The World Hip Hop Dance Championship is an international

hip-hop dance Hip hop dance is a range of street dance styles primarily performed to hip hop music or that have evolved as part of hip hop culture. It is influenced by a wide range of styles that were created in the 1970s and made popular by dance crews in ...

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

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and locking for solo dancers, and breaking for adult crews. In August 2015, new countries,

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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 International
official website
Pacific Rim Video's HHI Coverage
{{Hip-hop dance Street dance competitions