Crazy Breakjunkies & IBE Winterjam weekend

What a weekend!

Last weekend, The Ruggeds organized two events that, despite the changed corona measures, were both very well attended.

Saturday we celebrated the 7th edition of Breakjunkies in Eindhoven. After some raw 2v2 battles, Zoopreme and Phil have been named ultimate winners. Zoopreme can be extra proud because he also has the 7toSmoke battle in his pocket!

On Sunday Crashfest took place as part of IBE Winterjam in Heerlen. Lee was on a roll and took the belt for a second year in a row and is the first ever back to back winner!

We are extremely grateful to everyone who helped make these events possible and to all the dancers who attended. Thank you all for the amazing vibes!

Special thanks to: Prince Bernhard Cultuur Fonds, FPK, culture Eindhoven and the Province of North Brabant

Recap: The Ruggeds at Red Bull BC One

Last night, November 6, the 20th edition of the Red Bull BC One World Championships took place in Gdansk. This is the annual solo competition that the breakdance scene is all about. This year, four dancers from the Dutch breakdance crew The Ruggeds achieved a place in the top 16. Never before have so many members of the same crew been in the world final at the same time.

Prior to the world championships, there will be 16 matches (cyphers) where B-boys and B-girls from all over the world can compete for a place in the final. During these Cyphers, crew members Zoopreme, Tawfiq and Lagaet have already qualified. Two days before the final, on November 4, fourth member Lee also secured his spot during the BC One Last Chance Cypher.

Dancers Zoopreme, Tawfiq and Lee won their first battles and advanced to the quarterfinals where Tawfiq and Lee even faced each other. Lee took the win and made it to the semi-finals. A very exceptional achievement for a special group.

In the video below you can see the performance of Lee during the BC One Last Chance Cypher 💛

Lagaet at Red Bull BC One - interview

B-boy Lagaet takes the stage at the Red Bull BC One World Final tonight. This is his third participation, but for the first time as part of The Ruggeds. Although this weekend has been crazy busy for all the dancers, he still took the time to answer some questions for us.

This is your third time participating at the world final, but the first time as a member of The Ruggeds. How do you feel about being part of our crew and being here with 4 other crewmembers?

Yesss, this is my 3rd time at the World Final. I participated in 2009 in New York, in 2011 in Moscow and now in 2021 in Gdansk, Poland.

We‘ve been doing a lot together for years! It’s a blessing to finally represent the crew 100%. It is history being made to have 4 members of the same crew on this stage, this energy that we have together is gold!✨

We’ve been on tour in Sweden this last month prior to BC One. Did you get a chance to train properly? And how did you prepare while travelling so much?

That was a busy month man… We were touring in Sweden for three weeks, plus preparing for Battle Of The Year and Red Bull BC One. Organisation is key 🔑

You’ve been selected to battle Bart. How do you feel about that?

Its gonna be an interesting battle, I think a lot of people want to see it 😄 But it could be anyone, I’m here to represent my Caribbean roots and my Crews!

- The Ruggeds & Momentum -

Any final words?

🤍 Life is now 🤍

On behalf of The Ruggeds Family, we wish him, Lee, Tawfiq and Zoopreme all the luck tonight!

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The Ruggeds at Red Bull BC One

An amazing achievement! 💛

No less than 4 of the 16 participants in the Red Bull BC One World Champions are members of The Ruggeds! Lagaet, Tawfiq and Zoopreme were already lined up, and Lee's great performance on the Last Chance Cypher can also add him to the list. super proud!

Red Bull BC One: Ruggeds Edition 👁🖐🏾