When it opened in 2008, some critics saw the center as a symbol of gentrification, a temple dedicated to sifting “legitimate art” from more community-led forms of artistic performance. But soon enough ...

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 ...

CRETEIL, France — In a sweltering enclosed stage, several dancers perform synchronized routines before scattering, as others practice twisting handstands and tumbles. Amid this, Mourad Merzouki ...

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In the basement of a sports complex in Paris, dozens of breakers, or break dancers, gathered almost every weeknight in July to freestyle, practicing classic moves like the windmill, freezes and ...

LOS ANGELES, July 9 (Reuters) - The already high stakes of Olympic competition will be further elevated for breakers at the Paris Games where the champions could be the only ones to ever win gold ...

The Olympic Games in Paris saw a major historical moment this past Monday when U.S. gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles joined Brazil's Rebeca Andrade to create the first all-Black gymnastics ...

This story about breakdancing in Paris is part of How Paris Moves, a series of dispatches about communities and social change in France through the lens of the 2024 Summer Olympics. When it opened in ...