Filipino dance crew UPeepz dominated the 2016 World Hip Hop Dance Championship, held at The Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa on Sunday.
UPeepz, a UP Diliman-based dance group, won the tilt as they scored 8.69 for the MegaCrew Division. Coming in second place was Lock ‘n Lol from South Korea with a score of 8.37, and Royal Family in third with 8.29.
The group broke the announcement of their win via their Twitter page:
HHI 2016 MEGACREW WORLD CHAMPIONS! PARA SA’YO ‘TO, PILIPINAS!
#PinasPataas #HHI2016 pic.twitter.com/3Gz4NvPs8x
— UPeepz (@UPeepzOfficial) August 14, 2016
The competition was organized by Hip Hop International, which according to their official page strives to “unite the world of hip hop through dance”.
UPeepz also won first place in the World Supremacy Battlegrounds Competition, held October last year in Australia.
Catch their winning routine below:
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