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The coolest new Olympic sport is one you may have tried 30 years ago
Break dancing, also called breaking and B-boying/B-girling, is an energetic form of street dance, fashioned and popularized by African Americans and Latinos, which includes stylized footwork and athletic moves such as back spins or head spins. Break dancing originated in New York City during the late 1960s and early ’70s, incorporating moves from a variety of sources, including martial arts and gymnastics. The dancing is made up of variations of standard moves or steps, including freezes, power moves, downrock, and toprock. The emphasis is on energy, movement, creativity, humor, and an element of danger, which is meant to convey the rough world of the city streets. Breakdancing is typically set to high-beat music like hip-hop, but is not limited to, and can be readily adapted to different music genres by remixing. Now, this street dance will debut as a sport at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games together with sport climbing, skateboarding, and surfing. The 2024 sporting event is going to be more musical and viewed by young audiences on their smartphones.
Enjoy watching the video and learn about this new Olympic sport.
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/sports/2023/01/18/breakdancing-breaking-olympic-sport-lbb-orig.cnn
The coolest new Olympic sport is one you may have tried 30 years ago
Break dancing, also called breaking and B-boying/B-girling, is an energetic form of street dance, fashioned and popularized by African Americans and Latinos, which includes stylized footwork and athletic moves such as back spins or head spins. Break dancing originated in New York City during the late 1960s and early ’70s, incorporating moves from a variety of sources, including martial arts and gymnastics. The dancing is made up of variations of standard moves or steps, including freezes, power moves, downrock, and toprock. The emphasis is on energy, movement, creativity, humor, and an element of danger, which is meant to convey the rough world of the city streets. Breakdancing is typically set to high-beat music like hip-hop, but is not limited to, and can be readily adapted to different music genres by remixing. Now, this street dance will debut as a sport at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games together with sport climbing, skateboarding, and surfing. The 2024 sporting event is going to be more musical and viewed by young audiences on their smartphones.
Enjoy watching the video and learn about this new Olympic sport.
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/sports/2023/01/18/breakdancing-breaking-olympic-sport-lbb-orig.cnn
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