“I want to spin on my head!” Grant DeGroot, of Mount Prospect, exclaims. One among dozens enrolled in something called The Breaking Program, he’s about to learn moves from backspins to box steps.

PARIS — The last of 45 sports to begin here at the 2024 Olympics is something that many wouldn’t consider a sport at all: Breaking, popularly known as breakdancing, is all set for its Games debut. It ...

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 ...

Rachael “Raygun” Gunn is hanging up her breakdancing shoes. The Australian competitive bgirl shared that her professional breaking career is over after receiving criticism over her 2024 Paris Olympics ...

NEW YORK - The 2024 Olympics being held in Paris added a few events this time around. One notable addition is breakdancing. According to the World DanceSport Federation, breakdancing or "breaking" is ...

This story was produced by our colleagues at the BBC. Ryan, 10, and Precious, 11, are some of the children I met at Dance Studio Manchester, who were taking part in a breaking workshop. “It’s just ...

Though breaking is debuting as the Summer Games’ newest sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the urban dance style has been around for more than 50 years.Also known as breakdancing, its roots trace back ...

WATCH THE B GIRLS COMPETE FOR AN OLYMPIC MEDAL. I FEEL LIKE WE’RE BEING SEEN THAT HIP HOP IS BEING RECOGNIZED ON THE LEVEL THAT IT SHOULD BE. FOR B GIRLS COMPETING IN THE BREAKDANCING SEMIFINALS AND ...

HOUSTON (KXAN) — From the streets of New York City to the Olympics, breakdancing will debut as a sport at the Paris 2024 Summer Games. With the freestyling, footwork head spins and countless other ...