Lhiba Kingzoo

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The crew of Lhiba Kingzoo.

Lhiba Kingzoo is a break dance crew formed in Casablanca in 2005. Its founder and current leader is Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, also known as Yoriyas.

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Biography

Semifinal of Red Bull Bc One Africa Middle East 2013: Yoriyas vs. Lilzoo, both members of Lhiba Kingzoo Yoriyas & Lilzoo.jpg
Semifinal of Red Bull Bc One Africa Middle East 2013: Yoriyas vs. Lilzoo, both members of Lhiba Kingzoo

Lhiba Kingzoo was established in Casablanca in 2005. In short time, it achieved major success in Morocco as well as in Africa.

In 2010, the crew was world runner up in Denmark. On September 4, 2011, for the first time, an African dance crew won an international crew battle in Europe—the International Funky Afternoon vol 2 held in Rome. [1] [2]

From 2005 to 2014, the crew participated in numerous international events such as:

Thanks to its success, the crew became a common fixture at Redbull BC One, one of the biggest break dance events. The crew has collaborated with artist of international fame such as Jay Park, Busta Rhymes, and Jennifer Lopez.

The group was invited to perform for the Prince Hassan of Morocco at the royal palace in Skhirat. The group was also invited to represent Morocco in the Jeux de la Francophonie held in Nice, France in 2013.

In September of the same year, two member of the crew—Yoriyas and Lil Zoo  [ fr ]—found themselves competing against each other in the semifinal of Redbull BC One Africa Middle East held in Jordan. Yoriyas was unable to finish the competition due to a recent injury on his left leg. Lilzoo thus met B-Boy Benny (South Africa) in the final, and Lilzoo ultimately won the competition for the second consecutive year.

Crew

Fever Seoul Top 6

Fever Seoul Top 6 are the best B-boys in the world as selected by Jay Park to compete against the best South Korean crew and to shoot a video in Seoul. The competition was organized by the city of Seoul. [3]

In Italy

INTERNATIONAL FUNKY AFTERNOON Vol.2
CrewVersusCrew
Round of 32Lhiba kingzooFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco VSUrban Force Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Round of 16Abstract Crew Flag of Italy.svg  Italy VSLhiba kingzooFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Quarter FinalsLhiba kingzooFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco VSUpper Underground Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
SemifinalsLhiba kingzooFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco VSLast Alive Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
FinalWarsaw Flava Flag of Poland.svg  Poland VSLhiba kingzooFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Champion: "Lhiba kingzoo"
Red Bull BC One Africa Middle East 2013 champion Lil Zoo RedBull Bc one africa qualifer 2013.jpg
Red Bull BC One Africa Middle East 2013 champion Lil Zoo

Notes

  1. www.nena-news.com Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Dream to Reality: Lhiba Kingzoo becomes the first crew from Africa winning an international crew battle in Europe! | Yoriyas a Choreographer, Filmmaker, Photographer based in Casablanca/Cologne". yoriyas.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. 1 2 3 "Fever Seoul Competition". CrayonBeats. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  4. "www.redbullbcone.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-11-30.

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