Seoul’s international street dance festival to kick off on Nodeul Island

People enjoy a breakdancing competition on Nodeul Island in Seoul. Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government B.Dance Seoul to showcase various genres of street culture on Friday and Saturday By Jung Da-hyun An international street dance festival, showcasing a variety of street dance genres including breaking, which has been newly selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics, will take place at Nodeul Island in Seoul from Friday to Saturday. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture (SFAC), the two-day festival named B.Dance Seoul will be held this week, offering a range of competitions, performances and events. The main poster for B.Dance Seoul festival / Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government Since 2022, the city has hosted the street dance festival as a one-day event focusing on a single genre each year. This year, the city government and SFAC have expanded the event into a two-day festival, encompassing a wider array of street dance genres including rocking, waacking, hip-hop and choreography. In addition to dance competitions, the festival will feature hip-hop music performances and street culture experience programs, offering various cultural experiences. The festival will run from 1 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the main stage at...