It was a 50-year journey from the streets of New York to the Paris Olympic Games. But a would-be celebration turned into something of a debacle. By Jonathan Abrams Growing up in the late 1970s, Ken ...

When he’s breaking — sometimes called break dancing, by those who aren’t in-the-know — Coleman “Church” Caldwell, 32, feels a mix of anxiety and freedom. Dancing surrounded by a circle of fellow ...

When you heard that a sport called breaking was making its debut at the Paris Games, your first thought might’ve been, What’s that? In fact, you probably know it by another name: breakdancing, a.k.a.

Editor’s note: This article is part of our “Origin Stories” series, focusing on the backstories of athletes and topics around the Summer Olympics. PHILADELPHIA — “Fleg, take it away.” Dark blue and ...

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As a DJ spins music, the athletes twist, whirl and leap — each move a dizzying mix of fancy footwork and contorted limbs. It might seem more like an artform than a sport, but breakdancing — known ...

Logan Edra, who goes by "Logistx," performs at the WDSF World Breaking Championship in 2023. Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images Thirty-two dancers competed for gold during the Olympic debut of breaking at ...

Ami Yuasa faces off against India Sardjoe during the women's quarterfinal on August 9. Elsa / Getty Images On Friday, Japan’s Ami Yuasa became history’s first gold medalist in Olympic breaking. Fans ...

Logan Edra grew up learning about the four elements of hip-hop: rapping, graffiti, DJing and breakdancing. Now, she’s taking that knowledge and her love for the Bronx-born street dance style to the ...

The Olympics brings the world's greatest athletic talents to the same stage, and this year, a new sport has officially entered the international arena: breaking. Breaking (otherwise known as ...

A new sport calls for new rules at the Olympic level. And while breaking — commonly referred to as breakdancing — has been around for decades, it's still new to the world of Olympic judging. The ...

Back in 2017, when I was watching the breaking battles at the Silverback Open in the suburbs of Philadelphia, a B-boy drew up into a handstand. It’s a basic element, to be sure, but this dancer ...