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Regional competitions are on in the US and other countries for Red Bull Dance Your Style, an international mixed-style dance competition held every year. On Monday, 18-year-old Taiwan-born Una Lin won the US Northeast Qualifier, advancing her to the US nation-wide round in September. Lin started learning dancing as a third-grader in Taiwan. Though she now lives in the US, she says that she hopes to compete for Taiwan someday.

She dances confidently and energetically to the music, her steps full of power. Every beat and movement is precise and on point, drawing cheers and excitement from the audience.

Participants dance to an unpredictable, genre-spanning DJ playlist, taking freestyle to the next level. Taiwan-born Una Lin was the crowd favorite, making her the US Northeast champion of Red Bull Dance Your Style, an international competition.

Una Lin
Dancer
I’ve played this scene countless times in my head. Every time I’m lying on the bed, I’d picture how wonderful it would be to take this stage someday. I’ve really done it. It’s like my dream has come true.

Lin says her mind went blank when she was announced as the winner. Moreover, she did not imagine that she would even be able to compete in the Northeast regional round, having been eliminated in the New York City Qualifier. Only later did she realize there was a second chance.

Una Lin
Dancer
Later, I saw that there was going to be a regional round, and it’s open to two additional contestants that weren’t invited, meaning anyone could compete for the two additional slots. There were many, many sessions that day, ten, I recall. When I was five I started with ballet in extracurricular group classes, also folk dance and contemporary dance. It was later that I turned to street dance. I’ve been practicing street dance for ten years now.

Drawing on her varied dance repertoire, Lin got the crowd’s seal of approval with a stunning performance that’s since gone viral. Even the likes of Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim and former President Tsai Ing-wen have left comments to wish her the best. In September, Lin will be competing in the US nation-wide round. She also says that she wishes to compete for Taiwan someday.

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