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Breaking’s Olympic Debut

Breaking’s Olympic Debut

The Daily vor 2 Jahren

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More than 50 years after its inception, “breaking” — not “break
dancing,” a term coined by the media and disdained by
practitioners — will debut as an Olympic sport.

Jonathan Abrams, who writes about the intersection of sports and
culture, explains how breaking’s big moment came about.

Guest: Jonathan Abrams, a Times reporter covering national
culture news.

Background reading:

The Olympic battles in breaking will be a watershed moment
for a dance form conceived and cultivated by Black and Hispanic
youth in the Bronx during the 1970s.

Breakers are grappling with hip-hop’s Olympic moment. Will
their art translate into sport?

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