip Hop. The contest is a 4 vs. 4 format, and each […]
Read moreChange the Game: King Charles Reigns Supreme
The Change The Game Project in Calgary, Alberta, Canada consists of a weeklong gathering of dancers old and new to take classes with the pioneers of the street dance world. The focus is both on the dance as well as the culture — informing students to further the unification of hip-hop.
Read moreSummer Dance Forever – Your Win Is In Your Hands
Summer Dance Forever is a Street Dance Festival in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, that includes workshops, theater performances, master classes, battles and parties. World class dancers come out to compete in house, breaking, hip-hop and popping. The 2015 festival just concluded last week and some of the battle footage has already been released. Click through to learn […]
Read moreRed Bull BC One Announces B-Boy Line-Up for the World Final in France
Recently, Red Bull BC One announced the line up of 16 of the world’s best b-boys who will go head-to-head at the Red Bull BC One World Final. After 90 cyphers and six qualifying rounds world wide, the final battles will take place on Nov. 29 in Paris to see who will get be the […]
Read moreRed Bull and B-Boys Gettin’ Sky High In Las Vegas
Red Bull is truly doing some fly stuff with the most remarkably skilled b-boys these days. Take for instance holding a cypher 550 feet in the air atop the High Roller, which just so happens to be the tallest ferris wheel in the world. Watch the video above and witness their dazzling mastery of power […]
Read moreRed Bull Presents the BC One North America Final with 16 Best B-Boys on August 15.
An epic night of breaking battles is about to go down on August 15th at the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas, hosted by Sway Calloway. Red Bull has released a new teaser to promote the world’s most prestigious one-on-one b-boy competition, giving us a taste of what we can anticipate to see in Vegas this […]
Read moreThis is What the Birth of Hip Hop Looks Like
If hip hop had a baby picture as a newborn, this is how it would look like. Care of DJ Kool Herc, the originator and father of this revolutionary musical contagion, this party in the “Rec Room” at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx is widely recognized as the pivotal function of functions that spurred […]
Read moreB-boy Lil Rock Crowned Winner of Red Bull BC One Las Vegas Cypher
If I told you that b-boy Lil Rock won a battle tournament using moves such as the “head lotus wave” and “Aladdin freeze”, you’d probably think that this dude just became the next Tekken champion or something. Despite the thought invoking flashacks of Eddy Gordo pulling off breakdancing moves to finish opponents in that tourney, […]
Read moreRed Bull BC One Las Vegas Cypher 5/18/13
Calling all b-boys, b-girls, boogie enthusiasts, groove aficionados, and everyone else in between in the Las Vegas area – the Red Bull BC One Las Vegas cypher is jumping off for the weekend! So get to stepping with your Puma Suedes and make your way over to the Fremont Street Experience to catch all the […]
Read moreRed Bull BC One North American Tour
Chances are that this past Saturday on 4/20/13, you were blowing more trees than the Santa Ana Winds or you were getting your fingers dusty and celebrating Record Store Day properly by getting your crate dig on. But, besides all that, Red Bull decided to join in on the date’s festivities by kicking off its […]
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Volume Two, Issue Two
Ladies and gentleman we are back at it again with Volume 2, Issue 2! We have packed this one with even more features, photos, and upcoming fashion trends. On the cover we have the internationally recognized DJ Vice. Inside we have emcees J.Pinder and A Kid Named Breezy, graffiti legend OG Slick, B-boys VillN and […]
Read moreSuperwockeez at Red Bull BC One Finals Brazil
Usually when two amazing forces join as one, you usually get pretty stellar results. Peanut butter & jelly? Been the boss of sandwiches. Michael & Scottie? Rulers of the hardwood and hoops. Sriracha & anything edible? Don’t even mention it. Add to that list would be titans of dance the Jabawockeez & Super Crew, or […]
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