{"id":195801,"date":"2026-04-13T19:09:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/195801\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:09:38","slug":"queens-dancer-wins-red-bull-dance-your-style-qualifier-at-brooklyn-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/195801\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens Dancer Wins Red Bull Dance Your Style Qualifier at Brooklyn Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AA vibrant, cubist-inspired illustration captures the dynamic energy and diverse perspectives of a street dance competition at the Brooklyn Museum.Queens Today<\/p>\n

A sold-out crowd at the Brooklyn Museum’s Beaux Arts Court crowned Queens native Alejandro King the winner of the Red Bull Dance Your Style City Qualifier on Saturday night. The all-styles street dance competition featured 80 registered dancers competing in a bracket format decided entirely by audience vote. King, also a member of the Brooklyn Nets’ Team Hype, will now advance to the Midwest Regional Qualifier in Kansas City later this month.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Red Bull Dance Your Style competition is a prestigious national event that showcases the best street dancers from across the country. For a local dancer like Alejandro King to win the Brooklyn qualifier is a significant achievement, highlighting the vibrant dance community in New York City and the borough of Queens in particular.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

The event filled the museum’s third-floor Beaux Arts Court as dancers and spectators packed around a square stage at the center of the room. Preliminary rounds featured 80 registered dancers who each had 45 seconds to freestyle to randomly selected music, with judges selecting a Top 12. Four additional wild cards were added to complete a Top 16 bracket, leading to head-to-head battles decided by audience vote using light-up wristbands. The field narrowed through several rounds, with King ultimately taking the win in the final battle.<\/p>\n

The event took place on Saturday, April 12, 2026.King will advance to the Midwest Regional Qualifier in Kansas City later this month.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Alejandro King<\/p>\n

A Queens native and member of the Brooklyn Nets’ Team Hype, Alejandro King was crowned the winner of the Red Bull Dance Your Style City Qualifier at the Brooklyn Museum.<\/p>\n

Red Bull Dance Your Style<\/p>\n

A national street dance competition series where each battle is decided entirely by audience vote.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Museum<\/p>\n

The venue that hosted the sold-out Red Bull Dance Your Style City Qualifier event in its Beaux Arts Court.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so cool being in the Brooklyn Museum. The ambiance was just so amazing, but I was really nervous. I just let the music flow through my body, and hoped the crowd would reciprocate the energy back to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Alejandro King, Winner<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a great venue, a great space. The energy was amazing, everyone was friendly and there were just good vibes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Alejandro King, Winner<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just expecting to get past prelims, but winning it all? It’s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Alejandro King, Winner<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

King will advance to the Midwest Regional Qualifier in Kansas City later this month as one of the top finishers from the Brooklyn event.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

Alejandro King’s victory at the Red Bull Dance Your Style City Qualifier held at the Brooklyn Museum showcases the vibrant street dance community in New York City, with a local dancer from Queens emerging victorious in the prestigious national competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A vibrant, cubist-inspired illustration captures the dynamic energy and diverse…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":195802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-195801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-queens","12":"tag-queens-headlines","13":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}