Cape Town continues to maintain its glory in the break dancing world as the city’s B-boy, Benny scooped the Red Bull BC One Final South Africa 2019. Making this an even more unforgettable win, is 13-year-old B-girl, Keisha’s victory in the female category of the Red Bull BC One Final 2019. This is the first ever Red Bull B-girl Final for South Africa.
Both, with moves encompassing many different street styles; popping, locking, break and house dancing, Benny and Keisha beat 18 other great break dancers from Johannesburg, East London, Cape Town, Durban, and Port Elizabeth.
“The stakes were very high, especially considering the fact that I had taken a break. But, it’s an honour to return to the competition and land with a win; this means so much to me,” said Benny.
Hosted at The Shred Skatepark, on 27 April, the Red Bull BC One Final South Africa 2019 is the biggest African face-off battle as local breakers defied the laws of physics in the fight to win the 2019 title. The winner in the male category will represent South Africa in the biggest and most respected one-on-one B-Boy competition in the world, the Red Bull BC One World Final, which will be held in Mumbai on 9 November. The winner in the B-Girl category will receive a trophy and be crowned the Red Bull BC One Final B-Girl of 2019.
“I am overwhelmed and excited to be the first ever Red Bull B-Girl champion – it does not get any better than this. I can’t wait to be back next year to defend my title,” Keisha said.
This year’s finals were preceded by a workshop that looked at encouraging the 20 dancers and teaching them the best ways of keeping their minds in shape, the pleasures of break dancing, and how breakdancing culture will have you leaping around with a more positive outlook.
