Local resident will represent Mzansi in international dance comp

DURBAN resident and Krumper (dancer), Verb Bhengu, has been named the 2022 South African Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final Wild Card. A Wild Card in the South African Red Bull Dance Your Style Final is someone who is chosen and given an express pass to the finals.

Following 130 events in more than 30 countries, this December, Johannesburg will see over 80 competitors join the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final. The event in South Africa will crown and celebrate the best street dancers around the globe.

This spectacular showcase will be live-broadcasted worldwide on TikTok. With a unique one-on-one battle format where dancers are challenged with unpredictable music hits from funk, pop, rock, rap, old school classics and more, the competitors must conquer the audience as they are ultimately deciding who will rule the dance floor.
Krumper Verb, from Durban, will be representing Mzansi.

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“I’ve been part of Red Bull Dance Your Style since the first one, and it’s been the most challenging competition I’ve ever done. My goal has been to go to the world final, so to be given this opportunity is absolutely amazing. I’ve been representing Krump since I first started dancing, so to take my style to a world stage is a huge accomplishment. Not only am I representing myself but also my home city, Durban, and South Africa. We don’t ever get opportunities like this, so I hope this inspires others to go for gold no matter how difficult or impossible it may look,” said the 2022 South African Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final Wild Card – Verb.

The Durban Krumper started getting into the culture of dance at the age of 14. “After several people encouraged me and motivated me to continue with it, I realised I was a talented dancer. The love and motivation of the audience – the world of dance – is like a perfect world. It allows me to be able to connect with others on a deeper level.”

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Red Bull Dance Your Style is a global all-styles street dance event series with a unique battle format. From Hip-hop to House, to Locking to Popping – dancers participating in Red Bull Dance Your Style will need to ‘wow’ the crowd and ultimately win their vote. Testing freestyle and musicality skills through unpredictable mainstream tracks, ranging from recent global hits to classic beats, Red Bull Dance Your Style will have the crowd deciding who will rule the dance floor.

This will be the second ever Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final. In 2019, at the historic Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris, France hosted the first World Final with over 4 000 attendees on-site and 3.8 million live viewers around the world.