17 August 2026
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino dance group Legit Status stomped its way to a first-place win in the UDO World Finals held from August 12-16 at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens in the United Kingdom.
The 24-member crew ruled the 18-and-Under Advance category, the first Filipino group to do so.
The squad earned its ticket to the Big Dance owing to first- and second-place finishes in the UDO Philippines Street Dance Championship in Quezon City from November 21-23, 2025.
The victory at Winter Gardens made the group a two-time world champion, having conquered the 2025 World Hip Hop Dance Championships in Phoenix, Arizona.
Legit Status Varsity also thus made a rousing follow-up to its showings at SOAR Manchester from August 7-9, where it struck gold in Under 16 category and finished as runner-up in the Adult Mega Crew division.
The Cubao Quezon City-based dance squad said it has been entering competitions left and right with one goal in mind: to put the Philippines on the global dance map.
And they have succeeded so far.