FREESTYLING “FAIRY” CROWNED BEST STREET DANCER
FREESTYLING “FAIRY” CROWNED BEST STREET DANCER AT THE RED BULL DANCE YOUR STYLE CAPE TOWN QUALIFIER TOUR
Red or blue? That was the key question that was asked on Saturday 20 August, where Zoë “Fairy” Aldridge from Table View won the crowd at the Red Bull Dance Your Style Cape Town Qualifier tour in South Africa.
Hosted by the energising and phenomenal Mel Rock, the Amphitheatre at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town was filled to the brim with excitement as the street dancers of the city came through in numbers to take a chance at grabbing this ultimate title.
After numerous challenging rounds with a variety of music carefully curated by Courtnaé Paul on the decks; the blue side and dressed in all blue, freestyler Zoe “Fairy” Aldridge skillfully showed off her best moves that ultimately won the crowd, throning her with the title of the best street dancer that will represent Cape Town at the Red Bull Dance Your Style national final taking place this October in Pretoria.
“Dance is my way of communicating so I really got the chance to express myself and I was able to exchange and express myself with some of the opponents. I can't even fathom what just happened, it's really cool to know that training pays off, it shows that I am on the right track and looking forward to even further growth,” said the Red Bull Dance Your Style Cape Town winner Zoë Fairy Aldridge.
This year, for the first time since this global one-on-one street dance competition Red Bull Dance Your Style has been taking place in South Africa, three females have been crowned winners of the regional tours so far.
Fairy commented on what this female representation means to her: “We are coming to slay; I am so excited because that's all I want for the female in the dancing battle space to really grow as well as the freestyle scene in general. I think it's very easy for a female to feel inferior but in fact we are just as powerful, and have different attributes we bring.”
This regional tour has one more stop remaining before the South African winner is announced. Fairy comments on what this national stage means to her - “To know that there are just as strong and dynamic females that have entered and are killing it makes me proud. I'm so excited to see them at the national finals to exchange with them because I know that I am going to learn just as much.”
The remaining South African qualifying Red Bull Dance Your Style tour date is taking place on 27th August at The South African State Theatre in Pretoria.
The winner of the South African national final, taking place on 15th October, will represent South Africa at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final on 10 December in Johannesburg.
For more information on the Red Bull Dance Your Style competition, visit www.redbulldanceyourstyle.com or join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #redbulldanceyourstyle
