“I want to spin on my head!” Grant DeGroot, of Mount Prospect, exclaims. One among dozens enrolled in something called The Breaking Program, he’s about to learn moves from backspins to box steps.

Dance instructor Michael Curry coaches his Fingerprint Junior students during a class Sept. 27, 2017, at On Cue Performing Arts Studio in Cape Girardeau. Dance instructor Michael Curry coaches his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I have had a lifelong love of both history and the Olympics. PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 16: B-Boy Mounir of France poses in front of the ...

This story was produced by our colleagues at the BBC. Ryan, 10, and Precious, 11, are some of the children I met at Dance Studio Manchester, who were taking part in a breaking workshop. “It’s just ...

Luther entered the contest under his brother’s name — Billy — and immediately began “jangling” to Harry. Luther dismissed a gauntlet of New York’s greatest Irish dancers before he faced the ...

NEW YORK - The 2024 Olympics being held in Paris added a few events this time around. One notable addition is breakdancing. According to the World DanceSport Federation, breakdancing or "breaking" is ...

NEW YORK — Emceeing, DJing, graffiti, knowledge and break dancing. These are the five elements of one of the most popular and controversial genres that has influenced generations of young artists ...

It's never been a debate on whether or not breakdancers are incredible athletes, but their craft is finally recognized as an Olympic sport. Officially known as breaking, the hip-hop subculture is ...

As hip-hop turns 50 on Friday, one of its pillars, breakdancing, was on display last weekend in Phoenix at the World Hip Hop Dance Championship. The event featured 3,000 dancers from at least 37 ...

TOKYO >> A 74-year-old surfer and master of classical Japanese dance might seem an unlikely member of a seniors breakdancing group, but Saruwaka Kiyoshie said getting her feet wet in the sport was a ...

Perry Middle School held a dance Friday night where Perry Village Police SRO Malcolm “Spark” Battiato and Ernie Scales aka ‘Bboy Flash’ entertained the students with their impressive breakdancing ...