Kempton group takes beat title
Eight dance crews descended on Walter Sisulu Square with one thing on their minds: Red Bull Beat Battle Glory
KEMPTON Park based Freeze Frame won the Red Bull Beat Battle in Soweto on Saturday evening.
Freeze Frame was one of eight dance crews who descended on Walter Sisulu Square with one thing on their minds: Red Bull beat battle glory.
A clash of street dance styles from pantsula to hip hop, breaking and isbhujwa saw one crew claim victory above the rest – hip hop crew Freeze Frame.
The Kempton crew went up against defending champions, The Prophelaz, in the final and came out on top.
Team leader, Brendon Grobler, was ecstatic: “This is something we’ve wanted for a very long time. We knew we just needed to practice hard and put the time in. Tonight was completely overwhelming. It was so great to have so much love and support from the crowd. We went in as hard as we could from the beginning and it paid off.”
The panel of judges comprised some of South Africa’s most formidable dance talents and had their work cut out for them. Somizi Mhlongo, Lorna Maseko, Vouks Nojokes and Tumi Tladi were not the only judges, as the audience played fifth judge and had a say in who took home the title.
Somizi was incredibly emotional after the event.
“I’m so inspired by what I saw on that stage tonight, so much talent and so much passion. Every single crew brought their A game tonight. They’ve reminded me that I’m so lucky to do this as a profession.”
