The 2025 Baotou Street Dance Open Championships, hosted by the Baotou sports bureau and organized by the Baotou National Fitness Center, kicked off on June 21 in Baotou.

As a supporting activity of the 2025 Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Cultural Tourism Development Event, the championships used street dance as a medium, focusing on building sports brands, promoting national fitness, and boosting the industrial economy from multiple dimensions.

The 2025 Baotou Street Dance Open Championships kicks off. [Photo/Baotou news network]

The competition featured three competition items for the U16 youth group. More than 200 teenage dancers from various leagues and cities in Inner Mongolia autonomous region gathered on a stage by the Yellow River for a competition centered on love and skill.

A team of judges consisting of professional judges, including national level judges for breakdancing, film participants, and dancers from the Beijing Dance Academy, provided professional perspectives and insights to ensure the competition adhered to high standards.

The open championships provided teenagers with diverse project settings and innovative stage design. This is the first street dance competition held near the Yellow River and a new exploration of the integration of culture, sports, and tourism.

"Our goal is to create a high-level event platform, with the aim of promoting the diversification of national fitness, integrating sports into the daily lives of young people, and shaping Baotou's urban identity as a city of sports," said Li Luyang, director of the Baotou National Fitness Center.