The Request dance crew from Auckland has won the Gold Medal in the Adult Division at the World Hip-Hop Dance Championships, held in Las Vegas yesterday. This was a fantastic effort in a competition that includes 200 crews from 28 different countries.
The video above has the routine, a great emotional reaction to winning and a haka from supporters and other NZ competitors. Last year they won the Varsity (Under 19 Division) title, and this year they stepped up to the Adult Division. They hail from Penrose, and are multi-cultural group, featuring dancers of Samoan, Tongan, Rarotongan, Chinese, Japanese, Maori and Pakeha descent.
Awesome effort.
(Hat Tip, I love this, Hamish Keith)
Awesome. Love hip hop. Especially the Blackeyed Peas track!!
Stage Challenge grown up!
I don’t usually pay much attention to hip-hop music or dance, but this was effing amazing to watch. Congratulations Request!
Big ups for the champs
Heh, looks like Labours investment in Hip Hop tours is paying off
http://www.national.org.nz/Article.aspx?ArticleId=2378
Great news … loved the seeing the hip hop team that John Key brought to the Pacific last year. They were a hit. Although Grant, with that line up I doubt they will be hipping and hopping at any Jone Harawira events.
Wasn’t it the Nats that railed against spending on hip hop and labelled it socialistic and wasteful?
I wonder if the Great and Esteemed Leader will want a photo op with these highly talented kids?
iThink they were awesome they well deserved first place good on you girls. i can’t stop
Congratulations Request!!! You girls rokk 2 da maxx!!! Hopefully you’ll get some exposure in the media here in NZ about your amazing achievement on the world stage!!! Congratulations too to all the other NZ crews who participated…it must’ve taken a tremendous amount of support to get you all over to Vegas to show the world that we got “skeels” down here too!!! Can’t wait to see what happens next year…peace!!!