The World Hip Hop Dance Championship is an international
hip-hop dance competition created in 2002 by Hip Hop International. Countries that have participated in the past include Dominican Republic, India, Greece, Cyprus, Chile, Italy, Mexico, France, Japan, Switzerland, Morocco, Philippines, United Kingdom, China, Canada, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Malaysia, Colombia, South Africa, Nigeria, New Zealand, Denmark, Spain, Russia, Portugal, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, Poland, Uruguay, Thailand and the United States of America. There are five sections of competition: mega crews, which have no age limit, had anywhere between 10 and 40 members,
hip-hop for adult (ages 18-older), varsity (ages 13–17), junior (ages 7–12) crews, and mini crews. There are also battles in
popping
Popping is a street dance adapted out of the earlier Boogaloo (funk dance) cultural movement in Oakland, California. As Boogaloo spread, it would be referred to as Robottin in Richmond, California, Strutting movements in San Francisco and San ...
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locking for solo dancers, and
breaking for adult crews.
In August 2015, new countries,
Gabon
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Panama
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
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Kenya
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, among others, participated for the first time, joining a record 3,000 contestants from 50 countries.
Due to COVID, competitions were not held in 2020. In 2021, competitions were held virtually. In 2022, a new division of junior mega crew has been added.
Winners
References
Externallinkss
Hip Hop Internationalofficial website
Pacific Rim Video's HHI Coverage
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Street dance competitions