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the only sport where falling on your head is the whole point.
means An athletic, acrobatic style of street dance built on footwork, spins, freezes, and floor moves, performed to funk and hip-hop beats.
from From English 'break' plus 'dancing.' The 'break' is the percussive instrumental stretch of a record — DJs like Kool Herc in 1970s Bronx began looping these breaks, and dancers cut loose during them, becoming 'break-boys' and 'break-girls,' or b-boys and b-girls. 'Breakdancing' is largely the term outsiders and media adopted; many practitioners prefer 'breaking.'
- olympic debut
- Officially competed at Paris 2024 as breaking.
- bronx birth
- Born from 1970s block parties and DJ breaks.
- power move
- Headspins can exceed several rotations per second.
- battle judged
- Won through battles, not choreographed routines.
- b-boy origin
- Practitioners called b-boys and b-girls, not breakdancers.
battle of the year — annual international breakdancing competition held in germany since 1990, featuring crews from 30+ countries
red bull bc one — premier one-on-one breakdancing championship established in 2004, held in different cities annually
rock steady crew — legendary new york breakdancing crew founded in 1979, pioneered uprock and footwork styles
new york city breakers — historic bronx crew from 1981 that performed in films and on tour, helped popularize breakdancing globally