Juste Debout ("just upright") is an annual street dance competition originated from France which focuses on upright street dance styles. The four main categories are hip hop new style, house, locking and popping. Street dance is an umbrella term used to describe dance styles that were originally danced mostly at night clubs or outside in the streets, mainly because of their social nature that encourages performance and battles. ... Hip hop dance refers to dance styles primarily danced to hip hop music, or that have evolved as a part of the hip hop culture. ... Locking (originally Campbellocking) is a comical street dance style. ... Popping (a. ...

History

Juste Debout was initially held in 2002 in Paris, France, and has since then returned each year around February. The 2006 edition was the first to feature a number of linked events (so called pre-selections) in countries outside of France, with the finals being held in Paris. This allowed Juste Debout to reach a larger and more international audience. Part of the Paris area skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and La Défense. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Juste Debout 2007 is planned to be held on February 25 in Paris and will feature international pre-selections starting as early as January in countries such as Germany, Italy, Japan, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.^[1]

Program

The main events of Juste Debout consists of two on two battles in which two dancers work as a team trying to outperform the opposite couple in a specific dance style category. The music is chosen by the Juste Debout DJs and the dancers are not told of the songs in advance. DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ...

Normally, only one person dances at a time and the two teams take turns showing off. A battle finishes when each dancer has performed two times, resulting in a total of eight rounds, usually around a minute long each. Sometimes a team chooses to spontaneously replace or extend one of their rounds with a choreographed routine performed together for added effect, which is allowed. After each battle, a group of four judges decides the winning team, which moves them closer to the finals. In the end, a winning couple is chosen for each of the four dance style categories. Choreography literally dance-writing, also known as dance composition), is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ...

Outside of battles, the Juste Debout events often include a number of shows from both the judges and invited guests, as well as dance parties that are open for all to join.

See also

• Street dance
• Battle of the Year

Street dance is an umbrella term used to describe dance styles that were originally danced mostly at night clubs or outside in the streets, mainly because of their social nature that encourages performance and battles. ... Battle of the Year is an annual breakdancing competition held in Germany. ...

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External links

• Juste Debout Official homepage (in French).