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Breaking’s Olympic Debut
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More than 50 years after its inception, “breaking” — not “break dancing,” a term coined by the media and disdained by practitioners — will debut as an Olympic sport.
Jonathan Abrams, who writes about the intersection of sports and culture, explains how breaking’s big moment came about.
Guest: Jonathan Abrams, a Times reporter covering national culture news.
Background reading:
- The Olympic battles in breaking will be a watershed moment for a dance form conceived and cultivated by Black and Hispanic youth in the Bronx during the 1970s.
- Breakers are grappling with hip-hop’s Olympic moment. Will their art translate into sport?
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
2001 episodes
Manage episode 433790314 series 2464257
More than 50 years after its inception, “breaking” — not “break dancing,” a term coined by the media and disdained by practitioners — will debut as an Olympic sport.
Jonathan Abrams, who writes about the intersection of sports and culture, explains how breaking’s big moment came about.
Guest: Jonathan Abrams, a Times reporter covering national culture news.
Background reading:
- The Olympic battles in breaking will be a watershed moment for a dance form conceived and cultivated by Black and Hispanic youth in the Bronx during the 1970s.
- Breakers are grappling with hip-hop’s Olympic moment. Will their art translate into sport?
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
2001 episodes
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