There’s a pumping beat. Twelve-year-old Gaga Khu Yue-ching steps into the spotlight, her wrists and her arms making sharp, playful ... - South China Morning Post - SCMP, Young Post, YP Weekly - There’s a pumping beat. Twelve-year-old Gaga Khu Yue-ching steps into the spotlight, her wrists and her arms making sharp, playful ...
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There’s a pumping beat. Twelve-year-old Gaga Khu Yue-ching steps into the spotlight, her wrists and her arms making sharp, playful and confident movements.

Although she is young, she has already danced her way onto international stages. In 2023, she won the Children Street Battle at the Dance World Cup World Finals in Portugal, competing against dancers from around 50 countries. A year later, she became the locking champion in the BDS World Youth Street Dance Competition – and the first Hongkonger to be selected for the China National Youth Street Dance Team.

Gaga spoke to Young Post about what inspired her love of dance and how her family has supported her in her journey. She explained how dancing became more than a hobby - it became part of her.

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