Breakdancing’s Path From the Streets of the Bronx to the Olympics

It’s been a minute since breakdancing hit mainstream culture in the early 1980s, but this summer, it’s evolving to another level with breaking, a competitive version of this art form, making its Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.

16 men and 16 women will compete for the first-ever breaking medals on August 9th and 10th.

Today, Clover Gold introduces us to one of America’s top B-girls, Sunny Choi, and reflects on what breakdancing’s rise to the Olympics says about the impact and evolution of hip hop culture.

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