Cri6
{{Short description|Dancer}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| image = File:Bboy Cri6 in Seoul.jpg
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| caption = Cri6 in Seoul, South Korea (2019)
| full_name = Youness El Mouaffaq
| nickname = Bboy Cri6
| nationality = Moroccan
| birth_date = 1994
| birth_place = Fez, Morocco
| years_active = 2006 ~ Present
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| country = Morocco
| sport = Dancesport
| event = Breakdancing
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{{MedalSport | Hip-hop dance}}
{{MedalCountry | {{MOR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Jeux de la Francophonie}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Abidjan|Hip-hop dance}}
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Youness El Mouaffaq (1994), better known by his stage name Cri6, is a London-based Moroccan competitive b-boy. As of July 2017, he has won a silver medal in the Hip-hop dance category at the VIII Jeux de la Francophonie in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, competing together with the Moroccan national team 04 Lkarwa.{{cite web |author=le Ministère de la Culture, de la Jeunesse et des Sports et la Fondation Nationale des Musées |title=Une médaille d'argent pour la Culture aux 8ème Jeux de la Francophonie à Abidjan |url=https://www.minculture.gov.ma/fr/?p=3603 |work=minculture.gov.ma |access-date=July 26, 2017 |archive-date=October 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019051306/https://www.minculture.gov.ma/fr/?p=3603 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |author=Les Jeux de la Francophonie |title=The 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie Hip-hop (dance) results|url=https://www.jeux.francophonie.org/resultats/editions/les-medailles?edition=2017&epreuve=792 |work=jeux.francophonie.org}} Accessed 2017-07-26{{cite web |author=Les Jeux de la Francophonie |title=The participants of the Moroccan national team 04 Lkarwa at the VIII Jeux de la Francophonie in Abidjan 2017 |url=https://www.jeux.francophonie.org/cote-divoire-2017/pays-participants/etat?institution=36&edition=2017 |work=jeux.francophonie.org|access-date=July 26, 2017}}
Career
Youness El Mouaffaq was born in Fez, Morocco. He performed in some of the international dance competitions{{cite web |author=And8 Dance |title=Cri6's highlights and achievements on and8.dance|url=https://www.and8.dance/en/artist/youness.el.mouaffaq |work=and8.dance}} included Red Bull BC One World Final,{{cite web |author=Red bull TV |title=Check out B-boy Cri6's best breaking from the Red Bull BC One World Finals 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland. |url=https://www.redbull.com/ie-en/videos/b-boy-cri6-red-bull-bc-one-world-finals-2018 |work=redbull.com}} World BBoy Series, The Notorious IBE, BBIC Korea, B.I.S China.
Youness El Mouaffaq, competing as Bboy Cri6, has been rising as a top competitor on the scene for the past few years. He's a member of El Mouwahidine and Lhiba Kingzoo with fellow Moroccan B-Boys, {{ill|Lil Zoo|fr}} and The Wolfer.{{cite web |author=Emmanuel Adelekun |title=Find out how B-Boy Cri6 feeds his happiness through his love for breaking |url=https://www.redbull.com/my-en/cri6-about-his-love-for-the-dance-interview |work=redbull.com |access-date=November 30, 2018}}
At the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, the Canal aux Bois stage hosted the final phase of Hip-hop dance competition. Youness El Mouaffaq won the silver medal in the Hip-hop dance category, competing together with the Moroccan national team 04 Lkarwa{{cite web |author=Les Jeux de la Francophonie |title=Médaille d'argent au concours culturel de hip-hop (danse) des VIIIes Jeux de la Francophonie Côte d'Ivoire / Abidjan 2017|url=https://www.jeux.francophonie.org/laureats/portraits/lkarwa |work=jeux.francophonie.org|access-date=July 26, 2017}} and succeeded in hoisting the flag of Morocco in the skies of Abidjan and thus offering the country a silver medal at the VIII Jeux de la Francophonie.
Youness El Mouaffaq ranked 18th place globally{{cite web |author=World Dancesport Federation |title=2019 WDSF World Breaking Championships results|url=https://cdnb.worlddancesport.org/legacy-results/54579/WDSF_WBC_2019%20-%20Rank_%20B-Boys.pdf |work=worlddancesport.org}}{{cite web |author=Auli Korhonen |title=The line ups for the top 16 b-girls and the top 32 b-boys in the WDSF World Breaking Champion|url=https://www.worlddancesport.org/Blog/Live_From/2019_World_Breaking/B-girls_top_16_and_b-boys_top_32_results-7577 |work=worlddancesport.org|access-date=June 23, 2019}} at WDSF World Breaking Championship{{cite web |author=Rory Jiwani|title=What to look out for at the 2019 WDSF Breaking World Championship|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/ultimate-guide-2019-wdsf-breaking-world-championship/ |work=olympicchannel.com|access-date=June 13, 2019}} that took a place in Nanjing, China on June 23, 2019.
He also participated in numerous international events such as:
- 30.11.2019 Hustle & Freeze Vol.14 China
- 23.06.2019 WDSF World Breaking Championship China
- 15.03.2019 Circle Industry Austria{{cite web |author=Circle Industry Finals |title=Circle Industry Winners |url=https://www.circleindustry.at/hall-of-fame/ |work=circleindustry.at}}
- 13.10.2018 DPC Jam Switzerland
- 27.09.2018 Red Bull BC One World Final Switzerland
- 21.04.2018 JBL Unbreakable World Final Belgium
- 17.12.2016 Risk Battle 2017 Austria
- 22.10.2016 D.Point.C Jam Switzerland.
Awards
- 1st Place The Notorious IBE 3 vs 3, Netherlands – 2019
- 1st Circle Industry Finals, Austria – 2019
- 1st Place Best Moroccan B-boy – 2019{{cite web |author=Medi1TV | title=L'équipe marocaine du breakdance participe au championnat du monde en Chine |url=http://www.medi1tv.com/fr/l-%C3%A9quipe-marocaine-du-breakdance-participe-au-championnat-du-monde-en-chine-sport-autres-sports-infos-154235/ |work=Medi1.tv|access-date=June 21, 2019}}
- 1st Place Battle of East, Estonia – 2018
- 2nd Place DPC JAM, Switzerland – 2018
- 2nd Place Les Jeux de la Francophonie, Ivory Coast – 2017
- 1st Place Show and Prove, UK – 2016
- 2nd Place Pasha 2312 All styles, Austria – 2016
- 1st Place Red Bull BC One, Morocco Cypher – 2015{{cite web |author=Resagro |title=Evenement B-Boy Cri6 Remporte Le Red Bull Bc One |url=http://resagro.com/breve/1144/evenement-b-boy-cri6-remporte-le-red-bull-bc-one.html/ |work=Resagro.com|access-date=May 28, 2015}}
References
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Category:Moroccan breakdancers