Record number of competitors: Intense battles were held at the Estonian Championships.

On Saturday, the elite of street dancers gathered at Peetri School near Tallinn to determine the 2024 champions at the Estonian Open Championships in breaking and street dance styles. winners of the year This time, there were participants from very different countries present, the most exotic of them even from South Korea In breakdancing, the representatives from Lithuania and Latvia took the cream, while the Estonians were also successful in upright dances.

Coordinator Mari Venski of the Estonian Street Dancers Union noted that it was the most successful competition held so far, and for several reasons. “We indeed had a record number of competitors present, two new categories, licensed judges, and a new visual solution for the evaluation system. It was great to see completely new faces”, Venski confirmed. According to her, good competition helps to raise the level of Estonians. Participants also came from countries such as Belgium, France, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, and Lithuania.

The jury consisted of B-girl Candy from New York, Renegade from England, and B-Boy Emmanouel Fox of Greek descent. In addition to Renegade, the upright styles were judged by Oskar Supreme from Sweden, Marcio of Portuguese descent who traveled from Sweden, and Birgit Käsper, who selected the best in the dancehall category, which was included for the first time.

According to Venski, the foreign guests praised the organization, and the judges, who have evaluated competitions in Estonia before, noted that the level improves with each event. “We constantly strive to develop the competitions to be on par with top competitions in Europe and to bring more recognition to our country in the world. This year, there are still three more cup stages ahead,” said the coordinator of the Estonian Street Dancers Union.

Winners of the breakdancing categories:
Breaking Kids 1vs1 (up to 12 years old) – B-Boy Drama (Simas Kaušylas) (LT)
– Breaking Juunior 1vs1 (13-16 aastased) – B-Boy E-Soul (Edgars Anckiņš) (LV)
– Breaking Open Adults 1vs1 (17+) – B-Boy NarekTheShow (Nareks Hacatrjans) (LV)

Winners of the upright street dance categories:
– Locking 1vs1 – Groofy (Phinehas Asomadu) (BE)
– Popping 1vs1 – Felix Dice (LT)
– House 1vs1 – Kristo Oeselg (EST)
– Dancehall 1vs1 – Sofia Raidjuk (EST)
– Hip-Hop Junior 1vs1 (kuni 14.a) – Stefaniya Lopatina (EST)
– Hip-Hop 1vs1 (15+a) – Janeli Kunnberg (EST)
– Streetdance Showcase – 1. place JJ-Street Popping (EST), 2. place Strike a Pose (EST), 3. place Di Vybzee (EST)

In addition to the winners, the Estonian champions were also determined, consisting of those Estonians who reached the furthest in their categories.

2024. Estonian champions of the year:
– Breaking Kids 1vs1 – Kirsti Adoson
K- Breaking Junior 1vs1 – Agata Ehin
– B-Girl Adults 1vs1 – Melani Väits
– Locking 1vs1 – Kertu Kibal
– Popping 1vs1 – Rene Koitjärv
– House 1vs1 – Kristo Oeselg
– Dancehall 1vs1 – Sofia Raidjuk
– Hip-Hop Junior 1vs1 – Stefaniya Lopatina
– Hip-Hop 15+ 1vs1 – Janeli Kunnberg

The Estonian Street Dancers Union has been organizing cup competitions since 2021. since 2021 and also compiles a ranking in Estonia for both breakdancing and upright street dances. Estonian cup and championship competitions are organized in cooperation with the Estonian Dance Sports Union.

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