In their debut year, they had a documentary crew filming them and were interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and the BBC.
Billie Jordan achieved her first success when her "Hip Op-eration" troupe's flash mob video went viral in 2012.
[1][2] Encouraged by positive reviews, they decided to enter a Hip-Hop contest as a way of promoting fitness and Hip Hop while bridging the generation gap.
[3] Of the 40+ troupe members, over 20 eventually travelled to the Hip Hop International championships in Las Vegas in 2013, where they performed in the special exhibition category as "The World's Oldest Dance Crew".
[4] No mention is made in the film of the other winners and medallists of the Las Vegas championships, though there were 4 medal-winning dance crews from New Zealand that year.