Surreysa国际传媒檚 Humuza Bazira is Canadasa国际传媒檚 top street dancer, as judged by a crowd in Toronto at the Red Bull Dance Your Style competition national finals.

A hip-hop dancer and sa国际传媒減opper,sa国际传媒� Bazira won the crowd-judged contest Friday (Aug. 26) at The Bentway, where close to 700 people gathered to watch 16 dancers compete.

sa国际传媒淗umuzza,sa国际传媒� as Bazira is known in the dance world, will now represent Canada at the international contest final in Johannesburg, South Africa in December, when hesa国际传媒檒l battle dancers from more than 30 countries.

In Toronto, Bazirasa国际传媒檚 sa国际传媒渆nergetic persona, unique style, and ability to entertain won over the audience who selected him as the winner in the final battle against Kofi Black, who qualified in Montreal,sa国际传媒� according to a news release.

Bazira, 19, said the energy from the crowd and other dancers was sa国际传媒渆xhilaratingsa国际传媒� and pushed him to perform well.

sa国际传媒淚 am looking forward to representing Canada and Vancouver at the World Final in Johannesburg, South Africa, and will do my best to bring the title home,sa国际传媒� Bazira stated. In Toronto, he said, sa国际传媒淚 got the opportunity to battle some amazing Canadian dancers who I look up to and am inspired by, so to come out with the win is a great accomplishment and something I am extremely proud of myself for. I would like to thank all those who have supported and continue to support me and especially my family from Vancouver and Toronto who cheered me on.sa国际传媒�

On Aug. 7, Bazira won the Red Bull series Vancouver qualifier, held during Vancouver Mural Festival.

Bazira has been dancing for more than five years, starting at Sullivan Heights Secondary.

sa国际传媒淚 started out with a beginner class at my school and from there I joined the school hip-hop team and also a team outside of school,sa国际传媒� he told the Now-Leader in mid-August. sa国际传媒淚 joined a team called Megabots, which Isa国际传媒檓 still on right now. Isa国际传媒檝e done various competitions and battles.sa国际传媒�

Bazirasa国际传媒檚 sa国际传媒淗umuzzasa国际传媒� Instagram account is filled with videos of him dancing.

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