Bea Lesaca: The Filipina BGirl

First local Bgirl chosen to battle with world’s Top 7 B-girls at international breakdance

Bea Lesaca, a homegrown Filipina breakdancer  or “bgirl” has been chosen to compete alongside 7 of the best female bgirls in the world to battle it out at Mighty 4, a Hip Hop Festival based in San Francisco, USA on October 5, 2013.
Although fifteen years strong, this would be the first time for Mighty 4 to invite a Philippine-based Bgirl, Bea to  take part in one of Hip Hop’s largest events that celebrate the 4 Mighty Elements of Hip Hop (DJing, Emceeing, Graffiti & Breaking). Having close cultural roots to the Philippines as its founder is Filipino, choosing a competitor straight from Manila for its 15th year anniversary just means that the Philippines is finally ready to make noise!  With guests, competitors, and judges coming from all parts of the world, it just makes this  competition one of largest and realest Hip Hop events in the world.

Bea Lesaca whose been breaking for 10 years is part of the World Hip Hop Champions, the Philippine Allstars & Funk Roots Crew. Also a faculty of Allstars Danceschool, Bea has been travelling and competing in Asia (2009 All the Way Live Taiwan 1st Runner up , 2011 Culture Shock Taiwan Top 8, 2012 Floor Combat  Malaysia 1on1 Bgirl champion) and has performed for many artists including Ali Shaheed of A Tribe Called Quest, Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Craig David, Jennifer Lopez, etc.  A visual artist and a body mover, Bgirl Bea dreams to travel the world, spread the love and represent Boogie Down Manila.