Aiming for the top, all together! "4th National High School Nihon Odori Street Dance Battle"
(TOP image) Winning team “Divasto” (Kanagawa Prefectural Kawasakikita High School)
On Sunday, November 4, 2018, the "4th National High School Nihon Odori Street Dance Battle" was held at Nihon Odori (special stage in front of the Kanagawa Prefectural Office in Naka Ward, Yokohama).
At the competition, high school students from all over the country who made it through the preliminary rounds competed in the entertainment and technique of street dances such as hip hop, jazz hip hop, rocking, popping, breaking, and house dance.
The Kanto Preliminary Tournament was held from 9:00 a.m., and the 30 teams that won the online contest showed off their skills on a special stage on Nihon Odori Street. After the Kanto Preliminary Tournament, there will be a performance by the Fukushima Prefectural Yumoto High School Hula Dance Team, which won the grand prize at the 8th Hula Girls Koshien, and a guest performance of ``Former Action,'' which is extremely popular for dancers and aspiring dancers. There was a showcase.
Fukushima Prefectural Yumoto High School Hula Dance Team
“Former Action” guest showcaseFrom left: Mr. KITE, chairman of the judging committee, Mr. MADOKA
They performed an impromptu performance while the stage was slipping due to rain.
Students stare intently at the performance of their admired dancer.
On Nihon Odori, there will also be food trucks and Miyagi and Fukushima prefecture product exhibitions!
``Let's start from Fukushima. Kibitan'' The Kibitan is working with the Fukushima prefecture reconstruction symbol character ``Kibitan'' to promote Fukushima prefecture products.
Miuraya, a popular delicatessen restaurant in Sendai AsaichiWe are proud of our Sendai miso karaage and Ishinomaki yakisoba, which won the B-1 Grand Prix.
Fried chicken "ROCKET CHICKEN"
There were also cafes and crepe kitchen trucks.
Due to rain, the national tournament was moved to the Yokohama City Port Opening Memorial Hall in the afternoon and held indoors.
Unfortunately, "Magical Dance Connect" has been cancelled.
Starts with announcement of Kanto qualifying results
(Judges) Second from the right: DJ HIROKING, SaUrl, Revety YUI
A sign language interpreter was on stage.
The scene of the venue after the Kanto qualifying results were announced. It was impressive to see the teacher crying with joy.
The venue was united by the enthusiastic support from the audience seats.
Guest showcase by “Revety” (Right: TAKARA, Left: YUI)
The national tournament consisted of one team from Hokkaido and Tohoku who won the online contest, four teams from the Kansai region, two teams from the Kyushu region who won the preliminaries held in various regions, and eight teams from the Kanto preliminaries held in the morning. A total of 15 teams competed.
Opening remarks by Kanagawa Prefectural Governor Kuroiwa
The year before last, the championship flag was returned from last year's two-year winning team "waiwai"
Performance by “waiwai”
Are all the people in the national tournament really high school students? The level was so high that I was drawn into that world, and I felt like I had more power than the students. I think it must have been difficult for the judges to give scores.
From the teams that advanced to the national competition, the winners, runners-up, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place were announced and awarded.
Victory
"Divasto (Kanagawa Prefectural Kawasaki Kita High School)"
According to team captain Nakamura-san, aside from the intensive practice before the competition, the students prioritized their studies at a set time.
runner-up
"Sonam (Kyoto Bunkyo High School)"
3rd place
"lil lock (Toko Gakuen High School)"
4th place
"SJDC. (Sendai Jonan High School)"
5th place
“FUNKY☆QB (Seika Gakuen Seika Girls’ High School)”
6th place
"Peafowl (Osaka City Panai High School)"
Overall comments from the judges
The judges talked about the importance of what you can gain from dancing (club activity) based on their own experiences, and encouraged the students' future.
(Judges) From the right: Chairperson KITE, MARI KODA, SALLY, SUZUKI YUSUKE
The National High School Nihon Odori Street Dance Battle is where future stars may be born. The next time the event is held, the level may be even higher. I'm really looking forward to it!
"4th National High School Nihon Odori Street Dance Battle"
[Date and time] November 4, 2018 (Sunday) Kanto qualifying round from 9:00am National tournament from 2:00pm
[Venue] Yokohama City, Nihon Odori Street, Kanagawa Prefectural Office /Yokohama City Port Opening Memorial Hall
[Sponsor] 4th National High School Nihon Odori Street Dance Battle Executive Committee
