Although his team failed to win the gold, Filipino-Australian Marco Selorio’s team became the first Australian dance group to reach the mega-crew division finals of the World Hip Hop championship.

 

Australia’s Academy of Brothers (AOB), composed of 16 Brisbane City-natives, finished 8th out of the 31 international dance groups, the online new site the Filipino Australian reported.

Australia last made it to the finals of the World Hip Hop Championship in 2007 when KSTAR finished fourth overall in the junior division of the world championship.

 

Selorio, the over-all Australian country director and team captain of the 100 Aussie national contingent including AOB, said their journey toward the finals has put Australia in the world of hip hop dancing.
 

“We were never considered to be a strong hip hop dance nation but today is a new day for Australia," Selorio told the Filipino Australian.
 

On his Twitter account, Selorio said (@hoopdreamz): “Philippines’ [crew] on fire, their team unity is unmatched. Our Aussie national team [is] learning.”  

 

He was referring to “The Crew,” made of University of the Philippines’ StreetDance Club alumni, which bested 43 countries in winning the coveted gold medal in the adult division. - VVP, GMA News