On April 12, 2025, the lighting of Taipei Legacy TERA was focusing on the center of the stage. 18-year-old B-Girl Sophia (Xu Fuya) was igniting the audience with a smooth musical string of flooring. Her opponent was B-Girl Stitch, an Asian Games training player who also came from the National Training Center. The two showed not only the difficult Powermove in the championship game, but also a dialectical about “female power”. When Sophia finally won the championship and became the youngest B-Girl champion in the history of the Red Bull BC One Taiwan Competition, the girl with a low ponytail panted and smiled: “After accumulating experience in recent Hong Kong and South Korean competitions, I continue to maintain my preparations. I am very happy to participate in the third time and be recognized. I will grasp this hard-earned ticket to the World Championship and continue to work hard!”
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From the second runner-up in 2023, the semi-finals in 2024 to the championship this year, Sophia's three-year evolution trajectory is just like a microcosm of the rise of women's power in Taiwan. This young girl, who uses dance to illuminate the confidence and strength of the new generation of women, will represent Taiwan to travel to Tokyo, and will challenge the world's top dancers with B-Boy Sprite, showing the courage and resilience of Taiwanese girls to the world.
Age and gender are not limitations, but my superpowers
“Youngness is my advantage, and it means there are still many opportunities.” Sophia's eyes exuded a sense of firmness and confidence. “I have also heard a metaphor. Some people say that physical strength corresponds to the growth of age, just like a car engine. I may have used it for 18 years, and other players may have used it for 20 years. Even if I rely on acquired efforts, there will still be a gap. Therefore, I will grasp the degree of performance I can perform at this stage.”
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Although Breaking has long been regarded as a male-dominated field, Sophia believes that physiological differences have given birth to a unique style of women: “The power of girls is inherently small innately. Now many girls can also make very powerful moves to prove that girls can do it.” Although the outside world often has a stereotype of “insufficient power” for young female dancers, she said confidently: “For me, I feel that I can improve my strength through skills and exercise. For me, the word “power” of breaking is not just a single powermoves move, but other elements such as footwork and transition also require strength to present the picture.”
Failure is the beginning of the next victory
Sophia is never a dazzling star who stands on stage overnight. In 2023, she won the runner-up; in 2024, she stopped at the semi-finals, and every setback made her fall into the low point of self-doubt, but she could always adjust her mentality quickly. “Before the 2024 competition, I wrote a word on the paper: 'Kill', paste it on the door, reminding myself to do my best every day.” Although she lost 2-1 in the end, she was sad for one night, and the next day she smiled and changed 2024 to 2025 and set off again.
In international competitions, seeing the continuous improvement of top players in other countries also allowed Sophia to learn to let go of self-question and focus on hard work. “I found that these players are already very good and are still practicing very hard. I also have to practice hard and stop doubting myself. In this year's competition, I am no longer too obsessed with winning or losing, because I know that what I really love is breaking itself. As long as I continue to persevere, I will definitely gain something.” She said.
