UP alumni dance crew wins gold in world hip hop championship
A Filipino dance group stormed to first place in the adult division of the World Hip Hop Dance Championship held in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday (Monday in Manila).
The Crew, made up of University of the Philippines’ StreetDance Club alumni, emerged victorious after battling teams from 43 other countries. The Crew garnered a total score of 7.39 in the adult division finals.
“We would like to thank everyone who supported our team, all our sponsors, everyone who believed in us, everyone who supported the Philippines, and most especially, we would like to thank our God Almighty,” said the official UP Streetdance Club - World HipHop International Team’s Facebook account.
Chet Buchanan, host of the World Hip Hop Championship, said: “[The Philippines] It’s such a proud nation and they take hip hop seriously."
Mexico placed second in the adult category, while the United States landed in third place.
Members of the UP StreetDance Club also placed third in the MegaCrew category of the World Hip Hop Dance Championship.
“Iba yung feeling nung kinakanta na yung Lupang Hinirang tapos yung flag natin on top of the rest,” Facebook user and MegaCrew member Cari Cruz said.
Another team from the Philippines, The Philippine Allstars, won the same competition in 2008.
The dance group Jabbawockeez, which is composed mostly of Filipino-Americans, received the World Hip Hop Living Legend Award in this year’s competition. - BM/YA, GMA News
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