Cousins! Another historic moment has occurred at this year’s Olympics as the genre of Breakdancing has been introduced as an Olympic sport!
Uncle Snoop Dogg kicked off the festivities as he pulled up on the scene alongside seventeen female dancers to his early 2000s hit song ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’, reports TMZ.
The breaking contest began as contestants from all over the world including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Ukraine, China, France, Lithuania, and the Netherlands hit their best dance moves.
Sources state that the contest was judged by each component’s ability to land head spins, pop lock, and backspins within a pre-qualifying battle.’
Reports read that Breakdancing was added to this year’s Olympics in hopes of appealing to younger viewers. However, the battle was met with major criticism as social media users expressed how the competition lacked culture.
“I was watching breakdancing in the Olympics. I had to turn the TV off,” wrote a Twitter X user.
“Almost every breakdancer was non-Black, all the judges were non Black, the DJs were non-Black, and the MCs were non-Black.”
“I genuinely hope that never happens to Ballroom.”
Apparently, the battle didn’t win folks over as expected since it hasn’t been featured in the 2028 scheduled Los Angeles Games lineup at this time.
Breakdancing was initially introduced during the Olympic games in the 1980s as Lionel Richie brought over 100 b-boys and b-girls out during his closing performance, per the Hollywood Reporter.
B-girl Ami Yuasa of Japan won the gold medal in the women’s competition and B-boy Phil Wizard, of Vancouver, brought home a gold Olympic win.
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