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[[Image:Notorious IBE Logo.jpg|thumb|The official IBE logo.]]'''International Breakdance Event''' commonly reffered to as IBE or The Notorious IBE is an annual international [[breakdance|breakdancing]] series that began in [[1998]]. It is held in [[Heerlen]], [[Netherlands]]. It is widely known in the b-boy community.It features some of the best b-boys from around the globe such as physicx, taisuke born, thesis and hong 10. It has some special types of competitions such as '''''"All vs. All"''''' where the best [[B-Boy|bboys]] from the same country form a crew for this event and battle another country (''i.e. USA vs. Europe''). There are also special "Longest Powermove Battles" where there is a specific powermove selected and all the contestants start at the same time and the last contestant still doing the move wins. Also on the event there are [[solo]] battles and specific types of battles, like [[popping]] battles, cyphers,... |
[[Image:Notorious IBE Logo.jpg|thumb|The official IBE logo.]]'''International Breakdance Event''' commonly reffered to as IBE or The Notorious IBE is an annual international [[breakdance|breakdancing]] series that began in [[1998]]. It is held in [[Heerlen]], [[Netherlands]]. It is widely known in the b-boy community.It features some of the best b-boys from around the globe such as physicx, taisuke born, thesis and hong 10. It has some special types of competitions such as '''''"All vs. All"''''' where the best [[B-Boy|bboys]] from the same country form a crew for this event and battle another country (''i.e. USA vs. Europe''). There are also special "Longest Powermove Battles" where there is a specific powermove selected and all the contestants start at the same time and the last contestant still doing the move wins. Also on the event there are [[solo]] battles and specific types of battles, like [[popping]] battles, cyphers,... One thing that seperates IBE from all other competitions is that there are are no judges and no winner, which leaves people to decide on who they believe who won a battle. |
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==Media== |
==Media== |
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An official [[DVD]] documenting the event is usually released a few months after the tournament. Similiar as [[Battle of the Year]] this is a [[bestseller]] on on breakdance and hip-hop media retail web sites. As the music is mixed [[live]] by a [[DJ]], there is no official soundtrack existing (as of now). the |
An official [[DVD]] documenting the event is usually released a few months after the tournament. Similiar as [[Battle of the Year]] this is a [[bestseller]] on on breakdance and hip-hop media retail web sites. As the music is mixed [[live]] by a [[DJ]], there is no official soundtrack existing (as of now). the IBE battles have become very popular on youtube which the most popular is USA vs. Korea 2005 which has recieved almost 560,000 views. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 16:14, 3 June 2010
International Breakdance Event commonly reffered to as IBE or The Notorious IBE is an annual international breakdancing series that began in 1998. It is held in Heerlen, Netherlands. It is widely known in the b-boy community.It features some of the best b-boys from around the globe such as physicx, taisuke born, thesis and hong 10. It has some special types of competitions such as "All vs. All" where the best bboys from the same country form a crew for this event and battle another country (i.e. USA vs. Europe). There are also special "Longest Powermove Battles" where there is a specific powermove selected and all the contestants start at the same time and the last contestant still doing the move wins. Also on the event there are solo battles and specific types of battles, like popping battles, cyphers,... One thing that seperates IBE from all other competitions is that there are are no judges and no winner, which leaves people to decide on who they believe who won a battle.
Media
An official DVD documenting the event is usually released a few months after the tournament. Similiar as Battle of the Year this is a bestseller on on breakdance and hip-hop media retail web sites. As the music is mixed live by a DJ, there is no official soundtrack existing (as of now). the IBE battles have become very popular on youtube which the most popular is USA vs. Korea 2005 which has recieved almost 560,000 views.
External links
The Notorious IBE Official website