When he’s breaking — sometimes called break dancing, by those who aren’t in-the-know — Coleman “Church” Caldwell, 32, feels a mix of anxiety and freedom. Dancing surrounded by a circle of fellow ...

It was a 50-year journey from the streets of New York to the Paris Olympic Games. But a would-be celebration turned into something of a debacle. By Jonathan Abrams Growing up in the late 1970s, Ken ...

Editor’s note: This article is part of our “Origin Stories” series, focusing on the backstories of athletes and topics around the Summer Olympics. PHILADELPHIA — “Fleg, take it away.” Dark blue and ...

When you heard that a sport called breaking was making its debut at the Paris Games, your first thought might’ve been, What’s that? In fact, you probably know it by another name: breakdancing, a.k.a.

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Logan Edra, who goes by "Logistx," performs at the WDSF World Breaking Championship in 2023. Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images Thirty-two dancers competed for gold during the Olympic debut of breaking at ...

Kevin Lynch is a London-born, Dublin-based writer and journalist. The author of Steve Jobs: A Biographic Portrait, Kevin is a regular feature writer for a number of tech sites and the former ...

When Victor Montalvo’s shoulders hit the floor, they glide. He’s a whirlpool, spinning round and round, pulling you closer with every impossible rotation. If you didn’t know better, you’d think the ...

Ami Yuasa faces off against India Sardjoe during the women's quarterfinal on August 9. Elsa / Getty Images On Friday, Japan’s Ami Yuasa became history’s first gold medalist in Olympic breaking. Fans ...

Back in 2017, when I was watching the breaking battles at the Silverback Open in the suburbs of Philadelphia, a B-boy drew up into a handstand. It’s a basic element, to be sure, but this dancer ...