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Dancers hope for big break

Feb 22 2009 Sunday Sun

BREAKDANCERS battled it out on the dancefloor yesterday as spectators packed in to Northumbria University to watch crews from all over the UK perform well-practiced routines.

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And the dancers did not disappoint as they put on a show of head spins, body- popping and moves a gymnast would be proud of.

The room bounced to the beats from a live band and DJ in The Venue, at the university’s student union in Newcastle. Crews competed throughout the day, with the winner of each round chosen by a panel of three professional breakdancers.

Newcastle University student Chris Clark, 29, from Consett, County Durham, said: “The talent gets better and better every year.”

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