For me, it's doesn't matter who won. To be able to witness a battle of both high level dancers with their own style of dancing is already a feast in my eyes.
The thing is, I'm not surprised that laurents keeps "losing" battles that he's actually supposed to have won. When he does something w the music it's so quick and precise but so wild and unorthodox at the same time. It takes me like 5 replays to really catch exactly what he did and everytime I re-watch i learn something new about what he was trying to translate. They should add VAR for the judges to rewind and watch in slow mo 😭😭😭😂
Who do you think the judges are? They're all legendary dancers who can see all the tiniest details and musicality. Laurent lost this one just because he did, he was not mad at the end because he understood the decision. When you reach that level and you're among the greatest, everybody can win, it was an insanely close but Lau lost
Lmao yall are really funny for thinking that catching things in the music (beatkilling) is everything to dancing, you lying if youre saying Lau had a more consistent flow, rythm, and groove throughout all his rounds compared to Majid. Lau knows this and thats why hes not mad at the result.
This ain't just a dance battle, this is a hip hop battle. Know what hip hop really is and you'll understand why les twins keeps losing their battles. On an all-style battle they'll probably win.
It was great seeing the performance of both dancers.When you are battling dancers like Majid or Marquese Scott you know you gotta go beast mode they are top level dancers.Laurent did well.
It’s not really about who wins for me, i’m excited when i see folks go up against either twin because all the creative brought out. it makes every dancer involved, from either side, try new things and really just have fun and be spontaneous and that’s dope as hell
Majid has evolved and learned a lot; he's a fantastic dancer and he definitely stood his ground against Laurent. We all know Laurent is a beast, and for me, he won that last round. Still, it was a VERY close match, Majid was very, very close to Laurent's level; both seemed to be impressed by each other. Very nice battle!
It would have been a hard decision for me to make. I love Les Twins but this battle was a hard one for me. I'm not really fond of Laurents current style but it seems to work for him.
it’s a little bit of not understanding because of the old generation (it’s not what we’re used to seeing) AND his dancing is a bit abstract lol. As a hardcore les twins fan even I can say there are a few moves he does that aren’t pleasing to the eye. That’s personal opinion though
Old generation, you mean the generation that created hip hop? yeah pretty sure it's supposed to be like the old generation because that's what hip hop is have your foundation first and then be creative after that
@@user-qg8wh7ld8z you didn't read what I said...you still need foundation before you can create your own style and be creative. Les twins are lacking a lot of foundation trying too hard to showcase and do tricks and crowd please, forgetting to just dance and actually do hip hop. Majid is just dancing to music and grooving he ain't thinking about what moves to do. Not saying you can't still do moves and everything look at laurents second round that was the only time he was actually dancing in the 2nd round so that's why the judges voted for laurent in the 2nd but his first and 3rd round were not dancing
I don't know man BIG RESPECT for Majid, even Laurent respect him so much but Laurent won that battle for me. I replay this video like 4 times now in order to judge equally between Laurent and Majid, I still think that Laurent > Majid but congrats to Majid what an awesome dude.
I feel the same but I love Laurent just enjoyed the whole battle and showed respect to Major, the whole vibe was so great. And I think Majid should be the winner at the finale when against Alex. No matter what both Laurent and Majid are dope dancers in my opinion
You can watch this battle a million times and not understand because to understand you gotta watch a million different battles from different dancers - not be a phony LT fanboy who only watches 5 dancers.
My man Laurent was out there not doing hip hop on his last round. Remember this is a hip hop battle. Dance wise, he definitely won this battle, but hip hop wise, nope.
@@uesit huh? If so then u talking about the whole battle on both sides cause ur boi was spinning in circles just as much as lau so nice point there bud 😂 LMAO
@hybou what is this better flow and groove bullshit y’all are coming up with?? Laurent was straight to the points and occupied pretty much the whole stage and had amazing transitions. Stop this stupid excuse.
It's Unity and the ability the feed off each others energy and collaborate to perform at the highest level. Respect to Majid and Laurent for another masterclass. Art and story telling at its best.
