The 16-year-old French hip-hop dancer took the world title at a sold-out Hallenstadion, as 7,500 fans in Zurich and viewers around the world helped decide the outcome.
Zurich, October 24, 2026 – Willis was crowned Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final Champion 2026 after competing against some of the world’s best street dancers in front of a sold-out crowd of 7,500 at Zurich’s Hallenstadion. For the first time in Red Bull Dance Your Style history, fans around the world also had a say in the outcome, joining the audience in Zurich to vote live via the Red Bull Dance YouTube channel.
Willis’s journey to the world title began with a victory at the Red Bull Dance Your Style National Final in France. He then went on to compete against 59 other international dancers at the Pre-Finals in Zurich, securing his place in the final 16 before ultimately claiming the world title.
Here’s everything you need to know:
- Following 167 events around the globe, two Pre-Finals and a full evening of World Final battles, Red Bull Dance Your Style 2026 came down to one final face-off.
- Willis, representing France, claimed the world title after defeating Yoon Ji from South Korea in the final battle.
- Willis said: “I never thought I would win. Competing against some of the best dancers in the world and taking home the title is incredible. Just because I’m young doesn’t mean I can’t win. I’m so happy and proud of myself. I want to thank all the dancers, I really enjoyed all the battles.”
- 7,500 fans filled Zurich’s Hallenstadion for the first Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final held in Switzerland.
- Red Bull Dance Your Style is a global all-styles street dance event series with a unique battle format, bringing together styles from hip-hop and house to locking and popping.
- With no judges, no planned choreography and no advance knowledge of the music, dancers freestyle to unpredictable mainstream tracks, from current global hits to classic beats. Creativity, musicality, and the ability to connect with the crowd are key, with the audience ultimately deciding who wins.
- This year, for the first time, that audience went global, with fans watching the livestream on the Red Bull Dance YouTube channel able to vote live alongside the crowd in Zurich.
ABOUT RED BULL DANCE YOUR STYLE
- Red Bull Dance Your Style is a global all-styles street dance event series with a unique battle format. From hip hop to house, to locking to popping – dancers participating in Red Bull Dance Your Style will need to ‘wow’ the crowd and ultimately win their vote.
- Testing freestyle and musicality skills through unpredictable mainstream tracks ranging from recent global hits to classic beats, Red Bull Dance Your Style will have the crowd deciding who will rule the dance floor.
- Watch the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final 2026 on demand on the Red Bull Dance YouTube channel.
- The next edition of the Red Bull Dance Your Style World Final in 2027 will light up London, on November 6. Sign up on redbull.com/danceyourstyle for early access to tickets for the most electrifying street dance event of 2027
- For more Red Bull Dance Your Style content, subscribe to Red Bull Dance on YouTube and follow @RedBullDance on Instagram and TikTok, and find exclusive audiovisual content available for download and use on www.redbullcontentpool.com.
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