“The boys will represent Nepal at a friendship match with the Thailand B-Boys in Bangkok on December 18 and 19,” informed Usha Gurung, the Managing Director of the Nepal Sports Dance Training Institute/B Boy-B Girl (NSDTI) at the press conference organized by NSDTI and Rotaract Club of Mount Everest on Tuesday, December 15 at Nepal Tourism Board in Kathmandu.
“B-Boying is a dance form that mixes different genres such as break, popping-locking, and even has elements of sports from gymnastics to martial arts,” explained Usha, who also is the promoter of B-Boying in Nepal.
The press meet started with a demonstration of B-Boying by the crew which now has nine boys – Amir Khadka, Arbin Thapa Magar, Bikash Moktan, Dhan Kumar Lama, Sampurna Lama, Saroj Lama, Suraj Ale Magar, Suraj Shrestha, and Nishant Gauchan.
They showed their moves to a beat-boxing tune created by Nishant. Beat boxing is a form of vocal percussion which primarily involves the art of producing drumbeats, rhythm, and musical sounds by using one’s mouth, lips, tongue, and voice.
All the crewmembers were clad in white tees with the printed slogan of “Say No to Drugs.”
It was some four decades ago when B-Boying evolved as a creative and constructive way of releasing energy and frustration by the young of Afro-American and Puerto Rican communities on the streets of the Bronx in New York.
“In Nepal, we want to promote B-Boying for a healthy youth and a sound New Nepal,” informed Usha.
“We’ve been training for the past couple of months,” said Nishant, who has been working as a B-Boying instructor for NSDTI. According to the organizers, the boys also received training from Thai professionals.
During the press meet, Dipesh Ghale of Godavari Alumni Association (GAA) also highlighted the future plans to promote B-Boying in Nepal.
“In January 2010, a Himalayan International B-Boying Jatra (HIBB) will be organized in cooperation with GAA,” he informed and added, “B-Boying will be demonstrated in the three Durbar Squares of the Kathmandu Valley – Basantapur, Patan, and Bhaktapur.
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