Majid is an all rounder, he used to compete in dancehall tournaments, hip hop, free style anything... he is one of the very few who could take on larry and laurent since day 1.... Always love to see them. I would love a Majid and waidy vs les twins would be amazing
this looked like a waving and animation battle then a hip hop battle. i would categorize this more as a allstyle category. both danced well. congrats majid.
For real though. I remember Mr Wiggles saying in an interview awhile ago that it's crazy that breaking is removed from the hip-hop category considering it was one of the things that started it to begin with. Then how you have all these Poppers who do poorly in Poppin category battles but kill in hip-hop. Shits wild. Still entertaining as hell though
@@Arareemote and see thats the thing thats confusing to me now, like what is "real hip hop" because you see elements of all styles in every single one of these contestants, jookin animation, krump, whacking, Vouge. Thats why it annoys me when people say the twins arent really hip hop dancers because technically no one is.
I wouldn't say waving cuz they're not tracing with their hands & they're not poppers. Its pretty flowy though especially on Majid's side. Animation , definitely & honestly animation is making its way into a lot of different styles especially hiphop. Krump, vogue, wacking, etc. But only as a layer and new dynamic to the style. It's still bounce/rock/groove all day which is what makes hiphop dance & these two have it. Animation is also useful for catching different sounds in the music. Which brings us to the biggest reason (imho) why the style has changed so much being that Hiphop music itself has changed/evolved a lot over the years
@@nogin8000 oh yeah 1 million percent on the music part imo. In the old days all they had where the old school tracks meant just for bouncing like "Motown Philly" by boys to men, or breaking like "I aint no joke" by Eric B and Rakim Nowadays producers in the battle scene seem to make music with bounce and groove as an afterthought like Ma2t-Ussu. Jk- Pop.my.shit, A ton of Arabic flavor sounds, Namu all of them
Batalla is the enbodyment of Hip Hop. who are u to front the judges. ur twin lack flow, too much animation, to much focus on facial expressions and beat kill, u gotta accept the fact that even ur twins are not invincible. swallow that, if u cant, read again until u can. or step it up and make urself a name, and call out the judges, instead of braggin online. gotta be the worst fanbase on this planet.
@@ay2011 Relax my guy, you're directing that comment towards the wrong person. I'm not a fanboy, I'm a dancer looking at this battle critically. I never said I thought the Twins were invincible nor did I show any distaste for Majid or any other dancer. Didn't brag about anything either. And it's funny how you mention the Twins even though I only brought up one of them in my comment. While they're both exceptional dancers, I'm not one of the ones who think they should win every battle. They've lost a lot of battles to a lot of other great dancers, that's just how it is. But in this battle specifically, I believe that Laurent took the third round and the other rounds I agreed with, but the 4th one was a toss up for me.
@@ay2011 This dude is so mad that he didn't realise that batalla gave the 3rd round for laurent. Chill bro, stop with that "fanbase" shit, look at the comments. Most people here are being respectful to both dancers.
Fair decision. Les Twins are on another level but so is Majid. Fanboys can't see what dancers who are qualified in many styles can see unless said Fanboys are dancers themselves.
I really don't see how Laurent tied the third here. In my opinion he won this in 3. Kinda crazy how 2 debatable 3rd round losses where if the decision went the other way, it's Larry vs Laurent in the final again. Props to Majid and Alex though
Because Batalla is a heavy Flow and Groovy dancer. He's not much into the heavy beatkilling and "popping" kind of Hip Hop the Twins are known for. He would prefer someone with strong hip hop foundation and groove like Icee, Alex, etc. The way he dance and feel hip hop is just different, so naturaly, the way he will judge a hip hop battle will reflect that. Thats why he's more inclined to give tie, he know that as dancer, the level is high, but as a hip hop dancer, he feels like something is missing.
@@hungryandfoolish21 You don't know how judging work, do you? Every judge have preference. Doesnt mean he.cant appreciate other aspect, he would have just give them the L everytime otherwise
Not even a close battle. I love Majid but Laurent won. The judges don’t understand. Laurent’s moves were precise yet intricate. If you blink then you’ll miss what he did. It’s storytelling.
