Red Bull BC One

B-Boy Omar brought his best dance moves to the Soccer Circus, Playnation in Mirdif City Centre on Friday 1st June and won a chance to break his way into the Red Bull BC One World Final in Brazil this December. Indeed, after 2 successful years of regional breaking competitions, Red Bull Breaking has now reached a global platform and merged with the high-caliber and renowned Red Bull BC One 2012 international contest.

The battle for the title of world champion began with national cyphers, and on Friday 1st June, Omar Boubaya went head-to-head with 15 of the UAE’s best B-Boys, winning the opportunity to represent his country in the regional qualifier held in Egypt this September. From there, the lucky winner heads to Rio de Janeiro for the much-coveted worldwide finals.

UAE cypher saw 16 B-Boys compete, with eight qualifying to the second round, four to the quarter-finals, two to the semi-finals and finally, one winner. B-Boy Omar brought the crowd to their feet with his stellar and entertaining dancing talent and foot-stomping beats, impressing luminaries of the international B-Boy scene, judges B-Boy Lamine and B-Boy Cico.

Having garnered international acclaim as B-Boys themselves, the judges evaluated contestants based on three pivotal skills: technique, innovation and dance flow.

“I danced for my life! My dreams are finally coming true and I am truly honored to have won the first stage of the world’s biggest breaking competition. I am, of course, so proud to be representing the UAE in the regional qualifiers in Egypt,” said Omar. “I still have a long way to go and am going to continue to enhance my performances with intense training and preparation in the lead-up to the next stage. I am aiming for nothing less than the title of world champion!

This is the 2nd consecutive win for B Boy Omar as he had clinched the title of Red Bull Breaking in the UAE Qualifier last year.

With over 60 local cyphers taking place across the globe, and six continental qualifier battles, the competition remains stiff to find the cream of the crop in today’s global breaking circuit. While the winners of each six qualifiers (hosted in Mexico, the USA, the Netherlands, Russia, Egypt and New Zealand) are guaranteed a spot in the finals, 10 additional contestants will also be selected by a team of experts, for a total of 16 worldwide finalists partaking in Brazil. There, the B-Boys will dance their way to victory in adrenalin-inducing performances replete with high-energy moves, fast footwork and cutting-edge styles.