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Ayumi Fukushima (福島 あゆみ, Fukushima Ayumi, born 22 June 1983), [1] also known as Ayumi, [1] is a Japanese breakdancer. She competed at the 2022 World Games in the dancesport competition, winning the bronze medal [2] in the B-Girls event. [1] [3] In 2021, Fukushima won the world championship in a competition in France. [4]
Ami Yuasa (湯浅 亜実, Yuasa Ami, born December 11, 1998), [1] also known mononymously as Ami, [1] is a Japanese breakdancer and Olympic gold medalist. She is the winner of the 2018 and 2023 Red Bull BC One world championship and the WDSF World Breaking Champions 2019 and 2022. She is a member of the Good Foot Crew. [2]
Break dancing first had a moment on the Olympic stage in 2018. At the Summer Youth Olympics in 2018, athletes from Japan, Russia, South Korea and Canada nabbed top medals for their break dancing.
The gold medalist in each category qualified for the Breaking competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] ... Ayumi Fukushima ... World Dance Sport Federation
Break dancing, professionally known as breaking, is rooted in 1970s street culture. Its debut at the 2024 Paris Games marked the first time any form of dancesport had been an Olympic event, though ...
The dance style originated in The Bronx, New York, and has been around since the early ’80s, but on Friday, August 9, it’ll finally make its way to the international Olympics stage.
Choi hopes the addition of break dancing to the 2024 Olympic Games will inspire more people — especially girls — to learn the dance style. The International Olympic Committee previously said ...
Breaking was introduced at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as an optional (temporary) sport. Despite the United States being the birthplace of breakdancing, the sport is not set to be included at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles; on its omittance in the latter, the IOC's sports director Kit McConnell stated that "It's up to each local organizing committee to determine which ...