Also known as breakdancing, it’s a street dance style that originated in NYC in the 1970s
African American and Latino communities in Bronx came up with the style
Toprock, downrock, freezes and power moves are some of its defining elements
As per the World DanceSport Federation, approx 2 million people worldwide are breakers
It was introduced in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games and got approved by the IOC in December 2020
16 b-girls and 16 b-boys from more than a dozen countries
35-year-old Sunny “B-Girl Sunny” Choi and 21-year-old Logan “Logistx” Edra
30-year-old Victor “B-Boy Victor” Montalvo and 29-year-old Jeffrey “B-Boy Jeffro” Louis
While Japanese b-girl Ami won the gold medal, Lithuania’s Nicka and China’s 671 clinched the silver and bronze medals, respectively
Canada’s Phil Wizard took home the gold medal, with France’s Dany and USA’s Victor securing the silver and bronze medal, respectively
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