"Hirosaki Dance Festival 2014" was held on May 17 at Iwaki Cultural Center Asoberu (Kata, Hirosaki City). Workshops and talk sessions were held on the 15th, 16th and 18th, gathering young people from inside and outside the prefecture who are aiming to be break dancers.

In the fourth event of the year, the regions that sought participation in the Red Bull BC One Japan Cypher Japan final qualifying round of the world contest "Red Bull BC One" Qualifying "Red Bull BC One Hirosaki Cypher" was held. Break dance battle and street dancers of all genres are divided into two contents of 4 to 12 crews to compete in a freestyle crew battle, and among the 283 dancers who entered, there are applications from Tokyo and Okinawa. There was also a person.

The winner of the Red Bull BC One Hirosaki Cypher is "JUST FIT" Ken Takehisa. At last year's tournament, he participated in the national competition with a judge's recommendation frame, but this year he won the championship with his ability. "Hirosaki is a small local city compared to the rest of the country, but this tournament serves as a window to the world. I am happy to win such a tournament," he said. In the freestyle crew battle, 12 break dancer crew “Wiza RdZ” representing Hirosaki won the championship. Although the average age was 21 years old, he won the championship with the dance and teamwork that attracted the audience.

Mr. Nobuo Iwabuchi of the "Hirosaki Arts Dance Executive Committee" sponsored the event. "Hirosaki has been selected as one of the five regional qualifying venues in Japan because the dance level is nationally recognized." Speak to. On the other hand, it is only at Hirosaki venue that the admission fee is set to be free, and the content that allows dancers other than Bboy to participate is also included in the event.

The competition was held as a "Dance & Performance Inviting Project" and held a variety of content including not only Red Bull BC One Hirosaki Cypher, but also freestyle crew battles and dance showcases. "Thanks to the city's support, many people could see it. I would like to lower the threshold of dance in a good way and make it a culture here," Iwabuchi said. On May 15, Taisuke, who has won championships at overseas competitions, will perform a break dance at Bunkyo Elementary School in the city. On 16th and 18th, in addition to holding dance workshops in various genres, guests had talk sessions at Hirosaki University (Bunkyo-cho) and Machinaka Information Center (Dote-cho).