So Quest apologized for *allegedly* stealing from Project Korea but honestly feel they didn’t do it on purpose. Quest member Dtrix went on a forum known as Bboy world to do so and I give him credit stepping up to it. However, I find it hard to believe that none of them as a TEAM didn’t know about it, especially when there’s a Korean guy in there. Of course, I can always be dead wrong since I wasn’t there when they didn’t watch it, but it’s too much of a coincidence to find two stunts performed by them to be found at the same 2002 UK Bboy event. At least with the chair flare they took *allegedly*, they added their own flavor by doing a head spin. With the upside down Bboy….it was just a complete rip. Dtrix does say “Quest will make absolutely sure to prevent it from happening again. ‘Not knowing’ is not an excuse, and we do not intend on ever using the gimmick again, out of respect to those who have done it before us.” …but when the prize is a $100,000….the moment served it’s purpose so it doesn’t really matter anymore.
I’m not a bboy but I understand the jest of things and certain principles within that culture which is specific to them. Like in life, you can learn from the best and mimic what makes them great but you need to become your own person. What’s the point of even being an artist if all you’re good at is being exactly like someone else? With bboying there is a certain standard that is to be respected and that is individuality. We as human beings may be an influence of our environments and culture, but we still need to respect moments and creations that are unique….which is why signature moves are left to those who made it and moments in history are openly credited. While fans of ABDC may not care and only want to be entertained, if Quest wants to be respected as bboys, then they need to hold themselves to the same standards Super Crew does. I’m sure actual bboys and bgirls still think they are…but all I see is a boy band of dancers with a good sense of humor.
I don’t hate Quest and I certainly don’t want them to fail in life. Their existence is their own and they have no effect on me. However, like a Lakers fan…I root for them to beat their cross time rival, the Clippers, whenever they play each other. Since I’m voting for Beat Freaks Crew, I’m just a harsher critic of Quest until the season ends. So you can probably say I respect them enough to consider them a threat to Beat Freaks since they can certainly entertain. Besides, people around me love them and for good reasons since they seem like great kids….great kids who bite Project Korea’s moment in Bboy history….*allegedly.*
It’s admirable of them to hit up the b-boy community and apologize like that. But then again…is it really biting if they didn’t see it?
not if you take their word for it. I find it hard to believe.
I agree that it isn’t called biting if they didn’t know. They did it out of ignorance, so you can’t blame them. Plus, REAL DANCERS work with one another and just express themselves. Dancers don’t single out anyone or criticize each other. At the end of the day, all they want to do is dance, and real dancers wouldn’t care about Quest “biting” cuz they would understand that Quest never intended on biting. And the truth is, Quest actually did the move first, cuz you could see them doing it in their vids on youtube years before the one from Project Korea.