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Glo Battle Of The Year: Contests shift to crews

By Precious Ogwa
27 March 2022   |   2:44 am
Following captivating episodes of Afro dance battles last week, the Glo-sponsored reality dance TV show, Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria, will from this weekend, move into its last lap with the eighth episode.

Following captivating episodes of Afro dance battles last week, the Glo-sponsored reality dance TV show, Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria, will from this weekend, move into its last lap with the eighth episode.

Glo Battle Of The Year


The episode, which showcases the coolest leg of the competition- ‘Dance Crew’ contests, will air on Saturday from 8:00 pm on the mobile streaming app of Globacom, GloTV.

Indeed, the first seven episodes featured amazing dance moves, loads of drama and many unforgettable moments including spellbinding live music performances by superstars Simi and Teni, who thrilled the live audience with her hit songs. The twists and turns have been unpredictable as even some of the fans’ favourites missed out on automatic qualifications to the finals.

The BBoy/ BGirl & Locking dance contests, which were the first dance categories to be featured, had among its winners Bboy Whirlz, BBoy Valley, and BBoyLil Monster.

They will go up against the best dancers from the other regions in the finals scheduled to hold in Lagos in April. These early contests were spiced up with commentary provided by BBoy JC Jedor and Big Flo.

Equally, there was ‘Girl-power’ in action, as Christiana Gift defeated CFly, a Port Harcourt-based Locking dancer to emerge as the only female Locking dancer in the competition. Another key highlight of the first seven episodes was when contestant Bboy Off fainted backstage, just after his fierce semifinal battle with Victor Vic in episode 3.

It has, however, not only been about break dancing as viewers have also been thrilled by Poppers drawn from across the nation as they battled to make their way to Lagos while working hard to impress the judging panel made up of Frank Okwara, Locking Si’on and Dj Poxxy amongst others.

The show so far has enjoyed its highest viewership with episodes six and seven, which showcased energetic Afro dancers across the six audition regions of Lagos, Kaduna, Abuja, Enugu, Benin and Port Harcourt. They didn’t just amaze the judges but thrilled the audience to Afro dance moves through legworks, body movements, and random spins on the dance floor.

Feedback received from fans and viewers indicates that the first seven episodes were packed with top-class entertainment. The battles had thick storylines in various forms, from giant killers to beautiful wins and unexpected defeats. Truly, premium content has so far been delivered.

The show continues in full gear this weekend by 8:00 pm on GloTV, which is now accessible to Internet users across all networks.

The show audience still has the opportunity to become part of the voting public and bring back their favorite contestants who have lost out as Wildcards by voting via www.globotynigeria.com. Equally, fans can win N200,000 weekly simply by posting their dance video on social media – Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook- with the hashtag #GloBattleOfTheYear.

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