Breaking Is Still Alive And Well At Red Bull BC One
The Denver cypher highlighted B-Boy Aloz and B-Girl India, who keep the culture rooted in Hip-Hop’s beginning, in good hands
Denver stood as the center of breaking culture earlier this month when Red Bull BC One touched down for its regional cypher. The weekend brought breakers together to share techniques, learn new skills, and, most of all, compete. The lineup of talent included B-Boy Aloz out of Minneapolis and 18-year-old B-Girl India, representing Chicago and her crew Phase Two.
Although only one of them advanced, both left a mark, especially for the next wave of Black breakers, keeping tradition alive. For Aloz, the road to Denver was built on years of grinding — not just in the gym, but in the kind of community that shapes a breaker’s creative spirit. He began experimenting with movement in eighth grade, after watching a friend pull a backspin at a school dance.
What looked like a flex was actually the beginning of a lifestyle. “I always treated it as a hobby slash career,” he explained. “This is a hobby of mine that I’m very passionate about, and it has given me a lot of opportunities.
” Jason Chandler Between training sessions and an EMS internship on his journey to become a full-time firefighter, Aloz arrived in Denver activated. Finishing fourth in the men’s round, he showed the floor what Minneapolis has been building quietly for years. India’s story is one already in motion.
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