Lagaet

LAGAET: GUERREIRO PORTUGUÊS VENCE ETAPA DE BARCELONA DA RED BULL BC ONE Lagaet tem fibra de gladiador, embora o tenha provado não numa arena romana, mas num Teatro Grego. O guerreiro que ostentava as cores portuguesas voou simplesmente mais alto do que todos os outros, garantindo um lugar na final de St Petersburgo. Parabéns Lagaet!

Other Interests: Audiovisual
Other Profession: Teacher, event organiser

Titles

• 2009 1st place
  FIACLY Battle Iberica Salamanca 4vs4 , Spain
• 2009 1st place
  Battle Chicharra 2vs2, Spain
• 2009 2nd place
  R16 1vs1, Incheon - South Korea
• 2009 2nd place
  “Coupe Du Monde Massy” Humanitaria 5vs5 , France
• 2009 2nd place
  New Hope 1vs1, Sacramento - California
• 2009 Participated
  Red Bull BC One Nova Iorque
• 2008 1st place
  Bboy insticts Luxemburgo
• 2008 1st place
  International Battle Pessac 3vs3, Bordeus - França
• 2008 1st place
  Mighty 4 Portugal, 3vs3, Porto - Portugal
• 2008 1st place
  Top 30 Spain, Caceres
• 2008 1st place
  National bboy champ Crew vs Crew, Portugal
• 2007 1st place
  National bboy champ Crew vs Crew, Portugal
• 2007 Participated
  Red Bull BC One 2007, Paris - France

Profile
LAGAET is the winner of the Red Bull BC One Qualifier Barcelona 2011 and will represent Portugal in the finals in Moscow in November. He didn’t expect to win the Qualifier in Spain, since he had been injured and actually battled against his doctors advice. We missed Lagaet on the battle scene last year, since he had a one-year contract for the Michael Jackson Tribute Show in the Casinos in Portugal. Then, this year in January, he had to have knee surgery and didn’t know if he would really be able to battle in the Qualifier till the last minute.

Warrior-like in his approach, he declares that he is prepared to annihilate “everyone and anything!” His battle tactics change from battle to battle but what is most important to him, every time, when competing is showing attitude, creativity, being well rounded and dancing on beat! In fact, what he most enjoys about B-Boying is the “B-Boy attitude”. He specializes in his own stylized power moves. One thing that LAGAET never wants to do in a battle is touch his opponent. This is a major violation when battling and can lead to a dancer being disqualified.

LAGAET first witnessed B-Boying in 2002 when he saw a friend from school performing power moves, the most visually dynamic and aerial moves in the B-Boy dance form. He was amazed and became inspired to try them himself. He has been dancing for over seven years. Although, as a dancer he focuses only on the foundational Hip Hop dance form of B-Boying, he is also an entrepreneur, organizing B-Boy/b-girl jams as well as dance workshops for DanceFact, the Momentum Crew’s dance school. Momentum Crew is also the organizer of the Eurobattle, one of the big international B-Boy events.

Highlights that LAGAET has most enjoyed in his career as a B-Boy include performing in Siberia, Ireland, France, Holland and R-16 Korea. LAGAET is very honored and thrilled to have been selected to represent his crew and his crew colors in the United States at the 2009 RED BULL BC ONE.

LAGAET credits his fellow members in Momentum crew as being most influential for him as a dancer. “The way we practice… the way they dance brings me inspiration and motivation to grow and represent this union and family even more!” says LAGAET

LAGAET has much to be thankful for and appears to have everything going for him in terms of being a rising star in the B-Boy scene. He enjoys strong support from his mother and his family in Portugal. He is sponsored by both RED BULL Portugal and Puma. He works regularly performing solo and with his crew. He enjoys teaching dance workshops daily at his school. His talent has been showcased on several DVDs including Eurobattle and Battle of the Year. He is encouraged that the B-Boy scene in his country is growing and feels that his crew enjoys the support of the community. LAGAET adds, “It’s good to live in a small but cool place like Portugal.” LAGAET aspires to improve as a B-Boy, make more things happen for himself and the Momentum Crew and establish a future full of success for his dance school, the events that he organizes and other endeavors.

LAGAET knows what pressure is placed upon RED BULL BC ONE battle judges and feels for them, explaining, “I wish them all the best and that they do a good job...judging is not easy to do!”