Break Dancing Debuts at the Paris 2024 Olympics

The 2024 Paris Games are going electric with the inclusion of break dancing, or ‘Breaking’, in the historic summer Olympic event schedule. The hip-hop influenced dance-style sport is the only new event to debut in Paris 2024. Breaking will dramatically charge these games, with athletes displaying epic athletic moves, creative routines, and complex choreography. Breaking is not new to the world stage, having first debuted in international competitions in the 1990’s, and featured at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Becoming an official Olympic event truly puts the electrifying art form of Breaking on the world stage. This modern dance form originated in the Bronx in the early 1970s in the wake of the of hip-hop movement. By incorporating athletic movements such as toprock, footwork, power moves, and freezes, breaking has evolved into a unique category of dance and is perfectly suited to enhance and inspire the Paris Games. Breaking’s Olympic debut is a historic moment for both the sport and the Olympic Games. While celebrating the rich history of hip-hop culture and dance, it will bring a fresh and dynamic component to the Games. . The inclusion of breaking in the Olympics reflects the evolutionary goals...