There is a rehearsal today, who will compete with the "Asian Dance King"? How to compete in breakdancing at the Asian Games | Olympics | Asian Games
Rock and roll, air freeze, Thomas spin... Under the colorful spotlights, the ignited accompaniment kept hitting the eardrums, and the cool dance steps of young dancers caused the audience to exclaim in amazement. Is this scene like accidentally entering the street dance variety show recording scene? No, this is a heavyweight intercontinental competition——
On the afternoon of July 1st, the 2023 WDSF Asian Breakdance Championships of the "Charm Hangzhou" National Quality Life Cup opened at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium, lasting for two days. This competition is the first Asian Breakdance Championships and the Paris Olympic Points Competition, and will produce two gold medals in the men's and women's groups. 117 athletes from 13 countries will compete for the highest honor of Asian breakdancing.
The English name for breakdancing is "Breaking". It is a technical street dance genre that focuses on personal style and is also the earliest form of street dance in North America. Most of the movements in the dance are completed closely against the floor, such as rapid footwork, body rotation, and inverted frames while holding hands on the ground, hence it is also known as "floor dance".
In 2020, the International Olympic Committee agreed to add breakdancing to the 2024 Paris Olympics. In the same year, the 39th plenary session of the Asian Olympic Council clarified that the Hangzhou Asian Games would add a new breakdance event, and breakdance officially joined the Asian Games family, successfully stepping onto the world sports stage.
As one of the "youngest" Asian Games events, what are the main advantages of breakdancing?
The technical operation director of this competition, Meng Changqing, introduced that the competition is mainly divided into qualification rounds, TOP32, TOP16, round robin rounds, TOP8, semi-finals, third place matches, championship matches and other schedules.
Taking the qualification competition as an example, the accompaniment will be played randomly on site, and the contestants will perform impromptu performances within 60 seconds. The on-site judges will rate the contestants based on their performance; The contestants who enter the TOP32 will engage in a one-on-one "PK".
According to the schedule, the top 16 players in the men's and women's groups will be determined in the competition on July 1st. Previously, in preparation for the 2023 WDSF Asian Breakdance Championships, the China Sports Dance Federation also formed a national breakdance training team, with top Chinese breakdance dancers such as Shang Xiaoyu, Qi Xiangyu, Liu Qingyi, and Zeng Yingying participating. Among them, Chinese Bgirl athlete Liu Qingyi once won the Olympic points race in France. The strength of players from Japan, South Korea, and Kazakhstan should not be underestimated.
This Asian Championships belongs to the Olympic points competition, and the Olympic points earned by the contestants are the same as those of the BfG World Series series. The male and female group champions and runners up, with a total of four contestants, will receive a spot to directly qualify for next year's Olympics, thus attracting excellent athletes from various Asian countries to participate.
The reporter learned that this competition is based on the standards of the Asian Games main event, creating a full process and full element professional event, testing the level of the Asian Games main event venue operation team, event support level, etc., to do a comprehensive warm-up for the Asian Games.
