WORLD CHAMPION Hip-Hop Dance - Jakub Gręda

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JAKUB GRĘDA'S MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS:
5-time World Champion (Bremerhaven 2000, Barcelona 2009, Nagykanizsza 2010)
3-time Second Runner-up World Champion (Castglioncello 2011, Eastbourne 2012, Nagykanizsza 2013)
Performance in the Eurovision Young Dancers as a representative of Poland (Amsterdam 2003)
14-time Polish Champion
Special Award from the Minister of Culture and Art (Olsztyn 1997)
Award of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for high achievements in dance (Gdańsk 2011)
Award for outstanding achievements in dance from the Marshal of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (Olsztyn 2009, 2010,2012)
3-time winner of Wirująca Strefa (Łomża 2003,2004)

Grędzi's first documented dance dates back to 1992. As one of the few preschoolers who preferred freestyle instead of pretending to be an elephant and arrhythmic paw waving, he joined the "TAN" Dance Lover Club in Nidzica (run by Andrzej Grażul). Already in '94 he took part in his first competition, and in 1996 (after joining the Polish Dance Association) he became the Unofficial Polish Champion for the first time. Why unofficial? Because he was too young to be able to take part - which, however, did not stop him from winning. This was the beginning of many successes and after several fruitful years, in 2000 (under the supervision of Rafał Ziółkowski) he tried his hand at the Polish Dance Federation (IDO) for the first time. The result: Grędziu, as the first Pole in history, won the World Championship in the hip-hop category up to 11 years old! His good streak accompanied him not only in federation competitions: in 2003 and 2004 he won Wirująca Strefa, and he was also noticed at Rytm Ulicy in Gniezno in 2000.

In 2003, he was the first "hip hop artist" to represent our country at Eurovision in Amsterdam. Although it was more of a ballet and contemporary dance competition, Grędziu remembers it as a distinction: "I was chosen, even though hip hop was not popular in Poland!" It was a sign that people remember the little boy who appeared not only in many competitions and shows, but also in various television programs (MDM, Teleranek, 5-10-15, Kawa czy Herbata, etc.).

Unfortunately, as interest in Hip Hop in Poland grew, its quality decreased. Unhappy with this fact, in 2004 Grędziu decided to say goodbye to his "professional" dancing career and move his mat to the streets and backyards of his hometown. "We didn't dance in the street in the street sense. We just did 9s on the frozen asphalt, bubbles on cardboards spread out on the grass and jumped on sandy hills to catch some fresh air etc." - Grędziu explains. He was still looking for knowledge and passion. Luckily, it came back to him in 2007 in the form of Natalia, who convinced him to go back to training.

In 2010, after two years of extremely intensive internet communication, Grędziu joined DeepSide Cru and together with the rest of his crazy crew he spreads the idea of ​​5 elements!