With the first day (May 17) comprising workshops and a panel discussion, Day 2 of Steez-O, an international dance workshop, focussed on an action-packed cypher that was all about bboying, breaking, popping and locking and more. Hosted at The Stadel, organisers Arun Biswakarma and Shalini Subedi’s vision came to life as they hosted a dance-off amongst members of the community
Photos: Soumyajit Dey
Bboy Bunny of Roc Fresh Crew, Mumbai bagged the winner’s prize for Breaking 1v1 and Footwork 7. “I came to Cal after so many years. I wasn’t going to come, but I came to learn from the international judges. Although I missed their workshop, I learnt just from watching them. Once I was there, I thought I’ll give the competition a go. So, I took part… because I felt like it at the moment,’ he said
Bgirl Anjali from Kolkata was the winner of Bgirl Last Woman Standing. ‘I practice almost every day, so I try to compete against my own moves to better myself. I was very happy to win, especially because the judges from Belgium were dope and they liked my style. They also gave me feedback about how I can improve,’ she said
Rawshan, from CKN crew, Kolkata, won under the Rep Your Style 7 to Smoke category. ‘The best part of the competition was this category as there were many young people who took part and represented themselves. It was a more competitive format and it was a battle of the young hip-hop heads,’ he said
‘Travelling is an important aspect of breaking, as is sharing and gaining knowledge about hip-hop as a culture and a lifestyle. Not everyone in Kolkata or India gets to travel internationally very often. Hence bringing international breakers to the city gives many Bgirls and Bboys a chance to learn about hip-hop as a culture through a different perspective,’ said Shalini Subedi, co-founder, Steez-O
