Team USA breakers are set to take the stage for breaking's Olympic debut next month, with four athletes officially qualifying for the Paris Games.
FILE - Victor Montalvo, also known as B-Boy Victor, of the United States, competes in the B-boy Red Bull BC One World Final at Hammerstein Ballroom, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in New York. “I’m really excited to represent a whole country, but I’m more excited to represent my dance, my artform and I’m super excited to bring the hip-hop culture to the Olympics,” Montalvo.
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“I’m really excited to represent a whole country, but I’m more excited to represent my dance, my artform and I’m super excited to bring the hip-hop culture to the Olympics,” said Victor Montalvo, or b-boy Victor, one of the U.S. breakers. “We’re going to bring something new to the table. We’re going to bring a vibe, we’re going to bring that peace, love, unity and having fun.”
The Paris Games could be their only shot at an Olympic medal — breaking won’t be one of the sports at the Los Angeles Games in 2028.Montalvo learned breaking from his father and uncle, twin brothers who were breaking pioneers in Mexico. Currently ranked No. 5 in the world, he cites their instruction as learning “from the roots, from the originals.”
Hip-hop celebrated its 50th anniversary last summer. Since its founding, the culture has expanded to a multibillion dollar global industry. The expansion and growing popularity of the sport has led to skepticism of attempts to co-opt the culture and commercialize it while imposing a rigid competitive structure and moving further away from the spirit of breaking that has historically been rooted in local communities.
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