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Fact Check: Olympic Breakdancer Raygun Doesn't Have PhD in Breakdancing

Gunn's Ph.D. thesis, titled "Deterritorializing Gender in Sydney's Breakdancing Scene: a B-girl's Experience of B-boying," did cover the topic of breakdancing. However ... What's False: ... Gunn ...
VICE

Breakdancing’s Olympic Debut Was Uhhhhhhhhhh

Breaking, the official name for competitive breakdancing, made its debut today as the Olympics’ newest sport. Results seem… mixed. Breakdancing originated in the Bronx in the late 1960s and early ...
NBC Chicago

‘Breaking', or breakdancing, debuts at the Olympics Friday. Here's who's on Team USA

Breaking, one of the most highly anticipated sports of the 2024 Olympic Games will debut Friday for the first time in the history of the Olympics. The sport made its successful debut at the 2018 Youth ...
Outside

Why I’m Obsessed With Competitive Breakdancing, the Newest Olympic Sport

No one expected breakdancing—the street dancing style that incorporates head spins and freeze moves—to ever become an Olympic sport. Even members of the World DanceSport Federation, the governing body ...
Ross Smith on MSN

Granny tries Olympic breakdancing moves

Granny takes on the viral Olympic breakdancing trend in their own way. Dressed in a matching tracksuit, granny attempts ...
USA Today

Breakdancing is making its Olympics debut at Paris 2024. Here's when you can watch

For the first time ever, the Summer Olympics will feature competitive dancing. Breakdancing, or breaking, is one of three additional sports announced for the 2024 Paris Games along with sport climbing ...
Rolling Out

‘Breakin’ on the One’ documentary celebrates the birth of breakdancing

ESPN’s Andscape has released the first trailer for the upcoming documentary, Breakin’ on the One, set to debut on Hulu on June 24. Directed by JamsBash, this film promises to be a deep dive into the ...
VOA Learning English

Inspired by Olympics, Japanese Seniors Learn Breakdancing

Saruwaka Kiyoshie is a 74-year-old surfer and classical Japanese dancer. Now Saruwaka is interested in a new event for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris: breakdancing. "I used to see kids breakdancing ...
Kotaku

The Internet Reacts To Breakdancing ‘Abomination’ At Summer Olympics

The 2024 Summer Olympics are the first ones to feature an official breakdancing competition alongside the traditional events like gymnastics, track and field, and volleyball. A star was not born, but ...
The Conversation

Break dancing used to pride itself on inclusivity – so why is it in the Olympic Games but not the Paralympics?

Break dancing has at last made it to the Olympic Games. This acceptance by the most exclusive of sporting institutions has been a long time in the making. Break dance promoters first mooted its ...
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Olympic Breakdancer Raygun Has PhD in Breakdancing?

Gunn's Ph.D. thesis, titled "Deterritorializing Gender in Sydney's Breakdancing Scene: a B-girl's Experience of B-boying," did cover the topic of breakdancing. However ... What's False ... Gunn earned ...