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On 17 January, Paris 2024 and On Location launched a new platform where the general public can purchase customisable Olympic Games hospitality packages to enjoy the Games in the way that suits them best.
23/01/2023 read more ...The first Brazilian National Breaking Championship in history has been successfully held in São Paulo, and by all accounts it could become a template for similar competitions around the world.
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13/12/2022 read more ...Rimini (ITA) hosted a spectacular event of WDSF DanceSport during the first weekend of December. The beautiful seaside resort on the coast of the Adriatic Sea welcomed the couples to compete for the four WDSF Championship events in three days.
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Seoul, South Korea’s capital city famous for its historical palaces, shrines and fortresses, is often admired for its abundance of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. At the same time, this large metropolis is also bustling with technological hubs and futuristic landmarks.
While known in the popular media as the birthplace of the Korean wave and K-pop culture, Seoul’s urban cultural scene also breathes great synergy that makes the city an apt and charming destination for one of the biggest Breaking events of the year.
It is said that the growth of urban culture and Breakdancing in South Korea started in the 1980s-90s when South Korea opened its media channels to include television broadcasts from America, and American soldiers stationed near military bases in South Korea introduced the dance form to South Koreans. Fueled by a desire for individual expression, belonging and freedom, the increased media coverage stoked the interest in Breakdancing that has since taken the country by storm.
Last year, the 2021 WDSF World Championship Breaking was held in Paris, France, in December 2021. Of the 99 Bboys and 80 Bgirls who competed, the 2021 Breaking World Champions were Bboy Victor (USA) and Bgirl Ayumi (JPN) in the Adult Breaking 1 vs1 Bboy and Bgirl categories respectively, followed by Bboy Phil Wizard (CAN) and Bgirl Ami (JPN) as runners-up. In 2019, the WDSF World Championship Breaking was held in Nanjing, China, where Bgirl Ami (JPN) and Bboy Menno took first place, followed by Bgirl Sunny (USA) and Bboy Issei (JPN), in a championship with nearly 150 Breakers competing.
As for WDSF, feedback on Breaking events will always be highly valued as WDSF strives to build on our ongoing work with Breakers and Member Bodies to continuously improve and produce top quality Breaking events for the athletes.
References
1. Namkung, V. (2017). “Seoul’s Bumping B-Boy Scene”. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/style/south-korea-hip-hop-breakdancing-seoul.html. June 23, 2022.
2. “Why do Koreans love break dancing?”. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180308-why-do-koreans-love-breakdancing. June 23, 2022.
Photographs (in order of appearance) by Mathew Schwartz and Shawn Ang on Unsplash.