The "High School Street Dance Grand Prix 2023" will be held in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, to decide the top high school team. This is the first tournament to be held, and on March 19th, 30 unique teams that won two preliminary tournaments competed in the finals.
※Top image: "Additional 01 First Champion Nishogakusha University High School POPPING Team"
Before the tournament, the organizers had a warm message for the participants: "Please enjoy this stage to the fullest. We hope you will find joy in the fact that you have met these friends and been able to take on what could be a difficult battle in these limited three years, and that you will find value in more than just winning."
The final competition on March 19th featured a variety of dance styles, including hip hop, popping, and freestyle, so rather than scoring each section, the judges watched the shows and made an overall judgment.
The POPPING team "Butterfly Effect" from Nishogakusha University High School won the high-level competition and became the first champions!
Other results were as follows:
2nd PLACE CIERA (FREESTYLE/Tokyo Metropolitan Komae High School)
3rd PLACE Superb (HIP HOP/Eimei High School)
4th PLACE CRASH (FREESTYLE/Chiba Prefectural Hakuryo High School)
5th PLACE Team Nimatsu (POPPING/Nimatsu Gakusha University High School)
SPECIAL PRIZE "WARA" B-BOYZ mini (BREAKING/Bunan High School)
SPECIAL PRIZE Winate (FREESTYLE/Chiba Keiai High School)
Why was the event held in Yokosuka? "Bringing unity to the city through dance"
Kenchi Tachibana and Tetsuya Tetsuya of the popular dance and vocal group EXILE, who were appointed as "Yokosuka Promotion Ambassadors" in October 2016, presented us with the "Yokosuka Original Dance." This memorable song was performed by children in the city at the "42nd Yokosuka Mikoshi Parade" held in October 2018, and has since been performed at large-scale events by dance clubs from junior and senior high schools in the city.
[Yokosuka City Official Channel] 42nd Yokosuka Mikoshi Parade "Yokosuka Original Dance"
As part of efforts to develop a town where children can grow up with hope, the area is turning its attention to dance, which has become popular in recent years. In order to create an opportunity for both residents and visitors to enjoy the area, the area has collaborated with Adhip Co., Ltd., which runs a large-scale high school dance competition in Osaka Prefecture. The area will host the High School Street Dance Grand Prix 2023, a street dance contest limited to high school dance clubs and clubs.
Nowadays, more and more people are practicing street dance in dance studios, but it originated on the streets. If you move your body freely to the music in the exotic city of Yokosuka, it is a new era culture that is integrated with the urban. Dance, which is also an urban sport, will surely be the catalyst that will lead Yokosuka City to become "a more exciting city" in the future.
The High School Street Dance Grand Prix is scheduled to be held next year and beyond.
While cheering on the passion of the high school dancers, be sure to also pay attention to Yokosuka City's new sports culture, urban development through dance.
High School Street Dance Grand Prix 2023
※The tournament has ended.
■First qualifying tournament: January 29, 2023 Yokosuka City Cultural Center (large hall)
■Second qualifying tournament February 23, 2023 Yokosuka City Cultural Center (large hall)
■Finals March 19, 2023 Yokosuka Arts Theatre (Large Theatre)
Organizer: Adhip Inc. https://www.dancedelight.net/corporate/
Co-sponsored by Fulcrum Squad Co., Ltd., Yokosuka City, Yokosuka Tourism Promotion and Promotion Executive Committee
