Breakdancing

Break Dancing was presented as one of the newest Summer Olympics events at the 2024 Games in Paris. 







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‘Breakers’ rose up along the streets in the Bronx about fifty years ago with a boombox and a person showcasing musical innovation, physical dexterity, and coordination, along with a highly honed competitive spirit. I was aghast the first time I witnessed the boldness on sidewalks, sometimes with a mat, sometimes on bare concrete. If we think of ballet on the toe, asking the human foot, with a highly trained sense of artistry, to support a human body, break dancing has us watching the upper body connecting with the floor, with head spins and body part spins featuring an arm, hand, shoulder spins… 







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