Over the weekend, Flying Steps proved, through their flawless performance at Red Bull Flying Bach at Madinat Jumeirah, that dance certainly knows no bounds. The intense, humorous and charismatic show, where opera meets urban-influenced breakdancing, brought such fresh originality that it generated a standing ovation from the audience on both nights. One thing is for sure, they did not become the world breakdancing champions four times for nothing. Flying Steps, from Germany, have been touring the world with "Red Bull Flying Bach" and Dubai was just one stop on the agenda, which will next see them in Italy. Celebrating the composer Johann Sebastian Bach with breakdancing and ballet moves, the performers worked with the renowned opera director Christoph Hagel to create the unique fusion. The story follows breakdancers learning new moves, with a touch of romance and battles. Ahead of their performance, we caught up with three of the group's members for a behind-the-scenes demonstration of their skills. Vartan Bassil Originally from Lebanon, the co-founder, choreographer and dancer Vartan Bassil said breakdancing is no longer simply seen as “street culture”. “It’s important to show breakdancing is an art – which we wanted to take to higher levels and Bach’s music shows just how great of an art breakdancing is,” he said. “We have great respect for classical music and we have one of the best female dancers, so there are many things in this show people have never seen before.” Next year, breakdancing will meet magic, he says, without giving too much away. Mikel Breakdancing is all about the body language, said the dancer Mikel. “It’s a way for us to say what we want,” he added. “Every time we create something it has to be new with unique concepts. When we met Christoph, we said we had to do something special and during this show, each of us has a voice. Usually, with hip-hop we dance to the beat but with Bach, we listened to the tiniest details.” Yuri Kawaguchi “At the beginning it was an unusual combination!” admitted Yui Kawaguchi, a classical dancer from Japan. “Christoph met Flying Steps and suggested Bach because he thought the energy would be perfect. It's very structured.” It was also following a suggestion by Hagel that she joined the group. “I thought the idea was challenging and radical. When I met the guys I thought ‘this is crazy!’ but I was immediately motivated," said Kawaguchi. "The guys live like they dance – they even dance while they are talking!” Visit: <a href="http://www.redbull.com">www.redbull.com</a>