MSU Breakers, a student organization that fosters community through the art of breakdance, hosted its end-of-the-year dance battle on the lawn of the MSU Multicultural Center on April 21 at 6 p.m. 

This end-of-the-year battle was a one-on-one battle with members of the club. It was also the first to be held outdoors and open to the public, said former MSU Breakers president and environmental studies and sustainability senior Emma Howe.

“All of our stuff is public, but this is really, truly, the first thing that we've done,” Howe said. “We used to have the Red Cedar Roundup, and that was way back in the 90s or the early 2000s. But we haven't hosted a jam or a break dance battle here at MSU in probably at least 20 years.”

This year’s dance battle was "Five Nights at Freddy’s" themed, a 2014 indie horror game that built a massive fan base. 

MSU Breakers showcased a sign featuring characters from the game alongside YouTuber Markiplier, who helped popularize it and Game Theory, known for creating in-depth theories during its early rise. The sign read: “FIVE NIGHTS AT THE MCC.”

President of MSU Breakers and cultural comparative politics and German sophomore Allen Hoppe said it wasn’t necessarily his idea to make the event FNAF-themed. Still, the club likes to name its battles something funny.

The event’s name was actually a draw for some attendees. Studio art sophomore Morgan Thomas said she came to support her friend Dylan, a member of MSU Breakers, and was also curious about the FNAF theme behind the event.

“I'm really happy,” Thomas said. “[I’m] excited to see what makes it [a] "Five Nights at Freddy's" thing. You know, I don't know a lot, so I'm just really excited to find out.”