Wow I really appreciate all the effort that was put into this show. Huge thank you to our four captains, they were all amazing!! Round of applause to all of the contestants that participated!

I would like to start off by saying that I came into this with a mind full of stereotypes and full of expectations. It’s not the right mindset to bring with me to something that is new, but I didn’t know a single thing about the realm of street dance before watching this show, so I could only go off of what I thought street dance was. Twelve episodes later I have learned so so many things that broke my stereotypical depiction of what street dance was/is and I learned so much new terminology! My prior knowledge of street dance was limited to only a few styles—now with my newfound knowledge—I can identify as sort of like swag/jazz/urban/hiphop. In other words, Jackson’s style is what I typically thought of as street dance. Locking, waacking, breaking, house, etc…what’s that?! Lol I never heard of those before watching! Not to mention the entire dictionary of terminology that I learned about battles! More on battles later…

I was initially pumped for this show because of Wang Yibo, so initially I automatically rooted for his team. But after a couple episodes, I was so caught up with a ton of other contestants across all teams that I really didn’t have a team I was rooting for anymore. I mean in the end, this is mainly a competition for the contestants and not the captains anyway. Jackson, Yixing, and Wallace all were superb and their interactions with each other were so f hilarious and genuine. It was just like watching a bunch of good bros rave about their love for dance. All the captains did amazing jobs handling their teams, and I loved the obvious respect that each and every single captain and dancer had for one another. Sportsmanship was huge and I liked that every person respected that. Friendship first, competition second. Each person had such different personalities onstage and offstage, and they did not let the competitiveness interfere with their friendship. “Love and Peace” y’know?

Aggressive, is the word that I used to describe what I thought street dance was all about. Aggressive language, aggressive behavior, aggressive attitude, etc. But I learned after watching this that the most important factor was aggressive passion. It’s always a joy to watch other people perform the things they love, especially in artistic forms like dance. Each person on this show showcased their passion for dance and it’s something like this that really captivated me as an audience. I think this passion can really be seen in the battle rounds, and oh boy, they were liiiiiit. It always amazed me how they are able to choreograph complete routines in just mere minutes, and even more impressive when they have to come up with moves in mere seconds during 1v1 battles. All the battles were intense for sure, and it’s not something I can describe in words. You’ll just have to watch for yourself. P.s. I also love the MC for the battles :D

The type of art showcased in this show can be appreciated by anyone, and I really encourage people to watch this show. As Jackson always liked to say, “this is art!” Indeed. Even if you can’t understand Chinese and skip all the commentary, you can still enjoy if you only watch the performances. Although I do know that there are English subbed versions out there, so there’s no excuse not watch this! I really appreciate following along with this show over this summer, and it was definitely the highlight of summer 2020 for me. The goal of the show is to let more people appreciate and learn about the culture of street dance, and they definitely reached that goal.

Edit: can't wait for SDC2021! Heard the OG captains will band together again ;).
P.s. the slogan on the winning scarf is "Peace and Love" ._.