When Ramesh Yadav aka B-Boy Tornado answers our phone call, we’re happy to hear a crisp and clear voice greeting us from the other end, considering we were expecting Wi-Fi issues. He’s speaking to us from The Netherlands where he’s participating in The Notorious IBE, an international hip-hop dance festival founded in 1998 that’s being held annually in Heerlen since 2008. It’s 5.30 in his part of the world, and we catch him just before a four-hour journey to the competition venue for his breaking battle. With daily eight-hour practice sessions in preparation for competitions, it’s not easy to navigate a new city, language barriers, and long commutes while prepping one’s mind to enter into a physically demanding cypher. “Yes, it requires time, and practice, especially now to acclimatise my body to a new location and weather condition. But whatever it is, I want to dance. And the good thing here is that you can practise anywhere in public; no one will chase you away,” Tornado shares. But we’re not here to discuss this hip-hopper’s international conquests. Back home, Tornado has already founded and launched his own dance festival Young Rebelz, in Mumbai.