Froz

Roman Gorskiy (born August 25, 1985), known as Froz, is a competitive breakdancer born in Russia and raised in Italy.

Froz
B-boy Froz in the Amici TV studio (late 2022)
Born	Roman Gorskiy (1985-08-25) August 25, 1985 (age 38) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russia, Italy
Occupation	Dancer
Years active	2001–present
Known for	Winning the Red Bull BC One Western European Finals 2013
Website	Official profile on the website of the Bandits Crew

Biography

Roman Gorskiy was born in Moscow, Russia, on August 25, 1985. His father was coach of the Russian national women's tennis team, and due to his work issues the family moved to Conversano, Italy, in 1993.^[1][2][3][4] Roman Gorskiy practised basketball, tennis and karate.^[4] In 2001, after he watched the music video for Freestyler, he started training to breakdance.^[4] In 2003, he created a website about breakdancing, with tutorials and resources.^[5][6] In 2004, he moved to Milan and joined the breakdancing crew Bandits;^[7][4] the team won several national contests^[4][6] and he performed in ads, music videos and TV shows, and at international events.^[6][3]

In 2012 and 2013, he won the Italian Red Bull BC One championship,^[8][4][5] then won the Western European Finals in Naples.^[9][10][11] Eventually, he competed at the world championship in Seoul, Korea.^[9]

In 2015 he raced with b-boy Bad Matty at the second season of the Italian edition of the talent show Tú sí que vales.^[12]

In 2015, he provided live commentary for the broadcast of the Red Bull BC One, held in Rome, for Radio 105^[4][5] and in 2016 he was a judge at Red Bull BC One Italy.^[11]

In 2018, with the Bandits crew, Gorskly represented Italy in the Battle Of the Year International in France.^[3]

He was a choreographer,^[13] visiting teacher^[14] and judge^[15] on the Italian television talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi.

In 2018, in Milan, Gorskly contributed to found the first professional breakdance academy in Italy.^[2][13]

The grandson of a Red Army soldier, Gorskly is openly sympathetic toward communism. He is an admirer of the Italian communist leader Enrico Berlinguer, and has competed wearing a red jacket with the СССР logo or a T-shirt with the symbol of the Italian partisans.^[1]

References

1. "Froz, partigiano della breakdance" (in Italian). l'Espresso. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
2. "Una città per ballare: sono 5 milioni i "fedeli" che praticano la street dance" (in Italian). corriere.it. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
3. Francesco Carretta (2018-11-13). "LE AZIONI PARLANO PIU' DELLE PAROLE – ROMAN GORSKIY FROZ – BANDITS..." (in Italian). Francesco Carretta. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
4. "Max Brigante incontra Froz, campione italiano di breakdance" (in Italian). Radio 105 (105.net). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
5. Profilo ufficiale sul portale della Bandits Crew
6. Eleonora Redazione (2012-07-25). "Vi presentiamo Froz, campione italiano di breakdance" (in Italian). Team World. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
7. "Dal Muretto di Milano alle competizioni di breakdance più prestigiose" (in Italian). Dolly Noire. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
8. "Breakdance: il campione italiano è Froz - la Repubblica" (in Italian). Repubblica TV - Repubblica. 2013-03-26. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
9. "Breakdance, italiano Froz in Sud Corea" (in Italian). ANSA. 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
10. "Froz: "Il BC One mi ha cambiato la vita"" (in Italian). redbull.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
11. "La giuria del Red Bull Bc One: intervista a Froz" (in Italian). redbull.com. 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
12. "Tu si que vales 2015: Froz e Bad Matty 7 novembre (video e gallery)" (in Italian).
13. "Jacopo Paone e Froz da Amici a Tu si que vales, fanno breakdance con i Bandits Crew" (in Italian). Tv Fanpage. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
14. Amici - Lezione con Froz
15. "Amici, Rudy Zerbi in imbarazzo in studio: "Una figura di m***", la De Filippi lo inchioda" (in Italian). liberoquotidiano.it. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2020-08-07.

External links

• Froz on Instagram
• Official profile (in Italian)