The summer in Paris is about to get lit as breaking makes its Olympic debut this year! In a major move to attract younger crowds, breaking has been added to the Olympic schedule while surfing and skateboarding return for their second Games along with sport climbing and 3×3 basketball. Mark your calendars folks! You can see fresh faces on August 9 and 10 as B-boys and B-girls will go face to face in spectacular solo battles at Place de la Concorde. The athletes will use a combination of power moves, including windmills, the 6-step and freezes, and improvise to secure the judges’ votes and take home the first Olympic breaking medals.
For the breaking community, this inclusion is a validation of their art form and years of dedication. In this episode of THE HYPE- Beyond the Games, we have street dance OGs in the house: Uno Santa, a three-time world street dance champion, artist, singer and dancer; Nicolas Monlouis Zyko, French artist, dancer and choreographer; Aleshonkov Denis, a professional B-boy from Russia; and Zhang Hong, a Chinese B-girl and cyclist. They are ready to share ideas on how breaking’s inclusion opens new avenues for growth, potentially inspiring a new generation of hip-hop culture. Get ready y’all, the cypher is about to start, and it’s gonna be off the hook!
