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KiiLo crowned Red Bull Dance Your Style East Champion
KiiLo will go on to represent his Houston, TX as he battles for the title of Red Bull Dance Your Style 2025 USA champion.
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On August 9, 2025, Red Bull Dance Your Style returned to Boston for its much-anticipated East Regional Qualifier. Round after round, sixteen dancers battled their way to the top---with KiiLo clinching the title and earning a spot to compete at the Red Bull Dance Your Style 2025 USA National Final in San Francisco, CA on August 23, 2025.
Red Bull Dance Your Style Qualifier East in Boston, Massachusetts
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“I can’t even speak right now, I’m at a loss for words,” KiiLo shared of his win. “My whole motive was to have fun first, for sure — that’s why I do this. I was trying to figure out the crowd and interact with them and see what they love and just play with that during the competition.”
“This is my fourth time doing this,” KiiLo reiterated of his ambition to qualify for the finals. “Going to the Nationals is everything, and I wanted to go to the next level…so I’m excited!”
A 30-year-old dancer from Houston, TX, KiiLo wowed the crowd with his jaw-dropping movements and the memorable final round where he went head-to-head with hometown favorite, ILLana-Popz, that cemented KiiLo‘s place as the crowd-favorite.
Hosted by Melisa Valdez, MC of the Boston Celtics, movement coach, and actor, over 750 people crowded Boston’s iconic concert venue, Roadrunner, to witness talented dancers showcase some of their best moves. Boston’s very own DJ duo, the Super Smash Broz, curated the beats for the night---surprising the audience with showcases from local hip-hop collectives and a musical performance from up-and-coming R&B singer, dancer, JayDon who performed his latest single, “Boujee Baby.
In the Top 16, two Philadelphia-based dancers, Rylee Prodigy and Deshnnn, went head-to-head in an exciting battle. Despite pulling out his own voguing and waacking moves to match Rylee Prodigy’s, Deshnnn ultimately fell to his Philly competitor after her display of jaw-dropping death drops mind-bending acrobatics.
JACKIE and $AGE dancing at Red Bull Dance Your Style East Qualifier
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The battle between JACKIE and $AGE is another moment to be remembered. Dancing to Chun-Li by Nicki Minaj, the two left all their moves on the floor—JACKIE didn’t miss a beat with her fusion of hip-hop, flexn, and house moves, and she took the win in this round — entertaining the audience and trying to win the crowd’s vote.
New York favorite, Arsenal, was among the dancers competing-fresh off his viral moment at the Red Bull Dance Your Style New York City Qualifier, where he not only showcased his electrifying and crowd-pleasing moves, but also finished his round by jumping onto the stage and trying his hand at the turntables. Arsenal, with his musicality and charismatic performance, secured the crowd’s love and won the champion title for the City Qualifier. He went on then to compete at the Red Bull Dance Your Style East Regional Qualifier where he was once again a crowd favorite as he showcased his FLEXN-style to an excited Boston audience who was impressed throughout his performances.
KiiLo & ILLana-Popz will go on to compete at the Red Bull Dance Your Style National Final USA in San Francisco, CA later this month. There, they will compete against fourteen other dancers to climb their way up the bracket, all in hopes of winning the beloved USA champion title. Whoever wins this year’s National Final will have the chance to compete at the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final in Los Angeles, CA on October 11, 2025.
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