THE VAGABONDS
SIGNATURE STYLE: Athletic Power Mastery, Synchronized French Showcases & Championship Discipline
Founded by Mohamed Belarbi in 2000, Vagabonds Crew redefined European breaking with athletic rigor and theatrical precision. Sweeping Battle of the Year both in Crew Battle and Best Show in 2006, 2011, and 2012, The Vagabonds set the gold standard for French breaking.
♫ CREW ANTHEM BREAK: Lafayette Afro Rock Band — Hihache (1973)
[VGB] FEATURED BREAKER PORTFOLIOS (3)
3x Red Bull BC One World Champion, Master of Unorthodox Flow & Threading • Tilburg / Eindhoven, Netherlands
Menno van Gorp is one of only two b-boys to win the Red Bull BC One World Final three times (2014 Paris, 2017 Amsterdam, 2019 Mumbai). An artist on canvas as well as the linoleum, Menno developed an utterly distinct, fluid, and twisting floor style that changed competitive breaking.
Red Bull BC One World Champion & 3x Battle of the Year Champion with Vagabonds • Paris / Montpellier, France
Mounir Biba is one of the most decorated competitive breakers in European history. Anchoring France's legendary Vagabonds Crew to three Battle of the Year World Titles (2006, 2011, 2012) before capturing the solo 2012 Red Bull BC One World Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Mounir later served as Olympic breaking coach.
2024 Paris Olympic Silver Medalist • European Games Gold Medalist • Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni / Paris, France
Born in French Guiana and representing France, Danis Civil (B-Boy Dany Dann) electrified his home crowd at Place de la Concorde in Paris 2024 by winning the Olympic Silver Medal after previously capturing Gold at both the 2022 European Championships and 2023 European Games.
COMPLETE HISTORICAL & ACTIVE CREW ROLL CALL (18 MEMBERS)
FOUNDERS & ORIGINALS
Founding architects and first-generation floor pioneers who established [VGB] in 2000.
[VGB] BATTLE ROUNDS & CYPHER VIDEOS (3)
B-Boy Menno 3x World Champion Layered Floor Flow & Threads
Abstract Toprock → Hook Thread Flow → Continuous Floor Corkscrew → Contorted Elbow Freeze
The Vagabonds & B-Boy Mounir Battle of the Year Showcase // French Championship Precision
French Sprint Toprock → Synchronized Vagabonds Power → Power Windmill to Halo → Sudden Pike Freeze Hit
B-Boy Dany Dann Paris 2024 Silver Medalist // High-Flying French Acrobatics & Musicality
Afro-French Toprock → Full-Twist Aerial Drop → Airflare to Elbow Track → Crown Freeze