jeudi 30 décembre 2010
The Triple S
vendredi 24 décembre 2010
Inside the Circle Kingz by Manny and Spin from UK
Written by bboy Manny (UK)
It’s early afternoon on a quiet Sunday. Outside rain falls steadily from the grey sky. Inside break beats pump out of speakers as DJ Skeme Richards spins from a stage at the back of a large hall. Dozens of cyphers bustle with b-boys and b-girls from all over the world hoping to be noticed as one of the freshest in the room. It’s been three years and I’m finally back at CIRCLE KINGZ.
Circle Kingz (CKz), a breaking competition held annually in the city Lausanne, was created in 2005 by b-boy Amjad of the 7 Dollars crew (7$). Spotting the trend for breaking competitions to move towards big stages with no cyphers, and b-boys getting caught up in power runs, blow ups and tricks Amjad wanted to bring back what he considered to be the essence of bboying. CKz is a 2-on-2 jam where breakers get down in cyphers (free-for-all circles in which b-boys and b-girls compete for the free space in the middle) and the judges judge on musicality, style and originality looking for the breakers who interpret the music best.
I came to CKz for the first time 4 years ago an infant breaker. Fresh to the international scene my eyes were opened. I watched in ama...READ MORE