‘Blitzkrieg’, the dance group which has pitch forked Manipal University to the global dance platform was feted at a function hosted by Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) here on Thursday for their performance at the Hip Hop International India, Mumbai, where they finished first. They were selected to represent India at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship 2016 to be held from August 8 to 13 at Las Vegas.
According to a press release issued by the university here on Friday, the felicitation function was used to encourage and wish good luck to the 22-member group, which leaves for the world competition on August 4.
To bring back laurels from the high standard of dancing in which over 50 countries are expected to participate will be tough. But the team leader, John Daniel, a final year Mechatronics student of MIT is confident and expects to do well.
“We have been winning competitions across the country over the last two-three years and we are confident of good performance in the US as well,” said Mr. Daniel. Two students are from School of Communication, one student from Manipal College of Dental Sciences, one from School of Management and the rest from MIT form part of the team.
The dance forms that Blitzkrieg does are: Krumping, locking, waacking and voguing. What’s creditable about this group is that there is no choreographer. Mr. Daniel, himself, does about 80 per cent of the choreography and Suhash Amin, another MIT student, also chips in with his bit. Competitions at Las Vegas will be in solos, adult division, varsity and mega crew categories. The Manipal University group will take part in mega crew in which all 22 members will be on the stage at the same time.
