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Breakdancing is now an Olympic sport. What does it take to win a medal? – The Sydney Morning Herald
What’s breakdancing? How will it be judged at the Olympics? What skills would you need to win a medal? We break it down.
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It is a pastime we usually associate with New York in the 1980s, Run DMC and that guy from accounts doing the worm after a few drinks at the work Christmas party.
But breakdancing is now not only a famous hip-hop dance style, it is a sport. And not just any sport, it’s an Olympic sport following a bold decision by the International Olympic Committee to have BBoys and BGirls compete at the 2024 Paris Games.
How did a sub-culture dance style born…
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