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Never before has breakdancing featured at an Olympic Games. Proponents of the sport hoped its inclusion this year in Paris would inspire a new generation of breakdancing girls and boys, known as ...
In the basement of a sports complex in Paris, dozens of breakers, or break dancers, gathered almost every weeknight in July to freestyle, practicing classic moves like the windmill, freezes and ...
As hip-hop turns 50 on Friday, one of its pillars, breakdancing, was on display last weekend in Phoenix at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship. The event featured 3,000 dancers from at least 37 ...
In less than 24 hours after Australian b-girl Raygun’s performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, she became a viral sensation and was subjected to the world’s scrutiny. It’s time to broaden the ...
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Take one step into a breakdancing competition, and within a couple seconds, it's pretty clear just how physically demanding the sport is. Think flying legs and gravity-defying head spins coupled with ...
LL Cool J had a time watching the breakdancing portion of the 2024 Olympic Games. The rapper and actor visited D-Stroy’s SiriusXM show “CTRL, ALT, D-Stroy,” where he broke down the love and pride he ...
NEW YORK - The 2024 Olympics being held in Paris added a few events this time around. One notable addition is breakdancing. According to the World DanceSport Federation, breakdancing or "breaking" is ...
For decades break dancers have been poppin’ and lockin’ in everything from Air Force 1s and shell toes to Timberland boots. Now, Nike is blessing them with a silhouette made specifically for their ...
Among the rush and bustle of students traveling back and forth to class on the University of California, Los Angeles campus is a soon-to-be author and dance legend. Many of the students presumably ...