Winners of the Sprite-sponsored 2015 edition of the Battle of the Year
(BOTY) dance contest, Space Unlimited, will be representing Nigeria at
the International BOTY World Finals in Braunshwieg, Germany, later
this year.
The Lagos-based B-Boy Crew emerged winner last weekend during the
contest which held at the Indoor Sports Hall of the University of
Lagos Sports Center, Akoka, Lagos.
The three-time winners who had consecutively won the 2011, 2012, and
2013 editions defeated defending champions, 619 Crew in a keenly
contested show of Break Dance skills and artistry to clinch the number
one spot..
Speaking at the event, Senior Brand Manager, Flavours, Coca-Cola
Nigeria Limited, Toyin Nnodi expressed delight at the number of highly
talented youths who participated in this year’s contest, saying; “What
we have seen at this year’s competition clearly attests to the fact
that there are many youths in Nigeria with amazing talent.
Sprite’s commitment is to be the spark that fuels the passions of
Nigerian Youths, and we are happy to have brought this to life at this
year’s edition of the BOTY event.” Of the 13 Crews who participated in
this year’s edition of the contest, four crews made it to the
semi-final round – 619, Floorworkz, Space Unlimited and Squad One.
The keenly contested semi-finals saw Space Unlimited and 619 progress
to the Finale where Space Unlimited emerged as the judges’ favourites
for this year’s competition. Excited about their win and the upcoming
trip to Germany, the members of Space Unlimited crew thanked Sprite
and the organizers of the event, House of Royalty, for the opportunity
to represent Nigeria at the international competition.
Speaking on behalf of the crew, Vikbone said; “We are grateful for
this amazing opportunity once more to represent Nigeria at the
International BOTY World Finals in Germany. This time we promise to
bring home the crown.” The competition which held between 22nd and
23rd of August kicked off with the individual competitions in the
Locking, Popping, Krumping and B-boy one-on-one battle categories.
24-year old Michael Obi and Victor Amanjo emerged winners of the
Locking and Popping categories respectively, while 16-year old Bolu
Ewedemi and Adesanya Bolaji came tops in the Krumping and B-Boy
One-on-One categories, respectively.
The event also featured guest performances from budding talents, Mz
Kiss, Zyno Spice, Hof and C-Boy who entertained the audience in
between the dance competition rounds. Vector Tha Viper, star
performance of the event got the audience on their feet, rocking and
singing along to his well-known lyrics. The judges for the event were
A-list dancers, B-Boy Red 1 of Pockemon Crew in France, B-Boy Poxy
from Cameroon, B-Boy Boon from Texas, USA, Franc Okwara and B-Boy
Maxbuck. DJ Mekzy and DJ OZ were on the wheels of steel to provide the
beats for the event
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