The first ever National Breaking Championship was held on July 10th in Orlando, Florida. The event, sponsored by Red Bull, was organized by Shaolin Productions Freestyle Session Cross1 and live streamed by Stance. The
event was held to pick two b-boys and two b-girls to represent the USA at the WDSF World Breaking Championship in October. In the boy’s division, Victor Montalvo won the final battle and will represent the USA. In the girl’s division, the
final battle was won by Isis who is not a USA citizen and so the honor of being the top qualified BGirl representing USA is the second place finisher, Logistx. Let’s meet our top 2 qualified representatives:
Victor Montalvo
Hailing from Orlando, Florida, B-Boy Victor is a member of Squadron crew, MF Kidz and Red Bull BC One All Stars. At the age of six he was taught the basics of breaking by his fathe, lost interest, and then took it on seriously at the age of 11
when encouraged by his cousin. Since he started battling at the age of 14, Victor has gone on to win multiple solo competitions all around the world, including winning the 2012 Montreal Skill-O-Meter, the 2015 Hip Opsession, 2015 Silverback
Open, 2015 Freestyle Session, the 2015 Red Bull BC One World Final, and the 2017 Undisputed World B-Boy Series solo competition. Alex Herrmann wrote for Redbull, “Victor is a student of the original generation b-boys, those who created the
moves and style he carries on today. He cites BC One All Stars Roxrite, Lil G and Neguin as influences, along with New York's legendary Rock Steady Crew. To Victor, a good dancer should be humble and "always keep learning and always think
like a student." He believes there's no room for jealousy or ego – you should just do 'you' and be positive. Victor’s admiration of his idols will be familiar to many high level ballroom dancers who strive to learn from the greats but strive
to make the dancing their own “A lot of b-boys listen to the OGs, but they don’t really add it to their breaking because they think, ‘Oh, that’s a bunch of old guys talking crap, they don’t know anything’” commented Victor. “But those simple
steps they have can make a big impact. I take everything, even the simple things, and make them my own." "I can dance, I can do all the crazy acrobatic stuff, I have style and I respect the culture," Victor said. "I have knowledge of where
it came from, and I try to be original, too. I have everything, I’m an all-around b-boy. That's what sets me apart." Victor also likes to be involved with other aspects of the culture. "Nowadays, most people just do one thing," he said. "I
feel like going into other stuff like DJing and MCing really helps your breaking. You get inspired more."
Logistx
Logistx was given her name by her father who noted that she always needed an organized plan and logistical explanation for everything that she did. She burst upon the scene when at the age of 16 she defeated four of the top B-Girl's on the breaking
scene to win the 2018 Silverback Open B-Girl competition. Emmanuel Adelekun reported for Red Bull that Logistx attended a dance showcase at the Arena LA and performed the solo piece, Who You Are, which was choreographed by Emmy award-winning
choreographer, B-Boy D-Trix. After her performance Logistx performed an exhibition battle against the Red Bull BC One All Stars, with her crew Underground Flow and when the battle ended, Ronnie picked up the mic and told Logistx, in front
of the whole audience, that the BC One All Stars wanted to ask her to join them as their newest and youngest crew member. Logistx’s father encouraged her to do gymnastics in order to improve her breaking. "I did gymnastics and that was a lot
of conditioning and strength training," Logistx says. "And they teach you how to channel that power with tumbling and apparatus like the bars. I feel that's where I got a lot of my strength from. Power moves like flares came easier for me
because I had this shoulder and upper body strength." Dance did not come easy for Logistx, who credits pioneer hip-hop dancer Shotyme for helping her learn how to dance. She says that Shotyme taught her how to dance, about getting the essence,
how to listen to the music and how to use her arms the hip-hop way. He also encouraged her to fuse her hip-hop dance into her battling and breaking, which evolved her style a lot. Logistx’s RedBull profile page says: “Logistx foresees her
evolution as an artist extending beyond just one type of dance. She enjoys learning and exploring what dance, art and music all have to offer. Choreography is also an important part of her life. Passionate about being an artist, her intent
is to inspire others to also do what they love, just like others have inspired her.”
Joining Victor and Logistx in representing #TeamUSA will be the second highest qualified BBoy Nelzwon of Florida and second highest qualified BGirl Pep-C of Indiana.
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