Breaking at the Olympics

Breaking will become an olympic sport at the Paris Games in 2024. Here are the basic principles in a videographic.  VIDEOGRAPHIC

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00:00 [Music]

00:07 The main moves of breaking are the top rock, a series of dance steps while standing before

00:12 doing a move on the ground.

00:19 The sixth step, where the legs move around while holding the body off the ground with

00:23 the arms.

00:28 The freeze, where a position is held for several seconds while balancing on the ground, and

00:33 usually without touching the ground with the feet.

00:40 And the flare, a rotational movement while balancing on the hands or the feet.

00:51 The competition consists of a duel between two breakers who dance one after the other

00:56 to the music.

00:57 There are no mandatory moves.

01:00 Five judges mark the performances on six criteria.

01:05 Creativity, personality, technique, variety, performance, and musicality.

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