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B-boying or Breaking, also called Breakdancing, is a style of street dance that originated among African-American and Puerto Rican youths in New York City during the early 1970s. The dance spread worldwide due to popularity in the media, especially in regions such as South Korea, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russia, and Japan.
Breakdancing: Mr. Fresh and the Supreme Rockers Show You How (Avon Books, 1984) was an introductory reference for newcomers to the "breakin'" style of dance as it evolved in North America in the 1970s and 1980s.
Logan Elanna Edra (born May 8, 2003), known by her nickname B-Girl Logistx (pronounced "logistics"), [1] is an American breakdancer. She qualified for the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics , featuring the debut of breakdancing at the Olympics.
The art — once known as breakdancing — has traveled a long way from Bronx street corners to the largest public square in Paris that was once the site of Marie Antoinette’s execution.
The other American in the field, B-boy Jeffro, made it out of the round-robin stage and into the medal bracket, but he lost in the quarterfinals. Victor, 30, has deep roots in breaking.
The American B-girl, as break dancers are known, won on Saturday the first Pan American gold medal for the sport that mixes dancing and acrobatics. “Sunny,” the 7th-best ranked break dancer in ...
Related: Australian Breakdance Star Raygun Announces Retirement Over 'Upsetting' Olympic Backlash. A week earlier, though, Raygun said she's done with competition after the backlash she received ...
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 ...