The Breaking Stories We Should Be Talking About

“The attention on Breaking may seem negative right now but we literally have an open mic so what are we gonna do with it,” B-girl Logistx, aka Logan Edra, one of the dancers who represented Team USA at the Paris Olympic Games, posted on her Instagram on Aug. 13. Edra is referring, of course, to the negative reactions to breaking’s inaugural inclusion in the Olympic Games, reactions that are largely centered on the performance of one competitor. “I still believe in us even when the outsiders doesn’t [sic] want us to be empowered,” Logistx continued in the caption of her post. “It’s for us and for the future. Some of our lives have been changed forever in a positive way. We’re a force to be reckoned with so of course there’s a pushback.” Adding breaking into the Olympics has been controversial from the start. Plenty of people have argued that it shouldn’t be an Olympic event and isn’t a “real Olympic sport,” with some even laughing, asking if “hobby-horse riding” will be added next (mum’s the word…). But even those who understand breaking’s artistry and athleticism have expressed concerns that adding breaking to the Games could lead to the art...