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'''Juste Debout''' ("just upright") is an annual [[competitive dance|dance competition]] originated from [[France]] which focuses on upright [[street dance]] styles. The four main categories are [[hip hop dance#New school/new style|hip hop new style]], [[house (dance)|house]], [[locking (dance)|locking]] and [[popping (dance)|popping]].

==History==
Juste Debout was initially held in 2002 in [[Paris]], France, and has since then returned each year around February. The 2006 edition was the first to feature a number of linked events (so called ''pre-selections'') in countries outside of France, with the finals being held in Paris. This allowed Juste Debout to reach a larger and more international audience. 

Juste Debout 2007 was held on February 25 in Paris and featured international pre-selections starting as early as January in countries such as [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Slovakia]], [[Spain]], [[Sweden]] and [[Switzerland]].<ref name="eb">[http://www.juste-debout.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1863 JUSTE DEBOUT 2008<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  Jsmooth & Future from the dance crew MGF (Machine Gone Funk) in USA the won the Juste Debout [[Popping]] Contest 2007. Manu & loïc from [[France]] won the [[Locking]]. Stéphanie & Dedson from [[Denmark]] and [[France]] won Hip-hop. Lastly, Hiro & Meech from [[Japan]] and [[France]] won the House Contest.

Juste Debout 2009 was held on March 1st in Bercy, Paris. Kite & Fishboy(Former Action) won a close fought, all j-Japanese final with last years winners Kei & Gucchon(Co-Thkoo). Dy & Steve won the Hip-hop against Japanese phenomenom Maika(10 y.o) & Kazame(12 y.o) which was the crowds favourite.
During the event, there was some incidents which may affect the event's continuation. After the event Bruce retracted his statement and confirmed there will be JD 2010.

==Program==
The main events of Juste Debout consists of two on two [[battle (dance)|battles]] in which two dancers work as a team trying to outperform the opposite couple in a specific dance style category. The music is chosen by the Juste Debout [[DJ]]s and the dancers are not told of the songs in advance.

Normally, only one person dances at a time and the two teams take turns showing off. A battle finishes when each dancer has performed two times, resulting in a total of eight rounds, usually around a minute long each. Sometimes a team chooses to spontaneously replace or extend one of their rounds with a [[choreography|choreographed]] routine performed together for added effect, which is allowed. After each battle, a group of four judges decides the winning team, which moves them closer to the finals. In the end, a winning couple is chosen for each of the four dance style categories.

Outside of battles, the Juste Debout events often include a number of shows from both the judges and invited guests, as well as dance parties that are open for all to join.

==Notes==
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==External links==
* [http://www.juste-debout.com/ Juste Debout] Official homepage (in French).
* [http://www.myspace.com/justedebout Juste Debout MySpace] Juste Debout at [[MySpace]].

[[Category:Street dance]]
[[Category:Dance competitions]]

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