Dance Humburg, Germany | The EQ Issue 5

Apr 11

In anticipation of the recent Juste Debout U.S. Qualifiers in Washington, D.C. We featured some of the talent from the 2023 finals in Hamburg, Germany.

Europe’s premier urban dance competition, Juste Debout (English translation “Just Upright”), returned this past summer 2023 after an extended pandemic pause. The French based tournament launched in 2002 filling a need for “upright” dancers specializing in Urban disciplines such as hip-hop, house, popping and locking as opposed to floor based styles like breaking. 22-years later it draws a massive crowd to watch internationally selected finalists face off. Words Beats & Life have had the pleasure of being a U.S. collaborator since 2018 offering a chance for American finalists to compete in Europe as well as providing workshops with globally recognized performers including dance super duo, Les Twins. WBL will be co-hosting the U.S. qualifiers in Washington, D.C. this upcoming December 7th, 2024. Until then, marvel over the talent from the 2023 finals in Hamburg, Germany..