Asia's Battle of the Year (BOTY) contest in Singapore
The 11-member crew, which belong to the top hip-hop dance group in Viet
Nam , Big Toe, vied with five other hip-hop crews from Thailand ,
Malaysia , Laos , Singapore , and Indonesia for the prize.
The crew will now have the chance to compete at the World BOTY, which
will take place in Montpellier , France , next month.
"Although we have sent our members to compete at BOTY every year since
2005, this is the first time a Big Toe crew has won the contest," said
Big Toe's leader, Nguyen Viet Thanh.
The nine-day contest
in France will draw 19 crews from five continents, including
representatives from the Republic of Korea , France , Brazil , and
Taiwan , who are considered to be Big Toe's closest competitors.
Founded in 1992 with seven original members, Big Toe currently has 60
members, divided into four dance groups. They are widely recognised as
Vietnam 's first hip hop dance troupe.
With a number of
top prizes won at a variety of international competitions, Big Toe were
awarded the Certificate of Merit on Oct. 12 by the Vietnam Electronic
Sport and Recreational Sport Association under the Ministry of Culture,
Sport and Tourism.
Big Toe are planning to tour around
France and Germany next year to present their hip-hop theatre
production, Cam Xuc Thay Doi (Change of Emotion)./.
