Red Bull BC One

**Titles** - **2006 1st place** Fantastik Dance, Romania - **2007 1st place** Voodoo Session II, Romania - **2007 1st place** B-Boyz All Over The Floor, Romania - **2008 1st place** Summer Hazard, Romania - **2008 1st place** 202 Dance Battle, Romania - **2010 1st place** Xen Jam, Romania - **2010 1st place** Back In Action, Romania - **2010 1st place** Get Down, Romania - **2011 1st place** The Jam Chapter III, Hungary - **2012 1st place** Red Bull BC One Cypher Romania **Profile** Marian Octavian-Mihai aka FRANKE’ was born in Bacau, Romania. He started dancing in 2003, at the age of 14, inspired by local B-Boys. The level of Breaking and knowledge about th culture in his hometown at that time was very low. At first, he was part of a local crew named “Extrem” who later changed its name into “Activisionz.” At present, FRANKE’ is a member of the “Freakquency” crew from Bucharest and “Chosen Children” from his hometown – just him and a good friend. In 2005, at a jam, FRANKE’ met the people who would soon be his new friends and crewmates. A year later,“Freakquency” was born. FRANKE’ quit school in 2007, to focuse more on the dance and studying the culture of Hip Hop. He started discovering himself in 2008-2009 and developed his own style and philosophy of dance and life. This was the time when he felt he truly started dancing. In 2009e he started school again, but only part time. FRANKE’ has a unique style of dance and describes it as spiritual. He conquered the Romanian B-Boy scene very quickly, winning most of the B-Boy jams with his crew or by himself, but he believes that winning a contest is not the most important thing. It doesn’t give him any spiritual satisfaction. He battles in contests most for representing his hometown and crews and to make his loved ones happy when he wins. FRANKE’ believes that God or The Divine Force (or whatever you want to call it) is doing all the work. He believes he is only “a messenger” of The Divine Force, just sending spiritual energy to the Universe and back to people through his dance. Now, besides Breaking, he is focuses on experimental dance theatre.