glowlight Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I know it's not ballet...but it is dance. Any aspiring break dancers out there? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/55223554 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 And, despite the name of the forum, we do cover dance as whole, as well ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYR Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Yeah, why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happymum Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 My DS is a breakdancer and currently at a vocational ballet school 🙂 trains ballet during day and breakdance in the evenings/weekends/holidsys. Sometimes performs an interesting combination of both. Recently decided to leave his ballet school after GCSEs and focus completely on breakdancing. It is extremely athletic so hard to carry on with both. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowlight Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 Might we see him in the Olympics @Happymum? I have to say that the breakdancers that my dd worked with on ships were breathtaking! I just loved watching them. Good luck to your DS in his change of direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletbean Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 On 07/12/2020 at 22:36, glowlight said: I know it's not ballet...but it is dance. Any aspiring break dancers out there? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/55223554 Just curious as I really don’t know much about the breakdancing genre. How would a dancer qualify? Is there a British Championships type of event? Will amateur and professional dancers be eligible? Therefore compete alongside each other at the Olympics. Is there an Governing Body for the Breakdancing to oversee adherence to rules etc. Help towards overall costs etc Provide physios/Dr’s etc. Will Boys compete against the Girls or will they be separated? Minimum age limit? I appreciate there are very young participants in gymnastics at the Olympics but wondering if breakdancers are more likely to be young adults. Finally, how did breakdancing qualify (excellent for them) compared to other genres of dance? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I can't answer most of your questions but I am aware that there are B-boy (and girl) battles - including a British championship. I have seen some performances by crews at the Lowry over the years and I found them really rather exciting. One performance I saw by a Swedish crew did have both male and female members but I don't know if they would appear together in a battle. I can't imagine what the atmosphere at a battle must be like! I assume b-boy battles qualified for the Olympics because they applied but I don't know if any other genres of dance did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 I think there's a lower age limit on gymnastics these days, so you can't get the very young athletes competing any more. Plus wasn't one of the gymnasts pushing 40 at the last Olympics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I've just come across this article in Dance Magazine: https://www.dancemagazine.com/breaking-in-the-olympics-2650996087.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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