On May 4th 2009 I had the opportunity to host an extraordinary b-boy battle in Zurich. It concerned the arrival of the Swiss national circus KNIE on the following Friday (8 May 2009) in Switzerland’s biggest city and was held at the Mascotte – a club with a view onto the spot where the big top would be installed at, near the Bellevue!
Now, what has the national circus to do with b-boy battles. Well, the special guests of this year’s tour are former b-boys from the Bernese Seeland (you wouldn’t know more if I told you the small village’s name): the Starbugs!
2 weeks before, I got a call from a certain Nik from the circus KNIE that sounded very serious in asking me for this “job” (yes shure, muahahahaaa) ! As he mentioned that the Starbugs had given him my contact I knew this was not a terribly awful attempt to kid me and in the end I couldn’t help say “YES, I will with pleasure”!
So the Monday morning turned into a media event with an attempt to take over the Zurich scene with seemingly no counter-party to object the arrival of the trio! But only fools think b-boys are late risers and don’t defend their territory! The Ultimate Floor Rockers fought well and would have won the battle by technique, but they stood no chance against the Starbugs’ humourous, pants-down way of capturing sympathy. So the battle ended even and Fäbu, Tinu and Silu were allowed a 1-month-stay in Zurich by the local Ultimate Floor Rockers, namely H. O., J. P. and Pow-Low, the latter being the world record holder in elbow spins, by the way!!!
I thank the Starbugs and KNIE and all the participants very much for this opportunity and humongous experience, and I suggest you all go to KNIE when it comes near your city (but beware: the Starbugs won’t be featured on every location, go inform yourself).