Breakdancers' Quest For Medals

OutlookIndia

Break Dance, a jiggle that has bewildered us is now a recognised global sport!  As India Moves on, break dancers from the obscure streets of India are poised to lead the nation's #OlympicDream for the very first time as a sport at #Paris2024 and bring the nation it’s ultimate glory.  0.00 - Breaking takes center stage  0:42 - What is breaking? 1:38 - Origin in India 1:56 - Elements of breaking 2.:18 - How to qualify for Olympics 2:36 - Representing India  3:11 - Support needed to grow  #KadamBadhaoIndia #RightToSports #Exide #ExideCare #Outlookindia #IndiaMovesOnExide #AsianGames #Olympics #Sports #SportsInIndia #IndianSports #AsianGames2023 #Breaking #Breakdance #Parisolympics #Olympics

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:02 What happens when a subculture breaks into the mainstream?

00:13 From India's streets to the Olympic podium,

00:16 from obscurity to recognition and glory,

00:19 this is an incredible story of India's break dancers.

00:25 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

00:27 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:29 Make some noise!

00:43 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:46 Do you remember watching music videos

00:53 with background dancers doing somersaults,

00:55 nail-biting backflips, and spinning on their heads?

00:58 Some called it stunts.

01:00 Others called it a circus.

01:03 But it is neither of those.

01:05 [MUSIC PLAYING]

01:08 These dancers are called breakers.

01:17 And the dance/sport is called break dancing.

01:24 After being a part of the 2018 Youth Olympics,

01:26 Breaking is set to debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

01:30 It's a huge recognition for a culture that kicked off

01:33 in India over a decade ago.

01:35 [MUSIC PLAYING]

01:37 Breaking in India, I personally feel,

01:40 has been since 2005.

01:43 My seniors like Ninja, Bunny, Simon, and Venky,

01:48 I think these guys have played a major role in shaping

01:51 the whole hip-hop scene, which is still there.

01:55 Here we go now.

01:57 And behind all these flips and spins,

01:59 the sport has many established elements.

02:01 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:03 Here we go now.

02:05 Breaking elements are top rock, footwork, power move,

02:12 all three of it.

02:13 Here we go now.

02:16 India's breakers are going all in

02:18 to be among the world's top 16 boys and girls

02:21 at Paris 2024.

02:24 The medal event, athletes will be judged

02:26 on aspects such as creativity, execution, style,

02:29 and difficulty of movement.

02:31 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:34 For the newly formed Break Dance Federation of India,

02:43 the task is to determine who can represent

02:45 the country at continental and world events.

02:47 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:49 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

02:51 [MUSIC PLAYING]

02:58 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

03:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

03:17 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

03:19 If breaking has to take off, I will

03:42 think that somebody really interested in that sport,

03:45 having the money and the vision, takes up the National Sports

03:49 Federation of that sport, and then start building that school.

03:55 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

03:57 [MUSIC PLAYING]

04:04 For a country that seems to love breaking news,

04:08 this phenomenal bunch of athletes

04:10 is poised to break their lives' greatest news

04:13 by dancing their way to a medal.

04:17 [MUSIC PLAYING]

04:20 (upbeat music)

04:22 you

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