Calgary breakers balance athleticism, art ahead of national championships [Video]

Two Calgary breakers are getting ready to compete at the upcoming Canadian championships with a trip to the world championships on the line.

Known as the premiere one-on-one breaking competition in the world, the Red Bull BC One National Final will take place in Montreal on April 26.

Gomo Cabarroguis and Jesse Holdbrook will join four other b-boys and b-girls from the region at the national finals after they qualified in the regional cyphers in early April.

“It’s super cool,” said Cabarroguis, who has been breaking for 20 years. His background is theatre and music and he credits Calgary’s culture for inspiring him to keep pursuing his dream.

“Calgary has a very, very rich history going way back even into the ’90s that has influenced Canada in general,” he explained. “Since we’re a smaller city we have a lot of time to flourish our style ourselves, the way we express through dance.”

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