The dance contest “Red Bull BC One Hirosaki Cypher 2016” will be held on July 2 at Hirosaki University Bunkyo Campus (Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki City).

The tournament will be one of the domestic qualifying events leading to the world championship of the world's largest 1on1 break dance battle contest "Red Bull BC One", which will be the 13th year this year.

It has been held every year in Hirosaki City since 2011, and this year will be the first outdoor event in three years. The preliminary stage will be set up near the library on the main gate of the Bunkyo campus.

Nobuo Iwabuchi of the dance studio "FUNKY STADIUM" (Yamado-cho), which hosts the tournament, said, "This year, the world finals will be held in Nagoya in December, and you can feel world-class dance battles close to you." speak.

The competition is currently accepting entries. According to Mr. Iwabuchi, this year, there will be entries from Kyushu as well. "Just Fit, who participated in the Asian Games in 2014 as the Japan national team, and Nori, who became the Japanese national team last year, participated in the Hirosaki competition. Hirosaki this year is getting the most attention."

Mr. Iwabuchi said, "For the first time in the world," it was held on the university campus. "Although it is sometimes called the school from which I was born, the children who started dancing after seeing the competition held in 2011 are now at the same university and are growing up to belong to the dance circle. There are deep emotions," he said.

It is said that the number of fans who visit every year is increasing. "Some fans in their 80s have been waiting in line before the start of the show. DJs often play songs from the 1970s to the 80s, so I enjoy watching them while dancing," he says with a smile.

Open at 15:00 and start at 16:00. The main battle is from 18:00. free entrance.