Always we have same shit with Les Twins. They are in semi final and look like judges try to make them lost with this "tie". My opinion: 1 round: Majid 2 round: Laurent 3 round: Laurent
yes. youre totally right. the judges voted tie to make laurent lose. because they cant do it without this shit. Like Greenteck even ignored the les twins for a whole event as a judge. SO you reeeeeally think it was rigged? xDDDDDD
majid himself recognizes that laurent has to win at the end of the 3rd rounds and I think that laurent also takes the 4th round from him. I do not know what are the criteria of the judges but curious. as much alex vs larrry it was tight as the except the 1 rounds the rest goes to laurent.
Even if they win and if they lose the les twins .. they are still the best this way it's better because the les twins will improve and so will the new dancers ... They don't care that they don't win they do it mainly for people not for winning Les twins are best :)
Im fully convinced these competitions be ridged because from the battles I’ve seen the twins killed their opponents and had way cleaner moves and personality in their dancing.
I'll start this by saying that I think Laurent won the third round, i think even Majid was surprised that it was a tie LOL. That being said, i think that groove and flowing (not just hard hits and beatkilling) have been emphasized more than anything else. Looking at the Twins' battles, they both got bested by dancers who embody that, especially Alex. Overall i think these two were very evenly matched, Majid just stayed consistent and steady while Laurent had those big wow moments and otherwise stayed kinda chill. It could have went either way, but i see why Majid one. I think the judges' mindsets and styles played a part as well, all of them are purists to a degree (although Kefton is a pure beatkiller to me at times lol).
U know what, someone said it best about the semifinals, they were eachothers worst nightmare because of styles. They each do somethig in stark contrast to the other, so I think the judging came down to a matter of preference.
Pretty much it. And you're right about Kefton being a beatkiller, thats why he tend to give the win to Larry most of the time. Its a matter of preference and what you're looking into someone else dance. Nelson and Batalla tho, pure groove and flow master. They'll tend to prefer someone like Alex or Icee who are the kings of the hip hop freestyle battle scene. Thats the only thing they lost over the year ironicaly. They became technicaly superior and and developped their musicality but lost that groove and flow that was a part of their Hip Hop foundation back in 2008-2011. They gained immense control over their move but lost in amplitude. I think if Larry were a little bit more relaxed, let go a little bit of the animation lock and start using more of the space, he would definitly have a shot. Laurent doesn't suffer as much of this problem, over the years, and even more recently with his heavy House phase with Kapela and Playmo, he started regaining his groove and his roots. He also let himself go and get wild more easily than his brother; who's style relied heavily in his body control.
@@TenshiNoAme and its crazy because man I keep thinking about 2008 JD Larry, sheeeeeesh. Imagine him incorporating that flow and bounce he hae with everything he has now. Look at the battle they did against Yungson and Tip. Suprisingly Laurent was the weaker dancer at the time, he was suuuuuper raw, he was going through an exploration phase.
I agree with everything stated. Yet I have to emphasize my concern with why groove and relaxation is all of a sudden the most important out of all dancing categories. I think the level of complexity and difficulty to the twin's style and dancers alike has to be given their proper respect (not saying you guys arent). Even though I love the slow build up to Alex's style and majid's consistency with flow, It's hard for me to favor them against the twins this time around. What the twin's displayed, OVERWHELMED what they lacked in flow and groove. It's a preference judgement for sure and should be respected, but at some point it becomes hypocritical. To give Alex and Majid the edge, as they lack more than what the twins lacked in totality. Being explosive, having crazy wow moments, being greatly animated and athletic are areas that shouldn't be over looked, especially in a battle setting.
Je ne sais pas sur quel logiciel les jurys regardent le Battle mais la finale aurait dû être Larry vs Laurent.. c'est relou mais ils méritaient... Plus de créativité.. impossible de deviner le mouvement suivant qu'ils vont exécuter... Bien sûr ils ont des mooves qui reviennent comme tous les danseurs mais même là ils arrivent à les placer où on ne les attend pas. Bravo je trouve qu'ils se sont réinventés...
