Today was the 9th Annual Bodyrock Breakdancing Competition, held in downtown Wellington at Civic Square. Different from most breakdancing competitions which feature crews battling each other over a predetermined number of sets, today's format was straight from the streets...or so I was told. Individual one-on-one battles, just throwing down until you're out of breath or out of moves. Judges who were also battling determined who would advance to the next rounds. Open to boys and girls of any age, 4 to 40. The weather took a turn for the better, and the crowds jammed in to check out the dancers and listen to the beats.
Unknown b-boy in a Side Chair freeze.
B-boy Jay Perfect in a Chair Freeze.
"Baptized 2 Boogie" is what it says on his shirt. The eventual winner and repeat champion was B-Boy "Stretchmark", seen here mid windmill.
Even the audience wanted a piece of the action! :) In between rounds, those that didn't make it to the next round would still battle for fun. After a while though even they ran out of energy, which left the circle open for anyone to get up and get their groove on.
These B-Girls can throw down!
Canadian B-Boy "Bounce" now living in Japan, was one of the three celebrity judges.
Patricia and Roja, Patricia sporting her new "accessory" from Canon :)
No she wasn't participating in the competition...she was more interested in what was below that drain anyways. Jamie, Roja and Patricia's daughter.Check back soon...more pics to come.
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