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Gela Atayde, Legit Status emerge champions in World Hip Hop Dance Championship

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Rising Kapamilya actress Gela Atayde along with her dance troupe, Legit Status, dominated the MegaCrew division of the recently concluded World Hip Hop Dance Championship in Arizona last August 6. The dance troupe sustained the spot all throughout the competition as they bested 54 other competitors. Joining the podium with Legit Status in the MegaCrew division was UP Streetdance Club which emerged as the third placer in the competition. Meanwhile, fellow Filipino dance crew HQ became victorious at the Adult Division of the World Hip Hop Dance Competition. <div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/6/8/gela-atayde-ready-to-represent-the-country-in-upcoming-world-hip-hop-dance-championship-1926">READ: Gela Atayde ready to represent the country in upcoming World Hip-hop Dance Championship</a></div>Gela and her dance troupe showed the whole world why they won the title through the breathtaking 4-minute performance during the finals.Legit Status showcased several dance techniques which proved to be well coordinated as seen in the performances of each of its members.Legit Status held on to the top spot all throughout the competition. During the Preliminary round, the dance troupe had a score of 7.98 with a 0.32 gap score from the next contenders. In the semifinal round, Gela and Legit Status dominated the stage as they scored a 7.86 to beat all other competitors –– the gap between them and the next dance troupe lowered to 0.15. Nonetheless, the group still managed to emerge victorious.<div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/7/1/gela-atayde-asks-for-support-her-dance-group-s-concert-1808">READ: Gela Atayde asks for support for her dance group’s concert</a></div>Legit Status made sure to give it their all during the finals which proved to be worth it as thousands of the fans present in the arena all cheered on for them right after their performance. The World Champions had the opportunity to sing the country’s national anthem in front of all the international acts gathered at the event. In a previous interview with2 <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/">PUSH</a> with Gela, she shared how much of an honor it is to represent the country in a prestigious competition. The <a href="https://ent.abs-cbn.com/starmagic">Star Magic</a> artist was also confident that her dance troupe would win win the competition as well. “I guess it’s an honor, it’s very pressuring but then I feel like more than anything, I take pride in being a Filipino dancer. This competition, Filipinos always win or always place. It’s such a big deal for me now,” she said.“It’s really the championship. We have no other option but to win, that’s what we keep telling each other na ‘hindi, kailangan [champions] hindi lang podium [finish] we have to win’ we’re that eager to win,” she confidently added.

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Gela Atayde, Legit Status emerge champions in World Hip Hop Dance Championship

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Published Aug 07, 2023 08:13 PM PHT

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