London’s freshest monthly bboying competition King of the Underground kicked off on Friday night at the Trocadero. The competition was an inauguration of the city’s newest training spot.
The location is an underground passage connecting Piccadilly Circus tube station to the Trocadero. It is open 7 days a week. From 10am to midnight, Sunday to Thursday, and till 1am Friday and Saturday. It has numerous working power points located throughout the room and entry is FREE!
With a total of 7 crowns to be awarded in 6 different categories, Kings of the Underground featured Krumpers, Lockers, Poppers, B-girls and B-boys.
Disaster struck the 1st time event organisers early on when their sound system failed. But with cool heads and quick thinking a new amp was rapidly sourced and the event ran as planned, if somewhat behind schedule.
MCs Stefan and Damien, due to the earlier sound problems, were left without a microphone and their work cut out. Inspiration struck and Stefan used the crowd to holler for the dancers M.I.A and running the risk of being disqualified.
J-Realz, pulling some of the ugliest faces in Hip Hop, stomped his way to becoming this month’s King of the Krumpers.
Diva-J stole the show with her fresh-faced talent in the locking battles. The 10yr old, with a cheeky smile, out-styled seasoned locker Optimus Funk in the final round.
B-boy Spectrum chain-smoked his way through his rival suitors for August’s crown in the b-boy solos.
With only 5 b-girls willing to throw-down, the format of the b-girl competition was changed from a 1-on-1 to a 5-to-smoke. When b-girl Candice and b-girl Shorty met on the dance floor for the 3rd time, they had clocked-up 4 rounds apiece. Shorty took August’s tiara, 5 rounds to 4.
B-boy Tofu and b-boy Banana of the East London crew Secret Recipe battled it out against b-boy Buzz and b-boy ROFLcopter of Stray Animals (a.k.a Topless Crew – perhaps one male bonding session too far) for the title fight in the 2 on 2s. Matched in energy, style and musicality the crowd vociferously contested the judge’s decision. Buzz and ROFLcopter with their topless no-handed mills were the first breakers to be crowned London's Kingz of the Underground.
King of the Underground was (and the organisers say) will continue to be a FREE event, taking b-boying back to the city streets where it began.
looking good - thanks for the address
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